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She's mentioned her mother before. I can't remember what chapter. I don't think they were bad parents though and she loves her mom if I remember correctly. ITs just a bit awkward between the two
Oh right, she appears in a flashback already in ch 5 and gets mentioned again in 16; I stand corrected.
And yeah "caring but awkward" seems about right. (Seems to be hereditary...)
On a whole different note, this is altogether too :relatable: :c
She is human, those ears and tail are fake!
“I HAVE A DREAM, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the cat ears on their heads nor the tails on their backs, but by the content of their character,"
-Martin Luther Cat
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Who's the person who didn't believe me when I said evidence indicated Yuki was a catalus since birth?! I stand vindicated! :P
(yes, I'm kidding.)
Evil catgirl with a past with Oguri. Interesting.
So Ayano seems like she’s starting to realize that her feelings for Yuki run deeper than friendship but Oguri’s probably going to fall for Yuki too.
Enter Anna who clearly has a thing for Oguri. I think Oguri was her maid when they were younger. Oguri seems like she too is a congenital Catulus so maybe Anna’s one of the reasons why she believes Catulus and humans can’t be friends. Or she’s the reason why Oguri hates the idea of being friends just because your Catulus.
Either way, Anna’s there to cause Yuki trouble.
Just wish the intro of the new character came later, after we had more Ayano x Yuki bonding moments.
Also wish that this will leave the island of subtext. Doesn’t have to be soon but just that it will.
We weren't able to become true friends.
Betting it's because they are useless lesbians who ended up both saying they don't want to be (just) friends and then stopped meeting because of the misunderstanding
We weren't able to become true friends.
Betting it's because they are useless lesbians who ended up both saying they don't want to be (just) friends and then stopped meeting because of the misunderstanding
I wonder if that means that, in addition to being more catlike than ordinary catalus, congenital catalus are also even more useless than ordinary lesbians.
We weren't able to become true friends.
Betting it's because they are useless lesbians who ended up both saying they don't want to be (just) friends and then stopped meeting because of the misunderstanding
I wonder if that means that, in addition to being more catlike than ordinary catalus, congenital catalus are also even more useless than ordinary lesbians.
Yuki is at least one degree of magnitude more useless than an ordinary person, period, so you may be on to something... :v
Pretty ace at FPSes tho!
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So how long until these silly girls realize that Oguri and Maron the catulus are the same person? Yuki seemed to notice it when they first met, but has apparently either forgotten or convinced herself she was wrong.
We weren't able to become true friends.
Betting it's because they are useless lesbians who ended up both saying they don't want to be (just) friends and then stopped meeting because of the misunderstanding
I wonder if that means that, in addition to being more catlike than ordinary catalus, congenital catalus are also even more useless than ordinary lesbians.
Yuki is at least one degree of magnitude more useless than an ordinary person, period, so you may be on to something... :v
She just suffers from massive social anxiety that's been conditioned into her since she was a child by everyone around her, including her mother.
So how long until these silly girls realize that Oguri and Maron the catulus are the same person? Yuki seemed to notice it when they first met, but has apparently either forgotten or convinced herself she was wrong.
You’d think Yuki would realize since the Prof gave her the candy that made her ears disappear.... but I guess she doesn’t get why Oguron would want to hide it seeing as she seems like a well adjusted Catulus.
I really dig Yuki's '80s Spaceship Captain persona, even if it's just an image others have. We don't have nearly enough of those in manga these days anymore....
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So Ayano seems like she’s starting to realize that her feelings for Yuki run deeper than friendship but Oguri’s probably going to fall for Yuki too.
Enter Anna who clearly has a thing for Oguri. I think Oguri was her maid when they were younger. Oguri seems like she too is a congenital Catulus so maybe Anna’s one of the reasons why she believes Catulus and humans can’t be friends. Or she’s the reason why Oguri hates the idea of being friends just because your Catulus.
Either way, Anna’s there to cause Yuki trouble.
Just wish the intro of the new character came later, after we had more Ayano x Yuki bonding moments.
