Koi-Neko. Manga introduction

Koi-Neko can be loosely translated as "Sex-kitten", so
it should come as no surprise that this is a Magical Girlfriend
story. Unlike other such, the GF is a true catgirl - she enjoys
tormenting helpless creatures; hence, her interest in the
protagonist. Nao, our catgirl, is neither standoffish nor
violent, but Shinta, our hero, is a first year middle-school
student, and reluctant to leap into anything.
Shinta wanted a cat, but his father wouldn't let him have
one; so the cat became a girl, and Shinta's father is fine
with Shinta keeping a girl, but Shinta isn't sure about it.
As a girl, Nao is Shinta's classmate, and quite aggressive
in publicly declaring her interest, and in seeking advice
from their classmates as to how best to pursue it.
For Christmas, Shinta buys Nao a collar with a bell;
their classmates find that strange.

This manga has reached 5 volumes in Japan, only one
chapter has been scanslated into English; it does not
appear to be licensed.

Author: Etsuya Mashima
Sunday Comics GX

Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net> wrote:[color=blue]
> Shinta wanted a cat, but his father wouldn't let him have
> one; so the cat became a girl, and Shinta's father is fine
> with Shinta keeping a girl, but Shinta isn't sure about it.[/color]

Well, what father doesn't want his son to have a little pussy?



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Doug Jacobs wrote:[color=blue]
> Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Shinta wanted a cat, but his father wouldn't let him have
>>one; so the cat became a girl, and Shinta's father is fine
>>with Shinta keeping a girl, but Shinta isn't sure about it.[/color]
>
> Well, what father doesn't want his son to have a little pussy?[/color]

(Nice to know that Elizabeth Slocombe has kept up a career ghost-writing
posts for Usenet...) :)

Derek Janssen (and I am unanimous in that!)
[email]ejanss1@verizon.net[/email]

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:53:38 -0400, Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net>
wrote:
[color=blue]
>Koi-Neko can be loosely translated as "Sex-kitten", so
>it should come as no surprise that this is a Magical Girlfriend
>story. Unlike other such, the GF is a true catgirl - she enjoys
>tormenting helpless creatures; hence, her interest in the
>protagonist. Nao, our catgirl, is neither standoffish nor
>violent, but Shinta, our hero, is a first year middle-school
>student, and reluctant to leap into anything.[/color]

Chapter 1:[color=blue]
>As a girl, Nao is Shinta's classmate, and quite aggressive
>in publicly declaring her interest, and in seeking advice
>from their classmates as to how best to pursue it.[/color]
Shinta agrees to date, but requires that they have no secrets
from each other, which causes Nao to reveal that she is a cat.

Chapter 2: Nao and Shinta meet at the temple, and
resolve their differences.

Chapter 3:[color=blue]
>Shinta wanted a cat, but his father wouldn't let him have
>one; so the cat became a girl, and Shinta's father is fine
>with Shinta keeping a girl, but Shinta isn't sure about it.[/color]
Shinta has a little sister who is fine with having a catgirl
in the family.

Chapter 4:[color=blue]
>For Christmas, Shinta buys Nao a collar with a bell;
>their classmates find that strange.[/color]

Chapter 5:
The other cats object to Nao's new lifestyle.

Chapter 6:
Shinta fights the cat pride for Nao's tail.

Chapter 7:
A human classmate (girl) who loves cats is totally
amazed at Shinta's connection to them.

Chapter 8:
Shinta hasn't been studying and his grades are falling.

Chapter 9:
A second catgirl appears, and targets Shinta.

Chapter 10:
Catfight!

Chapter 11 (vol 2):
All 3 girls end up at Shinta's house; the human
one brings the Japanese version of catnip (which
I can't remember the name of right now).

Chapter 12:
Can a catgirl learn to swim?

Chapter 13:
The truth about Catgirls and dogs.

