Chi's Sweet Home
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is a New York Times
best-selling manga
series written and illustrated by Kanata Konami. It has been serialized in Kodansha
's seinen
manga magazine Weekly Morning
since 2004. The manga has been licensed for North American distribution by Vertical Inc
. To date, it has been collected in eight volumes, with the most recent being published in April 2011. An anime adaptation began airing on 31 March 2008 and was produced by studio Madhouse.
with black stripes wanders away from her mother and siblings one day while enjoying a walk outside with her family. Lost in her surroundings, the kitten struggles to find her family and instead is found by a young boy, Youhei, and his mother. They take the kitten
home, but as pets are not allowed in their housing complex, they try to find her a new home. This proves to be difficult, and the family decides to keep the kitten. While being housebroken, the kitten
mistakenly answers to "Chi" (as in "shi" from shiko, the Japanese word for "urine
", as seen in the animation and manga when the main character goes "pee") and this becomes her name. Chi then has a splendid time living with her new family, learning about different things and meeting new people and animals.
Chi is a small grey and white kitten with large eyes. She is easily distracted and does not have much experience of the world. Chi is particularly attracted to small moving objects, but is scared by larger animals, especially dogs. Although her speech is understandable to the viewers, the Yamadas cannot understand her.
Youhei is the very small boy who finds Chi when she gets lost. He is cheerful, kind, obedient, and fond of toy trains.
Mom is a housewife
. She stays home with Youhei and Chi.
Dad is the working man of the house, a graphic designer.
manga magazine. So far 6 tankōbon
have been released. Contrary to the serialized version, which is black and white, the tankōbon version is in full color. The manga is still ongoing as of March 2011, with an 7th volume released in the Spring of 2010. The English language
version of the manga is published by Vertical Inc
, and is oriented left-to-right like an American comic, instead of the typical Japanese right-to-left format. One reason for this could be to avoid confusing its young reader demographic.
and produced by Madhouse
, the first episode aired on 31 March 2008. The episodes are 3 minutes long and equivalent to one chapter from the manga.
The opening theme is "Home is the best!" by Satomi Kōrogi.
The second season of Chi's Sweet Home, called Chi's Sweet Home: New Address (チーズスイートホーム あたらしいおうち Chi's Sweet Home: Atarashii Ouchi) began airing 30 March 2009.
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
best-selling manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series written and illustrated by Kanata Konami. It has been serialized in Kodansha
Kodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
's seinen
Seinen
is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 20–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters...
manga magazine Weekly Morning
Weekly Morning
is a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Kodansha, aimed at adult men. It debuted in 1982 as and is also known as simply .- Series running every week :- Series running every other week :...
since 2004. The manga has been licensed for North American distribution by Vertical Inc
Vertical Inc
Vertical Inc, headquartered in New York, United States, is a Japanese novel and manga company founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai. In February 2011 the company was bought by Kodansha and Dai Nippon Printing .-Titles:...
. To date, it has been collected in eight volumes, with the most recent being published in April 2011. An anime adaptation began airing on 31 March 2008 and was produced by studio Madhouse.
Story
An adorable gray and white kittenKitten
A kitten is a juvenile domesticated cat.The young of big cats are called cubs rather than kittens. Either term may be used for the young of smaller wild felids such as ocelots, caracals, and lynx, but "kitten" is usually more common for these species....
with black stripes wanders away from her mother and siblings one day while enjoying a walk outside with her family. Lost in her surroundings, the kitten struggles to find her family and instead is found by a young boy, Youhei, and his mother. They take the kitten
Kitten
A kitten is a juvenile domesticated cat.The young of big cats are called cubs rather than kittens. Either term may be used for the young of smaller wild felids such as ocelots, caracals, and lynx, but "kitten" is usually more common for these species....
home, but as pets are not allowed in their housing complex, they try to find her a new home. This proves to be difficult, and the family decides to keep the kitten. While being housebroken, the kitten
Kitten
A kitten is a juvenile domesticated cat.The young of big cats are called cubs rather than kittens. Either term may be used for the young of smaller wild felids such as ocelots, caracals, and lynx, but "kitten" is usually more common for these species....
mistakenly answers to "Chi" (as in "shi" from shiko, the Japanese word for "urine
Urine
Urine is a typically sterile liquid by-product of the body that is secreted by the kidneys through a process called urination and excreted through the urethra. Cellular metabolism generates numerous by-products, many rich in nitrogen, that require elimination from the bloodstream...
", as seen in the animation and manga when the main character goes "pee") and this becomes her name. Chi then has a splendid time living with her new family, learning about different things and meeting new people and animals.
Yamada family
Chi is a small grey and white kitten with large eyes. She is easily distracted and does not have much experience of the world. Chi is particularly attracted to small moving objects, but is scared by larger animals, especially dogs. Although her speech is understandable to the viewers, the Yamadas cannot understand her.
Youhei is the very small boy who finds Chi when she gets lost. He is cheerful, kind, obedient, and fond of toy trains.
Mom is a housewife
Housewife
Housewife is a term used to describe a married woman with household responsibilities who is not employed outside the home. Merriam Webster describes a housewife as a married woman who is in charge of her household...
. She stays home with Youhei and Chi.
Dad is the working man of the house, a graphic designer.
Manga
The manga series is written and illustrated by Kanata Konami. The first chapter were released with the 22 November 2004 issue of the Weekly MorningWeekly Morning
is a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Kodansha, aimed at adult men. It debuted in 1982 as and is also known as simply .- Series running every week :- Series running every other week :...
manga magazine. So far 6 tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
have been released. Contrary to the serialized version, which is black and white, the tankōbon version is in full color. The manga is still ongoing as of March 2011, with an 7th volume released in the Spring of 2010. The English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
version of the manga is published by Vertical Inc
Vertical Inc
Vertical Inc, headquartered in New York, United States, is a Japanese novel and manga company founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai. In February 2011 the company was bought by Kodansha and Dai Nippon Printing .-Titles:...
, and is oriented left-to-right like an American comic, instead of the typical Japanese right-to-left format. One reason for this could be to avoid confusing its young reader demographic.
Anime
The anime series is directed by Mitsuyuki MasuharaMitsuyuki Masuhara
is a Japanese anime film director at Madhouse. He was born on December 5, 1973 and has been with Madhouse since 1999. Masuhara started at the company as an episode director, before directing the short film Clamp in Wonderland 2 in 2007 and becoming a full series director on Chi's Sweet Home in...
and produced by Madhouse
Madhouse (company)
is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja...
, the first episode aired on 31 March 2008. The episodes are 3 minutes long and equivalent to one chapter from the manga.
The opening theme is "Home is the best!" by Satomi Kōrogi.
The second season of Chi's Sweet Home, called Chi's Sweet Home: New Address (チーズスイートホーム あたらしいおうち Chi's Sweet Home: Atarashii Ouchi) began airing 30 March 2009.
Season One
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Season Two (New Address)
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Further reading
External links
- Chi's Sweet Home: Official English language site hosted by Vertical, Inc.
- Chi's Sweet Home on the Weekly Morning website
- Chi's Sweet Travel online manga on the Weekly Morning website
- Chi's Sweet Home on the TV Tokyo website
- Chi's Sweet Home: Atarashii Ouchi on the TV Tokyo website
- Chi's Sweet Home on the Madhouse animation studio website