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“Exhausted Souta sees storyteller Kihachi become a cat; to survive, he must marry the bakeneko.”
The Cat Proposed
化け猫かたって候
7.69
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Exhausted Souta sees storyteller Kihachi become a cat; to survive, he must marry the bakeneko.
Worked ragged, Souta Matoi is exhausted. Even a single night's rest does little to ease the bone-deep fatigue. In a daze on the commute home, he decides to go to a koudan show, a type of traditional Japanese storytelling. The storyteller's jaunty voice, the picturesque atmosphere, and the lively dramatics all evoke memories of happier times. That is when Souta sees it—the storyteller, Kihachi Toujou, turns into a cat. Having seen a true bakeneko, a monster-cat spirit, Souta is now no longer allowed to live. This holds true for Kihachi as well, who allowed a human to witness his cat form. However, there is a workaround to this dilemma—all Souta has to do is marry Kihachi.
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median 9.5
mode 9
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “To be honest this is a story you would easily overlook, and I admit I didn't have any expectations at first other than I thought the art was cute... It was a pleasant surprise to find out that the...”
- 10 “Extremely sweet and wholesome! This is a manga I expected to read just to pass the time. Instead, I found a story I fell in love with so much that I went and bought it — and I only buy absolute...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 8 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 04m approx
- Published Dec 2018 – Dec 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M53716 catalog