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Pewnego dnia pan spotkał kota, którego nazwał Fukumaru. Zarówno dla niego, który nigdy nie miał zwierzaka, jak i dla jego pupila wspólnie spędzone chwile są pasmem niespodzianek i szczęścia. Codziennie idą przed siebie po omacku, a ich życia, które jakiś czas temu stanęły w miejscu, powoli nabierają rozpędu… Oto przepiękna opowieść o panu i kocie, którzy pragnęli miłości.

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First published November 22, 2018

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Umi Sakurai

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Name (in native language): 桜井海 (SAKURAI Umi)

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Profile Image for Deborah.
762 reviews74 followers
October 24, 2021
Big, adorable, and spoiled Fukumaru and his favorite purrson, Fuyiki Kanda, are back. Fukumaru reminds me of my cats when they are playing with the feathered stick, sleeping on top of me, licking with the raspy tongue, squeezing into open cabinets and boxes, and squirming out of hugs. Mr. Kanda becomes more cat obsessed as he goes straight home to tend to Fukumaru, fills his phone with pictures of Fukumaru, and being attracted to all cat theme items. The feeling is mutual. Fukumaru cannot believe his luck. Their happiness and love blooms. I reached out to hug my cats and although I got them purring, they both fled in protests. My “meowy heart goes all warm and fuzzy” with this new installment.
Profile Image for Nat K.
522 reviews232 followers
January 3, 2022
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"You had me at meow..." ᓚᘏᗢ
Yes, you did.

Volume 2 of this super cute series. Mr Kanda and Fukumaru are a match made in heaven. Becoming firm friends.

"There's so much I want to tell you."

We find out more about their backgrounds, and what has caused sadness in their lives. Which is now becoming happiness, as the sun breaks through the clouds. They now have each other.

Bad things happen. We think we'll never find happiness again. That we've been overlooked and won't find meaning or love again. But both Mr Kanda and Fukumaru show that good things can happen.

"Meowmy heart goes all warm and fuzzy."

Mine too.

I'm making this sound over simplified, but that's not my intention. This little gem is as deep as you allow it to be. It's something you have to read with your heart, rather than with your head.

Having read Book 1. A Man and His Cat last weekend, I am just as enamoured with this continuation. Still absolutely and utterly gorgeous. Again, I cannot fault this graphic novel. All the feels ᓚᘏᗢ

It proves to me that love is there if you dare to believe and take that chance.

Cuddles and smooches galore! It's so uplifting. Pets truly are the best therapy.

And it amused me no end that I'm not the only one with a cat that hogs the bed. How do they manage to do that?

STORYLINE: Umi Sakurai
ART: Umi Sakurai
TRANSLATION : Taylor Engel

I really love the illustrations in this book. Especially the close ups of their faces. So much emotion is displayed!

I'd recommend this for anyone who needs a hug.

Yes, yes and yes. Still magic 💖🐾
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186 reviews32 followers
May 16, 2021
Cat lovers will find this manga to be purr-fection! I know I did.
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3,221 reviews349 followers
August 4, 2020
I LAUGH AND CRY EVERY TIME I READ THIS SERIES!!! I seriously love this series! The perfect mix of heart and cat shenanigans! PLEASE READ THIS!!!
Profile Image for Arbuz Dumbledore.
523 reviews360 followers
March 28, 2023
Drugi tom lepszy, przybliża trochę historię starszego pana 😌
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219 reviews54 followers
August 15, 2022
" THERE'S SO MUCH I WANT TO TELL YOU "

This is the most relatable manga to any cat owners :D
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Author 5 books80 followers
January 6, 2025
This series is just refreshingly adorable, loving, and kind. All the good parts that manga has to offer with none of the ills (no contrived fanservice, incest, no panty shots, weird age-gaps, sister complexes, etc) thus far.

I mean it's only vol 2 tho, but so far so good. I loved that we're seeing more of the man's backstory. He was adorable as a child but grew up rather isolated due to his upbringing.

If you want to put your heart in a good mood or unwind after a hard day, then this is the manga for you.
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402 reviews1,435 followers
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August 19, 2022
this is such a healing series :”) i love all the little peeks we get into the lives of the side characters, and i’m touched by how the story depicts grief and regret and the mc’s struggle to feel happiness despite the guilt he carries in his heart

