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* CryingCritters: All of the cats. Fukumaru is even acknowledged to cry in-universe; Sato notices him tearing up when she's discouraged from buying him, and weeping with joy as Kanda holds him for the first time. Even though she understands that shorthairs leak tears and get runny eyes because of their face shape, she knows the real reason why, and is happy for him.


* 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.

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* KindheartedCatLover: The old man KindheartedCatLover:
**Kanda
loves cats and is very kind to Fukumaru.Fukumaru.
**Kanda's beloved late wife, who adored cats and inspired her husband to adopt one.


* ChickMagnet: Kanda is very charming, even in his old age; as a result, a lot of his female students are attached to him. They get worried when he seems to be obsessed over a new girl, but he explains he adopted a cat and shows photos. The students are more than relieved.

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* ChickMagnet: Kanda is very charming, even in his old age; as a result, a lot of his female students colleagues are attached to him. They get worried when he seems to be obsessed over a new girl, but he explains he adopted a cat and shows photos. The students They are more than relieved.



* SilverFox: Kanda's still a pretty good looking guy and his younger female students fawn over him, despite his age.

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* SilverFox: Kanda's still a pretty good looking guy and his younger female students colleagues fawn over him, despite his age.


* AdultFear: 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.

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* AdultFear: 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 onto him. He remembers how his mother once took in a dog he liked and then sent it back because “she wasn’t warming up” to the mother. Still, because he remembers how his mother is and because he does feel bad for the cat, he takes it in.

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* 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 wasn’t warming up” to the mother.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.



** Slightly averted with Hibino. He has taken care of a dog when he was a kid before his mother sent it back to the store. He is learning to take care of a cat for the first time, but he seems to be a fast learner.

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** Slightly averted Downplayed with Hibino. He has taken care of a dog when he was a kid before his mother sent it back to the store. He is learning to take care of a cat for the first time, but he seems to be a fast learner.



** Hibino briefly thought Fukumaru’s sister looked ugly when he first took her in due to her flat face. He quickly gets beyond thinking her features her are ugly and starts considering everything about her is adorable.

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** Hibino briefly thought Fukumaru’s sister Marin looked ugly when he first took her in due to her flat face. He quickly gets beyond thinking her features her are ugly and starts considering everything about her is adorable.


* DefrostingIceKing: Downplayed with Kanda, who is a NiceGuy but his backstory explains he didn't want to give pets to any animals. His mother pushed him into a piano career and isolated him from people and strays, saying his body was too "precious" to associate with them. Kanda first held a pet when he met Fukumaru at the shelter, and was worried that he wasn't good enough.
* DesperatelyCravesAffection: Fukumaru spent a very long time in the shelter, watching younger kittens get adopted while he languished alone. As a result, he's happy for ''anyone'' to give him the time of day.

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* DefrostingIceKing: Downplayed with Kanda, who is a NiceGuy but his backstory explains he didn't want to give pets to any animals. His mother pushed him into a piano career and isolated him from people and strays, saying his body was too "precious" to associate with them. Kanda first held a pet when he met Fukumaru at the shelter, pet shop, and was worried that he wasn't good enough.
* DesperatelyCravesAffection: Fukumaru spent a very long time in the shelter, pet shop, watching younger kittens get adopted while he languished alone. As a result, he's happy for ''anyone'' to give him the time of day.


''A Man and His Cat'' (''Ojisama to Neko'', lit. "Old Man and Cat") is a {{Shoujo}} manga by Umi Sakurai. It began serialization in the magazines ''Monthly Shonen Gangan'' and ''Gangan Pixiv'' in 2017, though it was originally self-published by Sakurai on her Twitter and Pixiv accounts. It was later adapted into a live action drama in 2021, and will receive an animated adaptation in 2022.

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''A Man and His Cat'' (''Ojisama to Neko'', lit. "Old Man and Cat") is a {{Shoujo}} manga by Umi Sakurai. It began serialization in the magazines ''Monthly Shonen Gangan'' and ''Gangan Pixiv'' in 2017, though it was originally self-published by Sakurai on her Twitter and Pixiv accounts. It was later adapted into a live action drama in 2021, and will receive an animated adaptation in 2022.


