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Cat-Life Balance 2

Paperback (Manga RTL - HC)
5-3/4"W x 8-3/16"H | 9 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Aug 11, 2026 | 208 Pages | 9798888777787
Rated T+

In this office romance manga with a feline twist, a people-pleaser flirting with burnout discovers his antisocial coworker's secret: She only smiles when she's playing with stray cats! Now he's got a choice: Keep up the facade and keep saying "yes" to every extra task and happy hour, or risk his perfect work image to sneak off for some simple, frisky fun?

Fans of Sweat & Soap and Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You will love this new series from the creator of Cells at Work! Lady.


Mamoru is an outgoing guy in the sales department who never says no to a coworker in need (even when he probably should). Kurone is a staffer in another department with a boss who won’t let up. A chance encounter in an alley of stray cats became a new connection, and now the two of them have set aside time to go shopping for a shelter to keep their furry friends out of the cold. Unfortunately, no one (including HR) knows about their budding relationship, and so when a certain someone snaps a photo of the two of them together, it could open a big can of trouble…
Akari Otokawa debuted as a manga artist with Cells at Work! Lady, the gynaecological spin-off of the smash hit Cells at Work! Otokawa's first work to be published in print in English is the office rom-com Cat-Life Balance, from Kodansha.
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About

In this office romance manga with a feline twist, a people-pleaser flirting with burnout discovers his antisocial coworker's secret: She only smiles when she's playing with stray cats! Now he's got a choice: Keep up the facade and keep saying "yes" to every extra task and happy hour, or risk his perfect work image to sneak off for some simple, frisky fun?

Fans of Sweat & Soap and Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You will love this new series from the creator of Cells at Work! Lady.


Mamoru is an outgoing guy in the sales department who never says no to a coworker in need (even when he probably should). Kurone is a staffer in another department with a boss who won’t let up. A chance encounter in an alley of stray cats became a new connection, and now the two of them have set aside time to go shopping for a shelter to keep their furry friends out of the cold. Unfortunately, no one (including HR) knows about their budding relationship, and so when a certain someone snaps a photo of the two of them together, it could open a big can of trouble…

Creators

Akari Otokawa debuted as a manga artist with Cells at Work! Lady, the gynaecological spin-off of the smash hit Cells at Work! Otokawa's first work to be published in print in English is the office rom-com Cat-Life Balance, from Kodansha.
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