pets really can soothe your wounds <3 🥺
Profile Image for Jennifer Lavoie.
Author 5 books70 followers
July 15, 2020
A really sweet sequel to the first book, it’s not as sad but still has some tender hearted moments. Kanda and Fukumaru have adjusted to life together and love their days and each other. Very touching.
18 reviews1 follower
April 1, 2021
I laughed more, I cried more. It is cuteness overload and overall a great read to experience emotions. Very good, 15/10, would read again.
Profile Image for James DeSantis.
Author 17 books1,205 followers
January 9, 2022
Another cute volume. For someone who doesn't like cats...this is still a very charming book. We get a little more background on the old man now, seeing why he didn't love animals before meeting his fatty of a cat now. Some really funny moments here too. Again, just a enjoyable, sit down and relax type of story. A 3 out of 5.
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981 reviews61 followers
August 20, 2020
The cuteness continues! This second volume delves further into the backstory of both "a man" and "his cat" in the cutest, most heart-warming way possible and shows how quickly a cat can fill a lonely void left by someone else.
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563 reviews22 followers
January 14, 2021
I HAVE ONCE AGAIN FOUND MYSELF CRYING BECAUSE OF HOW WHOLESOME THIS SERIES IS.

SO MANY TEARS. OF HAPPINESS.
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821 reviews
December 3, 2021
Su segundo volumen sigue resultando igual de intimista, personal, tierno, melancólico, frágil y sensible. Toca mucho la fibra de aquellos que sufren o han sufrido las ausencias y saben lo que es compartir los silencios y tristezas vitales de nuestro recorrido por el mundo; esa conexión y comprehensión que te otorga un felino u otro animal que te siente tal cual eres, y así tú te muestras con él. Algunos capítulos son realmente dramáticos en su fondo, pero están llevados con tal serenidad y dulzura, que esa pesadumbre resulta agridulce, tal cual la vida. Además, sabremos cosas de la infancia del hombre y ahondaremos en su reciente desgracia anterior a Fukumaru. He aquí algunos de las frases más significativas del tomo:
“A veces mi papá se pone muy triste, llora sin derramar una lágrima y sin decir ni mu, pero ahora mismo es un mar de lágrimas”
” Mientras mi papi me alabe, no necesito las palabras de nadie más. Sólo con las suyas ya soy feliz”
“Este animal se ha dado cuenta que estoy triste y ha venido a mi lado. Tenías razón, un gatito te hace feliz todos los días
”Me dan ganas de llorar, y es que las palabras de mi papi son tan radiantes como el sol”
”Yo soy feliz, muy pero que muy feliz. Puede que en realidad sea él quien esté cuidando de mi”
Ya tengo ganas de leer el tercero.
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595 reviews7 followers
February 16, 2022
schon nach dem ersten Kapitel war mir klar, dass diese Reihe besonders ist und sich in mein Herz schleichen wird.

Band 2 beherbergt viele Episoden aus Kandas und Fukumarus zusammenleben. Viele dieser Szenen sind witzig, locker und leicht. Andere hingehen emotional und lassen diesmal besonders in Kandas Gefühlswelt blicken.

Seine Warmherzigkeit fließt beim Lesen direkt auf mich über. Ich genieße jede Seite dieser Reihe in vollen Zügen und kann gar nicht genug beteuern, wie lesenswert diese ist.

Der Manga mag nicht besonders dick sein, gibt dafür aber sehr viel. Diese Geschichte ist voller Gefühl, sanft und ruhig erzählt. Sie spendet Hoffnung, Kraft und zeigt, was Liebe geben, bewirken kann.
Profile Image for Ness (Vynexa).
666 reviews124 followers
September 1, 2021
This is just as adorable as volume 1 was, but this one gets more into the Man's (Mr. Kanda) life. It touches more on grieving, trauma, along with learning to love again.

I appreciate that this volume touches on more than it just being adorable, even though I love how adorable and cute it is.

Also, I still love all of the meow puns and cat/dog little x buttholes.

Again, if you're looking for a pallet cleanser, I recommend this manga series.

⭐️5 STARS⭐️
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354 reviews4 followers
October 30, 2020
This just makes my heart so happy. I read it slowly just so I could savor it. Fukumaru has egg eyes when he cries.
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387 reviews37 followers
May 7, 2021
Well I cried. Whoops. To be fair, I think it may be less the story and more my own personal life that caused it. This series is so pure and sweet that it is very good for the soul to read.
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590 reviews190 followers
May 13, 2021
Fukumaru as always is too cuteee little pie ☺️☺️☺️
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478 reviews109 followers
August 4, 2021
There's a backstory!!
And I still can't stop crying!!!
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6 reviews26 followers
January 17, 2020
Tiếp tục về cuộc sống thường ngày của chú già và Fukumaru.
Ôi sao mà dễ thương quá trời vậy, mình cứ mỉm cười suốt khi đọc, kiểu như "aww~~".
Chú ơi chú sao chú có thể đẹp trai và dịu dàng như vậy?
Fukumaru ơi sao cưng tinh nghịch và đáng yêu thế, mềm mại như cục bông, tưởng tượng ôm vô mà sướng chết ấy.
Làm muốn nuôi mèo kinh khủng, nuôi cho nó béo mập, mềm mại rồi ôm vào lòng mà nựng nịu.

