Fuyuki Kanda is a father?!?!

We get to see what kind of father he is as -- sure enough! -- his child has problems that may only be solved through the healing power of cats. Fortunately Kanda has seven handy . . .

Lots of slapstick this time . . . between the bouts of traumatic drama, that is.

FOR REFERENCE:

Contents: Chapter 74. The Scent of Joy -- Chapter 75. Smile -- Chapter 76. Daddy's Children -- Chapter 77. I Can Do It Meowyself -- Chapter 78. Cat-pturing Happiness! -- Pretty Cat -- Chapter 79. Mew Can't Stop Me Now -- Afterword -- Bonus Strip ( )

Whoa Mr Kanda has kids!? Two of them?! This was quite the dramatic installment of the series just by virtue of introducing new characters. All of the established and new characters interacting made for a chaotic but nice story. There were also some loose ends tied up from a previous volume, and some cameo appearances by very cute bugs (that are probably much less cute in real life). Good fun. ( )

In volume 8, we finally meet Mr. Kanda’s two children, both grown up (or almost grown up; I never did figure out their exact ages) and home for a visit- not realizing that their father has houseguests now, both human and feline. With his own cat, his cat’s sister, and the box full of kittens, the house is full. These kids had never had a pet growing up, so the cats presence is a huge surprise. And an unwelcome one for his son, who is both afraid of cats, and hates them. We get to see him heal from the childhood wounds that caused this, along with seeing the joy of family, both blood and found. Five stars, as usual. ( )