History Manga / NekoMusumeMichikusaNikki

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** Daiki initially thinks Kurona is [[LightNovel/CatPlanetCuties an alien from the Cat Planet]], which Kurona thinks is ridiculous.
** Kokkuri is [[LightNovel/{{Kanokon}} a female kitsune who can merge with her love interest by kissing them, temporarily turning them into a kitsune in the process]].

* TakeThat: Kurona laughs off Daiki's theory that she's [[LightNovel/CatPlanetCuties an alien from the Cat Planet]] as being utterly ridiculous.

* MsFanservice: Ibuki the [[AnIcePerson yukionna]] is a busty BikerBabe who frequents hot springs.

* {{Kitsune}}:
** Kokkuri-san is a kitsune who works as the sixth of the elementary school's Seven Mysteries.
** A kitsune named Tamae works at a cafe alongside a tanuki named Kinu.

** In Chapter 35, Kokkuri's shadow is shown as that of a [[{{kitsune}} fox]] as she is about to "claim" Chika.

* {{Meganekko}}: Kokkuri-san wears glasses in her human form.

* TokenYuriGirls: It's obvious even in-universe that Kokkuri is romantically interested in Chika, who is mostly unwilling to reciprocate unless she requires Kokkuri's powers to save Daiki.

* SchoolgirlLesbians: Chika and Kokkuri-san, made creepy by the fact that the former is a human elementary school student and the latter is a kitsune of unknown age.

* TheSevenMysteries: The elementary school Chika and Daiki attend is haunted. The local Seven Mysteries are led by a possessed anatomy model who is [[LaughablyEvil obsessed with scaring people]]. The other notable member, Kokkuri-san, is a kitsune who has taken a... [[SchoolgirlLesbians liking]] to Chika, the class representative.

''Neko Musume Michikusa Nikki'' -- ''Cat Girl's Grassy Wayside Journal'' in English -- is a slice-of-life seinen manga that tells the story of Kurona, a CatGirl youkai who alternates spending her time playing with her lecherous kappa friend Ikeno and other youkai, hanging out with her human friends, being scolded by the old crow tengu who oversees the region's spirits and demons, and sleeping in the lap of the elderly woman she found a home with.

* LivingToys: A group of forgotten Hinamatsurai dolls, and Lady Mary, a discarded child's doll.

--> '''[[LargeHam Living Anatomy Model]]:''' We will make him shriek like he has never before!
--> '''[[ButtMonkey Jinmenken]]:''' *yelps in pain*
--> '''Kitsune Chika:''' I won't let you...
--> '''Living Anatomy Model:''' [[OhCrap You again...]] *Chika lunges* HELP ME!!!

* ZashikiWarashi: The old woman Kurona lives with thinks that her human form is one of these, due to her popping up to help with chores and then mysteriously vanishing.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: While ecchi humour and nudity isn't necessarily out of place in a seinen series, the fact remains that a fair number of the humans in the cast are ''at most'' in their early teens.

* BadassGrandpa: The old crow tengu oversees the yokai in the area, and is very powerful when he gets serious.

''Neko Musume Michikusa Nikki'' -- ''Cat Girl's Grassy Wayside Journal in English'' -- is a slice-of-life seinen manga that tells the story of Kurona, a CatGirl youkai who alternates spending her time playing with her lecherous kappa friend Ikeno and other youkai, hanging out with her human friends, being scolded by the old crow tengu who oversees the region's spirits and demons, and sleeping in the lap of the elderly woman she found a home with.

''Neko Musume Michikusa Nikki'' (Cat Girl's Grassy Wayside Journal) is a slice-of-life seinen manga that tells the story of Kurona, a CatGirl youkai who alternates spending her time playing with her lecherous kappa friend Ikeno and other youkai, hanging out with her human friends, being scolded by the old crow tengu who oversees the region's spirits and demons, and sleeping in the lap of the elderly woman she found a home with.

* FailedASpotCheck: When the Living Anatomy Model proclaims his [[ToThePain intent to torture Daiki to death]] for stealing his organs as a prank, not noticing Kitsune Chika kick the door down and do to the other spirits exactly what he's describing doing to Daiki. The other spirits, however, [[ThisIsGonnaSuck spot her right away]].

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: While ecchi humour isn't necessarily out of place in a seinen series, the fact remains that a fair number of the humans in the cast are ''at most'' in their early teens.

