Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu Collector's Edition: 2

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a b c McCulloch, Joe (8 April 2015). "This Week in Comics! (4/8/15 –– Sit, Ubu, sit!)". The Comics Journal. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019 . Retrieved 28 November 2019. Then played straight in the final strip in the collected edition where Junji Ito explains Yon's deteriorating health and finally his death due to heart failure.

For the characters, I'm gonna review the humans and then the cats. The humans, J-kun and A-ko, were fun to There is not much of a story, the whole thing is a slice of life, about Ito moving in with his wife Ako and her cats, Muu and Yon, whose name can be read like “Death” and who has a skull shaped spot. That’s enough for Ito to decide that the cat is not only evil and malevolent, but also out to get him! So it begins a story of horror and tension between the Master of HorrorThe individual chapters detail different episodes of dealing with cats, from their adoption to them curling up on a bed to one escaping and being caught. It's entertaining enough for cat lovers and owners, but one obviously shouldn't expect Ito's usual creativity. It is, after all, a cat diary. Ito was smart enough to end it after 10 chapters, before the cat's antics became repetitive, and the charm of the horror-style presentation faded away. Much of the humor comes from ominous set ups, actions that in his other comics would lead to gruesome murders or hauntings instead pay off with a joke. Visuals that could be alarming in other works are played for comedy (for example an extended mouth with over large teeth moving towards a cat and a panel saying “I’m going to gobble you up” then the next frame showing kissing/cuddling the cat). Junji Ito, easily the greatest horror mangaka ever, decided to write an autobiographical diary about taking care of his two cute cats with his wife. It was a radical departure, but Ito's talent shined through, creating a funny, entertaining work.

Sleeping Single: Although not for censorship reasons; J-kun and A-ko just prefer different kinds of bed.

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Ito, Junji (2015). "Profile: Junji Ito". Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu. Kodansha Comics USA. ISBN 978-1-63236-197-4. The Gadfly: While they are Happily Married, A-to can't help but tease her fiancée that Yon likes her more. She does, however, show him how to play with the cat toys properly. A-ko, J-kun's wife: No irises, and ALWAYS smiling. Junji Ito notes in the "questions to the author" sections that his wife was irritated by this depiction. What Measure Is a Non-Cute?: J-kun initially wants nothing to do with Yon, who's not very cute, even disregarding his spookiness, but he gradually warms up to him. to eventually accepting their presence in his life to the extent that he is jealous of their relationship with his wife.

Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1963, he was inspired from a young age by his older sister's drawing and Kazuo Umezu's comics and thus took an interest in drawing horror comics himself. Nevertheless, upon graduation he trained as a dental technician, and until the early 1990s he juggled his dental career with his increasingly successful hobby — even after being selected as the winner of the prestigious Umezu prize for horror manga.

Irony: J-kun, who abhors the idea of having two cats, let alone the one with the spooky vibe, also gets insanely jealous when he doesn't appeal to them. Actually Pretty Funny: Downplayed; Ito revealed his wife Ayako wasn't thrilled about how she was drawn, but she was amused enough to help him with the tones and more information on cats. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2007 . Retrieved 16 June 2023. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (4 April 2019). "Kodansha Adds Ninja Slayer Kills, Cat Diary: Yon & Mu, 3 Persona/SMT Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019 . Retrieved 2 August 2019.