With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun, Vol. 2

With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun #2

by Hidekichi Matsumoto

Fur-Filled Fun!

More adorable antics await in this next installment of slice-of-pet-life sketches. The cast of characters expands as we’re introduced to more animals in the Matsumoto household, and with so many furry (and fur-less?!) friends, there’s always something fun (or heart-warming or thought-provoking) happening. And what about Inu-kun’s sibling...?

Genres: Manga, Comics, Humor, Cats, Adult, Graphic Novels, Animals

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 12, 2018

Reviews

[Lissa Hawley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Equally adorable to the first one. Not a plot driven manga, but just the cutest ruminations on dogs and cats. I love Inu-kun (a poodle like our Rory) and Neko-sama is an adorably grumpy cat.

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked this second volume up on a whim, not having read the first and it was hilarious! Love the expressions and energy of the illustrations. That poodle's face...

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

In search of Inu's family, and how pets offer comfort!

[Melissa C · Rating 4 out of 5]

My fav part is they visited Inu’s nephew and the owner.

Bloodline is connection. Yeah, and the bond between Inu and Neko is also brotherhood, also family relationship!

Love that!!!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very simple but cute manga.

[Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

so cute and heartwarming!

I love healing anime and manga, especially about animals. This one is super cute and I’m glad I picked it up. I recommend it if you like animals, you will enjoy it because it’s funny but also cozy.

[D.T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

More adorably funny and lighthearted goodness! Inu just melts my heart, and Neko's look of disdain hasn't gotten old yet.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Neko and Inu act quite differently towards their owner when getting shots at the vet and more cute tales.

[Loz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pleasant and silly fun

[Tori · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one is closer to four stars. There was finally some longer plotlines/stories. It was nice. Still, a very simple concept but executed well.

[Sakura · Rating 4 out of 5]

I laughed SO many times while reading this! It’s such a cute and realistic manga about the author’s life with animals. Like honestly, reading this was like a happy pill for me! I’ve fallen in love with Inu’s silly and never-ending innocence, and Neko-San’s rude demeanor but his loving heart! This book, unlike the first one, did cover some different topics-

For instance, I had fun learning about Inu’s family, and seeing the author’s pet lizard and bunny. She has a lot of pets, doesn’t she? My favorite comic was the vet visit, it was just so funny. The one thing about this series is, (not a bad point, just something I wanted to mention) it’s not a series for children, though it might seem that way. Not only does it include some non-child friendly content (alcohol and mild language) the way the story is presented is much more relatable for readers with more mature minds, so teens or adults. While reading it, I find that interesting. But really, the fun, random antics that her pets get up to really makes the reading experience enjoyable.

So, yeah, once again, this was a super cute and fun read! I’m looking forward to reading the next one, and I’d recommend this book to more mature fans of cat manga such as ‘Chi’s Sweet Home’ or ‘Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan’! This book is very pleasant!


(This book contains a vet visit, alcohol, talk and practice of various religions, some very mild violence used for comedy, and a illustrated scene of a dog eating it’s baby. (TRUST, it would have bothered me if it was worse, but it’s not done realistically. It just looks like there is a blob in the dog’s mouth. Also, it doesn’t really happen, the scene is the author’s imagination. ) There is also mild language and some talk of animals getting old and passing on- the author also has random fears of violent ways she could lose her life. But, besides this entire age rating section that makes the book sounds somewhat unnerving, it’s a very cute and happy read. I would give it an age rating of 11+)

Random side note- this is my 150th shelved manga!

[Bethany · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not a fan of small dogs or sulky cats, but this was absolutely charming.

The library I found this in had it catalogued with the children's materials, but this is more for adults. Nothing objectionable, but definitely will resonate with adult pet owners (especially the author's conversations with her editor and friends), and some of the references (The Shining, Alien, Ringu, etc.) will be over young heads.

[Rebo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had a lot of fun with this one. I laughed out loud more than once. I think I like this manga so much bc Inu-kun reminds me of one of my dogs, and the cat reminds me of one of our other dogs (who’s sadly no longer with us)… it’s a nice lighthearted manga to enjoy as a emotional shower after heavier media.

[xlinaz01 · Rating 4 out of 5]

🥺 I love how they met up with the dogs, dog cousin.

[Alysha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super quick easy read considering like the first volume each comic story is only one to two pages long. Cute art.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute if you’re a pet Lover. Short.

[Gretchen's Library]

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[Rebecca Dawkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute!

[Janelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have pet cats so I thought this'd be funny. But it's just too scattered for my liking.