My Cat Loki, Volume 1 (1)

My Cat Loki #1

by Bettina M. Kurkoski (Illustrator)

As a child, Ameya had always considered his cat more a sibling than a pet. As the years went by, their bond grew ever tighter. But the day his feline “brother” died was the day Ameya withdrew from the world. Several years later, Ameya encounters a drenched stray cat in the park. Little does he know what fate has in store for him...

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, Cats, Comics, Young Adult, Fiction, Comics Manga

192 pages, Paperback

First published July 3, 2006

Reviews

[📖Moon Book Eater🍽️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Certainly an interesting concept.

[Kara · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not my cup of tea. It just didn't work in this setting - which is weird, because I've seen the anthropomorphized pet angle work tremendously well both in theater and literary settings, but something about the graphic novel setting just made it... weird. Which is too bad, because the cat was awfully cute...

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this! The ending had me a little emotional.

[Holly]

I reread this because I remember reading it when I was younger and... wow. It's bizarre. XD

[IU_read · Rating 2 out of 5]

Am i the only one thinking this story "setting" kind a weird?

[Kristin · Rating 1 out of 5]

A 20-something artist adopts a stray kitten he likes to visualize as a tween human. This turns an otherwise forgettable comic into a unsettling story where a kid with cat ears chills out in a grown man's bed, lap, and bathtub(with strategically placed bubbles), with the tearful petophile repeatedly insisting he "will never hurt [him]".

Did I mention the artist has unhealthy obsession with his last 'pet', whose collar and leash he uses to walk his new one? And this is aimed at teens 13+?

[Kathleen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this book, since it's a cute story about an artist and his cat, but unfortunately I found the art to be stronger than the plot.

[Fatima · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good. I saw a lot of people didn't like this but not sure why. I liked the style and the story wasn't bad. No complaints.

[Courtney K · Rating 2 out of 5]

The main character is dealing with grief from losing a pet he considered his best friend. I wasn't sure if the art depicting the cat as a person was actually supposed to be a person. I came to the conclusion that it was just how the MC pictures the cat and uses it as inspiration for his artwork.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute little story

[Eric Peterson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reminded me of "my roommate is a cat" but just slightly worse.

[Emily Watt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh.... this was strange but fun but I won’t be carrying on LOL

[Jenx Todd · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nostalgic read for me. Absolutely love the manga!

[Sapir · Rating 4 out of 5]

The art style is beautiful

[The Reading Ace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh wow - I'm 90% sure that I read this back in 2006.

[Nightshade · Rating 3 out of 5]

This looked like a really random story, but it was one of the few available on my library app, so I thought I'd give it a go. It tells the story of an artist, Ameya, who is grieving his dead cat when he finds a new cat to care for. He considers his cats as basically human and the art style reflects this, morphing them into human form in some scenes as we see them from Ameya's point of view.

This is very much a slice-of-life type of story. Very little actually happens, but it is a nice enough read. Watching Ameya drive his agent, Ms Chacha, mad reminds me of Shigure from Fruits Basket. I liked seeing his old students pop into the story briefly, they were funny.

The art style is pretty nice, although not one that I favour. This wasn't the best story ever, but I liked it enough to continue with the series for now.

[Dharia Scarab · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since I don't normally write reviews unless I have something specific to say, here's the break down of how I rate my books...

1 star... This book was bad, so bad I may have given up and skipped to the end. I will avoid this author like the plague in the future.

2 stars... This book was not very good, and I won't be reading any more from the author.

3 stars... This book was ok, but I won't go out of my way to read more, But if I find another book by the author for under a dollar I'd pick it up.

4 stars... I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be on the look out to pick up more from the series/author.

5 stars... I loved this book! It has earned a permanent home in my collection and I'll be picking up the rest of the series and other books from the author ASAP.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute and entertaining read. Read it all in one sitting.

Artist lost his cat 3 years ago, missing him, hasn't really created anything since he died. He finds a cat, chaos starts.

He thinks of the cat as his brother, so we get to see the cat in furry form. Was a bit confusing at first, until I realized that it was just him imagining it.

Would love to read the next one if I can get a hold of it.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming, fun and meaningful graphic novel series about a man and his cat and art and friendship and romance. Art is in manga-ish style that is appealing and nicely detailed.

I read the first two volumes--sadly Tokyopop is not publishing the final one due to budget issues. I hope the author finds another publisher or posts the last bit as a webcomic!

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I met the author/artist at the Mass. Library Association conference and she was really nice and welcoming. The book was cute--light and fun, but it really captured how important animals are in the lives of people who love them. If you like cats and manga you should read this book.

[Sunday Kofax · Rating 3 out of 5]

I met the author at the Massachusetts Library Association conference this year. From what she said, it's somewhat autobiographical, what with the death of a loved pet, and artist plot points.

I liked it enough to want to read the second one.

[Lena Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute tale. Looking forward to learning more about their relationship.

[Jules:) · Rating 4 out of 5]

More like a 3.8 stars. But it was very very cute. Great for a cat lover.

[Sunni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rather good story to this series. And I love the sketches in between the chapters too, very nice detail.

[Atomicgirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a good manga, but will probably only appeal to cat lovers like me.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5