What's Michael? - Recommendations

• Ch: 530
• 2016 - 2021

Saphie is an energetic one-eyed cat who loves to eat, play and annoy the other cats in her house. She spends her days engaging in normal cat activities like chasing random objects, making messes and battling the "oppressive" diet enforced upon her by her well-meaning human family. Whether engaged in feeding, fighting or play, Saphie lives each day to her feline fullest!

• Vol: 1
• 2012

The story of a large cat, Hiyori the Maine Coon. So fluffy and cute!

• Vol: 9+
• 2013 - ?

The manga follows the daily life of a household that has two cats: Azuki and Daizu. Azuki and Daizu belong to an office worker in her 30s who loves cats. The owner lives with her father, mother, grandfather, and older brother, the latter of whom the cats call "Megane" (Glasses). Megane adopted a Shiba Inu dog named Mamenosuke after Mamenosuke's owner died. Mamenosuke grew up around cats so he actually thinks of himself as a cat.

• Vol: 12+; Ch: 103+
• 2018 - ?

Fukumaru is a big, unusual-looking cat who has spent a long time sitting in the pet store waiting for a home. He's almost a year old, and the shop's customers only seem to want tiny kittens. Then one day a miracle happens - an older man comes along and takes him home! Thus begins the heartwarming everyday life of a cat who only wants to be loved and a lonely man who is delighted to give him the love and happiness he deserves.

• Vol: 3; Ch: 59
• 2008 - 2010

The tale of cats Kuroji and Marble, one of which is quite large and the other is small. They live with Miyaka Miyano, a young woman who can't quite get her life together.

• Vol: 12; Ch: 219
• 2004 - 2015

Having taken a moment to look up at a bird, a young kitten is separated from her mother. Not knowing which direction home is, she begins to wander around in the hopes of finding her family. After getting nowhere fast, the kitten is taken in by a small boy called Youhei and his family; but as their apartment complex doesn't allow pets, Youhei's parents decide to try and find a new home for the kitten. However, when - after some toilet training problems - they inadvertently name the kitten Chi (meaning pee), Youhei and his parents begin to grow attached and decide to keep her. Will Youhei and his family they be able to keep Chi's presence a secret from the landlady, and will Chi be able to adapt to her new life and surroundings?

• Vol: 12
• 1986

A story featuring the everyday life of a domestic cat owned by an old lady who runs a local provision shop. 

• Vol: 8; Ch: 207
• 2004 - 2013

• Vol: 2; Ch: 48
• 2013 - 2015

A delightful series of vignettes in the life of a kitten and her doting owner. To a young kitten, even the most mundane things appear fresh and exciting (and sometimes unpleasant or scary). Join FukuFuku on her journey and rediscover the world from a tiny cat’s point of view.

• Vol: 3+
• 2018 - ?

The manga centers on a woman who is getting on in years, but all her cats think she's a man so they call her Ojii-chan. One day a brazen cat named Tsushima appears in Ojii-chan's yard.