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.

I find that to rather stretch plausibility, not in the least as heterochromia can also be caused by postnatal injuries. And (X) DOUBT @ albinism, leucism etcetera not existing in this world.

It seems to me like a rather more credible explanation that Anna is simply talking out of her ass for whatever reason (she says a fair few dubious-sounding things in general) and/or the author really didn't care about the details making much sense...

I find that to rather stretch plausibility, not in the least as heterochromia can also be caused by postnatal injuries. And (X) DOUBT @ albinism, leucism etcetera not existing in this world.

It's a manga so suspension of disbelief is kind of necessary. We're already shown things that can't exist in this world so why is it so much of a stretch to assume that there are things in the real world that don't exist in the Catulus world?

It seems to me like a rather more credible explanation that Anna is simply talking out of her ass for whatever reason (she says a fair few dubious-sounding things in general) and/or the author really didn't care about the details making much sense...

It could be that the whole Catulus thing is being retconned by the author as they're prolonging the story.

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.

All I understand so far is that Catulus Syndrome, a condition that is contracted where subjects obtain catlike features as well as the ability to turn into a cat, appears only in girls right around when they hit puberty but there's a rare instance where you're born with it like in Yuki's and perhaps Oguri's cases.

Honestly right now, since it doesn't seem like we've been given the full breakdown of the syndrome, the whole thing just feels like X-Men to me.

I find that to rather stretch plausibility, not in the least as heterochromia can also be caused by postnatal injuries. And (X) DOUBT @ albinism, leucism etcetera not existing in this world.

It's a manga so suspension of disbelief is kind of necessary. We're already shown things that can't exist in this world so why is it so much of a stretch to assume that there are things in the real world that don't exist in the Catulus world?

Seems like a pretty nonsensical detail to ditch... and I'm not really seeing why the whole thing would have any bearing on pigmentation abnormalities of sometimes VERY diverse origins (one possible cause for heterochromia is genetic mosaicism from a vanishing twin for ex).

It seems to me like a rather more credible explanation that Anna is simply talking out of her ass for whatever reason (she says a fair few dubious-sounding things in general) and/or the author really didn't care about the details making much sense...

It could be that the whole Catulus thing is being retconned by the author as they're prolonging the story.

Can't really disagree here. There's a pretty strong impression of, as it were,
So bounce the graviton particle beam
Off the main deflector dish
That's the way we do things, lad
Making shit up as we wish!
...and it's notoriously hard to keep the whole thing straight (ahem) when writing by the seat of your pants like that.

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.

All I understand so far is that Catulus Syndrome, a condition that is contracted where subjects obtain catlike features as well as the ability to turn into a cat, appears only in girls right around when they hit puberty but there's a rare instance where you're born with it like in Yuki's and perhaps Oguri's cases.

Honestly right now, since it doesn't seem like we've been given the full breakdown of the syndrome, the whole thing just feels like X-Men to me.

Well I think we can assume the condition is genetic at least - if it was contagious the catgirls would hardly be allowed to mingle freely with regular folks, cute or not...

Probably caused by the accumulation of a critical mass of crazy cat ladies over centuries. :U

Seems like a pretty nonsensical detail to ditch... and I'm not really seeing why the whole thing would have any bearing on pigmentation abnormalities of sometimes VERY diverse origins (one possible cause for heterochromia is genetic mosaicism from a vanishing twin for ex).

You see this as a huge oversight but if all those instances you mention don’t exist in the Catulus world then it simply doesn’t matter to the story.

We don’t know what exactly the illnesses are in Cat World. For all we know cancer doesn’t exist here.

The focus of the story is tackling Catulus Syndrome and how it affects carriers and their relationships. Given the tone of the story, I highly doubt we are going to get a breakdown of the other instances why heterochromia exists in Cat World.

Can't really disagree here. There's a pretty strong impression of, as it were,
So bounce the graviton particle beam
Off the main deflector dish
That's the way we do things, lad
Making shit up as we wish!
...and it's notoriously hard to keep the whole thing straight (ahem) when writing by the seat of your pants like that.

The Catulus stuff doesn’t bother me as much as the fact that we are 38 chapters in and Ayano and Yuki still haven’t figured out they’re into each other.

Well I think we can assume the condition is genetic at least - if it was contagious the catgirls would hardly be allowed to mingle freely with regular folks, cute or not...

Probably caused by the accumulation of a critical mass of crazy cat ladies over centuries. :U

Hence my likening it to X-Men.

The Catulus stuff doesn’t bother me as much as the fact that we are 38 chapters in and Ayano and Yuki still haven’t figured out they’re into each other.

At least in the latest chapters they're closer than ever before in realizing it.

The Catulus stuff doesn’t bother me as much as the fact that we are 38 chapters in and Ayano and Yuki still haven’t figured out they’re into each other.

