Line #21 Manga/Nyankees


1	[[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/untitled407_20230715230628_7.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:1000:From right to left: Ryuusei, Taiga, Raiga, Mugen, Hyouma, Mr. Moke, Madara, Hazuki]]
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4	->''"Protecting your turf, keeping other guys from pawing at your girl, showing everyone who's boss...it's all in a day's work when you're a street thug--er, a street cat!"''
5	-->-- '''official description'''
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7	''Nyankees'' is a manga by Atsushi Okada, which was serialized in ''Shonen Ace'' from 2016 to 2019 and compiled into six volumes. The manga is licensed in English by Creator/YenPress.
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9	The series is about JapaneseDelinquents... except these delinquents are actually street cats! The art alternates between showing them as cats and as humans.
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11	!!This manga contains examples of:
12	* AnimalsLackAttributes: Averted. All of the cats have buttholes and the males have visible balls.
13	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: The Nekonaki clowder plays with, but ultimately averts this trope.
14	** Played straight with the Goblin Cat Tails, whose leader aims to kick the ass of every cat in the city to take control.
15	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Almost every cat struggles with their impulsive, instinctive nature and ridiculously short attention span.
16	** Early on, a rescue mission that starts with about a dozen cats arrives with only two; the rest get distracted and wander off within minutes of their departure.
17	** Becomes a major problem for Ryuusei when he's up against a more focused foe.
18	* CastOfSnowflakes: Each cat has a unique face and fur pattern, and their human designs are even more distinctive.
19	%%* CoolCat:
20	* ChummyCommies: Aggressive and authoritarian as they may be, the Goblin Cat Tails [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans have good intentions]] and genuinely want to help other cats.
21	* DancePartyEnding: All the cats get up and dance on their hind legs together at the end. There's even a credits roll.
22	* DefeatMeansFriendship: After Ryuusei defeats Taiga, the two of them become friends and work together.
23	* DudeLooksLikeALady: Gekka and Madara are often mistaken for females due to their coat colors (calico and tortoiseshell, respectively). Gekka intentionally invokes this trope, keeping his tail down so humans can't see his true sex.
24	* FurryLens: Inverted. The characters are [[StrayAnimalStory street cats]], but are drawn as human [[JapaneseDelinquents delinquents]] about 50% of the time.
25	* GenderReveal: Male and female cats look so similar that the reveal comes as a surprise.
26	%%* HairballHumor:
27	* HeadbuttOfLove: Between Ryuusei and Taiga after their battle with the Goblin Cat Tails.
28	* HighOnCatnip: Catnip and kiwi buds abound in Nekonaki, to the delight of the town strays. Just like their real life counterparts, stoned cats lose all self-control and blissfully roll on the ground; it's treated as a harmless diversion, but the cats are defenseless while under the influence.
29	* MorphicResonance: The cats' human designs have elaborate clothes and hairstyles that mimic their true forms.
30	%%* MundaneMadeAwesome: Cat toys have never been so threatening.
31	* NoSell: Mr. Moke can send any cat into a drug-induced haze... except for a cat who doesn't react to catnip.
32	* PetsVersusStrays: Handled in a surprisingly mature way. The cats discuss the real-life pros and cons of a wide range of lifestyles, ending with the message that all of their opinions are equally valid.
33	* ShownTheirWork: The manga portrays cat behavior, social structure, personalities, and communication in a realistic way. Some panels come with author's notes to translate body language or explain some aspect of feline life.
34	* StrayAnimalStory: The manga is about stray cats.
35	* TakeOverTheCity: The Goblin Cat Tails' goal.

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