Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi Manga Returns From Hiatus
The return ends a roughly 19-month hiatus and signals Sonoda's recovery, with a deliberate slower release schedule going forward.
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Yuri Sonoda's Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi manga resumed with a new chapter on Kodansha's Comic Days website on Friday. Sonoda put the manga on hiatus in January 2025 for health reasons. She said the series will proceed at a slower pace but that she will continue to draw each chapter with care.
Yuri Sonoda's Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi manga is back. Kodansha's Comic Days website posted a new chapter on Friday, ending a hiatus that began in January 2025 when Sonoda stepped away for health reasons.
Sonoda said the series will move at a slower pace than before, but she promised to keep drawing each chapter with care. The manga follows Maruru, a pampered house cat who gets lost, and Hachi, a tough stray who initially rejects him before the two team up to survive on the streets.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the series in English. The sixth volume arrived in English on April 28, and the manga won the grand prize in the Comic division of the 54th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards last year.
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