

This book made its way into my heart, burrowed itself deep, and will now be staying with me forever. Ginny Tapley Takemori Tender, warm, and touching. The stories are rather simple, but they’re sure to satisfy readers looking for a quick pick-me-up. She and Her Cat (, Kanojo to Kanojo no Nekoi) is a five minute original video animation created by Makoto Shinkai in 1999. She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai & Naruki Nagakawa tr. While some of the human characters’ backstories feel slightly rushed, the author’s earnest depictions of the friendships between people and felines produces genuine wonder. “Slumber and Sky” follows a manga artist who falls into a deep depression when her childhood best friend suddenly dies the day after they have an explosive argument, but she finds the strength to move forward with the help of Mimi’s kitten, Cookie. In “Sea of Words,” a young admin worker is afraid to ask the man she’s dating about the status of their relationship, and finds comfort from a cat named Chobi, who calls her his “girlfriend.” In “First Blossoming,” Chobi’s cat friend Mimi befriends an art student who decides to drop out of school and work at a design office, but faces immense obstacles in pursuing her dream to be a painter. The cats have struggles of their own from dealing with territorial counterparts.

The narrative is shared from the alternating perspectives of the cat and his/her human. by Makoto Shinkai (Author), Naruki Nagakawa (Author) Hardback 160 pages On the outskirts of Tokyo, in a neighbourhood crossed by a commuter railway. Filmmaker and writer Shinkai ( Your Name) conceives a whimsical and moving linked collection about a group of cats who help their owners find the strength they are unable to see in themselves. She and Her Cat: Stories by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa,(translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori) is a collection four interlinked short stories featuring cats and their humans.
