To be upfront I've received an arc by kodanasha via netgalley in exchange for an honest review. As an animal lover who raises two cats I could not resist the title or the charming art style. The real life photos included are a real plus and add another insight into their lives. The dog Inu is a little ball of energy moving and jumping or looking soulfully into the camera, while the cat, Neko, has the expression of a world weary gangster. Cat and dog antics were highly relatable with dog being a happy go lucky character while the cat is indifferent aloof and antisocial.
There were many quotidian scenes that were all too familiar but still very funny, like the way the dog and cat lay with the author in bed, the dog being cuddly and considerate while the cat being a selfish bed hogger. Or when Cat gets a new toy pretends he doesn't care but plays with it anyway. I can sum up With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun with just to words- cuteness overload. There were some very touching scenes towards the end, when the mangaka was reminiscing about her previous dogs and when she describes how she came to adopt the animals. I understand there is also an anime and the making which I would love to seek out.
review#WithaDogANDaCatEveryDayisFunvolume1 #NetGalley by kodanasha

Very cute! This is exactly what it says on the tin: slice of life mini-comics about living with a dog and a cat. If that's what you want, enjoy! If it's not, don't pick it up!

It's easy to relate with the situations in this book. Neko is the typical grumpy cat. One of my dogs is just like Inu and I had so much fun reading it.

This is a cute all-ages manga. The art is somewhat simplistic but fun, and most of the text is accessible to anyone about 3rd grade and up. I wish we had the money in our tight budget this year to get this, but it doesn't quite make the cut. If next year is better maybe I'll get it retroactively.

This was such a cute manga! The sound effects were a great addition in bringing the characters to life. I love how Matsumoto included real pictures of her doggo and kitty throughout the manga because they are super adorable! The stories in this manga were very relatable and it was cool to see the contrast between her Inu and Neko’s personalities. Her art style seems very basic but the exaggerated face expressions added humour to her stories. I also really liked how she included a little blulrb about the different options that are available for where to purchase your pets. If you love cats and dogs then definitely check this manga out.

I’ve always been a sucker for pet antics-be it in manga, novels and any other media. So, when I saw there’s a comic by a pet owner of both cat and dog, I immediately picked it up.

It was such a light, breezy and enjoyable read.

It is a collection of short comic strips featuring her adorable, hyper, most precious poodle, Inu and Neko, a mighty cat-lord who owns hooman world. (Inu and Neko literally means Dog and Cat!) Artist has collected her daily life episodes with her pets in a cute art style bound little comic that’ll leave you chuckling several times and if you’re like me- start afresh a begging bout for a pet…

I also loved how the artist has shared real-life photos of those babies in between the strips with little comments.

It was pretty good but did lack in several aspects. For one, I think I’d have much preferred those comic strips being a little longer since it got a bit jumpy with erratic flow due to the style adapted.
Also, the translation sometimes felt a bit off that failed to do justice with the humor.

Overall, I enjoyed it very much as I read it in my short break from work.

Thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

4.5 stars

This may be the cutest thing I have ever read. Absolute adorableness in canine and feline form.
Also, loved the fact that Inu-kun was a poodle as that is what I have.

Recommended for any dog or cat lover who needs a breath of fresh air right now.

First of all, thanks to Netgally for letting me read this in advance in exchange for an honest review

Is there something more amazing than having a pet? No, there isn’t. This art shows us a variety of scenarios from day to day in the life of an animal lover.
Here we have Inu, an adorable and energetic dog; and Neko, a chubby and grumpy cat, that in its own way shows its love to its owner.
As it is, this doesn’t have a story to follow, it’s just a series of illustrations of tHidekichi Matsumoto’s life with her pets. Even though it’s really enjoyable. It captures how it is to live with a dog and a cat.
As I was reading it reminded me how I am with my dog and the things we do together. I couldn’t stop myself from laughing and smiling 3/5 stars.
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¿Acaso hay algo mejor que tener una mascota? No, no lo hay, esta novela gráfica nos muestra distintas escenas de lo que es el día a día en la vida de un amante de los animales.
Nos presenta a Inu, un perrito demasiado adorable y enérgico; y a Neko, un gatito gordinflón y gruñón, pero que muestra a su manera el amor que tiene por su dueña.
Como tal no tenemos una historia que podamos seguir, solo es una complicación de ilustraciones de actividades cotidianas, pero aún así se disfruta bastante, retrata cómo es convivir en casa con estos animales.
Me recordó mucho a como me comporto yo con mi propio perro y no pude evitar sonreír ante cada dibujo. 3/5 estrellas.

