Sue & Tai-chan is an absolutely wholesome and adorable title great for young readers, parents with young readers, or people who love cats. I'm not sure if this book was already flipped or what but unlike most manga it reads left-to-right, which should make it easy for people not used to the right-to-left reading orientation. There's probably lessons about elders being patient/learning from the young and vice versa if you decide to frame it in that manner. (I received a free copy from the publisher via Netgalley.)

What a beautiful combination of humorous and heartwarming this comic is!

Sue, a seventeen year old house cat, is enjoying the relaxation of her ‘senior-citizen’ days. Her plans are thrown for a toss when her owner brings home a mischievous new kitten named Tai-chan. Poor Sue! From being allowed to sleep to being awakened all hours of the day, from getting to eat her meals in peace to being pestered about foods, Sue’s life goes haywire. Do you think Sue will enjoy being a ‘cat-sitter’ to little Tai?

Konami Kanata is known for her cat manga ‘Chi's Sweet Home’. This book showed me how adorable her works can be. Tai-chan is drawn in such a cute kawaii style that you will feel tempted to pull his cheeks in every panel. Sue is the perfect antithesis, what with her frustrated looks and overdrawn sighs.

The whole book isn’t exactly one story but a series of mini misadventures the two cats get into, mainly because of Tai-chan’s naughtiness. Not surprisingly for a cat story, the book is peppered with a variety of mews and meows and mrows, the translation of each being written next to the sound. This added so much more fun to the proceedings.

The book is just volume 1, so there is a slightly incomplete ending to the issue, but nothing like a cliff-hanger. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next issue!

Cat lovers, you can’t miss out on this one!

5 purry meows for this gem!

My thanks to Kodansha and NetGalley for the ARC of “Sue & Tai-chan 1”. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.

Sue-Chan is a 17 year old tiger cat, happy to sleep most of the day away, until her owner is forced to take in a kitten, Tai-Chan, who doesn't want to sleep all day. What kitten would want to do that? She wants to play and play and play.

So this volume is about that. Really, the whole book is ways that Tai-Chan tries to get Sue-chan to play when she wants to sleep.

It is cute, and very much keeping cat light, though we can read their thoughts. If you have ever had an older cat with a kitten, the antics are very familiar.

Very cute book.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

ARC Copy...Highly recommended for both the artist's other cat related works and cats lovers in general. Those who have multiple cats and/or one kitten living with an older member of the house hold whether be cat or human will love and relate to the kitty moments.

I’ve read and own the author’s previous work, Chi’s Sweet Home. When I saw this was on Netgalley, I was super excited to request it. Much to my surprise, the book has already been published! I will definitely need to pick up this title and the rest of the Sue & Tai-Chan series soon! I love the cat characters! They are super adorable! It was a quick easy read. It looks like it’s a super cute series and I can’t wait to read more of Sue & Tai-Chan’s adventures! Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy of the arc in return for an honest review!

Sue a senior cat meets her new little friend, Tai-chan, and she can't have a proper sleep anymore and catch up playing with him.
I very recently pas this condition, with a little different, 4 Sue, and 2 Tai-chan. And now I try to make peace between 6 Sue and a doggy Tai!
But I should mention that If you think kittens are messy, just try puppy to see how the home will be exploded.

Sue & Tai-chan volume 1 by Konami Kanata was my first book from the author, I'm going to read more as there are many books with her cat characters.

This isn’t exactly a book review, ok just read it. It's funny and adorable with many cute pictures.

Many thanks to Kodansha Comics via NetGalley for giving me the chance to read Sue & Tai-chan volume 1 by Konami Kanata, I have given my honest review.

Cute and relatable for any cat lover. I recommend manga regularly based on the animals in it, and Sue and Tai-chan are bound to find homes on the shelves of animal lovers.

Everything about this gem of a book makes me happy.
The art is lovely and calming, and the characters have wonderfully expressive faces and body language. The story is simple and sweet, perfect for a day when you're looking for warm fuzzy feelings and not a lot of heavy plot. The realistically depicted cat behavior is amusing and adorable, and sedate older Sue versus energetic curious Tai-chan presents a perfectly balanced contrast for maximum cuteness. I feel for poor Sue!

Rating: 5 out of 5
-Characters: 5/5
-Cover: 5/5
-Story: 5/5
-Writing: 5/5
Genre: Comedy/SoL
Type: Manga
Worth?: Yes!

First want to thank Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this in exchange for an honest review! Secondly I want to state that I am not the biggest fan of cats but I loved this manga. It was light, hearty, and funny. Will say I was super sad when it ended. I just wanted to read more.

Sue and Tai-chan's relationship is the cutest. It reminds me of an old man and a young boy spending time together. It is very much worth the 5 stars!

I am normally not a cat person, but oh my goodness cat mangas are my bread and butter! They are so cute and adorable. I will read this over and over again! 100% recommend this manga!

