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''[[Ito Junji no Neko Nikki]]'' (猫日記 よん&むー ''Neko Nikki Yon to Mū'') also known as ''Cat Diary: Yon and Muu'' is a manga by famous horror manga author [[Junji Ito]] and his daily life with his fiancée's cats. 

J-kun is not a cat person. He says that dogs are more trustworthy. But he loses the fight when his fiancee A-ko insists they're adopting her parent's cat Yon, and adds Norwegian rescue Mu to the mix. Then he sees A-ko and her mother cuddling Yon, a funny-looking cat with a skull print on his back. A flip switches, and cue J-kun spending a life trying to win over the cats.  

Drawn in his usual style used for his previous works like ''[[Gyo]]'' and ''[[Uzumaki]]'', this manga is actually comedy, but with similar visual effects of his earlier works for comedy value.

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*[[Adult Fear]]: Rather, cat owner fears when you take in a fur-baby:
**Despite being reassured that neutering is a normal process, J-kun frets as Mu is taken to have his nuts removed. He fears what if Mu dies on the operating table. Fortunately, Mu is fine, just a little disoriented post-anesthesia.
**There's a chapter where Yon escapes outside the house and goes missing. A plumber has to help dismantle part of a warehouse where Yon has hidden. After that, J-kun installs magnetic strips along all the balcony doors and windows. The measures don't stop Yon from trying to pull a Houdini move, though J-kun and A-ko develop fast reflexes.
*[[Art Shift]]: Some of the chapters in the trade paperback are interspersed with pictures of the real Yon and Mu.
*[[Author Avatar]]: Mr. J is Junji Ito himself. His future wife is A-ko.
*[[Bittersweet Ending]]: Most of the collected manga is super cute, and hilarious as J-kun finds himself trained in the way of being a cat owner. {{spoiler|The epilogue, reveals, however that Yon eventually died of heart failure, as he was old for a cat. J-kun and A-ko write separate pieces thanking Yon for being in their lives}}. Junji Ito did follow-up videos with Crunchyroll to talk about them further, as well as other cats he adopted.
*[[Cats Are Mean]]: Subverted, or played straight, depending on your point of view. Mu is a pretty friendly boy that will cuddle with anyone; J-kun admits he can't get mad at Mu for biting him during a petting session. Yon at first is aloof, but he comes to offer comfort when a deadline and sleep-deprivation cause J-kun to hallucinate.
*[[Cat Scare]]: A realistic sort; while sleep-deprived and needing to meet a manga deadline, J-kun starts hallucinating monsters around the apartment. He's relieved on seeing that it's only Yon chilling.
*[[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Mr. J and A-ko chan have their moments of this. Just ask A-ko about the fine art of flicking a feather toy. 
*[[Cuteness Proximity]]: With a healthy dose of [[Nightmare Face]]. [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/itou_junji_no_neko_nikki_yon_mu/v01/c001/16.html No kiddin'.]
*[[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Despite polar opposite art-styles, the humor is quite similar to ''[[Hyperbole and a Half]]'', in part because they're based in the personal stories of the artist.
*[[Four Is Death]]: Yon's name means "four," and J-kun at first is convinced that Yon is a demonic kitty given the name, the skullmark on his back, and his general attitude. Apart from a desire to escape outside and to steal other people's shares of fish, though, Yon is a pretty normal cat. {{spoiler|Sadly, Yon also dies at the end of the manga, owing to heart failure and old age}}.
*[[He Also Did]]: [[Junji Ito]] is known mostly for his horror stories, like ''[[Gyo]]'' and ''[[Uzumaki]]''.
*[[Journal Comic]]
*[[Lighter and Softer]]: Compared to the rest of his works.
*[[Mark of the Beast]]: Yon's markings on his back look like a [https://web.archive.org/web/20190928074259/http://i3.mangareader.net/ito-junjis-cat-diary/6/ito-junjis-cat-diary-2250553.jpg human skull]. This troubled Mr. J in the manga before he grew fond of him.
*[[Nightmare Face]]: A-ko, J's wife: no irises, and ALWAYS smiling. Once in a while, J makes one too.
*[[Playing Against Type]]: This series compared to the rest of his work.
*[[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]: The manga and real [https://web.archive.org/web/20150912141504/http://i9.mangareader.net/ito-junjis-cat-diary/6/ito-junjis-cat-diary-2250555.jpg Muu]. Not a surprise since he's a Norwegian cat.
*[[Slice of Life]]

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