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{{quote|''" [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|A cat makes the ramen.]]"''|'''Back of the first volume'''}}

''[[Neko Ramen]]'' is a very [[Slice of Life]] manga by Kenji Sonishi, resembling what it may be like to walk into a friendly ramen shop where [[Cheers|the chef knows your name]] and order. But your chef is kind of an idiot. And also a cat.

[[Large Ham|Taisho,]] the titular Neko to his counterpart Ramen shop, is determined to show the world, and his [[Straight Man|straight man, Tanaka-San]], that besides the fact that...

* He is a cat.
* His father models for cat calendars.
* [[Follow in My Footsteps|He was expected to turn out just like his old man(cat).]]
* He originally wanted to be a sushi chef.
* And has multiple failed careers as a driving instructor, doctor, athlete, artist and horse race gambler behind him...

...he is in fact [[Determinator|a truly great ramen chef.]]

Tanaka-San believes his ramen is adequate at best.

Originally a Japanese Flash Animation, now a Japanese full-length feature film. With puppets.

Compare ''[[Peanuts]]'' with Snoopy, or most newspaper comics with sentient animals. Unrelated to ''[[Cat Soup]]''.

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* [[Anime First]]: Based off a Japanese Flash Anime
** [[Anime News Network]] and [[The Other Wiki]] beg to differ.
* [[Character Development]]: Surprising for a comedic strip. Taisho is shown to be a [[Tragic Hero]] when we learn his back story, and [[Straight Man]] Tanaka gets just enough character development to show that more than just a straight man, he's genuinely kind. 
* [[Chiaroscuro]]: In the first episode of the anime.
* [[Furry Confusion]]: Some cats appear to be sentient while others aren't. This leads to some weird situations, like {{spoiler|Taisho keeping his former human girlfriend's cat as a pet.}}
* [[Unreliable Expositor]]: Taisho's stories often end up not being quite true, especially the "friendship bowl" story.

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