Còn những kỷ niệm về tình yêu ngọt ngào, êm dịu như tiếng đàn dương cầm du dương của chú Kanda và người vợ đã mất. Vừa thấy thương chú vừa ngưỡng mộ làm sao.

Truyện còn kèm theo cái postcard nhìn muốn xỉu luôn, thích cực :3
Profile Image for Kristina Coop-a-Loop.
1,299 reviews558 followers
January 10, 2023
A Man & His Cat vol. 2 by Umi Sakurai is just a little too weird for me. The first volume was cute and funny, but this one is weird borderline creepy. The man loves his cat a little too much. He needs to get out of the house and meet new people. Plus the cat is just too much for me with dialogue (well, cat thoughts, I guess) like this: “Mew’re just bad at this, Daddy!” “Mewves like that…” “I’m not letting mew go, Daddy.” “I love getting pets. It feels like meowmma licking me. Meowy heart goes all warm and fuzzy.” The man AKA Daddy is just as sentimental about Fukumaru but without trying to turn every word into some iteration of “meow.” It’s a bit much. The man (Kanda) is grieving for his (dead I’m guessing) wife and I understand that Fukumaru brings him comfort, but it’s a little too cutesy. Plus Kanda’s friend seems like a jerk, and both of the men are kind of creepy looking the way they are drawn (especially if they are yelling or angry). Kanda’s personal history is told in bits and pieces and I’m not quite following some of it. Was he supposed to be the piano prodigy? Or was it his younger brother? Again, I find the manga sometime difficult to follow (literally—right to left, up then down). At any rate, I think I’ve read as far as I want to with this series.
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245 reviews42 followers
July 17, 2022
Reseña manga: El hombre y el gato, de Umi Sakurai! (Parte 1 - Tomos 1-3)

😻Hoy os traigo unos mangas de lo más entrañables, y es que si sois amantes de los gatos o de los animales en general no podéis perderos estas joyas de @normaedmanga !

😽El hombre y el gato nos cuenta una historia de esas que te dejan en corazón calentito. Fukumaru es un gato inusual...por no decir feote, y esa es la triste razón por la que nadie se lo quiere llevar de la tienda de animales.

😿Pasado un año, fukumaru ha perdido toda esperanza de tener una familia pero es entonces cuando llega nuestro protagonista humano y se queda prendado del adorable gaturro!

Os analizo cada uno de los tomos a continuación:

🙀Tomo 1:

En este primer volumen nos encontramos el hilo conductor en el cual nos muestra el inicio y adaptación de ambos personajes a su nuevo día a día. Es aquí donde los conoceremos y descubriremos el principio de una gran historia!

😹Tomo 2:

Esta segunda parte no posee una trama como tal, está conformada de capítulos cortos con numerosos sucesos anecdóticos que todo el que tenga gato ha vivido alguna vez, con lo cual las risas están aseguradas.

😸Tomo 3:

Este tomo profundiza y se centra un poco más en los personajes e incluso empezamos a conocer personajes secundarios más a fondo. Podríamos decir que es un tomo más serio en los que se muestran más los sentimientos de los protagonistas.

Además de estos tres están a la venta el tomo cuarto y quinto que espero poder leer dentro de poco y contaros qué me ha parecido!

😼En cualquier caso, el hombre y el gato es una historia muy divertida pero a la vez sentimental, centrada en el amor a las mascotas, con un dibujo increíble y que trata temas muy bonitos.

😺Os lo recomiendo si os gustan los mangas sencillos pero muy encantadores, que suelen tener mascotas como protagonistas o que se centran en ellas, y también si buscáis mangas de aspecto más adulto y con menos acción.

😾Contadme que os ha parecido y si os llaman la atención este tipo de novelas!

Para más reseñas como estas seguidme en mis redes sociales:
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31 reviews1 follower
June 12, 2025
I started reading this series like three years ago or something. Today i felt a bit down, and remembered i had this cute series in my bookshelf. I decided to continue reading it, and omg it was so worth it. It was very calming and nostalgic, but also a bit sad as well. Its a wonderful story. Even though i’m not a huge manga reader, i find this series very good, and it really did brighten my mood. I dont know why i stopped reading it tbh. Its an adorable series, and i will try to continue it now.

(Also, its a very quick read, so its perfect for when you feel like some easy and fun reading)
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56 reviews6 followers
December 25, 2021
yk... my cat sadly passed away this week and there hasn't been a day that i haven't cried ever since, so i probably shouldn't have read this today.
this is such a beautiful story, it made me remember so much of her and the things she did and why i love her and miss her so much. so ofc i cried while reading it, but it made me feel warm and hopeful that like fukamaru she enjoyed the time we spent together.

is this too personal? maybe. wtv.

i hope to get vol. 3 soon 😌💓.
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