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Yomawari Neko

Yomawari Neko (Japanese: 夜廻り猫, "Night Watch Cat") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Fukaya. Originally published on the author's Twitter account in October 2015, the series was initially acquired by Enterbrain, who published the first tankōbon volume in June 2016, and later by Kodansha who re-released the volume and continued its publication. As of November 2023, the series has been collected into ten volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment aired in March 2023.

Yomawari Neko
First tankōbon volume cover (Kodansha edition)
夜廻り猫
Manga
Written byKaoru Fukaya [ja]
Published by
Magazine
  • ComicWalker (February 22, 2016 – July 12, 2016)
  • Moae (March 23, 2017 – October 14, 2022)
  • Comic Days (October 17, 2022 – present)
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 22, 2015 – present
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed byKazuma Taketani
Written byHiroko Kanasugi
Music byKenichi Maeyamada
StudioShogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment
Original networkNHK General TV
Original run March 21, 2023 – March 27, 2023
Episodes15

The manga won the Short Story Award at the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Characters

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Heizō Endō (遠藤 平蔵, Endō Heizō)
Voiced by: Takayuki Yamada[1]
Jūrō (重郎)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[1]

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Kaoru Fukaya [ja], Yomawari Neko started on the author's Twitter account on October 22, 2015.[2] It was later serialized on Kadokawa's ComicWalker website from February 22, 2016,[3] to July 12, 2016.[4] Enterbrain initially published the first tankōbon volume on June 30, 2016.[5] Kodansha released a new edition of the first volume on March 23, 2017, and continued publishing subsequent volumes.[6] The manga continued its serialization on Kodansha's Moae manga platform on the same day,[7] until October 14, 2022.[8] It moved to the blog of the Comic Days platform's editorial department on October 17, 2022.[9] As of November 2023, ten volumes have been released.[10]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 30, 2016[11] (Enterbrain)
March 23, 2017[12] (Kodansha)		978-4-04-734178-4 (Enterbrain)
978-4-06-337859-7 (Kodansha)
2 March 23, 2017[12]978-4-06-337860-3
3 November 22, 2017[13]978-4-06-510522-1
4 July 23, 2018[14]978-4-06-511703-3
5 April 23, 2019[15]978-4-06-515185-3
6 November 22, 2019[16]978-4-06-517779-2
978-4-06-517781-5 (special edition)
7 December 23, 2020[17]978-4-06-521769-6
8 November 22, 2021[18]978-4-06-525774-6
9 November 22, 2022[19]978-4-06-529696-7
10 November 22, 2023[10]978-4-06-533702-8

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 22, 2022.[20] It is produced by Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment and directed by Kazuma Taketani, with scripts written by Hiroko Kanasugi, and music composed by Kenichi Maeyamada. The series consists of 15 episodes, with the first five episodes premiering on March 21, 2023; episodes 6–10 on March 24; 11–12 on March 26; and 13–15 on March 27, 2023, on NHK General TV.[21] A cover version of Kiyoshiro Imawano's "Jump" served as the theme song.[1][22]

Reception

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As of November 2022, Yomawari Neko has sold over 630,000 copies.[20]

The series was nominated in the manga category at the 2017 Sugoi Japan Awards.[23] It also ranked 25th on the 2016 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[24] In 2017, the manga won the Short Story Award at the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[25]

References

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(一)^ abcHazra, Adriana; Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 21, 2023). "Yomawari Neko TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, March 14 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

(二)^ Fukaya, Kaoru [@fukaya91] (October 22, 2015). 夜廻り猫・1 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 21, 2022 – via Twitter.

(三)^ コミックウォーカー [@COMIC_WALKER] (February 22, 2016). ︻新連載︼﹁泣く子はいねが～﹂夜な夜な街を見廻る猫…あなたの住む街にもいるかもしれません。﹃夜廻り猫﹄毎日更新中！ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 21, 2022 – via Twitter.

(四)^ 夜廻り猫. ComicWalker (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(五)^ 悩める人に寄り添う﹁夜廻り猫﹂1巻、﹁ほぼ日﹂のお店で展覧会やグッズも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(六)^ 深谷かほる﹁夜廻り猫﹂1・2巻同時発売、初版限定でポストカード付属. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(七)^ ﹁夜廻り猫﹂新作連載、3月よりモアイで開幕！新装版1・2巻も刊行決定. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 2, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(八)^ ︻第八二六話︼ 自由に生きるしずや ①. Moae (in Japanese). Kodansha. October 14, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(九)^ 夜廻り猫︻第八二七話︼ 自由に生きるしずや②. Comic Days (in Japanese). Kodansha. October 17, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(十)^ ab︻11月22日付︼本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

(11)^ ︻6月30日付︼本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(12)^ ab︻3月23日付︼本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 23, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(13)^ ︻11月22日付︼本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(14)^ ︻7月23日付︼本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 23, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(15)^ ︻4月23日付︼本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 23, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(16)^ ︻11月22日付︼本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(17)^ ︻12月23日付︼本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 23, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(18)^ ︻11月22日付︼本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(19)^ ︻11月22日付︼本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

(20)^ abMateo, Alex (November 21, 2022). "Yomawari Neko Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

(21)^ Mateo, Alex (March 14, 2023). "Yomawari Neko TV Anime Delays Episodes' Broadcasts to March 20-27". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

(22)^ 夜廻り猫‥山田孝之がテレビアニメで遠藤の声優に 重郎は種崎敦美 主題歌は忌野清志郎﹁JUMP﹂カバー曲 NHK総合で3月14日スタート. Mantan Web (in Japanese). February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

(23)^ Stimson, Eric (November 18, 2016). "Voting Begins for Yomiuri Shimbun's Sugoi Japan Awards 2017". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(24)^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 6, 2016). "March comes in like a lion Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Rankings for 2nd Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

(25)^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 25, 2017). "Hana ni Somu Manga Wins 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

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