3.75 Stars ( I received an e-arc of this graphic novel from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review)

This was such a lovely and cute read, with a grumpy old cat and sunshine little kitten. There's not really much to talk about plot wise but by the end the two have bonded quite a bit

I read the mangaka’s volume of Chi’s Sweet Adventures, and absolutely loved it. Anything to do with cats I instantly fall in love with, so seeing this release made me jump on board.

The main difference between this and Chi is that we have two cats to adore. With one being an older cat, whose life gets turned upside down with the arrival of a new kitten. It’s an adorable slice of life, focusing on the kitten getting used to living in the house, and learning from the grumpy older cat.

It’s a sweet little volume, one that isn’t plot heavy and is relaxing. Highly recommend.

Review to come February 21st on blog/goodreads.

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

When I saw this one pop up on Netgalley it was an instant click to request! I have heard tons about this series + I also love the other works by Kanata Konami (Chiiiiiiiii), so I just had to read this one~

In this one we meet an old cat named Sue and a young cat named Tai. Sue's owner was "forced" to take upon a new kitty and well, what will the older cat think of it? It sounded adorable as heck, and I just loved their first meeting. Sue very much unsure about the little ball of fuzz suddenly making his way into her quiet life, but she is also curious and interested which I quite loved. Though if only Sue knew what the kitty would really mean, haha but she finds that out immediately in the first chapter! Sue just wants to sleep, but Tai is a tiny kitten and wants to PLAY! Energy levels over 9000! I just felt for poor Sue and was happy that the owner decided to pick up Tai so Sue could have some rest, good job!

And the following chapters are Sue realising that this tiny little kitten isn't leaving any time soon and that she has to live with it during her precious old days of rest and quiet. I did love that she was meowing to it to teach it how to do things or to tell it not to do things. She was like a mom, or well, grandmom. XD I loved how she took Tai under her wing despite how much it tired her. She was so sweet for the little kitten and I loved it. She even does some naughty/agile things that even she wasn't expecting to do.

It was just the cutest and most hilarious to see Tai discover the world and all that is in there. And as you can guess, it didn't always go so well. XD From getting stuck in the curtains to balancing and rolling away on a watermelon. It was just adorable!

But dear owners, never give your cat milk! Give it special cat milk!!! Also I would definitely recommend that the owner keeps an eye on the food and who gets what. Maybe separate them during feeding so you know both get the right food. Also who leaves their bath filled with water when you have a kitten/cat? It was that Sue was there, but I wonder if Tai would have gotten out safely if Sue wasn't there.

I also had to get used to the way of reading. Normally I am used to right > left for manga, but here it was the normal way aka left > right. Which confused me greatly as this is a manga.

The art was, just like the other manga by this artist, superdupermega adorable and I was constantly awww-ing and ohhh-ing.

All in all, I would HIGHLY recommend this fun manga to all! It is cute, it makes you laugh, and the cats are great~ I cannot wait for the next volume!

Konami Kanata’s renowned for her cat-centred manga, this is the first of her ongoing series focused on Sue and Tai-Chan. Sue’s an older housecat who lives alone with her human Natsuki, she’s settled and dignified, content to sleep all day. Then her life’s disrupted by the sudden arrival of a rumbunctious kitten Tai-Chan who’s desperate to play. This is desperately sweet, horribly cute without being cloying, often hilarious, a slice-of-life manga comprised of fresh, uncluttered, full-colour images. The layout’s been tweaked for the English-language market, there’s little work to be done in terms of translation, Sue and Tai-Chan communicate using variations on meow, which are transformed on the page into simple sentences and phrases, making this suitable for young-ish children, as well as adults who aren't too jaded to respond to this kind of gentle humour. I’m not a cat person, at all, but I really enjoyed this one, and I’m looking forward to tracking down more in the series. Translated by Melissa Tanaka.

This was SO cute. I loved the art style, which is so pleasing to look at, and the books concept and story was so humorous and fun to read. I don't often see stories that revolve around pets, which made this unique! I fell in love with both of the pets, and I'm so happy to have been able to read this!

Thank you to Kodansha and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Sue & Tai-chan, Volume 1 by Konami Kanata is an adorable comedy manga about cats from the creator of Chi's Beloved Home. The story revolves around two cats, Sue and Tai-chan, who couldn't be more different. While Sue is an old-lady cat, her life changes when her owner brings home Tai-chan one day. Tai-chan is young, playful, and loves to bother Sue. Hijinks ensue as the two cats get used to living with each other.

Overall, Sue & Tai-chan, Volume 1 is the perfect gift for the pet-lover in your life. If you enjoyed The Secret World of Pets, then you will enjoy this book. One highlight of this book is the adorable artwork. The cats are drawn very cutely, and the light watercolors contribute to the light-hearted atmosphere. Another highlight of this book is the humor. This book is the perfect pick-me-up after a dreary day. If you're intrigued by the description, or if you're a fan of funny manga about pets, I highly recommend that you check out this book, which is available now!