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Japanese manga series by Hiroyuki Takei
Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai (猫ヶ原 , Nekogahara ) is a Japanese
manga series written and illustrated by
Hiroyuki Takei . It was serialized in
Kodansha 's Shōnen Magazine Edge from September 2015 to April 2018.
Plot
Set in an alternative version of
Feudal Japan inhabited by
anthropomorphic
Persian cats . Norachiyo's bell hangs from his
katana sheath, but he is nonetheless a stray—a rōnin , as he travels across a dishonest world, cutting through pretense and deception with his blade.
Publication
Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai is written and illustrated by
Hiroyuki Takei . The series was published in
Kodansha 's Shōnen Magazine Edge from September 17, 2015 to April 17, 2018.
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[5]
[6] Kodansha collected its chapters in six
tankōbon volumes, released from April 15, 2016,
[7] to May 17, 2018.
[8]
In North America,
Kodansha USA announced the English release of the manga in March 2016.
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Volumes
No.
Original release date
Original ISBN
English release date
English ISBN
1 April 15, 2016
[7]
978-4-06-391001-8 October 25, 2016
[10]
978-1-63236-365-7
2 November 17, 2016
[11]
978-4-06-391038-4 February 14, 2017
[12]
978-1-63236-396-1
3 June 16, 2017
[13]
978-4-06-391077-3 October 17, 2017
[14]
978-1-63236-397-8
4 May 17, 2018
[15]
978-4-06-511328-8 September 11, 2018
[16]
978-1-63236-438-8
5 May 17, 2018
[8]
978-4-06-511329-5 November 20, 2018
[17]
978-1-63236-503-3
References
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武井宏之の猫時代劇「猫ヶ原」1巻発売、実写版ノラ千代のスタンプも .
Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 15, 2016.
Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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Garrity, Shaenon K. (November 19, 2016).
"[Review] Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai" .
Otaku USA .
Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 16, 2015).
"Kodansha Launches Shōnen Magazine Edge with New Work by Shaman King's Takei (Updated)" .
Anime News Network .
Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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マガジンエッジ本日創刊!武井宏之「猫ヶ原」ほかエッジの効いた作品群 .
Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 17, 2015.
Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 17, 2018).
"Hiroyuki Takei's Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai Manga Ends on April 17" .
Anime News Network .
Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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「シャーマンキング」新章プロローグがエッジに、「パンドーラ」スピンオフ4コマも .
Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 17, 2018.
Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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b
猫ヶ原(1) (in Japanese).
Kodansha .
Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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a
b
猫ヶ原(5) (in Japanese).
Kodansha .
Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
^ Blyden, Jabulani (March 25, 2016).
"Kodansha Comics Adds Interviews with Monster Girls, Fairy Tail: Twin Dragons of Sabertooth, Nekogahara Manga" .
Anime News Network .
Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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"Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai 1" .
Penguin Random House .
Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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猫ヶ原(2) (in Japanese).
Kodansha .
Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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"Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai 2" .
Penguin Random House .
Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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猫ヶ原(3) (in Japanese).
Kodansha .
Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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"Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai 3" .
Penguin Random House .
Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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猫ヶ原(4) (in Japanese).
Kodansha .
Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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"Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai 4" .
Penguin Random House .
Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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"Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai 5" .
Penguin Random House .
Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
Further reading
External links
Shōnen Magazine Edge series
2010s 2020s † Indicates titles that continued serialization in other magazines