History Manga / NekoMusumeMichikusaNikki

* ParentalAbandonment: Kurona's owner abandoned her as a kitten, and she was taken in by the old tengu, who looked after her until she became a youkai. Because of this she initially states she hates humans, but her actions say otherwise.
* PervertRevengeMode: Kurona does not hesitate to use her claws on Ikeno when he tries to do perverted things to her.
* PowerDyesYourHair: When Koma's and Shishimaru's original temple was destroyed they lost their divine status and their hair turned lanky and black, making the former look like a StringyHairedGhostGirl.

''Neko Musume Michikusa Nikki'' 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 and other youkai, 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.

* BarbieDollAnatomy: The few occasions female characters are seen naked without covering themselves there are - usually - no details.

* 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.

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Ikeno asks Kokkuri-san if she's a lesbian and in love with Chika, Kokkuri denies it ''vehemently'', then as soon as she thinks he's gone takes Chika's recorder out and starts licking it.

* ADogNamedDog: Most of the youkai, including Kurona's friend Kappa, are named after what they are.

* LovableSexManiac: The Kappa almost never misses an opportunity to grope Kurona. He [[IronButtMonkey pays for it]].

* CatGirl: Kurona's favourite form is that of a teenaged human girl with cat ears and a tail.

* VagueAge: It's not stated exactly how old the characters are, but Dakai and Chika attend the local elementary school, making it likely they're between 10 and 12 years old.

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

* LoveTriangle: Between Kurona, a cat youkai; Daiki, one of a trio of middle-school boys who pester her; and Chika, the {{tsundere}} Class Representative who is [[IronicFear terrified of ghosts and spirits]].

* AMagicContractComesWithAKiss: Kokkuri can empower Chika, temporarily turning her into a kitsune, but in order to do so they have to kiss.

* SecretKeeper: Chika, who is {{Tsundere}} on one hand but superstitious and terrified of spirits on the other, becomes this for Kurona when she saves her from being killed by a mirror youkai. It gets to the point where yokai come to her asking for advice and help.

* HauntedHouse: TheSevenMysteries of the local middle school compete to scare Kurona, Daiki, and Chika when the three of them wander inside during a thunderstorm. Unfortunately they didn't bank on one of them being a cat youkai and one of their own performing a HeelFaceTurn.

* SecretKeeper: Chika, who is {{Tsundere}} on one hand but superstitious and terrified of spirits on the other, becomes this for Kurona when she saves her from being killed by a mirror youkai.

* VagueAge: It's not stated exactly how old the characters are.

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

* TheMasquerade: The youkai are supposed to be "close but far away" from the humans, and the old crow tengu scolds Kurona for letting people see her with her ears and tails out.
* 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.

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

* UrbanFantasy: Takes youkai from Japanese folklore and plops them down in an urban setting.

* {{Youkai}}: There's dozens of types and more are introduced every chapter, although they're referred to as ayakashi.

''Neko Musume Michikusa Nikki'' is a slice-of-life seinen manga that tells the story of Kurona, a CatGirl who alternates spending her time playing with her lecherous kappa friend and other youkai, 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.

* TrueCompanions: Kurona and her kasa-obake have been together ever since they were abandoned by their owner and became {{youkai}} together.

* BadassGrandpa: The old crow tengu used to be revered as a god, but his shrine is now rundown and used as a meeting place for the local youkai.

* MistakenForPedophile: A elderly youkai hunter and his assistant were caught in the act of pulling Kurona's panties down to verify that she was a real cat youkai by Kappa and a bunch of other youkai. The clincher: the assistant was butt-naked and the youkai hunter was holding a video camera.

* TheTease: The Jorōgumo makes a scarf out of aphrodisiac threads for this purpose.

* DemonicPossession: Kokkuri-san possesses Chika, temporarily transforming her into a kitsune, to grant her the power to save Daiki.

* HauntedHouse: TheSevenMysteries of the local middle school compete to scare Kurona, Daiki, and Chika to death when the three of them wander inside during a thunderstorm. Unfortunately they didn't bank on one of them being a cat youkai and one of their own performing a HeelFaceTurn.

* {{Youkai}}: There's dozens of types and more are introduced every chapter.

* CuteAndPsycho: The Jorōgumo, who also happens to be a ShipperOnDeck for Kurona and Daichi.
* DemonicPossession: Kokkuri-san possesses Chika, temporarily transforming her into a kitsune, to grant her the power to save Daichi.

* HauntedHouse: TheSevenMysteries of the local middle school compete to scare Kurona, Daichi, and Chika to death when the three of them wander inside during a thunderstorm. Unfortunately they didn't bank on one of them being a cat youkai and one of their own performing a HeelFaceTurn.

* LoveTriangle: Between Kurona, a cat youkai; Daichi, one of a trio of middle-school boys who pester her; and Chika, the {{tsundere}} Class Representative who is [[IronicFear terrified of ghosts and spirits]].

* MistakenForPedophile: A elderly youkai hunter and his grandson were caught in the act of pulling Kurona's panties down to verify that she was a real cat youkai by Kappa and a bunch of other youkai. The clincher: they were butt-naked and holding a video camera.

* ShipperOnDeck: The Jorōgumo ships Kurona x Daichi like the Titanic, meaning that [[CuteAndPsycho anyone who interferes is going down]].

* {{Tsundere}}: Koma the lion-dog is a non-romantic Type A towards Kurona, and Chika is also a type A towards Daichi.

* GagNose: The crow tengu has one in his human form.

* HauntedHouse: TheSevenMysteries of the local middle school compete to scare Kurona, Daichi, and Chika to death when the three of them wander inside during a thunderstorm.

* LoveTriangle: Between Kurona, Daichi, and Chika.

* HotSpringsEpisode: Chapters 11 and 12.

* MistakenForPedophile: A youkai hunter and his grandson were caught in the act of pulling Kurona's panties down to verify that she was a real cat youkai by Kappa and a bunch of other youkai. The clincher: they were butt-naked and holding a video camera.

* BadassGrandpa: The old crow tengu used to be revered as a god.