Neko Janai mon!

Neko Janai mon!
Covers of Neko Janai mon!
ネコじゃないモン!
Genre	Romantic comedy, Science fiction
Manga
Written by	Kentarō Yano
Published by	Shueisha Leed Publishing
Magazine	Weekly Young Jump
Original run	1982 – 1985
Volumes	13 (1983-1985) 11 (1991-1992) 11 (2000) 10 (2000-2001)
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Neko Janai mon! (ネコじゃないモン!^?) is a manga series by Kentarō Yano which ran in Young Jump magazine from 1982 until 1985. The story follows the romance of Naoko Miyamoto (宮本尚子, Miyamoto Naoko^?), a young artist attending art college, and Yokokawa (横川^?), a crass young man attending the same college. Because of a bad experience with a kitten when she was young (she saw one get killed), Miyamoto is scared of being around cats. Despite her fear, a local cat adopts her.

Manga

First release

The first release of the manga consisted of thirteen volumes published by Shueisha.

1. ISBN , February 25, 1983
2. ISBN 4-08-861322-8, April 25, 1983
3. ISBN 4-08-861323-6, August 25, 1983
4. ISBN 4-08-861324-4, November 25, 1983
5. ISBN 4-08-861325-2, January 25, 1984
6. ISBN 4-08-861326-0, April 25, 1984
7. ISBN 4-08-861327-9, July 25, 1984
8. ISBN 4-08-861328-7, October 25, 1984
9. ISBN 4-08-861329-5, November 25, 1984
10. ISBN 4-08-861330-9, December 25, 1984
11. ISBN 4-08-861331-7, January 25, 1985
12. ISBN 4-08-861332-5, March 25, 1985
13. ISBN 4-08-861333-3, May 25, 1985

Second release

The second release was in 1991, and consisted of eleven volumes published by Shueisha.

1. ISBN 4-8342-2021-4, October 23, 1991
2. ISBN 4-8342-2022-2, November 1991
3. ISBN 4-8342-2023-0, December 1991
4. ISBN 4-8342-2024-9, January 1992
5. ISBN 4-8342-2025-7, February 1992
6. ISBN 4-8342-2026-5, March 1992
7. ISBN 4-8342-2027-3, April 1992
8. ISBN 4-8342-2028-1, May 1992
9. ISBN 4-8342-2029-X, June 1992
10. ISBN 4-8342-2030-3, July 1992
11. ISBN 4-8342-2031-1, August 1992

These were rereleased by Shueisha in 2000.

1. ISBN 4-08-861321-X, 2000
2. ISBN 4-08-861322-8, 2000
3. ISBN 4-08-861323-6, 2000
4. ISBN 4-08-861324-4, 2000
5. ISBN 4-08-861325-2, 2000
6. ISBN 4-08-861326-0, 2000
7. ISBN 4-08-861327-9, 2000
8. ISBN 4-08-861328-7, 2000
9. ISBN 4-08-861329-5, 2000
10. ISBN 4-08-861330-9, 2000
11. ISBN 4-08-861331-7, 2000

Third release

The third release was in 2000, and consisted of 10 volumes and was published by Leed Publishing.

1. ISBN 4-8458-1791-8, May 2000
2. ISBN 4-8458-1792-6, June 2000
3. ISBN 4-8458-1793-4, July 2000
4. ISBN 4-8458-1794-2, August 2000
5. ISBN 4-8458-1795-0, September 2000
6. ISBN 4-8458-1796-9, October 2000
7. ISBN 4-8458-1797-7, November 2000
8. ISBN 4-8458-1798-5, December 2000
9. ISBN 4-8458-1799-3, January 2001
10. ISBN 4-8458-1800-0, February 2001

Albums

An image album and a single were released for this manga series.

• Neko Janai mon!, Pony Canyon, EP, 7G0037, ¥1289, November 1983^[1]

1. "Neko Janai mon!"
2. "Feel so Nyan-Nyan"

• Sound Comic Series Shukkan Young Jump Serialization Neko Janai mon!, Pony Canyon, C25G0183 (EP), 25P7302 (cassette), ¥2500, September 21, 1983^[1]

1. "Neko Janai mon!"
2. "Feel so Nyan-Nyan"
3. "Naoko"
4. "Pastel Weather"
5. "Neko Janai mon!" (Instrumental)
6. "Furi Mukeba Seishun"
7. "Atashi no Suki na Lonely Boy"
8. "Futari"
9. "Neko Janai mon! Finale"
10. "Oyasuminasai"

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Japanese) See The list of presented songs. Accessed July 13, 2006.