Some books are built on one funny premise, but the reader soon discovers that the joke only has steam enough for a couple of chapters. Then the book falls flat on its face. This is exactly what happened here.

A giant cat that takes care of his owner? Sure, this is fun and cute, especially if the owner is clueless and slightly pathetic. I was bored halfway through, unfortunately. The same things happened over and over and over and over again: Yuichi the giant cat cooks something delicious – Saku the owner enjoys it and has a beer; people react to Yuichi; Saku is in an embarrassing situation; Yuichi does something unexpected.

The art was uninspired and left me cold. It’s a pity. I do love cats, but I have yet to find a cat manga that I love ;) (Oh, and I wouldn’t mind having a huge cat cooking for us.)
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A humorous domestic fantasy in which a slacker twentysomething office worker adopts a kitten that grows into a man-sized cat who walks upright and acts as her housekeeper and general caretaker. Yukichi the cat gets Saku out the door in the morning in time for work, cleans all day, and has a hot meal waiting on the table when she gets home. So, yeah, the perfect househusband. (Been there, doing that again.)

There is a romantic interest at work for Saku, so this doesn't seem to be going down a furries/bestiality route. It's just super-mild, slice-of-life humor with a recurring joke being how nobody seems to notice the large cat shopping at the grocery store or they just assume he's a guy in a promotional mascot costume if they do make eye contact.

I might try one more volume, but I'm already sure the short, sitcom-y chapters aren't going to hold my interest in the long run. ( )