My Cat Loki is an OEL

Original English-language manga

Original English-language manga or OEL manga is the term commonly used to describe comic books or graphic novels in the "international manga" genre of comics whose language of original publication is English...

 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...

 by Bettina M. Kurkoski. It is published by Tokyopop

Tokyopop

Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...

. The first of two volumes were published on July 11, 2006. Although the series was intended to continue, no third volume was published.

Plot

After the death of his cat Luka, who he treated like a brother, the artist Ameya goes into withdrawal. His agent Miss Chacha, wants to bring him back into the art world. Ameya finds a cat named Loki, who replaces Luka. Ameya and Loki's bond causes Ameya's sanity to come under question.

Characters

Ameya: An artist

Artist

An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...

 who usually works with paints

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

. He was an only child and his parents were often away. His parents gave him Luka for company. Ameya was teased when he was a child.

• Age: 27
• Height: 6'
• Eyes: Blue
• Hair: Dark brown

Ms. Chacha: A vivacious agent. She is arguably the reason for Ameya's success.

• Age: 34
• Height: 5'9"
• Eyes: Blue-green
• Hair: Red

Loki: An abandoned cat Ameya finds in the rain. He is often shown in nekomimi.

• Age: 3 (cat years), appears 14-18 in human years.
• Height: 5'6"
• Eyes: Yellow-green
• Hair: Tan with orange-brown stripes

Luka: Ameya's first cat. Luka was given to Ameya by Ameya's parents.

• Age: 12-14 (human form)
• Height: 5'6"
• Eyes: Yellow-green
• Hair: Tanned blonde