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猫暮らしのゲーマーさん / Neko Gurashi no Gamer-san #5
Cat + Gamer Volume 5
Office worker Riko Kozakura supports her entire band of adventurers—including the two cats she cohabitates with, party members Musubi and Soboro!
Follow along as the three live, learn, and grow together. New quests and challenges offer the trio plenty of XP! “Leveling up” in skills, surprises, and adventures extends to real life, as Riko discovers what it’s like living with two cats!
Wataru Nadatani’s hilarious manga series is translated by Zack Davisson (Demon Days, The Supernatural Cats of Japan) and lettered by Susie Lee of Studio Cutie.
Follow along as the three live, learn, and grow together. New quests and challenges offer the trio plenty of XP! “Leveling up” in skills, surprises, and adventures extends to real life, as Riko discovers what it’s like living with two cats!
Wataru Nadatani’s hilarious manga series is translated by Zack Davisson (Demon Days, The Supernatural Cats of Japan) and lettered by Susie Lee of Studio Cutie.
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 18, 2020
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November 9, 2024
I really enjoy this series. Musubi and Soboro end up going viral. Riko turns 30 and as she levels up so do the kitties!
January 2, 2025
such a fun and wholesome series! i get a kick out of every volume💗🐈
June 4, 2025
Laugh-out-loud funny!
June 30, 2025
3.5✨
✨Writing a grouped review for the volumes published and read at the time of writing (volumes1-6). As it's been a few months since I read them and don't remember specifics other than ratings ✨
The dichotomy of this series is that it is simultaneously great and not-so-great for the exact same reason.
It's cat manga.
It's cute, it's wholesome, it's like a warm hug and each volume is a super quick read. But, there is nothing really of substance here.
Will still keep reading it though.
✨Writing a grouped review for the volumes published and read at the time of writing (volumes1-6). As it's been a few months since I read them and don't remember specifics other than ratings ✨
The dichotomy of this series is that it is simultaneously great and not-so-great for the exact same reason.
It's cat manga.
It's cute, it's wholesome, it's like a warm hug and each volume is a super quick read. But, there is nothing really of substance here.
Will still keep reading it though.
November 9, 2024
always v cute and i love it
July 17, 2024
4.5 stars. I just love this series. Any cat owner should be able to relate to the cute and ridiculous things that the kittens Musubi and Soboro get up to. The older I get, the more I appreciate slice of life serials...
July 15, 2024
How does it get even cuter?!😭😭
July 25, 2024
Super cute as always <3
August 1, 2024
Such a cute series. I like that the cats are getting more anthropomorphized.
July 19, 2024
Cats are going to cat, but Musubi and Soboro’s various habits remain filtered through Kozakura’s gamer mindset. From fighting to the zoomies and constant shedding, it’s more antics than you can chase a stick at.
This is a strong volume of a typically fun series and I had a legit, honest, and very loud bark of laughter in the aftermath of the gacha story that opens up this volume. Giving Musubi and Soboro human dialogue/thoughts may have removed some realism, but when the upside is jokes like that first bonus manga? I’ll take that trade.
(And anthropomorphic or not, their reactions to Kozakura absolutely nail the fickle nature of a cat.)
Sometimes this series has struggled to balance its two aspects without being annoying, but there’s no such issue here. Just enough cat, just enough gaming. It’s fun and cute and pretty charming.
The moment the cats go viral for is hilarious and something you could absolutely imagine doing so with very little effort. It also slips in a very sly dig at the ephemeral nature of online fame and the reality that the internet is mostly concerned about cats.
Those are probably the two best stories, but most of the others are also good. There’s a distinct focus on the sheer amount of damage and chaos two cats can cause in a household, explored in both an amusing dungeon adventure and a parody of Mario Kart that works really well with a case of the zoomies.
One of the nicer touches is how Musubi and Soboro are quickly developing distinct personalities of their own. One is a water cat, one is not. One likes treats just a bit more. Depressingly, this has better characterization than the last shojo I read.
There have definitely been ups and downs with this series and, thankfully, this is one of the up volumes. The majority of the stories are at least okay and several are very good to excellent. A strong batch this time out.
4 stars - cute cats continue to be cute and that is a story I can happily get behind.
This is a strong volume of a typically fun series and I had a legit, honest, and very loud bark of laughter in the aftermath of the gacha story that opens up this volume. Giving Musubi and Soboro human dialogue/thoughts may have removed some realism, but when the upside is jokes like that first bonus manga? I’ll take that trade.
