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A Man and His Cat, Volume 2: 04/05/24

A Man and His Cat, Volume 2

A Man and His Cat, Volume 2 by Umi Sakurai (2018) is the first full volume of Mr. Kanda as a cat dad to Fukumaru. Both are learning how to live with each other and coming to understand that they can be their genuine happy selves with each other.

As this is the first full volume in the life of a man and his cat, much of the book is spent on four panel gags of Fukumaru being a cat and Mr. Kanda figuring out how cats cat.

The remainder of the book is filled with glimpses of back story for both. Fukumaru things back on his kittenhood and Mr. Kanda begins to deal more directly with his grief for his dead wife.

The inciting incident for Mr. Kanda facing his grief head on is when Fukumaru breaks the chain holding their old wedding rings. Mr. Kanda had been wearing both on a gold chain around his next. When the chain breaks during rough housing he's forced to consider the moment. Does he get angry at his new beloved cat for doing what comes naturally and was clearly an accident or does he take it as a sign that it's time to put the rings away and being living in the moment?

I originally read this volume in 2020 but somehow didn't get around to reviewing it. I misplaced or forgot about a lot of finished books and missed reviews during the COVID lock down year and a half. It was nice to re-read this book under different, less stressful circumstances. I feel the first time around I was more in a Mr. Kanda mindset whereas this time I was more Fukumaru.

Five stars

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