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Cat Paradise #2
学園創世 猫天！ 2
大妖怪“火焔”のしもべ達と“双籠の姫”の力を得たユミと勘助&生徒会との戦い!! 次々に迫りくる危機！ 発動する驚愕の生徒会の能力！ 呪われた学園で、ユミと猫の勘助が不思議な力で妖怪バトル!!
206 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 18, 2007
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Yuji Iwahara
57 books52 followersIWAHARA Yuji
Japanese Name (岩原裕二)
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ИВАХАРА Юдзи
IWAHARA Yuuji
Blood Type: B
Japanese Name (岩原裕二)
Associated Names:
ИВАХАРА Юдзи
IWAHARA Yuuji
Blood Type: B
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May 17, 2021
The story got even darker in this one but I love it >.< I just want to save all the kitties and run out of that cursed school XD.
Cat paradise volume 2 by Yuji Iwahara get a 9/10 stars.
Cat paradise volume 2 by Yuji Iwahara get a 9/10 stars.
January 14, 2021
Wow, this got dark quick. But then everything isn’t as it seems, so it’s not really that dark. I’m enjoying this more than I thought I would.
May 30, 2012
Stuff I Read – Cat Paradise Vol 2
The second volume of the manga starts off with a bit of a muddled note as the main cat is refusing to change back into his cat form. Which leaves everyone a bit miffed and leads to him running off to try and become stronger. He is, of course, upset that he was shown up at the end of the previous volume, which is a bit understandable but still rather annoying. Like I’ve said, the main cat is the kind of jerk “has to be the strongest” type and that is his goal. It is the same goal and same personality as a dozen other anime and manga characters, and really doesn’t do that much for me. I mean, it’s not bad, but I would prefer it if the manga didn’t have to quite resort to adapting so faithfully the fighting genre to cats. At least it would make for a more pleasant main cat character. But that really isn’t all that much of the volume. The real point of the volume is to introduce some more villains and to show what a couple more of the cat trainers can do.
The villains are, at least, rather interesting, and show a fair range of appearances. They have all taken the guise of students, possessing them or something like that, and are definitely up to no good. The main villain in this volume is Rachi, a spider demon who cannot contain her hunger. She begins eating cats, which leads the main character to go in search of one particular cat. It is nice to see the main girl character interact with a cat that isn’t her own, and it changes things a bit. The manga really gets going, though, when Rachi attacks when only one trainer is present with his cat. The smallest boy and the pervert of this manga, he proves to have an interesting power but not really that great of a personality. I mean it is different that he isn’t the weirdest looking person around, but he is definitely the Brock of this manga series, and really that’s about all there is to him. His cat is much more interesting, and has powers over space and time as long as he is sleeping, pulling the real world into a dream he controls.
There is a fair amount of humor, though, and even with some of the darker moments of this volume, it is still rather cute. But maybe that is just the cats. Regardless, the series is moving, which I appreciate. Most of the movement, though, is only in regards to battles, to powers being seen and demons being destroyed. There are still two trainers that really haven’t been introduced yet, but the volume focuses more on the pervert. It is the formula of the fighting anime or manga, that the powers have to be revealed by one-on-one battles that spread the exposition and back stories over time. Which is fine. But I have to ask, because I did this with Chi’s Sweet Home, how the second volume grows the characters as well. And I have to say, it doesn’t do much. Really the main girl character is the one that seems to go through the most, and seems to be coming more to terms with being stuck in this struggle, in this horrible situation. But other than that the characters don’t really change at all, so for that it doesn’t do much.
But I give this manga a bit more of a pass, as I can forgive Chi’s Sweet Home a little more, because neither are really meant to be cerebral or allegorical. They are what they are. Chi ‘s Sweet Home is a comedy and Cat Paradise is a fighting manga. As a fighting manga it is hitting all of the cues, and leaving the reader wanting more. It is well drawn and the characters are still interesting even if they haven’t changed much. The story is progressing, and while it might be in that fighting manga way of “it will probably be very similar until all the underlings are defeated”, I can accept that, and like that. It is still fun and funny and I still want to read more. So I give this volume a 7/10.
The second volume of the manga starts off with a bit of a muddled note as the main cat is refusing to change back into his cat form. Which leaves everyone a bit miffed and leads to him running off to try and become stronger. He is, of course, upset that he was shown up at the end of the previous volume, which is a bit understandable but still rather annoying. Like I’ve said, the main cat is the kind of jerk “has to be the strongest” type and that is his goal. It is the same goal and same personality as a dozen other anime and manga characters, and really doesn’t do that much for me. I mean, it’s not bad, but I would prefer it if the manga didn’t have to quite resort to adapting so faithfully the fighting genre to cats. At least it would make for a more pleasant main cat character. But that really isn’t all that much of the volume. The real point of the volume is to introduce some more villains and to show what a couple more of the cat trainers can do.
The villains are, at least, rather interesting, and show a fair range of appearances. They have all taken the guise of students, possessing them or something like that, and are definitely up to no good. The main villain in this volume is Rachi, a spider demon who cannot contain her hunger. She begins eating cats, which leads the main character to go in search of one particular cat. It is nice to see the main girl character interact with a cat that isn’t her own, and it changes things a bit. The manga really gets going, though, when Rachi attacks when only one trainer is present with his cat. The smallest boy and the pervert of this manga, he proves to have an interesting power but not really that great of a personality. I mean it is different that he isn’t the weirdest looking person around, but he is definitely the Brock of this manga series, and really that’s about all there is to him. His cat is much more interesting, and has powers over space and time as long as he is sleeping, pulling the real world into a dream he controls.