(And anthropomorphic or not, their reactions to Kozakura absolutely nail the fickle nature of a cat.)
Sometimes this series has struggled to balance its two aspects without being annoying, but there’s no such issue here. Just enough cat, just enough gaming. It’s fun and cute and pretty charming.
The moment the cats go viral for is hilarious and something you could absolutely imagine doing so with very little effort. It also slips in a very sly dig at the ephemeral nature of online fame and the reality that the internet is mostly concerned about cats.
Those are probably the two best stories, but most of the others are also good. There’s a distinct focus on the sheer amount of damage and chaos two cats can cause in a household, explored in both an amusing dungeon adventure and a parody of Mario Kart that works really well with a case of the zoomies.
One of the nicer touches is how Musubi and Soboro are quickly developing distinct personalities of their own. One is a water cat, one is not. One likes treats just a bit more. Depressingly, this has better characterization than the last shojo I read.
There have definitely been ups and downs with this series and, thankfully, this is one of the up volumes. The majority of the stories are at least okay and several are very good to excellent. A strong batch this time out.
4 stars - cute cats continue to be cute and that is a story I can happily get behind.
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September 7, 2024Honestly this is nothing exciting but the joy I get out of it is that it replicates my boyfriend’s journey of realizing the joy of cats
May 7, 2025
Love the art in this, the cats are so cute.
Lots of lovely scenes - ek ek ek was a particular highlight 😂😂😂
Lots of lovely scenes - ek ek ek was a particular highlight 😂😂😂
July 9, 2024
Absolutely adorable. It's a great slice of life with 2 cats and a Gamer. The cats are adorable and the story is relatable if you've ever had cats.
February 8, 2025
Cat + Gamer Volume 5 was another amazing addition to the Cat + Gamer manga series following Riko as she settles into life with two cats.
Office worker Riko Kozakura and her feline companions Musubi and Soboro spend their days full of adventures. With new challenges awaiting them each day, Riko, Musubi, and Soboro will need to level up their skills to be the best adventurers around.
This manga continues to be fantastic and has been cemented as one of my favorites. After adopting Soboro in the previous volume, Riko is learning her quirks and discovering she's quite different from Musubi at times. One of those moments, which was highly entertaining, was when Riko went to give Soboro her first bath and learned she hated the water unlike Musubi who really enjoys it. We also got quite a few moments where the two cats would copy each other and I liked that they had some similarities. Like several of the previous volumes, we got bonus scenes from Musubi and Soboro's points of view. Their thoughts about Riko and her antics were quite entertaining and I enjoyed getting to see what they get up to when Riko isn't around. These scenes are some of my favorite parts of the series and they get better in each book.
Overall Cat + Gamer Volume 5 was an excellent read and I'm looking forward to picking up volume 6 soon.
Office worker Riko Kozakura and her feline companions Musubi and Soboro spend their days full of adventures. With new challenges awaiting them each day, Riko, Musubi, and Soboro will need to level up their skills to be the best adventurers around.
This manga continues to be fantastic and has been cemented as one of my favorites. After adopting Soboro in the previous volume, Riko is learning her quirks and discovering she's quite different from Musubi at times. One of those moments, which was highly entertaining, was when Riko went to give Soboro her first bath and learned she hated the water unlike Musubi who really enjoys it. We also got quite a few moments where the two cats would copy each other and I liked that they had some similarities. Like several of the previous volumes, we got bonus scenes from Musubi and Soboro's points of view. Their thoughts about Riko and her antics were quite entertaining and I enjoyed getting to see what they get up to when Riko isn't around. These scenes are some of my favorite parts of the series and they get better in each book.
Overall Cat + Gamer Volume 5 was an excellent read and I'm looking forward to picking up volume 6 soon.
September 7, 2025
This series brings me so much joy so I am not sure why I give it 4 stars and not 5. I am not a gamer but I do love cats and it is so relatable.
October 29, 2022
Comme cette lecture est agréable, je crois que je ne m’en lasserais jamais. Sur certains moments, j’ai l’impression de me voir avec mes chats. C’est là qu’on se dit que tous les propriétaires de chats vivent plus ou moins la même chose avec les leurs! Ce genre d’histoire fait tellement de bien à lire. Comme je l’ai déjà dis dans mes chroniques précédents, c’est une histoire légère et drôle, qui nous fait passer un excellent moment, on se retrouve dans une bulle de bonheur. Chaque tome est différent même si la trame de fond est plus ou moins la même à chaque fois.
