The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today Vol. 11

デキる猫は今日も憂鬱 [Dekiru Neko wa Kyō mo Yūutsu] #11

by Hitsuzi Yamada

仕事以外の生活能力が壊滅的な28歳のOL福澤幸来《サク》と、仔猫の頃に凍死寸前のところを彼女に拾われた家事万能(!)の大きめの猫の諭吉(ゆきち)の思いっきり幸せな一人と一匹暮らしを描く日常4コマ&ショートコメディー。月刊少年シリウス、ニコニコ漫画、マガポケ、Palcy、コミックDAYS、pixivコミックで大好評連載中!
「ヌン活」とは、アフタヌーンティーを楽しむ活動の略。UMYU-Seaコラボのヌン活イベントの抽選に全落ちして、公園でエアーコラボお茶会ごっこをする優芽。そんな彼女のために諭吉が一肌脱いで再現スイーツを用意するが、何か足りない気がして……? そこに、幸来が素敵なお知らせを持ち帰る。恒例の単行本描き下ろしエピソードでは、久々に仔猫時代の諭吉が登場!

Genres: Manga, Japan

136 pages, Paperback

First published April 9, 2025

About the author

Hitsuzi Yamada (山田 ヒツジ, Yamada, Hitsuzi) is a Japanese cartoonist, best known for the manga series The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today, which debutted in 2018.

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’d call this pretty much the same as the rest of the series, but there’s nothing inherently wrong with that. It doesn’t achieve that heart-tugging pathos of earlier volumes, but it continues to succeed on its significant charms.

One of the more enjoyable developments this volume is that Saku manages to get some of her own reliable moments where she comes through for Yukichi instead of the usual scenario where he picks up her slack.

This comes through in the first story, a fun number about a lottery for merchandise, and a later one about fast food that features a delicious betrayal that isn’t what it seems, of course, but does let Yukichi get classically stressed out.

Rio has a good chunk of time in the volume as well, as she learns to love music and singing again after she accidentally goes viral. Her relationship with Yukichi is fun, although less so than her crush on Saku.

There’s also a really enjoyable storyline with a thunderstorm that brings a bunch of little smaller plotlines together with the weather as a bit of connective tissue. It’s not amazing, but cozy, much like the whole volume.

None of this made me stand up and go ‘wow’, but it did give me a smile and a chuckle and just had that general sense of a good, comfy book. It wisely has the ability to not just be about the same thing, offering enough variation so it doesn’t get stale. That’s harder than it seems.

4 stars - having done the work to make me care about most of these characters, it’s really nice to just sit back and enjoy them doing their thing. Baseline for the series, but it’s a strong read.

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love this series so much

[Kyrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series about a working girl, her cat, and their friends, always makes me laugh a little. All the storylines move forward a bit. The cat gets frustrated with fast food. They're both a little scared of thunderstorms. And as always, people are trying to be matchmakers. it's just life (well, life with a human sized cat) but it's funny and kind.

And there's a game now???

[goblin_ghoulz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was so cute! Definitely liked it better than the last one, still waiting for Yume and Karou to date…