Manga7.0Minor SpoilersCompleted
Is Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu Worth Reading? Review & Where to Read
The joke is simple and keeps working anyway: ordinary cat chaos drawn with the exact same meticulous dread Ito uses for his monsters.
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