* GlamourFailure: Kurona's ears and tail pop out, Ikeno's human form lacks a bellybutton, and the Jorōgumo has ExtraEyes in her hair.

* HelpingHands: A kai-nade [[note]]a hand-shaped yokai that lives in toilets and caresses peoples' butts when they're trying to go to the bathroom[[/note]] tries to help itself to a handful of Chika's backside. Kokkuri puts her foot down on it, as does Chika... [[PervertRevengeMode several times]].

* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: In Chapter 35, Kokkuri attempts to confess her feelings to Chika in a very creepy fashion, but is interrupted by the Living Anatomy Model. Chika was terrified, and Kokkuri was [[DestinationDefenestration furious]].

* LaughablyEvil: The possessed anatomy model who is the nominal leader of the elementary school's Seven Mysteries. Both times he shows up, he gets carried away in his attempts to frighten Daiki and pays for it, courtesy of Chika and Kokkuri-san.

* MsFanservice: Ibuki the [[AnIcePerson yukionna]] is a busty BikerBabe.
* TheNapoleon: Lady Mary is a doll tsukumogami with a powerful hatred of humans for throwing her away, to the point where she creates a kingdom of tsukumogami out of a junkyard and plans to conquer the human world.
* OhCrap: The living anatomy doll's reaction when he spots Chika in her kitsune form is to scream for help just before she dismembers him.

* PrehensileHair: In Chapter 46, the Dumpster King turns an abandoned doll into a tsukumogami at the behest of Lady Mary. The doll dons a dark suit of samurai armour and a naginata she uses with her hair, and goes on a rampage astride a black horse.

** Kurona's shadow is often either shown as having cat ears and a tail or that of a monstrous cat.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the Seven Mysteries, one of the portraits of past principals was opposed to "disciplining" Kurona, Chika, and Daiki for entering the school building during summer, and the Ninomiya Kinjirou Statue is the only one to not engage in malicious behaviour, trying to warn the children about the danger they're in. Kokkuri pulls a HeelFaceTurn after falling for Chika.

* {{Tsundere}}: Koma the lion-dog is a non-romantic Type A towards Kurona, and Chika is also a Type A towards Daiki.
* UrbanFantasy: Takes youkai from Japanese folklore and plops them down in a modern urban setting.

** The Living Anatomy Model frequently find himself on Kokkuri's bad side and thus receives a beatdown from Kitsune!Chika. The Jinmenken tends to get caught in the crossfire.

** Kokkuri possesses Chika and mauls him when the Living Anatomy Model tries to start a 14th School Mystery by popping out of the incinerator.

* FailedASpotCheck: When the Living Anatomy Model proclaims his [[ToThePain intent to torture Daiki to death]] for stealing his organs as a prank, not noticing Kitsune!Chika kick the door down and do to the other spirits exactly what he's describing to do to Daiki. The other spirits, however, [[ThisIsGonnaSuck spot her right away]].
* FoeTossingCharge: Kurona and Kitsune!Chika plough their way through the spirits barring the way between them and Daiki.

* MeaningfulName: Kurona is a black cat.[[note]]"Kuro" is the Japanese word for black.[[/note]] Koma and Shishimaru also count, since ''komainu'' is what the lion-dog statues found outside temples are called in Japan, and ''shishi'' are what they are called in China.
* MegatonPunch: Chika's response to being startled is to punch or stomp on it as hard as she can.

** Lady Mary, however, holds a deep grudge over being thrown away.

--> '''Kitsune!Chika:''' I won't let you...

** Kurona's shadow is often either shown as having cat ears and a tail or being a monstrous cat.

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Kawano the Kappa asks Kokkuri-san if she's a lesbian and in love with Chika, Kokkuri denies it ''vehemently''. However, Ikeno managed to get photos of her taking Chika's presumably-used recorder out and [[IndirectKiss playing it]].

* VitriolicBestBuds: Kurona the bakeneko and Koma the lion-dog constantly bicker and fight whenever they meet, but are actually close friends, not that Koma would ever admit it.

** Daiki initially thinks Kurona is [[LightNovel/AsobiNiIkuYo an alien from the Cat Planet]], which Kurona thinks is ridiculous.

* TakeThat: Kurona laughs off Daiki's theory that she's [[LightNovel/AsobiNiIkuYo an alien from the Cat Planet]] as being utterly ridiculous.