เมื่อคุณเกมเมอร์ เผลอใจเป็นทาสแมว เล่ม 7

猫暮らしのゲーマーさん / Neko Gurashi no Gamer-san #7

by Wataru Nadatani, 灘谷航, อนิษา (Translator)

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Genres: Manga, Cats, Graphic Novels, Slice Of Life, Contemporary, Fiction, Animals

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 18, 2022

About the author

Name (in native Japanese): 灘谷航

Reviews

[Dee (in the Desert) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars - Super cute G.N./manga that I grabbed for a challenge - love the two kitties here 😻😻 and the WFH gamer girl!

[kristyn ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ · Rating 4 out of 5]

getting addicted to your pets smell is literally so real

[DianaRose · Rating 5 out of 5]

this series is just such a sweet slice-of-life with cats💗

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Favorite series. So funny!

[Virginia Montagne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is the cutest, most wholesome manga I've ever read! It's a nice easy read and as a cat lover it's fun to see all the same habits of my cats in manga form!

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

The scene where Kozakura is working from home with all of the "temptations" surrounding her was SO RELATABLE!!!!

[Lauren Stoolfire · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series has just been delightful. I can't believe it'll all be over after the next volume.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

One volume until we finish and I think, truly, that that’s for the best. This series alternates between being terribly fun and okay fun, but I think much longer and it’ll run out of steam (at least they won’t keep adding cats).

Even this volume has a slight hint of quietly scraping the bottom of the barrel as far as the premise goes. The parodies are okay, but sometimes veer a little harder to the zany than I cared for.

The entire Metal Gear Solid chapter is just way too silly for my own tastes. Similarly the Ace Attorney one has an okay idea that it doesn’t do quite enough with.

When focused on the cats being cats, things work better. Soboro doing classic cat things to a keyboard and Kozakura learning the joys of getting her pets high on catnip are solid chapters.

The switch to remote work also feels like it takes up way too much space here. It gets one fantastic chapter at the start, but then embraces it as the core premise and if you’re like me you’ve probably had your fill of ‘wacky stuff happens on a Zoom call’ for the rest of your natural life.

I love how both cats have very distinct personalities. Soboro is stubby and doesn’t let anything really phase her, while Musubi is a bit more high strung and wary. She’s also more playful while he leans towards the mischievous.

Hey, it’s fine, but there have been better volumes. I don’t think it’s a letdown, but it didn’t thoroughly entertain to the extent that some other instalments have.

3 stars - okay, not great, some strong moments but not enough to make it stand out (or even alongside in some cases) from what’s come before in the series.

[Casually Bookish Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always, an utterly delightful series to read.

[Sneha · Rating 4 out of 5]

The work-from-home with cats part was very relatable!

[Minsoo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cant wait for vol 8 to be translated!!

[Enairolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Et voilà, c’était le dernier tome qui me restait à lire! Ce petit marathon rattrapage de manga m’a fait le plus grand bien. Qu’est ce que j’ai pu rire pendant ma session lecture. C’est ça qui me plaît le plus dans la lecture, que ce soit roman ou manga. Quand ça ne va pas, il suffit de vous enfermer dans une bulle et lire encore et encore. Personnellement, c’est ce que je fais très souvent, quotidiennement d’ailleurs, je me sers de la lecture comme thérapie et il n’y pas meilleure thérapie que celle là d’ailleurs. Surtout quand on se plonge dans une histoire aussi drôle et légère que celle ci. Ça fait vraiment énormément de bien!

