Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu Collector's Edition: 2

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Apart from the ghastly, convincingly-drawn deaths, the book projects an effective atmosphere of creeping fear as the town's inhabitants become less and less human, and more and more bizarre things begin to happen. All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! Style [ edit ] J-kun attempts to play with the cats, to no avail; his mouth becomes more horrific as he fails to capture their interest. Wonderful, deadpan humour pervades Junji Ito’s tongue-in-cheek, autobiographical manga based on a reluctant conversion from dog person to cat person. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who enjoyed it as a cat-centered manga whose humor was derived from the emphasis on the behavior of the cat caretaker, rather than the cat.

J, a dog person, was convinced into adopting two cats by his fiancee A-ko: Muu, a foreign cat, and Yun who has an accused face. I've read almost everything of his that has been released in America (still waiting for my bf to finish one anthology so he can lend it to me).But when both cats arrive, he swiftly descends into a breakdown because the cats don't love him as much as he discovers he loves them. For example, one scene in which J-kun attempts to play with the cats starts within Ito's realistic style, only to have J-kun quickly devolve visually into a monster as he becomes more upset that the cats respond to his wife's attempts at playing with them but not his; his features become exaggerated and horrific, while the cats, however, lose their sense of motion and activity from earlier and become "stiffly realistic" at his failed attempts to play with them. He bounces between being afraid of the cat and having an uncontrollable urge to smother it with affection. Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB.

This manga is a diary of the author's life as he tries and often fails to connect with his two feline friends. Previously, Ito had drawn cats as frightening but had recently drawn a "very cute" cat in a way that appeared to capture the "essence" of cats, thus convincing the editor. It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child.It is s perfect addition to my collection and really showcases Ito’s humor as he navigates his life with his fiances cats. Publisher Kodansha compiled the ten installments of the manga into a bound volume and released it in March 2009. Much of the humor comes from ominous set ups, actions that in his other comics would lead to gruesome murders or hauntings instead pay off with a joke.