Cat + Gamer

by Wataru Nadatani

Genres: Manga
Pages: 160
Series: Cat + Gamer #8
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Synopsis:

Office worker Riko Kozakura lives to play video games, but her life changes forever when she adopts a kitten! Soon, she has two playful cats and takes lessons from video games to help raise them.

Riko Kozakura has been level grinding as a pet owner for a while now, and has learned many new skills. Life continues in the Kozakura household with two cats and one videogaming-obsessed human in this finale to the popular manga series! “Leveling up” in skills, surprises, and adventures, Riko discovers how to adjust her apartment and daily habits for two cats!

I can’t believe volume 8 of Cat + Gamer ends the series! It seems like one that could go on forever — but then, maybe that’s why it’s a good thing that it ends, rather than spinning out the idea into infinity and maybe getting a bit (whisper it) boring/repetitive.

Volume 8 is more of the same sort of story, but features Riko making some big life decisions… with some help (comically, as you’d expect) from the cats. There are other aspects of it, like the cats getting a spa day, and Riko playing along with cat trends… but it also draws the series to a close in a way, though I won’t spoiler.

I did wonder… Riko’s fairly openly talking about the cats in the office in this volume. When did she stop being worried about her coworkers working out that she was the author of the kitty account posting Musubi pictures?! That feels like it just faded out. Or did I miss something…?

Anyway, still cute/silly, and I’ll kinda miss the series, even if it’s very simple.

Rating: 3/5 (“liked it”)