I received an ARC through NetGalley from Kodansha USA, Vertical Comics. This was a very cute manga that depicted real life daily scenarios from an owner of both a cat and a dog. The two pets have very different personalities and the owner loves them to death, but can also be very frustrated by their antics - each alone and when they are together. Overall, this was a nice, light, slice of life for animal lovers. While I don't think this accurately represents all dog personalities or all cat personalities, it definitely shows how our pets make our lives fun and interesting each day.

With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun was better than I expected. Usually pet series make me cringe, since Japanese way to treat pets is not the greatest and wouldn't be tolerated in my country. The series is autobiographical and tells about Hidekichi's pet dog named Inu and cat named Neko. Of course the names mean a dog and cat. This is a humor manga, a combination of 4-koma (strip manga) and one page stories about the lives and times of the pets and their owner. There's no plot of course, but occurrences and differences about the pets and how Hidekichi enjoys it all. I'm glad this is realistic and that the animals are actually animals. I also liked the photos, they worked nicely along.

This type of series tends to repeat itself, but With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun does it better and makes everything seem more refreshing. The pets have their own personas and there's enough variation not to make this boring. So, one of the better animals series surely. The art looks almost Western and the vivid line art enriches the story and there's lots of motion, which is great too. If you like to read about dogs and cats, then this is surely for you!

***Netgalley ARC given for honest review***

These hilarious and relatable vignettes will warm any pet lover's ❤️. Enjoy a brief look into the lives of the author's pet dog, Inu-kun, and pet cat, Neko-chan. There are even real pics of said pets sprinkled throughout the manga. I enjoyed this fun volume even more than I thought I would. Will definitely pick up the the next manga volume!

'With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun, Volume 1' by Hidekichi Matsumoto is a manga full of comics about the artist living with a cat and a dog.

Owning a pet can be fun, and pets have their own personalities as Hidekichi Matsumoto has discovered. While her dog reacts with happiness at a new toy, her cat shows disinterest. At bedtime, the dog snuggles in to be, while the cat is wound up and playing loudly. Included in the volume is how the author met each of her pets.

This was really a lot of fun to read. I can tell the artist loves both pets, but her cat is hilarious in its moodiness.

I received a review copy of this manga from Kodansha USA and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.

This is a very cute manga for the cat lover in your life. I'm more of a dog person than a cat person so I generally find the "cats doing things they shouldn't" behavior as irritating rather than adorable (like swiping at a dog or knocking a glass off the table) and this book is definitely geared towards people who find that sort of thing cute. The illustrations are very fun and this would be a super fun book to read to a child. It would be a great introduction to manga and reading right to left. The use of real photos was a really sweet touch. And there's truly nothing better than having pets and this book delivers on celebrating them.

Did you enjoy A Man and his Cat but would like a few more laughs? Then do I have the book for you! With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun is a delightful, heartwarming, and very entertaining record of the author's life with her toy poodle and grumpy cat, detailing their differences and the joy that living with them brings. Each chapter about the cat ends with the same photo of him looking like he doesn't give a damn about anyone, and photos of both pets are placed throughout the volume as a special treat. The story is recognizable to anyone who has lived with multiple pets, and the bonus content of how she got each of them - bought the dog at a pet shop and rescued the cat when he was a kitten from a drain - and her increasing awareness of animal rescue help to fill out the plot. It's hard to overstate how much fun this is.

