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Cat-Life Balance (Manga) Vol. 01

Catalog details
Release date
May 12, 2026
ISBN
9798888777770 Not available yet
Original title
黒根さんはニャーと鳴かない
Romanized title
Kurone-san wa Nyaa to Nakanai
Author / Contributor
Akari Otokawa
Publisher
Kodansha Comics USA
Imprint
Kodansha Comics USA
Demography
Seinen
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
MangaUpdates themes May contain spoilers
Anti-Social Female Lead Awkward Female Lead Black-Haired Female Lead Cat/s Chance Encounter Coworker/s False Personality Handsome Male Lead Hiding True Self Kind Male Lead Office Romance Office Worker/s Older Male Younger Female Opposites Attract Park Popular Male Lead Pushover/s Quiet Female Lead Self-Conscious Working Adult/s
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In this office romance manga with a feline twist, a people-pleaser flirting with burnout discovers his antisocial coworker's secret: She only smiles when she's playing with stray cats! Now he's got a choice: Keep up the facade and keep saying "yes" to every extra task and happy hour, or risk his perfect work image to sneak off for some simple, frisky fun?

Fans of Sweat & Soap and Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You will love this new series from the creator of Cells at Work! Lady.

Everyone at work loves Mamoru, because Mamoru never says no. Replacing lightbulbs, carrying boxes, taking over an impossible client from a retiring colleague… He'll do it all, and it's earned him the nickname "Prince of the Office." This glittering extrovert's opposite at work is Kurone, a quiet woman in another department who soaks up her boss's senseless mood swings with a blank stoicism. After one particularly long day, Mamoru is thrilled to be walking home alone, sipping a beer (because all his colleagues went drinking and left him to work overtime), when he encounters something strange: The usually glum Kurone is in the park, gleefully playing with stray cats. This secret seems silly, but it brings Kurone joy. It's the start of an unlikely relationship that will lead Mamoru to start reflecting on his life and who he really wants to share it with. Is work really all there is, or can he strike a balance with the help of these fluffy new friends--and a human who might become something more?

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