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A review by dantastic
Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai, Volume 1 by Hiroyuki Takei
3.0
Stray cat Norachiyo wanders the land, masterless, looking for his final resting place while others hunt him for a bounty.
In a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic cats, Norachiyo is a ronin, a warrior without a master. His sword is his only possession, tied with a bell given to him by his former master. He's basically Toshiro Mifune as a cat on two legs.
Norachiyo does the traditional samurai good deeds, like killing a lord and having it out with thugs in the street. Unlike other samurai, this one is addicted to catnip and suffers from nightmares of the red warrior who killed his master.
The story is good and the character of Norachiyo slowly becomes an interesting character. I was undecided about reading the rest of the series but I was hooked by the end of the volume. The art is good for the most part, although the action scenes are very hard to follow.
Nekogahara volume 1 is good and I want to read the rest but it's not good enough for the next volume to jump to the front of the line, if that makes sense. 3 out of 5 stars.
In a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic cats, Norachiyo is a ronin, a warrior without a master. His sword is his only possession, tied with a bell given to him by his former master. He's basically Toshiro Mifune as a cat on two legs.
Norachiyo does the traditional samurai good deeds, like killing a lord and having it out with thugs in the street. Unlike other samurai, this one is addicted to catnip and suffers from nightmares of the red warrior who killed his master.
The story is good and the character of Norachiyo slowly becomes an interesting character. I was undecided about reading the rest of the series but I was hooked by the end of the volume. The art is good for the most part, although the action scenes are very hard to follow.
Nekogahara volume 1 is good and I want to read the rest but it's not good enough for the next volume to jump to the front of the line, if that makes sense. 3 out of 5 stars.