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  • Kawamura Genki, “If Cats Disappeared from the World”

    This review is part of the Cat Series. I bought the novella because of the cover: shades of blue, a man, and a cat. The original book in Japanese was published in 2012, with its movie adaptation in 2016. The English version was owned by Flatiron Books and translated by Eric Selland. This review is… Read more

  • Shimura Takako, “Wandering Son” Vol. 2

    In this volume, both Shu and Yoshino have shared each other’s secret and embraced it together. Shu bought wig and dress, and went together with Yoshino in public place. There are a lot of things goin on in this volume, but I will just mention two main things. First, more appearance of Yuki, a woman… Read more

  • Shimura Takako,”Wandering Son” Vol. 1

    I have no idea about this manga until I browsed in Evanston Public Library. I was attracted with the art cover, and the title. From the cover, I imagined a coming-of-age, slice-of-life story like Goodnight Punpun which I genuinely love. (I’m a fan of slice-of-life genre, really–and it needs different post on why). The English… Read more

  • Cells at Work! Code Black, Vol. 1

    If anyone following a manga or anime (available on Netflix) Cells at Work , this one is the “darker” version of it. This series was created by Shigemitsu Harada. Issei Hatsuyoshiya, and Akane Shimizu; and the English translation was owned by Kodansha Comics (2019). I borrowed the first volume from Evanston Public Library, and hopefully… Read more

  • Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, “A Cat, a Man, and Two Women”

    This is my first review under A Cat Series. I’ve heard a lot about Jun’ichirō Tanizaki but this is my first book of him. My English version, awesomely translated by Paul McCarthy, is published by Daunt Books in 2015. (I guess there is an older version published in 1990). Tanizaki published the original novella in… Read more

  • A Cat Series

    Aku berniat untuk membuat seri membaca hahahihi di tengah bacaan-bacaan lain (termasuk bacaan kuliah dan novel lainnya). Awalnya ingin program sebulan tapi karena aku nggak mau terlalu ambisius, ntar malah muak sendiri, jadi ya sudah tiga bulan. Aku sudah membeli lima buku (baru dan bekas) novel Jepang dengan tema kucing. Buahaha. Seperti biasa tentunya aku… Read more