Cat + gamer

Riko Kozakura works hard all day to make sure she gets out right at quitting time so she can maximize her gaming time at home. Not a fan of work socials or overtime, she is as surprised as her coworkers when she volunteers to take a stray cat home. She doesn't know the first thing about taking care of another living being, and how is this going to affect her gaming? Musubi is a very loving and playful cat, and Riko draws upon her experience as an RPG player to handle and understand how to care for her cat--including likening fleas to status ailments and play time to leveling up. Volume 2 doubles down on the slice-of-life feel with short chapter adventures of Riko finding more ways to care for Musubi, including constructing a monstrous cat tower and "equipping" him with a collar. Nadatani's illustrations of Riko's apartment, Riko, and Musubi are extremely detailed, and the illustration team clearly had fun making cute cat poses for Musubi, somewhat based on the mangaka's own cat, who is shared with readers in a photo at the end of volume 2. This is a delightful feel-good manga that will leave cat-loving readers with warm fuzzies. This might be a great read for fans of Kanata Konami's Chi's Sweet Home who have grown up and have other hobbies, particularly video gaming.