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“One-eyed cat samurai Norachiyo, a ronin, wanders medieval Japan battling deception with his blade.”
Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai
猫ヶ原
6.58
16,734 rank · 2,866 readers · 14 favorites
Shounen
Anthropomorphic
Historical
Action
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Synopsis
One-eyed cat samurai Norachiyo, a ronin, wanders medieval Japan battling deception with his blade.
In medieval Japan, a bell hanging on the collar is a sign that a cat has a master. Norachiyo's bell hangs from his katana sheath, but he is nonetheless a stray—a ronin. This one-eyed cat samurai travels across a dishonest world, cutting through pretense and deception with his blade. (Source: Kodansha Comics USA)
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Score distribution
median 4
mode 2
σ 2.00
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σ 2.00 · split reception
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Score over time
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Jan 2021 → May 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 2 “Nekogahara Cliches and disappointment. For me I feel like the author is going with a unique plot, but mediocre world/character building. Yeah Cats as characters? Why not? But there's also humans,...”
- 6 “The series is set during the shogun era. Where Guns are a new thing and everyone carries a sword. Humanoid Cats are the main species in this series and live with there gods. The gods being humans....”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 31 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 08m approx
- Published Sep 2015 – Apr 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M35413 catalog