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Mame and Kuro are two pampered house cats living a comfortable life with a devoted owner. Unbeknownst to them, their owner spends a great deal of time worrying about hypothetical dangers that could befall her beloved pets—what if they got lost, what if they fell ill, what if they never came home. These anxious what-if scenarios play out as entirely imagined adventures from the cats’ perspective, even though the cats themselves have no awareness of the dangers their owner is conjuring. The manga follows these fantastical, worst-case journeys through a series of standalone chapters, each exploring a different improbable situation that Mame and Kuro might, the owner fears, one day face. The actual setting is the familiar, warm space of their home and the neighborhood beyond, but the narrative leaps into whimsical, sometimes perilous imagined worlds where the cats must navigate challenges they would never encounter in real life. Mame and Kuro are the central characters, depicted as sweet, trusting, and blissfully unaware of their human’s anxieties. Their owner is the emotional engine of the story, whose love manifests as a persistent, almost comical dread of every possible misfortune. The notable narrative arc is not a continuous plot but a series of self-contained episodes, each built around a different what-if premise, blending gentle comedy with sincere affection for the bond between a person and their pets. The series is a slice-of-life manga with a comedic and heartwarming tone.
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The Cat Who Didn't Believe in "What-ifs"
もしもなんて来ないと思ってた猫
The cat who thought there was no such thing as "what if" coming
Type: Manga
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Comedy
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  • Story & Art
    Eiko Oki