

Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi (Volume 4)
By: Yuri Sonoda
Genre: Manga
Number of Pages: 160
Published: August 5, 2025
Publisher: Seven Seas
Dates Read: August 9, 2025
Format: Library Book / Paperback
The street cats get moved to a larger room where they meet two kittens and an older senior cat. As the care for the felines continues, so does the readers’ understanding of everyone’s past, including Yasuo and his love for cats.
I absolutely love learning more and more about our beloved characters as we get further and further into this series. We learn about Yasuo and his past and his first cat love. We also see Hachi getting more and more comfortable with humans (which reminds me of how my cat took 3 years to really warm up to my partner). I also love his patience with the kittens – like, he’s still annoyed with them, but he doesn’t really take offense to their young craziness.
Oh, I learned a bit more about baby kittens (and their poop) than I did before, so there’s that.
Overall, another cute and adorable volume of this series. Cat lovers will still enjoy it.