Neko to Watashi no Kinyoubi was a manga I decided not to read when it was publishing and I finished it today. Just a few minutes ago. I have to say that I was really dissapointed with this manga comparing it with other Tanemuras works but my idea changed in the last chapters. I think that this will be a long review and Ill try to do it with minor spoilers. The plot is simple and really awkward. A girl called Ai 16 in love with Nekota 11. I dont have any problems with the age gap but Nekota is just 11... I mean for me hes really young and the plot was really hard to digest including that Ai falls really fast for him. As something normal in school life/romance only shoujos there are a lot of problems within the main characters such as exlovers problems with friends parents... The main problem I saw was that the plot was very simple. If you compare this work with other Arina Tanemura works as I said before youll be really dissapointed. Arina is special not only because the way she draws that may be very annoying for some people but for the stories she made. She usually does stories with magic main strong characters with a hard background who have to face a lot of difficulties. But Ai isnt like that. Shes just a student a normal student who enjoys her love life with her cousin. Putting aside the fact that Nekota and Ai are relatives their relationship seems fine. Ai. Ai was the main reason that made me feel dissapointed. But I changed my oppinion in ch65. She knows that. Arina knows that Ai isnt a strong character. Arina KNOWS that this story isnt strong as her other ones. And thats what makes Neko to Watashi no Kinyoubi special that its not like his other stories. Ai doesnt need strong power she doesnt need magic. In her monologue she said that she doesnt have magic or is a ninja or a shojo manga main character along with other past works references that shes just a normal person and that is okay. As a personal feeling I think that Arina wanted to express that shes able to do normal things normal stories about two lovers without magic or tragic backgrounds ...Or not very tragic. And if she did this with that feeling she did it well. Its true that AiNekota relationship reminded me a lot of the MaronChiaki relationship Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne but of course both relationships are different. Please read Neko to Watashi no Kinyoubi with this feeling in mind. That its okay if its a normal boring love story. Because that is also special and gives it the same value as her other works. Thank you for reading do not give up this manga and please give it an opportunity