Cat Girl Kiki (Nekomimi shojo Kiki)

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Hello! Hey...

I know you're there...

Well... I want you to call me.

Morning is here again.

The same day as yesterday...

Probably tomorrow, and the day after will be exactly the same.

Just going around in circles...

Around and around. Over and over and over...

It happened on a day like any other.

I couldn't just leave the kitten there and ended up bringing it home.

That's how everything started.

Cat Girl Kiki

Ears?

W-W-W-W-Wait...

W-W-What are you... I...

A-Are you really that kitten?

What do I do?

This strange creature seemed to like me...

and she brought warmth and comfort into my dull meaningless existence.

Man, this is hard... I guess if she's mine...

Clarisse?

That's not it... Then... Florence!

So a Japanese name. Well she is a Japanese cat.

I wouldn't want to be named Michael after all...

Asuka?

Shigure?

Pochi! Huh... Pochi?

Shiro?

Roba?

Banto?

Tombo?

Button?

Wait, no...

Lulu!

Popo?

Kiki?

Huh? Kiki.

Kiki. Huh... Kiki, eh?

Well if it's fine with you, I don't care.

Ki... Clarisse!

Guess not.

Kiki! Kiki.

You got me! Now you did it!

Oww oww!

Excuse me! I'm from downstairs!

Oh crap...

It seems kinda noisy in there.

Everything alright?

Stay still, ok?

Oh, I'm very sorry. It's nothing.

Well that's good then. It was so noisy I thought you were fighting up here.

Oh no no no. I was... working out.

Oh. Working out, huh?

I'm sorry it was so loud. I'll be more careful in the future.

Well then... thanks. Have a nice day!

Well, I don't mind, but we've been having a rash of crimes lately.

The other day the local store was hit.

So I thought maybe there was a burglar up here.

O-Oh, is that right? Well then, I'll be extra careful! Thanks! Bye!

Bad Kiki! If someone saw you, how am I going to explain this?

Takagi-kun... wake up. Takagi-kun.

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Hello, Takagi-kun. Are you listening?

Shouldn't you come back to college before you fail?

How long are you going to keep yourself locked up? All alone...

Anyway... call me.

Huh? A dream?

Kiki.

Kiki.

Kiki!

Kiki! Kiki! Kiki!

Kiki...

You're here...

I wonder if you're real...

There you are.

Yeah. You are real, Kiki.

I decided to teach Kiki to speak.

Kiki! Kiki.

Chi... chi...

No, not chichi. Kiki.

Kee... kee...

Getting closer. Kiki!

Ki... ki.

Yeah, that's it! Okay now... Ta-ka-gi.

Ta... ta... mi...

Not ''mi.'' It's Takagi.

Kiki learned to understand simple words quickly.

But table manners on the other hand, took some work.

Come on. Let's go.

It's ''Bon Appetite.''

B-Bon... App...

Wrong!

Sorry sorry sorry! You're mad.

Here. Now use this.

You scoop it and eat.

Kiki soon became my reason for living.

But the most important thing was still a mystery to me.

To start with... was Kiki a cat, or was she a person?

To start with... was Kiki a cat, or was she a person? Good! It's okay! It's okay!

To start with... was Kiki a cat, or was she a person?

To start with... was Kiki a cat, or was she a person? You got it.

To start with... was Kiki a cat, or was she a person?

come on

How long would she stay like this?

See? You can stand!

I can stand... So high...

Kiki, come here.

You can't go outside.

Can't?

No, it's just that you're still... uh... that is...

There's just a lot of dangerous things out there.

Besides, being out there is boring.

Let's stay here together.

This is tomorrow's forecast.

This is tomorrow's forecast.

-Along the Sea of Japan shoreline, -Along the Sea of Japan shoreline,

-there is a strong chance of blizzards. -there is a strong chance of blizzards.

-The Pacific Ocean side will be mostly sunny, -The Pacific Ocean side will be mostly sunny,

by the Eastern sea and northeast,

-we can expect snow until the early morning. -we can expect snow...

We expect this season's coldest temperature.

I'm home.

Along the Sea of Japan shoreline we can expect snow!

What you talkin' about, Willis?

Make sure you evenly slice that cabbage!

The expression is ''pearls before swine!''

You are just so bad!

When did you... But it needs some work...

Stop. Don't do that Kiki.

I said stop it! Stop your hips too!

The troubled king made... made this decree...

Kiki!

Here.

A present.

For me?

I'm so happy!

Well... well it's nothing too big, but, well... you know...

It's kinda nice, but kinda not. And you may like it, you might not...

But it's something like this.

I'm home.

Oh, welcome home, master.

Good morning, senpai!

Very nice.

Wake up, Takagi-kun.

Wake up.

Come on... please wake up!

Takagi-kun! The phone's ringing!

The phone!

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Hello? It's your mother.

You're always out.

Yoshirou, do you think you'll graduate college?

Are you looking for a good job?

I won't forgive you if you're going to become a bum.

Well as long as you're healthy.

But call us sometime!

-Many highly educated people do not have jobs. -Many highly educated people do not have jobs.

-They are able to study, but when they are forced to see reality, -They are able to study, but when they are forced to see reality,

-they don't know what to do with themselves. -they don't know what to do with themselves.

-They aren't able to set a new goal, and become a recluse. -They aren't able to set a new goal, and become a recluse.

-Are there any characteristics that is shared by all of them? -Are there?

-Most of them are very proper. Also very poor communication skills. -Most of them are very proper. Also very poor communication skills.

-Aside from already established friends, they are... -Aside from already established friends, they are...

Hey, I was in the middle of practicing.

You don't have to practice that.

What kind of people are they?

Well... a lazy person who doesn't work or go to school.

Takagi-kun... like you?

No, I'm not. Besides, I'm a college student.

Then you're a recluse!

Huh? I wish you'd stop using words you don't even understand yet...

Huh?

What's the matter?

Are you becoming a recluse?

Quit it.

I'm sorry...

N-No... I just... I didn't...

I didn't mean...

What the hell am I doing?

Stop! Stop it! Stop!

Let go of me!

Takagi-kun! Please stop!

Sorry...

Man, what the hell am I doing with my life?

I am really worthless, aren't I?

Takagi-kun, what do you want to do?

Want to do? I can think of plenty of things I don't want to do...

Like what?

Like hurting people, cause problems for people.

Getting jealous of people, destroying nature...

Torturing animals... becoming an adult...

I see... Takagi-kun, you're a great person.

No, I'm not.

Besides... I'm always hoping that there'll be a huge crisis,

and that the entire world would just plunge into panic...

I'm full of contradiction.

Takagi-kun, you're honest.

No.

Takagi-kun, you're kind.