The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today

Plot

The young employee Saku lives alone with her cat Yukichi, a feline as big as it is special. Yukichi is in fact extraordinarily intelligent, doing his utmost to take care of the house and of his mistress, who on the contrary is far from conscientious and has a habit of neglecting herself and her house.

Characters

Saku Fukuzawa (福澤 幸来, Fukuzawa Saku)

Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa

A young salarywoman working as a foreman is careless, ditzy, and neglects her self-care, with habits of compulsive hoarding and excessive drinking. Adopting the exceptional cat Yukichi markedly improves her life; his influence guides her toward a healthier lifestyle with less alcohol and better personal upkeep. Despite a lazy appearance, she is an excellent employee when motivated and is fiercely protective of loved ones, capable of single-handedly throwing an adult man to the ground.

Yukichi (諭吉)

Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto

An extraordinarily intelligent, human-sized black cat who lives with Saku. He walks bipedally, expertly uses tools, and learns new skills with ease, taking great pride in his masterful cooking. He manages all household duties while Saku works. Though he claims he bonded with her only to avoid starvation, he has grown genuinely fond of her, worrying about her health and offering daily support. Once a normal-sized stray kitten, he trained himself in housekeeping after witnessing Saku's filthy apartment, learning to cook by watching tutorials by his favorite band, UMYU-Sea.

Yuri Shibasaki (柴咲 ゆり, Shibasaki Yuri)

Voiced by: Ai Kakuma

Saku Fukuzawa and Oshiro's colleague and friend. Yuri is respectful of Saku; they became colleagues and friends after Saku rescued her from a pervert on a train they were riding on. She is also cousins with Rio Nishina, the young woman working at the shop where Yukichi buys groceries.

Oshiro (尾代)

Voiced by: Aoi Inase

Saku Fukuzawa and Yuri Shibasaki's colleague and friend. She is often asked by her colleagues to introduce them to Saku. Although Oshiro often goes to mixers to get a date, she remains single.

Kaoru Orizuka (織塚 馨, Orizuka Kaoru)

Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi

Saku Fukuzawa's boss. Despite appearing stoic and maintaining a professional relationship with his employees, Orizuka balances his duties with spending time with his family members, especially his niece, Yume.

Rio Nishina (仁科 理央, Nishina Rio)

Voiced by: M.A.O

Rio works at the grocery store where Yukichi is a regular customer. Like many others, she questions whether he is a human in a convincing costume. She develops a deep respect for Saku Fukuzawa after Saku rescues her and Yukichi from a toxic ex-boyfriend. Rio eventually learns the cat's true name but keeps this secret from her cat-obsessed manager. She is also cousins with Yuri Shibasaki, Saku's junior colleague.

Shop Manager (店⾧, Tenchō)

Voiced by: Miyu Irino

The manager of the local grocery store where Yukichi shops. Despite his position and Rio's complaints about Yukichi, the manager is obsessed with the cat, believing him to be a good luck charm for the store and always greets and thanks him enthusiastically.

Yume (優芽)

Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu

Kaoru's four-year-old niece. She loves cats and like Yukichi, she is a big fan of Umyu-Sea. Yume is not bothered by Yukichi's size and considers him a friend. Yume is one of the few people who know Yukichi is a real cat and not an adult person in a costume.

Yume's Mother (優芽の母, Yume no Haha)

Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa

Kaoru's older sister and Yume's mother. Saku is shocked that her boss has an older sister who looks younger than him.

Yume's Grandmother (優芽の祖母, Yume no Sobo)

Voiced by: Tamie Kubota

Kaoru and his sister's mother, and Yume's maternal grandmother. She is blind and in a wheelchair, yet she enjoys spending time with her family; she and her late father consider black cats as good luck charms.

Saku's Mother (幸来の母, Saku no Haha)

Voiced by: Satomi Satō

A sharp-tongued woman who berates her daughter for being a slob, yet loves Yukichi, unaware of his current size.

Saku's Father (幸来の父, Saku no Chichi)

Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama

A man who loves Yukichi, unaware of his current size.

Mei (メイ)

Voiced by: Kotoe Taichi

An old woman who lives in the apartment next door to Saku and Yukichi. Just like Yume, Mei is aware that Yukichi is a giant cat, but is unbothered by his larger than normal size. Mei and Yukichi are on good terms, helping each other and even volunteering to clean the neighborhood park.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hitsuzi Yamada, The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today began serialization on Kodansha's Suiyōbi no Sirius online manga section on the Nico Nico Seiga website on August 22, 2018; it also started publication in Monthly Shōnen Sirius on October 26, 2021. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual wideban volumes. The first volume was released on April 9, 2019. As of July 9, 2026, thirteen volumes have been released.

In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Anime

In May 2022, it was announced that the series would be adapted into an anime television series. The series is produced by GoHands, who supervised the scripts written by Tamazo Yanagi, with Katsumasa Yokomine directing, Susumu Kudo serving as chief director, and Takayuki Uchida designing the characters. It aired from July 8 to September 30, 2023, on the Animeism programming block on MBS and other affiliates. The opening theme song is "Ureu Kado niwa Fuku Kitaru" (憂う門には福来たる; "Fortune Comes to a Worried House") by Somei. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.

Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand), streaming it on its Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel. Netflix added the series to its catalog in India in December 2023.

Reception

The series ranked eleventh on "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2020" by the Honya Club online bookstore. The series was also ranked eighteenth in the 2020 Next Manga Award in the web category.