“Childhood cat Tama becomes beast-man Shuri; high schooler Ritsuki inexplicably distances himself from his lifelong companion.”
Kemono Sumu Natsu
けもの住む夏
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Childhood cat Tama becomes beast-man Shuri; high schooler Ritsuki inexplicably distances himself from his lifelong companion.
When he was a child, Ritsuki brought home a kitten and named it "Tama." He spent his days raising the cute ball of fluff only for it to take the form of a young beast-man who goes by the name of "Shuri." However, as they become high schoolers, Ritsuki mysteriously starts to distance himself from Shuri who had always been by his side... (Source: Tokyo Mangasha, translated)
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- Published Feb 2025 – ongoing
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- Ref. BS-M85782 catalog