There is a fair amount of humor, though, and even with some of the darker moments of this volume, it is still rather cute. But maybe that is just the cats. Regardless, the series is moving, which I appreciate. Most of the movement, though, is only in regards to battles, to powers being seen and demons being destroyed. There are still two trainers that really haven’t been introduced yet, but the volume focuses more on the pervert. It is the formula of the fighting anime or manga, that the powers have to be revealed by one-on-one battles that spread the exposition and back stories over time. Which is fine. But I have to ask, because I did this with Chi’s Sweet Home, how the second volume grows the characters as well. And I have to say, it doesn’t do much. Really the main girl character is the one that seems to go through the most, and seems to be coming more to terms with being stuck in this struggle, in this horrible situation. But other than that the characters don’t really change at all, so for that it doesn’t do much.
But I give this manga a bit more of a pass, as I can forgive Chi’s Sweet Home a little more, because neither are really meant to be cerebral or allegorical. They are what they are. Chi ‘s Sweet Home is a comedy and Cat Paradise is a fighting manga. As a fighting manga it is hitting all of the cues, and leaving the reader wanting more. It is well drawn and the characters are still interesting even if they haven’t changed much. The story is progressing, and while it might be in that fighting manga way of “it will probably be very similar until all the underlings are defeated”, I can accept that, and like that. It is still fun and funny and I still want to read more. So I give this volume a 7/10.
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February 21, 2015
No worse than the the first, but no better either. Was hoping for some developments that would grab me more, but instead felt more bored by Yuki's wetness and annoyed by the short guy with his constant sexual harassment of the girls. The cats are the most interesting characters. Certainly in no rush to get vol 3.
June 16, 2020
Despite this series' continued reliance on tropes, it manages to somehow be enjoyable. A big part of that is the art, which has a lot of personality and life to it. The powers revealed in this volume are still pretty outside the norm too, which helps as well. But when you get down to it, you're still reading about the Lovable Pervert, and the Reserved Cool Guy, and the Edgy One Who Still Does The Right Thing In The End. And while we saw some hope of depth beyond that for some of the characters in Volume 1, it's all pretty straightforward here (with the exception of a handful of side characters). Everyone who's important here is also pretty flat.
Still, there's a certain...comfort to that, I suppose. Even if most of this is stuff we've seen before in countless other shonen series, it's like watching an old movie for the tenth time, or having dinner at a restaurant you haven't been to in ages--nothing really surprises you, but it's still entertaining and worthwhile in a familiar sort of way. Nothing revolutionary, but not everything needs to be; if you know what you're getting into when you pick Cat Paradise up, you probably won't be disappointed. And that's more than I can say for some series I've gotten into lately.
Still, there's a certain...comfort to that, I suppose. Even if most of this is stuff we've seen before in countless other shonen series, it's like watching an old movie for the tenth time, or having dinner at a restaurant you haven't been to in ages--nothing really surprises you, but it's still entertaining and worthwhile in a familiar sort of way. Nothing revolutionary, but not everything needs to be; if you know what you're getting into when you pick Cat Paradise up, you probably won't be disappointed. And that's more than I can say for some series I've gotten into lately.
September 30, 2020
The student council takes on Rachi the spider demon, mostly by using a magical catnap power.
There's a lot going on in this volume, some of it a bit hard to follow. I loved the catnap power portion and hated the boy who goes around squeezing girls' boobs. I'll give the third one a try but I don't have too much faith that I'll need to continue past that.
There's a lot going on in this volume, some of it a bit hard to follow. I loved the catnap power portion and hated the boy who goes around squeezing girls' boobs. I'll give the third one a try but I don't have too much faith that I'll need to continue past that.
April 23, 2022
Lots of creepy crawlies in this one, so readers beware! And I like seeing all the student council members' powers, looking forward to the rest in the next volumes!
January 12, 2015
I loved this story arc more than the first volume. The art is just as good, of course, and is why you read the manga to begin with.
I loved seeing Akifuji in action, especially his intense angry facial expressions instead of his typical calm facade. It was great meeting Kousaka too and getting his back history.
The powers are very cool if a little random. They don't seem to be well thought out so much as derived from the characters back histories. Still I loved Kousaka's and look forward to learning more.
The villains were smart and it looks like we have even better ones on the horizon. Loved the twist with the body and the spider.
I loved seeing Akifuji in action, especially his intense angry facial expressions instead of his typical calm facade. It was great meeting Kousaka too and getting his back history.
The powers are very cool if a little random. They don't seem to be well thought out so much as derived from the characters back histories. Still I loved Kousaka's and look forward to learning more.
The villains were smart and it looks like we have even better ones on the horizon. Loved the twist with the body and the spider.
March 22, 2010
I loved #1,this one is good too
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July 8, 2016Enjoying reading this series.
September 23, 2020
Liked this enough so that I ordered volumes 4 and 5 to complete the series.
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