HISA TAKANO

In the Meiji restoration period of Japan, the government bans ghost stories and tales about demons. Despite this, a rental book shop called “Mukai Usagido” lends out books about ghouls and ghosts to its patrons.

A girl with a scarred heart stops by an antique shop. There she meets the talking cat Bonten and the shopkeeper... a slightly fantastical story of bonds between cat and man.

A slightly mysterious and heartwarming story about the smallest cat in the world and a high school boy. A fantastic cat named Tenohira Neko, small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, appears to Kanade, a first-year high school student. He is told that if he likes it, it will live with him...?

A slightly mysterious and heartwarming story about the smallest cat in the world and a high school boy. A fantastic cat named Tenohira Neko, small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, appears to Kanade, a first-year high school student. He is told that if he likes it, it will live with him...?

A minuscule cat appears one rainy day, perched on Kanade's chair. But the moment he spots the tiny ball of fluff, it vanishes! Kanade knows fairy cats are a rare sight to behold, hiding out of reach in nooks and crannies—but now that he's seen one, he is determined to win its affection. Can Kanade coax the fairy cat out and befriend it?

A quiet boy gets an unexpected wake-up call.