Also wish that this will leave the island of subtext. Doesn’t have to be soon but just that it will.
In the flashback picture of Anna and Oguri, you can't see whether or not she has cat ears or not. I don't think she was a catulus at the time. Something happened and they came to the conclusion that the gap is to large for normal people and catulus to become close. Oguri hides her symptoms and Anna either contracted catulus later or isn't a true one either.
Just my speculation.
-- Anna either contracted catulus later or isn't a true one either.
Well it's established in-universe most first express the condition around their early teens... but how the heck would you not be a "true" catulus? Don cat-ears headband or something? (Which might actually have connotations akin to blackface IRL, mind you...)
-- Anna either contracted catulus later or isn't a true one either.
Well it's established in-universe most first express the condition around their early teens... but how the heck would you not be a "true" catulus? Don cat-ears headband or something? (Which might actually have connotations akin to blackface IRL, mind you...)
If the sketchy professor can make a medicine to hide the features, it wouldn't be to far fetched to say there's one to give those same attributes as well.
-- Anna either contracted catulus later or isn't a true one either.
Well it's established in-universe most first express the condition around their early teens... but how the heck would you not be a "true" catulus? Don cat-ears headband or something? (Which might actually have connotations akin to blackface IRL, mind you...)
If the sketchy professor can make a medicine to hide the features, it wouldn't be to far fetched to say there's one to give those same attributes as well.
While as-such true (the entire catulus thing is, for all practical intents and purposes, straight up magic after all) that seems like a rather far-fetched theory when Occam's Razor says that Anna's simply a regular enough ketgurl - perhaps simply a "late bloomer".
I'm more curious about how she was able to identify Yuki as a "congenital" apparently at first glance tbh...
Does Yuki use a voice changer? I don't remember if this has been established.
About the only way the rest of the clan could think of her as anything else than a girl, certainly, but this is the first time it's actually been implied methinks.
Also her online persona continues to be hilariously Comedically Sociopathic; "by habit" indeed... XD
-- Anna either contracted catulus later or isn't a true one either.
Well it's established in-universe most first express the condition around their early teens... but how the heck would you not be a "true" catulus? Don cat-ears headband or something? (Which might actually have connotations akin to blackface IRL, mind you...)
If the sketchy professor can make a medicine to hide the features, it wouldn't be to far fetched to say there's one to give those same attributes as well.
While as-such true (the entire catulus thing is, for all practical intents and purposes, straight up magic after all) that seems like a rather far-fetched theory when Occam's Razor says that Anna's simply a regular enough ketgurl - perhaps simply a "late bloomer".
I'm more curious about how she was able to identify Yuki as a "congenital" apparently at first glance tbh...
You say magic, but to them it they say it is an illness. They're pretty vague on it but how does one catch it? genetically I'd assume. The way Anna describes yukki it would seem most if not all catulus catch the illness after birth afterall
She identified her easily from her Silver/White Hair and Heterochromia. I'd assume they are very rare traits only to those born catulus. Then adding in her Turkish Angora heritage makes her even rarer.
You say magic, but to them it they say it is an illness. They're pretty vague on it but how does one catch it? genetically I'd assume. The way Anna describes yukki it would seem most if not all catulus catch the illness after birth afterall
"Magic" and "illness" are hardly mutually exclusive; case in point, real-world folklore about the contagious varieties of vampirism and lycanthropy. And the casual violation of fundamental natural laws inherent in the transformation from a regular-sized human into a regular-sized cat (a mass difference in the ballpark of 90%) should be obvious...
She identified her easily from her Silver/White Hair and Heterochromia. I'd assume they are very rare traits only to those born catulus.
Both occur readily enough in perfectly normal humans (and many other animals for that matter) so that's a complete non-starter and I have no bloody idea what Anna (and the author) are babbling there.
Then adding in her Turkish Angora heritage makes her even rarer.
Uh. You do realize that "heritage" would imply actual cat genes ergo an ancestor taking "a cat is fine too" alarmingly far beyond mere memery, right...?