Chapter 14:
Origin story of the second catgirl

Chapter 15:
Shinta and Nao are locked in storage locker together;
unknown to them, their classmates are outside listening
to everything they say.

Chapter 16:
Yarn about cats.
[color=blue]
>
>This manga has reached 5 volumes in Japan, only one
>chapter has been scanslated into English; it does not
>appear to be licensed.
>
>Author: Etsuya Mashima
>Sunday Comics GX[/color]

Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net> wa:[color=blue]
>Chapter 11 (vol 2):
>All 3 girls end up at Shinta's house; the human
>one brings the Japanese version of catnip (which
>I can't remember the name of right now).[/color]

Matatabi, aka "silver vine", I would guess?

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On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:51:30 -0400, Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net>
wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:53:38 -0400, Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net>
>wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Koi-Neko can be loosely translated as "Sex-kitten", so
>>it should come as no surprise that this is a Magical Girlfriend
>>story. Unlike other such, the GF is a true catgirl - she enjoys
>>tormenting helpless creatures; hence, her interest in the
>>protagonist. Nao, our catgirl, is neither standoffish nor
>>violent, but Shinta, our hero, is a first year middle-school
>>student, and reluctant to leap into anything.[/color]
>
>Chapter 1:[color=green]
>>As a girl, Nao is Shinta's classmate, and quite aggressive
>>in publicly declaring her interest, and in seeking advice
>>from their classmates as to how best to pursue it.[/color]
>Shinta agrees to date, but requires that they have no secrets
>from each other, which causes Nao to reveal that she is a cat.
>
>Chapter 2: Nao and Shinta meet at the temple, and
>resolve their differences.
>
>Chapter 3:[color=green]
>>Shinta wanted a cat, but his father wouldn't let him have
>>one; so the cat became a girl, and Shinta's father is fine
>>with Shinta keeping a girl, but Shinta isn't sure about it.[/color]
>Shinta has a little sister who is fine with having a catgirl
>in the family.
>
>Chapter 4:[color=green]
>>For Christmas, Shinta buys Nao a collar with a bell;
>>their classmates find that strange.[/color]
>
>Chapter 5:
>The other cats object to Nao's new lifestyle.
>
>Chapter 6:
>Shinta fights the cat pride for Nao's tail.
>
>Chapter 7:
>A human classmate (girl) who loves cats is totally
>amazed at Shinta's connection to them.
>
>Chapter 8:
>Shinta hasn't been studying and his grades are falling.
>
>Chapter 9:
>A second catgirl appears, and targets Shinta.
>
>Chapter 10:
>Catfight!
>
>Chapter 11 (vol 2):
>All 3 girls end up at Shinta's house; the human
>one brings the Japanese version of catnip (which
>I can't remember the name of right now).
>
>Chapter 12:
>Can a catgirl learn to swim?
>
>Chapter 13:
>The truth about Catgirls and dogs.
>
>Chapter 14:
>Origin story of the second catgirl
>
>Chapter 15:
>Shinta and Nao are locked in storage locker together;
>unknown to them, their classmates are outside listening
>to everything they say.
>
>Chapter 16:
>Yarn about cats.[/color]

Chapter 17:
Shinta has been keeping the catgirls outside, but with Autumn
coming on, they let themselves in and snuggle under the covers.
So he takes them ice-skating.

Chapter 18:
Tweenage catgirl in heat, part 1

Chapter 19: part 2.[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>>
>>This manga has reached 5 volumes in Japan, only one
>>chapter has been scanslated into English; it does not
>>appear to be licensed.
>>
>>Author: Etsuya Mashima
>>Sunday Comics GX[/color][/color]

On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 14:03:46 +0000 (UTC), Aya the Vampire Slayer
<ryoko@gatech.rmv.this.part.edu> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net> wa:[color=green]
>>Chapter 11 (vol 2):
>>All 3 girls end up at Shinta's house; the human
>>one brings the Japanese version of catnip (which
>>I can't remember the name of right now).[/color]
>
>Matatabi, aka "silver vine", I would guess?
>[/color]
I think that's it.