''A Man and His Cat'' (''Ojisama to Neko'', lit. "Old Man and Cat") is a {{Shoujo}} manga by Umi Sakurai, which began serialization in the magazine ''Gangan Pixiv'' in 2017. It was later adapted into a live action drama in 2021, and will receive an animated adaptation in 2022.

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''A Man and His Cat'' (''Ojisama to Neko'', lit. "Old Man and Cat") is a {{Shoujo}} manga by Umi Sakurai, which Sakurai. It began serialization in the magazine magazines ''Monthly Shonen Gangan'' and ''Gangan Pixiv'' in 2017.2017, though it was originally self-published by Sakurai on her Twitter and Pixiv accounts. It was later adapted into a live action drama in 2021, and will receive an animated adaptation in 2022.


''A Man and His Cat'' (''Ojisama to Neko'', lit. "Old Man and Cat") is a {{Shoujo}} manga by Umi Sakurai running in the magazine ''Gangan Pixiv''. It was later adapted into a live action drama in 2021, and will receive an animated adaptation in 2022.

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''A Man and His Cat'' (''Ojisama to Neko'', lit. "Old Man and Cat") is a {{Shoujo}} manga by Umi Sakurai running Sakurai, which began serialization in the magazine ''Gangan Pixiv''.Pixiv'' in 2017. It was later adapted into a live action drama in 2021, and will receive an animated adaptation in 2022.


* SilverFox: Kanda's still a pretty good looking guy and his younger female student fawn over him, despite his age.

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* SilverFox: Kanda's still a pretty good looking guy and his younger female student students fawn over him, despite his age.


* {{Gonk}}: Fukumaru goes un-adopted for so long because he's seen as fat and ugly. One visitor even calls him "snotface". Kanda on the other hand believes Fukumaru is adorable.

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* {{Gonk}}: EveryoneHasStandards: Kanade Hibino, a former rival of Kanda’s, is disgusted with his mother pawning off her unwanted cat onto him. He remembers how his mother once took in a dog he liked and then sent it back because “she wasn’t warming up” to the mother. Still, because he remembers how his mother is and because he does feel bad for the cat, he takes it in.
* FirstPetStory:
** Kanda has never taken care of a pet before. Fukumaru is his first pet and he’s learning how to raise a cat for the first time.
** Slightly averted with Hibino. He has taken care of a dog when he was a kid before his mother sent it back to the store. He is learning to take care of a cat for the first time, but he seems to be a fast learner.
* {{Gonk}}:
**
Fukumaru goes un-adopted for so long because he's seen as fat and ugly. One visitor even calls him "snotface". Kanda on the other hand believes Fukumaru is adorable.
** Hibino briefly thought Fukumaru’s sister looked ugly when he first took her in due to her flat face. He quickly gets beyond thinking her features her are ugly and starts considering everything about her is
adorable.


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


* EvenTheGuysWantHim: The sight of Kanda walking down the street in a fashionable suit is enough to prompt Moriyama to dub him a "dreamboat" and "so freakin' handsome".

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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: The sight of Kanda walking down the street in a fashionable suit is enough to prompt Moriyama to dub him a "dreamboat" and "so freakin' handsome". Also, in their first encounter, Moriyama comments on how good Kanda smells and how his heart is beating around Kanda.

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* {{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”.


* DefrostingIceKing: Downplayed with Kanda, who is a NiceGuy but his backstory explains he didn't want to give pets to any animals. He got pushed by his mother into a piano career and isolated him from people, and strays, saying his body was too "precious" to associate with him. Kanda first held a pet when he met Fukumaru at the shelter, and was worried that he wasn't good enough.

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* DefrostingIceKing: Downplayed with Kanda, who is a NiceGuy but his backstory explains he didn't want to give pets to any animals. He got His mother pushed by his mother him into a piano career and isolated him from people, people and strays, saying his body was too "precious" to associate with him.them. Kanda first held a pet when he met Fukumaru at the shelter, and was worried that he wasn't good enough.

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