Not that it was ever explained why catulus express characteristics of actual cat breeds, nevermind now those from literally the other side of the planet, but I think we should put the prospect of straight up bestiality (and some truly bizarre genetics) aside pending evidence to the contrary...
Also that has nothing to do with her rare expressing of the condition prenatally (according to Anna anyway, which Yuki does not contradict so it's presumably true at least as far as she knows) in the first place. And how Anna knows that is an even better question that implies either some kind of superhuman sense allowing her to somehow perceive it, or some quite questionable record privacy on part of the relevant health authorities...
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Why are you trying to compare the world the author is trying to make compared to real world? It's a comedy first and foremost so I don't expect everything to fall into place to the minute detail for how things work. There will be plot holes for sure, but for the most part I think they've put the groundwork for how catulus are to be pretty well.
On a side note, passive aggressive much? you seem pretty smug with your nitpicking of my opinion though I'm not sure where it came from.
Why are you trying to compare the world the author is trying to make compared to real world? It's a comedy first and foremost so I don't expect everything to fall into place to the minute detail for how things work. There will be plot holes for sure, but for the most part I think they've put the groundwork for how catulus are to be pretty well.
It's kind of a given an awful lot about the eponymous "syndrome" makes very little sense so it'd arguably be better if the author didn't specifically keep dragging it right into the spotlight where the inevitable holes are that much harder to ignore, tbh.
On a side note, passive aggressive much? you seem pretty smug with your nitpicking of my opinion though I'm not sure where it came from.
Why do people start screaming "stop being mean to me" when their arguments get picked apart? Second time that's happened to me today (another forum)...
Entirely unrelated, but why is there an extremely accurately rendered Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B in what otherwise appears to be a modern/near-future military shooter...?
The world wonders.
If your manner of speech is the same there then it's not that you're "picking apart" peoples arguments. I will always favor a good discussion on many topics. You're condescending with your words instead of having an actual conversation about the matter, hence why i said smug. Though if many have brought up this same question, would it never come to mind, maby it's not people crying that you're picking apart their arguments/being mean but rather the tone you set when you reply.
I gave my speculation, not fact on why the two couldn't become "true friends". When it's revealed I could be completely wrong. It won't bother me, just like if you agree with me or not won't bother me. I'll keep reading this since I love the story.
In the flashback picture of Anna and Oguri, you can't see whether or not she has cat ears or not. I don't think she was a catulus at the time. Something happened and they came to the conclusion that the gap is to large for normal people and catulus to become close. Oguri hides her symptoms and Anna either contracted catulus later or isn't a true one either.
Anna definitely was not a Catulus at the time since her human ear is shown. I maintain my theory that perhaps Oguri was her maid/companion when they were little since Oguri stated she was always a maid.
Also, pure speculation but given Anna's wealthy background and her pushiness, it's evident she behaves like a spoiled child. Perhaps as they grew older, seeing as Oguri was happy in that little flashback, Oguri began to feel more like Anna was treating her more like a plaything for her amusement rather than a friend, hence why she developed the 'Catulus and humans cannot be friends' attitude.
I would go so far as to say that after Oguri left their household, perhaps Anna tracked her down after she contracted the syndrome and that's why Oguri now hates the idea of being friends with someone just because they're Catulus as well.
Like I said, pure speculation though.
If the sketchy professor can make a medicine to hide the features, it wouldn't be to far fetched to say there's one to give those same attributes as well.
Since Anna's family owns a hospital, she has the resources to reach out to the Prof to help her contract the syndrome/illness.
Though I do wonder how Anna came to the conclusion that humans and Catulus can never comprehend each other. Did becoming a Catulus open her eyes to things she couldn't understand about Oguri before? Or has she been ostracized like the other Catulus after she turned? I hope the author explains.
Both occur readily enough in perfectly normal humans (and many other animals for that matter) so that's a complete non-starter and I have no bloody idea what Anna (and the author) are babbling there.
Perhaps full humans in the Catulus world don't have white hair and heterochromia. Purple and blue hair is normal but full on white with yellow and blue eyes is just a cat thing in this world.
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