Dans ce cinquième tome, on continue de découvrir le quotidien de Kozakura qui vit désormais avec deux chats. Comme d’habitude son quotidien est rythmé par ses jeux vidéos, elle passe son temps à comparer ses chats et ce qu’ils font à ses jeux vidéos. Même lorsqu’ils se courent après, elle compare ça à une course. Elle continue de découvrir des choses qu’elle ne connaissait pas, comme par exemple les dents qui claquent quand les chats voient un oiseau ou autre chose…
Les chapitres qui sont du point de vues de Soboro et de Omu, ce sont clairement les chapitres que je préfère. J’aime trop découvrir ce qu’ils pensent vraiment surtout quand Kozakura pense complètement l’opposé. Et puis, j’aime tellement les suivre dans leur petit quotidien. J’ai particulièrement aimé les voir jouer et mettre le bazar le plus complet dans l’appartement le ce jour où Kozakura est parti en retard.. C’était si drôle de les voir se croire dans un jeu comme leur maîtresse! Ça m’a beaucoup fait rire aussi de les voir prendre les mêmes positions ou faire la même chose. On voit maintenant qu’ils s’apprécient l’un et l’autre. La fin m’a vraiment fait beaucoup rire également. La pauvre Soboro va découvrir les joies du bain et Kozakura est loin d’imaginer ce qui l’attend! En voyant la dernière phrase, je me demande bien ce qu’il va se passer par la suite!
Encore une fois, on a un tome plus qu’excellent ici. C’est toujours aussi drôle, d’ailleurs je trouve que plus on avance dans les tomes plus au final ça devient drôle. Et puis le fait que maintenant ils sont deux chats, ça fait double lot de bêtises! J’aime énormément cette histoire et plonger dans le quotidien de cette geek et ses deux chats, c’est mon petit péché mignon pour le coup. Je m’en vais de ce pas dévorer le tome suivant, il m’intrigue au plus au point, surtout lorsque l’on voit la dernière phrase de ce tome ci… Intriguant tout ça!
Dans ce cinquième tome, on continue de découvrir le quotidien de Kozakura qui vit désormais avec deux chats. Comme d’habitude son quotidien est rythmé par ses jeux vidéos, elle passe son temps à comparer ses chats et ce qu’ils font à ses jeux vidéos. Même lorsqu’ils se courent après, elle compare ça à une course. Elle continue de découvrir des choses qu’elle ne connaissait pas, comme par exemple les dents qui claquent quand les chats voient un oiseau ou autre chose…
Les chapitres qui sont du point de vues de Soboro et de Omu, ce sont clairement les chapitres que je préfère. J’aime trop découvrir ce qu’ils pensent vraiment surtout quand Kozakura pense complètement l’opposé. Et puis, j’aime tellement les suivre dans leur petit quotidien. J’ai particulièrement aimé les voir jouer et mettre le bazar le plus complet dans l’appartement le ce jour où Kozakura est parti en retard.. C’était si drôle de les voir se croire dans un jeu comme leur maîtresse! Ça m’a beaucoup fait rire aussi de les voir prendre les mêmes positions ou faire la même chose. On voit maintenant qu’ils s’apprécient l’un et l’autre. La fin m’a vraiment fait beaucoup rire également. La pauvre Soboro va découvrir les joies du bain et Kozakura est loin d’imaginer ce qui l’attend! En voyant la dernière phrase, je me demande bien ce qu’il va se passer par la suite!
Encore une fois, on a un tome plus qu’excellent ici. C’est toujours aussi drôle, d’ailleurs je trouve que plus on avance dans les tomes plus au final ça devient drôle. Et puis le fait que maintenant ils sont deux chats, ça fait double lot de bêtises! J’aime énormément cette histoire et plonger dans le quotidien de cette geek et ses deux chats, c’est mon petit péché mignon pour le coup. Je m’en vais de ce pas dévorer le tome suivant, il m’intrigue au plus au point, surtout lorsque l’on voit la dernière phrase de ce tome ci… Intriguant tout ça!
August 27, 2024
3.5! Still loving this adorable series :)
August 21, 2024 – page 35
21.88% "Love that she added Soboro to the social media account and love that she is posting again. And one post going viral? Let's see where this goes..."
