History Manga / AManAndHisCat

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: While at the vet, Fukumaru meets an older dog there for his weekly vet visit with his elderly human. It turns out said older man is the owner of Byako, Fukumaru's older brother and said dog saw Byako in Fukumaru. Neither party would be aware of this connection until much later.

** Fukumaru and his sister Marin bear a striking resemblance to each other and their mother despite the difference in fur colors and patterns.

* ParentalSubstitute: Fukumaru thinks of the old man as his father, with the English translation having Fukumaru calling Kanda "Daddy".

* StrongFamilyResemblance: Fukumaru and his sister Marin bear a striking resemblance to each other and their mother despite the difference in fur colors and patterns.

** Kanda ends up stepping in to salvage Moriyama's concert after his bandmates bail on him. Because Kanda was famous in his heyday as one of the top four pianists in the world and still is a respected and admired figure after he was forced to retire from performing, when a video of him playing ends up online, it quickly becomes viral with many looking at the video because of Kanda's presence.
** Geoffrey initially is against adopting the five kittens because laws in his home country state that he cannot bring kittens younger than three months old from another country and even then, he could only bring either one three month old kitten or three six month old kittens, and either result would mean Geoffroy would have to stay in Japan for an extended period of time to that make that impractical.

* PartingWordsRegret: The reason why Kanda got a cat is that his wife always wanted one. He had to go on tour and promised her that when he came back, they would adopt a cat for her. She then died before he could, and Kanda to honor her memory adopted a cat, which was Fukumaru.

* {{Pun}}: Anytime the story focuses on Fukumaru, he says certain words with a cat-related pun. For example, he’ll say “mew” instead of “you” or “pawsitive” instead of “positive”.

** Geoffroy initially is against adopting the five kittens because laws in his home country state that he cannot bring kittens younger than three months old from another country and even then, he could only bring either one three month old kitten or three six month old kittens, and either result would mean Geoffroy would have to stay in Japan for an extended period of time to that make impractical.

* YouAreNotAlone: One of the main themes of the series, with both Kanda and Fukumaru coming to this realization through their days together.

* AngerBornOfWorry: The moment where Fukumaru tries climbing a bookshelf during Kanda's piano practice. He at first thinks that "Daddy" will get mad when seeing the [=CDs=] damaged. Nope; Kanda is more worried that Fukumaru might have gotten badly injured. He cuddles him on seeing that his cat wasn't even scratched.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Kanade Hibino, a former rival of Kanda’s, is disgusted with his mother pawning off her unwanted cat Marin onto him, as well as how she neglected to provide Marin's basic needs. He remembers how his mother once took in a dog he liked and then sent it back because she quickly got bored of it. Still, because he remembers how his mother is and because he does feel bad for the cat, he takes her in and even calls his mother to learn Marin's name.

* ParentalNeglect: Downplayed. Geoffroy's father unwittingly neglected his son emotionally growing up after losing his wife to focus on the piano, which was not helped by both him and his son being reserved and emotionally closed off people. He's actually quite regretful of allowing that to happen to where he's happy to help his son being able to keep all five kittens as the first time his son has ever wanted something.

* SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Geoffroy initially is against adopting the five kittens because laws in his home country state that he cannot bring kittens younger than three months old from another country and even then, he could only bring either one three month old kitten or three six month old kittens, and either result would mean Geoffroy would have to stay in Japan for an extended period of time to that make impractical.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Kanade Hibino, a former rival of Kanda’s, is disgusted with his mother pawning off her unwanted cat Marin onto him, as well as how she neglected to provide Marin's basic needs. He remembers how his mother once took in a dog he liked and then sent it back because she quickly got bored of it. Still, because he remembers how his mother is and because he does feel bad for the cat, he takes her in.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Geoffroy Lambert is one toward his father, a famous pianist, as he's never been acknowledge (in his mind) by him growing up to the point he even decides to copy Kanda because he's been the only person his father has ever recognized.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Kanade Hibino, a former rival of Kanda’s, is disgusted with his mother pawning off her unwanted cat Marin onto him. He remembers how his mother once took in a dog he liked and then sent it back because she quickly got bored of it. Still, because he remembers how his mother is and because he does feel bad for the cat, he takes her in.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Kanade Hibino, a former rival of Kanda’s, is disgusted with his mother pawning off her unwanted cat Marin onto him. He remembers how his mother once took in a dog he liked and then sent it back because she quickly got bored of it. Still, because he remembers how his mother is and because he does feel bad for the cat, he takes it in.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: Fukumaru is an exotic shorthair cat, an uncommon cat breed derived from the more mainstream Persian cat known for their unique faces.

* KindheartedCatLover: The old man loves cats and is very kind to Fukumaru.