Dans ce septième tome, on retrouve Kozakura qui teste différent jeux vidéos différents. Et quelle coïncidence, il se trouve que nos deux petites bêtes à poil agissent comme dans son jeu! Il s’en suit alors une vraie partie de cache cache pour ensuite dévier sur une enquête pour trouver le véritable coupable ou encore un jeu de rythme où il faut taper sur un tambour! Le moins que l’on puisse dire c’est que Kozakura a un quotidien bien chargé, elle n’a clairement pas le temps de s’ennuyer. Elle passe désormais en télétravail, la meilleure chose pour elle, elle peut passer la journée chez elle. Mais ça veut également dire qu’elle se trouve à côté de beaucoup de tentations…

Et c’est bien évidemment sans surprises, que j’ai adoré ce septième tome. D’après ce que j’ai compris, il n’en restera plus qu’un avant la fin de la série. Je suis un peu triste mais en même temps, je trouve ça bien de ne pas traîner la série sur trop de tomes.. Même si ce n’est en aucun cas redondant, je pense qu’avec trop de tomes ça le deviendrait et ça gâcherait clairement tout. Ça m’a beaucoup fait rire la partie de cache cache, Soboro n’est pas très douée pour le coup! Voir Kozakura passer en télétravail c’était plutôt drôle. Elle ne s’est pas du tout rendu compte tout de suite de toutes les tentations qu’il y avait à côté d’elle.. Et c’est là le plus gros problème du télétravail, surtout pour une énorme geek comme elle.. Devoir travailler alors que votre console vous fait de l’oeil, on ne va pas se mentir c’est vraiment compliqué! J’aime tellement suivre son quotidien, elle n’a pas le temps de s’ennuyer avec deux petits chats aussi énergiques que ces deux là!

Le manga arrive à sa fin, ça me rend un peu triste. Je n’aime vraiment pas terminer mes sagas. Ça me fait toujours un pincement au coeur de mettre un point final à une histoire, quand l’histoire est hyper plaisante comme celle ci, on n’a pas du tout envie de les quitter. J’ai quand même hâte de voir comment le manga va prendre fin. Ce tome était tout aussi bien que les précédents. Chaque tome apporte son lot de surprise, son lot de bêtises et j’en passe. Un manga qui vous fera passer un excellent moment et surtout qui vous fera beaucoup rire!

[Ylenia Damiani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can’t wait for volume 8 on my birthday!!

This volume: Cat sniffing as an addiction? Lolz
Working permanently from home surrounded by cats?? Goals.

This series is consistently adorable and wholesome.

[Tara Cignarella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani (Vol 6-7)
Writing: A
Art: A
Story: A-
Characters: A
Setting: A-
Best Aspect: Cats- they are the best.
Worst Aspect: The sections where the cats ‘talk’ could be a little longer.
Recommend: Yes.

[Vicky Fortier · Rating 5 out of 5]

The part about remote work with cats was so true! :)

[Kelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rubbing your face in your kitty’s floofy belly every chance you get? Riko is so relatable~

[Libbies_library · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it might be physically impossible to dislike this series.

It's cats, it's manga what more could you ask for

[Tammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you love cats and you love gaming you have to read this, I have LOVED every single vol, and I am so happy to have it in my collection, definitely makes you giggle out loud!

[Chin · Rating 4 out of 5]

my fav

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute xx

[alyssa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always pure dopamine. I think it’s good we’ll just have one more volume :)

[Jim Shaner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Completed Level 7!
I especially enjoyed the remote work meetings and the Fish Toy kicking procedure.

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Adorable as always.

[The Leppy · Rating 5 out of 5]

omgosh~ so cute!

[Nicole (bookwyrm) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another cute and fun installment of the Cat + Gamer series! This one feels more like a series of vignettes instead of a continual plot, which worked well for me. I appreciated having different topics covered. In this one, there's a nod to working from home on a hybrid schedule, and I really liked the (very real) reactions of the co-workers to having the cats appear onscreen.

[:¨·.·¨: `·. izzy ★°*ﾟ · Rating 5 out of 5]

this series never fails to make me smile, and i found myself laughing throughout this volume. very cute and wholesome, and i love the little parts from the cat's perspectives.

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cat + Gamer Volume 7 was another excellent installment in the Cat + Gamer series following Riko's life with her two cats.

