I'm always concerned about "animal stories," since I don't want to deal with the suffering of an animal. No "Lassie" movies for me, or anything like that. So, it was with some trepidation that I approached "A Man and His Cat," but beyond Fukumaru's weeping eyes, so far so good. This is listed as a slice-of-life manga, and I can absolutely see that. It is also listed as a comedy manga, but honestly I see more drama than comedy. Oh, sure, Fukumaru is a great and CUTE cat, but there is a lot of dramatic backstory undertone going on which I look forward to the manga developing.