August 21, 2024 – page 55
34.38% "So adorable to see the cats exploring the apartment from their perspective!! But not too sure she's going to be happy when she gets home..."
August 21, 2024 – page 88
55.0% "Man, pets can really be destructive!! Surprised she hasn't closed off certain rooms when they are so hyper and active"
August 21, 2024 – page 118
73.75% "Wah! I know she loves her cats and her video games but how could you forget your birthday??"
August 21, 2024 – page 138
86.25% "Wow! Do cats really shed that much?!?"
August 21, 2024 – page 152
95.0% "Well the great sage told her that not all cats like baths. And leave us on a cliffhanger? Not cool 😑"
August 21, 2024 – page 35
21.88% "Love that she added Soboro to the social media account and love that she is posting again. And one post going viral? Let's see where this goes..."
August 21, 2024 – page 55
34.38% "So adorable to see the cats exploring the apartment from their perspective!! But not too sure she's going to be happy when she gets home..."
August 21, 2024 – page 88
55.0% "Man, pets can really be destructive!! Surprised she hasn't closed off certain rooms when they are so hyper and active"
August 21, 2024 – page 118
73.75% "Wah! I know she loves her cats and her video games but how could you forget your birthday??"
August 21, 2024 – page 138
86.25% "Wow! Do cats really shed that much?!?"
August 21, 2024 – page 152
95.0% "Well the great sage told her that not all cats like baths. And leave us on a cliffhanger? Not cool 😑"
July 16, 2024
I love this series, watching cats be cats and get up to very recognisable antics, with plenty of gaming parallels thrown in. In this volume, our furry friends encounter the automatic feeder (the greed sensor), the horrors of the household dungeon (not like that, it’s all very wholesome) and its various bosses, and become social media superstars. If you’re cat person or gamer, you’ll see yourself and your friends here!
July 10, 2025
I'm liking that we're now getting more chapters from the point of view of Musubi and Soboro- the author portrays the kitties' thoughts perfectly, and I love how they act so realistic too. Riko Kozakura is still so relatable, her love of gaming knows no bounds, and I still adore the way she combines video game logic with real life hehe!
4/5 🌟
4/5 🌟
September 9, 2024
So funny
This volume brings Riku and her cats into the fall time of year. I had a lot of fun reading about Riku learning to navigate the waters of having two cats. One cat is nice, two are fun and exciting. Musubi and Soboru are full of all kinds of cuteness and trouble in the latest volume.
This volume brings Riku and her cats into the fall time of year. I had a lot of fun reading about Riku learning to navigate the waters of having two cats. One cat is nice, two are fun and exciting. Musubi and Soboru are full of all kinds of cuteness and trouble in the latest volume.
January 6, 2025
I love that there have been more scenes from the cat’s perspectives. I also really like the comparisons between gaming and taking care of cats. This is one of the best slice of life series I have ever read.
April 10, 2025
Soboro and Musubi are up to their usual tricks! This time involves a bath! I love how well the author captures the fun of the kitties, their playful yet loving side and also their mischievous sides too!
Great cartoons, relatable and I don't want this series to end!
Great cartoons, relatable and I don't want this series to end!
July 17, 2025
Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani (Vol 3-5)
Writing: A
Art: A
Story: A-
Characters: A
Setting: A-
Best Aspect: All 3 are a lot of fun. This is fun series.
Worst Aspect: The sections where the cats ‘talk’ could be a little longer.
Recommend: Yes.
Writing: A
Art: A
Story: A-
Characters: A
Setting: A-
Best Aspect: All 3 are a lot of fun. This is fun series.
Worst Aspect: The sections where the cats ‘talk’ could be a little longer.
Recommend: Yes.
July 8, 2024
Abso-freaking-lutely adorable. I inhaled volume 5. Musubi and Soboro are the most adorable fictional cats, and I will continue to eat this up.
July 21, 2024
I love how the more of these get released the more I can relate!
July 24, 2024
That was so cute! Even the cats are showing more personality and expressions with this volume! I didn't catch a lot of videogame references, but that's okay--it was still very enjoyable!
August 7, 2024
Cute, but I'm getting kinda tired of reading this series.
August 31, 2024
she's indoctrinating those poor cats
October 18, 2024
This series was delightful and adorable. Perfect balm for the world. Will continue reading as the books become available on hoopla.
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