-Galen

On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:06:42 -0400, in rec.arts.anime.misc, Galen
<galen@nekomimicon.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:51:30 -0400, Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net>
>wrote:
>[color=green]
>>On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:53:38 -0400, Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net>
>>wrote:[/color][/color]

<snip>
[color=blue][color=green]
>>Chapter 11 (vol 2):
>>All 3 girls end up at Shinta's house; the human
>>one brings the Japanese version of catnip (which
>>I can't remember the name of right now).[/color][/color]

<snip>
[color=blue]
>Chapter 17:
>Shinta has been keeping the catgirls outside, but with Autumn
>coming on, they let themselves in and snuggle under the covers.
>So he takes them ice-skating.[/color]

Does this turn into a harem manga?

Your first post inspired me to find and read the first chapter, and I'm not
sure yet if this will be a keeper or a tosser; really need to see more of
the story to make up my mind.

The reason I'm asking about it turning into a harem is that a couple of
other manga I really liked at first, Sekirei and Rosario+Vampire, have piled
on so many girls that the original characters, relationships, etc. are
getting lost in the crowd. (I'm still enjoying both manga, but not nearly
as much as I did at first when there was more focus on the main characters.)

--
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<That's sarcasm, folks...>

On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:06:16 GMT, Nick <tanstaafl@pobox.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:06:42 -0400, in rec.arts.anime.misc, Galen
><galen@nekomimicon.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:51:30 -0400, Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net>
>>wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:53:38 -0400, Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net>
>>>wrote:[/color][/color]
>
><snip>
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>Chapter 11 (vol 2):
>>>All 3 girls end up at Shinta's house; the human
>>>one brings the Japanese version of catnip (which
>>>I can't remember the name of right now).[/color][/color]
>
><snip>
>[color=green]
>>Chapter 17:
>>Shinta has been keeping the catgirls outside, but with Autumn
>>coming on, they let themselves in and snuggle under the covers.
>>So he takes them ice-skating.[/color]
>
>Does this turn into a harem manga?
>
>Your first post inspired me to find and read the first chapter, and I'm not
>sure yet if this will be a keeper or a tosser; really need to see more of
>the story to make up my mind.
>
>The reason I'm asking about it turning into a harem is that a couple of
>other manga I really liked at first, Sekirei and Rosario+Vampire, have piled
>on so many girls that the original characters, relationships, etc. are
>getting lost in the crowd. (I'm still enjoying both manga, but not nearly
>as much as I did at first when there was more focus on the main characters.)[/color]

Not a harem as such.
The second catgirl had a true love that broke,
I presume when her guy found out she was a cat; she
therefore wishes to learn why Nao and Shinta aren't
having that problem. She's not so much interested in
Shinta as she is "a girl with something to prove".
Megane-ko mega-neko-fangirl has no interest in Shinta
himself; she just wants the society of his friends.
Shinta has a romantic interest only in Nao,
although his libido is more tom-cattish.

There is a steadily expanding population of catgirls
through volume 5.

That being said, Koi Neko has the same kind of flow
as Nagasarete Airantou (the manga, not the anime)
which also has one guy and a swarm of girls who aren't
actually interested in him as a person. Although in
Koi Neko, the girls are stranded on a social island,
rather than a volcanic one.

-Galen

On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:08:33 -0400, in rec.arts.anime.misc, Galen
<galen@nekomimicon.net> wrote:

[color=blue]
>There is a steadily expanding population of catgirls
>through volume 5.[/color]

Thanks for the response.

The above comment isn't very encouraging for me: my problem with harems
isn't so much the romantic complications, but the number of central
characters. Too many times the series have so many characters all trying to
be major characters that they wind up with no major characters: everybody's
lost in a big mob, mindlessly milling about with nobody able to take center
stage.

I will keep reading for at least a few more chapters to see where it goes.

--
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