I received an e-copy of this manga from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is the cutest manga I've ever read. It's fun (I actually laughed out loud a few times) and captures the reality of having a cat and a dog. Each 'story' or page shows a snapshot of what owning a pet is like: Neko the grumpy cat who is quite happy just being fed and left alone, and Inu the crazy dog who loves attention, food and being close to a human as much as possible.
Having grown up around dogs this made my heart so happy (having lost our dog a few months ago and currently being dog-less) and having cat-sat for my cousin I learned that cats are not to be messed with and it's best to stay away, and this manga captures this perfectly.

If you are an animal lover, particularly cats and dogs, this is a really quick and fun manga that you could easily skim through multiple times and never get bored of.

Thank you to the publisher for giving me a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

I really loved this. The small little photographs of the dog and the cat were so cute in between the stories and I thought it added so much personality from the artist to the comic.

I think the story is very cute. And even though I don't own both a cat and a dog I did relate to some of the scenarios that were presented in this comic. I think it's a great way to make people laugh and smile and give a little break from so to say "The real world"

Absolutely recommend this one!

A manga sharing the artist’s daily experiences with her pet cat Neko who is aloof, and her dog Enu who is full of energy.

Hidekichi shares relatable pet owner experiences with a touch of humor. The contrast between her two animals and their personalities is comical as well. There are real pictures of her pets sprinkled throughout the book. There are a couple pet mangas out there, but none that feature both a cat and a dog or feel like a real journal of a pet owner. Recommended for animal lovers.

Notes on content: 2 minor swears. No sexual content. Some pet on human and pet on pet minor violence. A mention of calling a psychic just because she was starved for human interaction. Also a story about coming home drunk to her pets.

I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

'With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun' follows the story of the manga artist Hidekichi Matsumoko and her daily life with her two pets, Mr Inu (her playful dog) and Mr Neko (her rather devilish cat)
Each chapter follows a different story, and a lot of which may be relatable to pet owners- i certainly found them to be!

The art-style is soo adorable and her funny stories made me laugh many a time! I also really enjoyed seeing the real life photos she included for further context on certain scenes and i'll definitely be reading volume 2 along with any other books to come!

Rating: 4/5 stars
-- Thank to Netagalley and Kodansha Comics for providing the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Review to come to blog/goodreads on September 26.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

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A cute and hilarious manga about the artist's cat, Neko, and her dog, Inu. The names alone had me in stitches.

It took a while before I could read it. My Kindle needs to convert things and that just messed it all up, my Kindle doesn't like manga it seems. In the end I read it on my tablet, not the best for my eyes, but the only option. :) I was already worried I may not be able to read it, and I really wanted to read this book.

This one is about the artist's pets and her daily life with them. She has a dog and a cat and she tells us in short comics how her life is with these two. From trying to work with a hyper dog and a cat that loves the warmth of her laptop. How her dog is totally enthusiastic (so very enthusiastic) and loves her and shows her that all the time. And how her cat... well he is a typical cat. But he loves her in his own special grumpy way. :P
I laughed so so much reading her stories about her pets. I am definitely a big fan of her dog, he is just so bouncy and hyper, never letting anything get in the way or make his happiness go away.

I had a lot of fun reading this one, it was just what I needed. I laughed, I giggled, and rolled my eyes a bit at that grumpy cat Neko.

While we read we get photographs of both pets, and I just had a laugh how different the cat is in real life. The dog is pretty much the same, but the cat looks way sweeter in real life (then again, appearances can be deceiving). I definitely love that they were added, it just gave the story something extra.

The art was OK.

All in all, I need more volumes in this series. I need to see what is next in the daily lives with these pets.

<i>arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review</i>

This was super cute! I love both cats and dogs so reading this manga about someone having both was a joy. I really liked the artist’s drawing style!

I will say this was a bit harder to read purely because this was just a mix of short stories about this manga artist’s cat and dog, it wasn’t just a continuous story but a jumble of a ton of tiny stories.

It was still super enjoyable though! I definitely recommend this if you’re looking for an adorable read about the adventures of a cute little poodle and a mischievous cat!

3/5 🌟

TW: animal death