Neko Janai mon!
Neko Janai mon! (ネコじゃないモン!, lit. "I'm Not a Cat, You Know!") is a manga series by Kentarō Yano which ran in Young Jump magazine from 1982 until 1985. The story follows the romance of Naoko Miyamoto (宮本尚子, Miyamoto Naoko), a young artist attending art college, and Yokokawa (横川), a crass young man attending the same college. Because of a bad experience with a kitten when she was young (she saw one get killed), Miyamoto is scared of being around cats. Despite her fear, a local cat adopts her.
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Written by | Kentarō Yano |
Published by | Shueisha Leed Publishing |
Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1982 – 1985 |
Volumes | 13 (1983-1985) 11 (1991-1992) 11 (2000) 10 (2000-2001) |
Manga
First release
The first release of the manga consisted of thirteen volumes published by Shueisha.
- ISBN, February 25, 1983
- ISBN 4-08-861322-8, April 25, 1983
- ISBN 4-08-861323-6, August 25, 1983
- ISBN 4-08-861324-4, November 25, 1983
- ISBN 4-08-861325-2, January 25, 1984
- ISBN 4-08-861326-0, April 25, 1984
- ISBN 4-08-861327-9, July 25, 1984
- ISBN 4-08-861328-7, October 25, 1984
- ISBN 4-08-861329-5, November 25, 1984
- ISBN 4-08-861330-9, December 25, 1984
- ISBN 4-08-861331-7, January 25, 1985
- ISBN 4-08-861332-5, March 25, 1985
- ISBN 4-08-861333-3, May 25, 1985
Second release
The second release was in 1991, and consisted of eleven volumes published by Shueisha.
- ISBN 4-8342-2021-4, October 23, 1991
- ISBN 4-8342-2022-2, November 1991
- ISBN 4-8342-2023-0, December 1991
- ISBN 4-8342-2024-9, January 1992
- ISBN 4-8342-2025-7, February 1992
- ISBN 4-8342-2026-5, March 1992
- ISBN 4-8342-2027-3, April 1992
- ISBN 4-8342-2028-1, May 1992
- ISBN 4-8342-2029-X, June 1992
- ISBN 4-8342-2030-3, July 1992
- ISBN 4-8342-2031-1, August 1992
These were rereleased by Shueisha in 2000.
- ISBN 4-08-861321-X, 2000
- ISBN 4-08-861322-8, 2000
- ISBN 4-08-861323-6, 2000
- ISBN 4-08-861324-4, 2000
- ISBN 4-08-861325-2, 2000
- ISBN 4-08-861326-0, 2000
- ISBN 4-08-861327-9, 2000
- ISBN 4-08-861328-7, 2000
- ISBN 4-08-861329-5, 2000
- ISBN 4-08-861330-9, 2000
- ISBN 4-08-861331-7, 2000
Third release
The third release was in 2000, and consisted of 10 volumes and was published by Leed Publishing.
- ISBN 4-8458-1791-8, May 2000
- ISBN 4-8458-1792-6, June 2000
- ISBN 4-8458-1793-4, July 2000
- ISBN 4-8458-1794-2, August 2000
- ISBN 4-8458-1795-0, September 2000
- ISBN 4-8458-1796-9, October 2000
- ISBN 4-8458-1797-7, November 2000
- ISBN 4-8458-1798-5, December 2000
- ISBN 4-8458-1799-3, January 2001
- ISBN 4-8458-1800-0, February 2001
Albums
An image album and a single were released for this manga series.
- Neko Janai mon!, Pony Canyon, EP, 7G0037, ¥1289, November 1983[1]
- "Neko Janai mon!"
- "Feel so Nyan-Nyan"
- Sound Comic Series Shukkan Young Jump Serialization Neko Janai mon!, Pony Canyon, C25G0183 (EP), 25P7302 (cassette), ¥2500, September 21, 1983[1]
- "Neko Janai mon!"
- "Feel so Nyan-Nyan"
- "Naoko"
- "Pastel Weather"
- "Neko Janai mon!" (Instrumental)
- "Furi Mukeba Seishun"
- "Atashi no Suki na Lonely Boy"
- "Futari"
- "Neko Janai mon! Finale"
- "Oyasuminasai"
References
- (in Japanese) See The list of presented songs. Accessed July 13, 2006.