Riko Kozakura has leveled up her cat skills and settled into life with her two cats Musubi and Soboro. But when Riko's job decides to implement remote work, Riko must now learn how to resist the temptation to play with the cats when she's supposed to be working. But Musubi and Soboro don't understand Riko is working and think she's home to spend more time with them.

The Cat + Gamer series has quickly become one of my favorite manga series and this volume was just as fantastic as the previous ones. The book opens with a few fun stories connecting the cats activities to the games Riko is playing. First Riko plays hide and seek with Soboro where she learns Soboro isn't nearly as good at hiding as Musubi. Then one of the cats makes a mess in the kitchen and Riko plays detective to catch the culprit. After that we see Riko having to adjust to working from home which she finds difficult as there are a lot of temptations at home between the cats and gaming. This also led to a few fun moments where the cats intruded on her work day and she found out her manager is also a cat owner. There were a few bonus scenes from the cats' points of view which were delightful. These bonus scenes are some of my favorite parts of this manga series as getting the cats' reactions to Riko's antics are a ton of fun.

Overall Cat + Gamer Volume 7 was a great read and I'm looking forward to picking up the final volume when it releases later this year.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Riko is playing an addictive video game with hide and seek characters, and then realize her own cats are also playing hide and seek.
We used to have a cat which was so good at playing hide and seek, I thought this was unusual. First time I see this in fiction, fun to know this is something cats actually love doing!

Chapter 57 was so fabulous!
In her video game, Riko has to investigate a crime, then she hears a fantastic crash and finds her kitchen to be a total disaster scene. Of course, it has to be one of the cats. But which one, what happened, and what was its motive? She uses all her detective logic to try to identify the culprit. Can she do it?

I also love the last sentence of the bonus scene: “and then there were none” - after the crash, the cats have of course disappeared from the crime scene.

Her company has adopted remote work. So she has to learn how to work from home, when there are so many temptations around: video games, and two cats who constantly want to play when their mistress is home for so long.
And you know how cats love sitting on your laptop… and sending interesting messages to your work team!

I so love this series, so creative, never two stories alike!
She tries at one point to hide in a big cardboard to approach a place undetected, but cats are very smart and their sense are high developped!!

[Becky B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kozakura starts working from home and has to figure out how to resist the temptation to play with her cats and play video games while at home. She’ll need her gaming skills to discover the culprit who made the mess in the kitchen, lure them to use the scratching post instead of the walls, and get them in their carriers to go to the vet.

Another delightful, feel good collection of daily life adventures with Kozakura, Musubi, and Soboro. I was so sad when I read on the last page of this volume that there’s only 1 more volume in the series. NOOOO!!! Guess I’ll have to start re-reading them sporadically after that volume.

Notes on content:
Language: 1 minor swear.
Sexual content: None
Violence: Kozakura plays an online shooting game at one point and tag game in another that eliminates other players. Nothing gory on page.
Ethnic diversity: All humans are Japanese.
LGBTQ+ content: None
Other: Some good conversations about recognizing addictive tendencies and setting boundaries in place.

[Marjorie C. Ferryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

out comme les précédents tomes, ce volume reste à la hauteur de mes espérances et suit toujours aussi bien la vie de non plus un, mais deux petits chats et de leur humaine la gameuse !
Avec ce tome, nous continuons de suivre les aventures de cette humaine totalement gaga des jeux vidéos, mais également de ses chats, qui ne peut s’empêcher de toujours faire des parallèles entre les jeux auxquels elle joue et le comportement de ses chats.
Cette suite est encore une fois extrêmement bien écrite, amusante à lire et infiniment drôle. Je pense que le passage que j’ai le plus aimé dans ce tome, c’est lorsqu’elle se met à sentir la fourrure de ses chats ; elle se rend compte alors que leur poil est différent, qu’ils ne sentent pas tous les deux pareils, mais surtout… que les chats sentent infiniment bon !
Je suis impatiente d’être le mois prochain afin de continuer ma lecture de cette petite série que j’apprécie toujours autant !