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Chi's Sweet Home

Chi's Sweet Home (Japanese: チーズスイートホーム, Hepburn: Chīzu Suīto Hōmu, "Chi's Loving Home") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Konami Kanata. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from 2004 to 2015, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes. The manga has been licensed for North American distribution by the publisher Vertical. An anime television series adaptation, lasting two seasons, aired from March 2008 to September 2009. A 3DCG anime television adaptation lasting two seasons began airing in October 2016 to September 2018, and a third season premiered worldwide on Netflix in July 2024.

Plot

A small grey and white kitten with black stripes wanders away from her mother and siblings one day while enjoying a walk outside with her family. Lost in her surroundings, the kitten struggles to find her family and instead is found by a young boy, Yohei, and his mother, Miwa. They take the kitten home, but, as pets are not allowed in their housing complex, they try to find her a new home. This proves to be difficult, and the family decides to keep the kitten.

While being housebroken, the kitten mistakenly answers to "Chi" (as in shi- from shikko, the Japanese word for "urine") and this becomes her name. Chi then lives with her new family, learning about different things and meeting new people and animals.

Characters

Yamada family

Chi (チー)
Voiced by: Satomi Kōrogi
Chi is a small grey and white kitten with large eyes. She is easily distracted and does not have much experience of the world. Chi is particularly attracted to small moving objects, but is scared by larger animals, especially dogs. Although her speech is audible to the viewers, the Yamadas cannot hear her talk. It is revealed that the name her mother gave her is Sarah.
Yohei Yamada (山田 ヨウヘイ, Yamada Yōhei)
Voiced by: Etsuko Kozakura
Yohei is a little boy who finds Chi when she gets lost. He is cheerful, kind, obedient, and fond of toy trains.
Mom (おかあさん, Okaasan)/Miwa Yamada (山田 ミワ, Yamada Miwa)
Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka
Mom is a housewife. She stays home with Yohei and Chi.
Dad (おとうさん, Otousan)/Kento Yamada (山田 ケント, Yamada Kento)
Voiced by: Hidenobu Kiuchi
Dad is the working man of the house, a graphic designer who often works from home. He is very fond of Chi and wants her to like him in return, but he is often called upon to do things that make her angry with him such as taking her to the vet or trimming her claws.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kanata Konami, Chi's Sweet Home was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from January 8, 2004,[a] to June 18, 2015.[5] Kodansha collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon volumes, released from November 22, 2004,[6] to June 23, 2015.[7] In contrast to the serialized version, which is black and white, the tankōbon version is in full color.[8]

In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Vertical and published in a left-to-right orientation instead of the original right-to-left one.[9][10] The twelve volumes were released from June 29, 2010,[11] to November 3, 2015.[12]

Anime

The anime series is directed by Mitsuyuki Masuhara and produced by Madhouse and the first episode aired on 31 March 2008. The episodes are about 3 minutes long and equivalent to one chapter from the manga.

The opening theme is "Home is the best!" Ouchi ga ichiban (おうちがいちばん) by Satomi Kōrogi.

The second season of Chi's Sweet Home, called Chi's new Address (チーズスイートホーム あたらしいおうち Chi's Sweet Home: Atarashii Ouchi), began airing 30 March 2009.

The show was dubbed into French and began airing in France on Piwi+ in September 2014.[13] On September 5, 2016, the series began airing on Radio-Canada.[14]

In April 2016, it was announced that the manga would receive a 3DCG anime television adaptation that began airing on October 2, 2016, called Chi's Sweet Adventure (こねこのチー　ポンポンらー大冒険 Koneko no Chī: Ponpon-rā dai bōken).[15][16] An English-dubbed version of the first season streamed on Amazon Prime Video on April 21, 2018.[17]

A third season titled Chi's Sweet Summer Vacation (こねこのチー ポンポンらー夏休み Koneko no Chī: Ponpon-rā natsuyasumi) premiered worldwide on Netflix on July 19, 2024.[18][19]

Episodes

Season 1
Season 2 (New Address)

Notes

  1. ^ It debuted in the magazine's sixth issue of 2004,[3] released on January 8 of that same year.[4]

References

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  3. ^ 【チーズスイートラボ】チーズスイートホーム9巻限定版の付録のアイデアをCUUSOOで募集 (Press release) (in Japanese). Cuusoo System [ja]. November 14, 2011. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  4. ^ モーニング - 進行表 2003年10月30日号～2004年3月18日号. AD Station (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  5. ^ 「チーズスイートホーム」11年の連載に幕、シークレットマンガをWEBで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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  7. ^ 【6月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Loo, Egan (January 23, 2008). "Chi's Sweet Home Cat Manga Gets TV Anime This Spring". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Loo, Egan (September 25, 2009). "Vertical Adds Peepo Choo, Twin Spica, Needle, Chi's Sweet Home (Update 2)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Aoki, Deb (September 14, 2018). "Manga Answerman – How Come Some Manga Are Still Published "Flopped"?". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Chi's Sweet Home, volume 1". Random House. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  12. ^ Ressler, Karen (November 3, 2015). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 1–7". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  13. ^ "La série animée CHI - Une vie de chat sur Piwi+ à la rentrée". Manga-News. July 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  14. ^ "Chi's Sweet Home is airing on Ici Radio-Canada". I Miss Bionix. September 7, 2016. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  15. ^ "Chi's Sweet Home Manga Gets New 3DCG Anime This Fall". Anime News Network. April 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  16. ^ "Chi's Sweet Home CG Anime Reveals Promo Video, Title, Cast, Staff, October 2 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  17. ^ "Chi's Sweet Adventure Season 1 Dub Launches on Amazon". Anime Feminist. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  18. ^ "Chi's Sweet Summer Vacation 3DCG Anime Season's Teaser Video Reveals More Cast, July Netflix Debut". Anime News Network. April 25, 2024. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  19. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (June 19, 2024). "Chi's Sweet Summer Vacation 3D CG Anime's New Video Reveals Theme Songs, July 19 Netflix Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  20. ^ チーズスイートホーム. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  21. ^ チーズスイートホームあたらしいおうち. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  22. ^ "Chi's Sweet Home - Season 2", mytvshows, archived from the original on December 29, 2014, retrieved February 23, 2013

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