Nekogahara

Nekogahara
First tankōbon volume cover
猫ヶ原
Genre	Historical,[1] samurai[2]
Manga
Written by	Hiroyuki Takei
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA
Imprint	Magazine Edge KC
Magazine	Shōnen Magazine Edge
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	September 17, 2015 – April 17, 2018
Volumes	5

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.[3][4][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.[9]

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

See also

• Samurai Cat, a character from a similar themed media franchise by Mark Rogers

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 「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.
7. 猫ヶ原（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
8. 猫ヶ原（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
9. 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.
10. "Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai 1". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
11. 猫ヶ原（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
12. "Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai 2". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
13. 猫ヶ原（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
14. "Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai 3". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
15. 猫ヶ原（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
16. "Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai 4". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
17. "Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai 5". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

Further reading

• Walter, Cain (November 23, 2016). "Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post.

External links

• Nekogahara official website at Shōnen Magazine Edge (in Japanese)
• Nekogahara at Anime News Network's encyclopedia