These manga and webtoons featuring cats or cat-like beings are (or were) licensed in English, either as a physical or digital release.
These cat manga and webtoons take place in the countryside or similar rural setting.
These manga and webtoons feature male protagonists with cats or cat-like beings in their lives. Who says dogs are a man's best friend???
These manga feature youkai cats, such as bakeneko and nekomata, as well as other youkai that take a feline form.
The third-largest public library system in the United States, the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library boasts a huge manga collection spread out amongst its 40+ branches. Because it can be hard to find all their manga...
Curators: Rieko Ishibashi, Renee Scott, Jillian Rudes, Joe Pascullo, Deb Aoki, and Alyssa Cruz. *Inspired by Deb Aoki's Best & Worst Manga panel from San Diego Comic Con.
Titles that will do well at the high school level. Please purchase according to your collection development policy and consult reviews. (Must Have titles are marked accordingly.)
Shoujo manga tends to have a reputation for telling the same kind of stories over and over - romances, magical girls, cute animals, fujobait involving a cast of hot guys (often flocking around a hapless female lead), and...
Manga with Youkai, Mononoke, Gods and all sorts of Japanese supernatural beings 🙌✨ warnings: this list might contain manga with mature themes, horror elements, etc.
Titles that are relevant to middle grades. Titles that are considered "Essential" have been marked as such!