Cat Street (manga)

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Cat Street

Cover of the Japanese volume 1
キャットストリート
(Kyatto sutorīto)
Genre Romance
Manga
Author Yoko Kamio
Publisher Flag of Japan Shueisha
Demographic Shōjo
Serialized in Flag of Japan Bessatsu Margaret
Original run 2005 – Complete
Volumes 8

Cat Street (キャットストリート Kyatto sutorīto?) is a shōjo manga series created by Yoko Kamio.

Contents

[edit] Plot

The story revolves around the life of Keito Aoyama, a 16 year old girl who used to be a famous actress when she was young. But an incident happened to her while acting a scene. This incident was very traumatic for Aoyma and because of it she has made it a goal to protect herself from others. In the process of doing so she has closed off herself from others and avoids anyone from getting close to her. Now she lives her life with no goal or purpose. This soon changes when a person takes her to a special school called "El Liston", which is a free school for people with social issues. People without a home or purpose are considered "stray cats" by society. Being in this school changes her life forever as she becomes good friends with other classmates such as Rei, Kouichi, and Momiji.

[edit] Characters

Keito Aoyama (青山 恵都 Aoyama Keito?)
A 16 year old girl that used to be a child actress. She was star of a play when she was 9 but froze on stage and couldn't say her lines. As a result she quit the acting industry and stopped going to school. She agrees to go out with Rei in chapter 17. Keito and Rei get really mad after witnessing what happened to Momiji when she confessed.
Rei Saeki (佐伯 玲 Saeki Rei?)
A formerly famous soccer player. He said that he was a fan of Keito when she was acting back then and that he watched the incident which ended Keito's acting career. He is also the one that convinced her to attend the free school named El Liston. He becomes friends with Keito. Chapter 12 shows that Rei does have a girlfriend, but he was trying to break up with her on the phone which Keito hears but it didn't bother her. In later chapters, he disappears after confessing to Keito and when he returns he tells her to 'think about it.'
Kouichi Mine (峰 浩一 Mine Kōichi?)
A genius with an IQ of 200. He's usually seen with a laptop. He saves Keito's sister when she was in trouble with other girls. He's a computer geek. He's one of Keito's friends. He has a step sister since his mother got remarried and later in the story it shows that he actually likes his sister as a woman but not as a sister. Kouchi actually dropped out of school because he thinks it was boring to stay with too many idiots there.
Momiji (野田 紅葉 Noda Momiji?)
A gothic lolita. She designs her own clothes and she came to El liston since she hated having to wear the same thing everyday and when she wore one of her gothic lolita clothes to school she was shunned by everybody else. She becomes really good friends with Keito. She fell in love with a guy named Yamaguchi, but when she confessed Yamaguchi told her to put on some decent clothes and confess again later. So she did and since Rei and Keito were worried they followed her. Yamaguchi's girlfriend pushes her into a pond when she confesses.
Chika Aoyama (青山 知佳 Aoyama Chika?)
Keito's younger sister. She's not so close with Keito since she grew up having to listen to her parents fight and she came to hate Keito. She doesn't want to be alone like her sister so she gives money to people who asks it from her so that people will like her. This got her in trouble in which Kouichi and Keito sees and is saved by Kouichi. Kouichi used his laptop to make it sound like the police was near.
Midori ( ?)
Kouichi's step sister. Kouichi's first love was her, until he finds out that she already has a boyfriend. She invites Keito to her college fair, and Keito performs in the college play.
Yamaguchi ( ?)
The guy that Momiji likes. He already has a girlfriend which Momiji didn't know and he makes a mockery out of her when she confesses.

[edit] Volumes

  1. ISBN 4-08-847847-9 released on April 25, 2005
  2. ISBN 4-08-847848-7 released on April 25, 2005
  3. ISBN 4-08-846007-3 released on November 25, 2005
  4. ISBN 4-08-846042-1 released on March 24, 2006
  5. ISBN 4-08-846087-1 released on August 30, 2006
  6. ISBN 4-08-846165-6 released on April 25, 2007
  7. ISBN 4-08-846216-5 released on September 25, 2007

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