Yokai Cats, Vol. 5

Yokai Cats #5

by Pandania

Here come the new yokai cats!

Meet even more yokai cats! One is a shadow with no physical form, but it loves to be petted anyway. Another has a stretchy torso that gets longer and longer, while another is tiny enough to fit in the palm of a hand. See what life is like for the owners of these unique, mysterious cats.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Humor, Slice Of Life, Cats, Comics

136 pages, Paperback

First published August 8, 2023

Reviews

[Emmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

You would think the premise would get old...but it doesn't. Really cute series!

[Becky B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another collection of short comics featuring cats with some yokai attributes (cloud-like cat, cat who loves to wash azuki beans, super tiny cat, mercat, etc.).

I think there were only 2 or 3 new cats in this volume. I don't remember seeing the kage onna/shadow cat before, or the korpokkur/super tiny cat (It was so cute!!! I want one!). There were a few others that might have been new, but most of the cats were ones that have been introduced in previous volumes and are just having some new adventures. A lot of the comics revolve around everyday life activities that could be complicated by a cat with magical/mythical abilities. It's a cute, lightly funny, cozy read.

Notes on content:
Language: None
Sexual content: None
Violence: None
Ethnic diversity: People are generally Japanese.
LGBTQ+ content: None specified
Other: Cuteness overload warning!

[Coral Davies · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just want to read these little short stories forever

[Jenny Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

A few new cats here, and some pretty funny moments

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[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fun volume is in the books. This book probably is how others feel about the Garfield comic strip in the newspapers. It's fun, beautiful but probably a bit repetitive...and yet those who enjoy it don't care! I found the section for the cat named Azuki-arai to be repetitive from previous volumes and yet was still my favorite of this volume. That is a very powerful formula to have a reader know what is coming and still enjoy it so fully.

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Remains enjoyable, but I felt like in an effort to expand the number of different yokai used as inspiration, some of the choices are not all that distinct. Like the zashiki warashi is just a cat that resides in an inn, nothing supernatural about it; and the amanojaku is very contrary, which is the stereotype of cat behavior, wanting attention when you aren't interested, refusing food until you take it away, etc.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always adorable!

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son says I should write that he likes Yokai cats!

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

New varieties keep popping up!

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute as usual and I like the shadow cat and the tiny cat as new characters! Too bad volume four didn't arrive on time but I couldn't resist reading this one.

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars

[R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this! Love the new yokai cats introduced and I adore the cute illustrations! This volume just made me feel happy and content.

[Nicola · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 10 year old is really enjoying reading these :)

[Paul Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, so cute. What a nice palette cleanser. Some new cats, lots of the oldies too. Pick this up now!

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will never give these books anything less than a 5 😄