Chi's Sweet Home

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Konami Kanata. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning from 2004 to 2015, with its chapters collected in twelve volumes. The manga has been licensed for North American distribution by the publisher Vertical. An anime television series adaptation, lasting two seasons, aired from March 2008 to September 2009. A 3DCG anime television adaptation lasting two seasons began airing in October 2016 to September 2018, and a third season premiered worldwide on Netflix in July 2024.

Plot A small grey and white American Shorthair kitten wanders away from her mother and siblings one day while enjoying a walk outside with her family. Lost in her surroundings, the kitten struggles to find her family and instead is found by a young boy, Yohei, and his mother, Miwa. They take the kitten home, but, as pets are not allowed in their housing complex, they try to find her a new home. This proves to be difficult, and the family decides to keep the kitten and so must hide it from the landlady.

While being housebroken, the kitten mistakenly answers to "Chi" (from , a Japanese word for "urine") and this becomes her name. Chi then lives with her new family, learning about different things and meeting new people and animals.

Characters Yamada family

Chi is a small grey and white kitten with large eyes, an American Shorthair breed. She is easily distracted and does not have much experience of the world. Chi is particularly attracted to small moving objects, but is scared by larger animals, especially dogs. Although her speech is audible to the viewers, the Yamadas cannot hear her talk. It is revealed that the name her mother gave her is .

Yohei is a little boy who finds Chi when she gets lost. He is cheerful, kind, obedient, and fond of toys. /

Miwa is a housewife. She often stays home with Yohei and Chi. /

Kento is the source of income, a graphic designer who often works from home. He is very fond of Chi and wants her to like him in return, but he is often called upon to do things that make her angry with him such as taking her to the vet or trimming her claws.

Media Manga

Written and illustrated by Konami Kanata, Chi's Sweet Home was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning from January 8, 2004, to June 18, 2015. Kodansha collected its chapters in twelve volumes, released from November 22, 2004, to June 23, 2015. In contrast to the serialized version, which is black and white, the version is in full color.

In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Vertical and published in a left-to-right orientation instead of the original right-to-left one. The twelve volumes were released from June 29, 2010, to November 3, 2015.

A four-volume series by Kinoko Natsume and Kanata, titled , was published on s Twitter account from October 2, 2016, to September 30, 2017. Kodansha collected its chapters in four volumes, released from March 23, 2017, to April 23, 2018. Kodansha USA published the volumes in English from May 1, 2018, to May 28, 2019.

Another series by Konami and Catherine Bouvier, titled , started on Kodansha's Comic Days online platform on September 23, 2024.

Anime The anime series is directed by Mitsuyuki Masuhara and produced by Madhouse aired from March 31 to September 25, 2008. The episodes are about 3 minutes long and equivalent to one chapter from the manga. The opening theme is by Satomi Kōrogi.

A second season, , aired from March 30 to September 24, 2009. The opening theme is by Rica Matsumoto.

In April 2016, it was announced that the manga would receive a 3DCG anime television adaptation by Marza Animation Planet. Titled , the series aired from October 2, 2016, to September 24, 2017. The opening theme is "Nee" by Perfume. A second season simply titled , aired from April 8 to September 30, 2018. The ending theme is by . An English-dubbed version of the first season streamed on Amazon Prime Video on April 21, 2018.

A third season, premiered worldwide on Netflix on July 19, 2024. The opening theme is by and , with the ending theme being "Myr" by .

Episodes Season 1 (2008)

Season 2 (2009)

Video game A video game for the Nintendo DS, titled , was developed by Interchannel and released on September 4, 2008.

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