At least in the latest chapters they're closer than ever before in realizing it.

Yeah but I’m greedy so I would like to see more bonding moments between the two of them. There are a lot of girls coming in so we haven’t gotten proper Ayuki time.

Daft punk lookin headass

The Catulus stuff doesn’t bother me as much as the fact that we are 38 chapters in and Ayano and Yuki still haven’t figured out they’re into each other.

At least in the latest chapters they're closer than ever before in realizing it.

Yeah but I’m greedy so I would like to see more bonding moments between the two of them. There are a lot of girls coming in so we haven’t gotten proper Ayuki time.

Side pairs like OgurixAnna or KozuexMimika will generally get development before the main pair

Does Yuki use a voice changer? I don't remember if this has been established.

I have been reading it as her typing the text not saying it

That would be FAR too slow for both the length/pace of the convos and their contexts (ie. in the middle of online shooter matches)...

Does Yuki use a voice changer? I don't remember if this has been established.

I have been reading it as her typing the text not saying it

That would be FAR too slow for both the length/pace of the convos and their contexts (ie. in the middle of online shooter matches)...

True, but the last chapter with her gaming I didn't see a mic now I that I'm actually looking for it. Not sure of the earlier chapters

Side pairs like OgurixAnna or KozuexMimika will generally get development before the main pair

Seriously hoping that’s not the case but it seems like that’s probably what’s gonna happen.

Though if I’m right and Oguri does end up having a thing for Yuki, then it might just push Ayano or Yuki to get their feelings together a lot faster.

When are they even going to kiss? I mean Yuki and the maid she likes!

When are they even going to kiss? I mean Yuki and the maid she likes!

Ayano and Yuki? Hopefully soon. Though to be honest, I’d be okay with Yuki and Oguri too.

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Well I think we can assume the condition is genetic at least - if it was contagious the catgirls would hardly be allowed to mingle freely with regular folks, cute or not...

Ummmmm.... You DO realize that a disease doesn't have to be contagious in order to be contracted non congenitally, right....?..??? Sorry for picking apart your entire argument btw....

Well I think we can assume the condition is genetic at least - if it was contagious the catgirls would hardly be allowed to mingle freely with regular folks, cute or not...

Ummmmm.... You DO realize that a disease doesn't have to be contagious in order to be contracted non congenitally, right....?..??? Sorry for picking apart your entire argument btw....

Most noncommunicable diseases that don't stem from genetics are caused by environmental factors of one kind of another (and are therefore preventable with sufficient effort) - and even then genetics often affect susceptibility to them if nothing else.

See also: "critical mass of crazy cat ladies" and "lol, magic" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Also the way Anna talks about Yuki's pedigree rather implies heredity, presumably recessive since as far as we know (and have been shown) Mother Shirakaba isn't a literal cat lady.

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Most

i.e. not all

even then genetics often affect susceptibility to them if nothing else.

And?

Also the way Anna talks about Yuki's pedigree rather implies heredity

She explicitly calls her congenital. But the manga also makes a point of differentiating between catulus and cats. Having the genes of a Turkish Angora catulus doesn't necessarily imply having the genes of a Turkish Angora cat. I think the easiest obvious answer is that only certain breeds of catulus can be contracted, whereas rare ones such as the Turkish Angora are strictly hereditary.

Not that I actually really care whether the manga logic checks out. I was just being a little shit and taking the piss out of you, lol. No hard feelings.

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Does Yuki use a voice changer? I don't remember if this has been established.

I have been reading it as her typing the text not saying it

That would be FAR too slow for both the length/pace of the convos and their contexts (ie. in the middle of online shooter matches)...

True, but the last chapter with her gaming I didn't see a mic now I that I'm actually looking for it. Not sure of the earlier chapters

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/catulus_syndrome_ch05#2 Shows her with a mic as part of the headset. Since that appears to be the same headset in the current chapter, one can assume she's still using the mic.

Are they still not fucking? Is that what's going on?

Are they still not fucking? Is that what's going on?

the yuri fandom in a nutshell

The tall one, Gondou Moe, Maine Coon, is my type. I am having crush now...

So far. I don't know where this manga is going. So random. I can think of reasons, but so far it is chaotic. And it all can coexist with actually yuri in it. Like. Give us kisses at least already.

The chuuni catgirl squad appears

Twin catgirls... So cute. <3

I like the bossy no-nonsense loli already.

Shouldn't this have a Yuri tag? Even Neko Tarou Sama himself puts tag that Catulus Syndrom is Yuri in his art gallery in pixiv.

Shouldn't this have a Yuri tag? Even Neko Tarou Sama himself puts tag that Catulus Syndrom is Yuri in his art gallery in pixiv.

He does? :O

Anyway, I like the designs for the chuuni catgirls. xD

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