Populated by both the friendly and the feral, it reveals - with heart-stopping clarity and warmth - how even in our darkest moments, community and connection may lead us to a happier place. Makoto Shinkai (Author) MAKOTO SHINKAI is the hugely popular and multi-award winning anime filmmaker of Your Name. Shinkais first animation work, it is a five-minute story about the relationship between a male cat and his female owner told from the cats perspective. On the outskirts of Tokyo, in a neighbourhood crossed by a commuter railway, local cats weave their way through the lives and homes of their owners as they navigate difficult times.Ī cat named Chobi sends silent messages of courage to a young woman, willing her to end a faltering relationship a gifted artist fatally misunderstands her boss's enthusiasm for her paintings a manga fan shuts herself away after the death of her friend, while her cat Cookie hatches a plan to persuade her outside a woman who has dedicated her life to a distant husband learns a lesson in independence from her cat.Īgainst the urban backdrop of humming trains and private woes, She and Her Cat explores the gentle magic of the everyday. She and her Cat Paperback Illustrated, 1 August 2017 by MAKOTO SHINKAI (Author) 304 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle & Comixology 10.99 Read with Our Free App Paperback 18.16 1 Used from 22.66 15 New from 18.16 Award-winning director and author Makoto Shinkai returns with an adaptation of his very first work.

As Miyu navigates the world of adulthood, she discovers both the freedom and loneliness. She and Her Cat (, Kanojo to Kanojo no Nekoi) is a five minute original video animation created by Makoto Shinkai in 1999. For fans of The Travelling Cat Chronicles and translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, translator of Convenience Store Woman. This is the story of Miyu, a woman who lives alone with her cat, Chobi.

Heart-stopping, tender Japanese fiction bestseller about four women and their cats, as they navigate difficult times in suburban Tokyo, by a hugely acclaimed Japanese manga artist and anime film director. For fans of Mieko Kawakamis Breasts and Eggs and Murata Sayakas Earthlings, this Japanese bestseller from renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai features four inspirational and heartwarming vignettes following women and their cats in their quests for love and connection.

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