“A video game-obsessed office worker adopts a stray kitten and cares for it with the same dedication she gives to gaming.”
Cat + Gamer
猫暮らしのゲーマーさん
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Synopsis
A video game-obsessed office worker adopts a stray kitten and cares for it with the same dedication she gives to gaming.
Riko Kozakura never works overtime. Working with ruthless efficiency and refusing to participate in any after-work socializing unless it is absolutely required, she always makes sure she can get home as soon as possible so she can focus on her one true passion—video games. Because of her intense drive and guarded personality, her coworkers are shocked when she of all people is the one to take in a stray kitten found in the company parking lot—as is Kozakura herself. Despite not knowing the first thing about looking after a cat, Kozakura is soon intent on "maxing out" the kitten with the same care and attention she gives to her video game characters. As they bond over each other's antics, it is not long before neither of them can imagine life without the other.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Mar 2023 → Apr 2025
- 9 “Cat + Gamer is a delightful and unexpectedly charming manga that earns a solid 9/10. Yes, it’s a gag manga — but so is Frieren, and like that series, Cat + Gamer manages to be both funny and...”
- 8 “Do you like gag-driven slice of life? Do you like games? Do you like cats? Then you are at the right place! - Characters: the gamer and the beast The manga begins with Riko, a young office worker...”
- 5 “Saw the manga in a physical store and was intrigued. I'd read a good cat/human relationship manga and seen an anime of another one and thought why not. The more you read of Volume 2 to 7 (dso far...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 75 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 10h 00m approx
- Published Nov 2018 – Jan 2022
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M51466 catalog