My Roommate is a Cat

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My Roommate is a Cat
Original title 同居 人 は ひ ざ 、 時 々 、 頭 の う え。
transcription Dōkyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue.
genre Comedy , drama
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Minatsuki
Illustrator As Futatsuya
publishing company Flex Comix
magazine Comic Polaris
First publication October 15, 2015 - ...
expenditure 6th
Anime television series
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2019
Studio Zero-G
length 25 minutes
Episodes 12
Director Kaoru Suzuki
music Kotoringo
First broadcast January 9, 2019 on Tokyo MX , AT-X , BS11 , ABC
synchronization

My Roommate is a Cat ( Japanese 同居 人 は ひ ざ 、 時 々 、 頭 の う え。 , Dōkyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue. ) Is a manga series by Minatsuki and As Futatsuya , which has been released in Japan since 2015. It was adapted as an anime television series in 2019 . The comedy and drama series is about a young, withdrawn writer who takes in a cat and opens up to other people through the animal. The stories are told alternately from the perspective of humans and cats.

content

The lonely mystery and crime writer Subaru Mikazuki ( 朏 素 ende ) was a bookworm even as a child and had little desire to play with other children. After his parents died, he withdrew even more. One day he finds a stray cat at his parents' grave, which he takes home. At first the two understand each other very little. The cat is just happy to be fed and Subaru wonders if he should really take it in. First and foremost, it is a new inspiration for him as a writer. Finally he decides to do it and baptizes her "Haru". Haru notices how dependent Subaru is and wants to protect and help him.

By accepting Haru, Subaru is forced to leave the house more often and to re-establish more contact with other people. So far, his editor Atsushi Kawase ( 河 瀬 篤 ) and his lively childhood friend Hiroto Yasaka ( 矢 坂 大 翔 ) have only visited him occasionally . For the cat lover Kawase, Haru is a reason to check on his protégé much more often. However, Haru hates his obtrusive manner. Hiroto also comes more often and even brings his family with him. And Subaru has to go to the pet shop for Haru, where he meets the young saleswoman Nana Ōkami ( 押 守 七 ). She gives him important tips and even turns out - together with her brother - to be a big fan of Subaru's books.

publication

The series has been published in Comic Polaris magazine by Flex Comix since October 2015 . The chapters have also been published in five volumes so far. The second volume hit the Manga sales charts for the first time with over 38,000 copies sold in the first week after publication. The fifth volume sold over 100,000 times in the first three weeks.

A German translation has been published by Carlsen Manga since May 2020 in a translation by Cordelia Suzuki.

Anime adaptation

For 2019, Zero-G created a 12-part adaptation of the manga as an anime series for Japanese television. The lead author was Deko Akao and the director was Kaoru Suzuki . The character design was created by Masaru Kitao . The 25-minute episodes have been broadcast on Tokyo MX , AT-X , BS11 and ABC in Japan since January 9, 2019 . The Crunchyroll platform publishes the series in parallel internationally, including with German and English subtitles. Funimation Entertainment is streaming an English dubbed version.

synchronization

role Japanese voice ( seiyū )
Subaru Mikazuki Kensho Ono
Haru Haruka Yamazaki
Hiroto Yasaka Shun Horie
Atsushi Kawase Hiro Shimono
Nana Ōkami Chika Anzai

music

The music in the series was composed by Kotoringo . The opening credits were underlaid with the song Unknown World by Schrödinger's Cat ft. Kotringo, the closing song is Kimi no Tonari Watashi no Basho by Yoshino Nanjō

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, June 13-19. Anime News Network, June 22, 2016, accessed March 19, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, December 24-30. Anime News Network, January 9, 2019, accessed March 19, 2019 .