What's Michael follows the adventures of a ginger tabby called Michael. The stories often change setting: in one, Michael may be owned by a young Japanese couple; in the next, Michael may be owned by an older couple with children and in a third, Michael might be owned by a yakuza. There are even story settings that place groups of cats in business suits or playing baseball in sport team uniforms.

What's Michael? is the title of a series written and drawn by Kobayashi Makoto. Michael is a rotund tabby cat who is often likened by Americans to the comic strip character Garfield. What's Michael? has been lauded and critically acclaimed by numerous reviewers for its humorously accurate description of feline behavior. In 1990, it was a New York Library book award winner and earlier in 1986, the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. <br><br>
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A series of adventures featuring the one cat apparently everyone in the world owns... Michael.

Juugo Sango, who has never even seen judo before, joins the judo club immediately after entering high school after being told some sweet lies by the judo club upper classmen. He is shocked by the unexpectedly tough club activities, but he is not easily discouraged, soon Jugo will make a mark on the world of high school judo!


Popular manga artist Makoto Kobayashi talks candidly about his journey from before his debut to becoming a popular writer based on his own experiences...Isn't that a little different? You can learn the truth about manga artists from a know-how book, it's so easy to understand! The truth about the nihilistic and dandy K-sensei, and the many responsibilities and hardships he must shoulder as a manga artist. If I knew this, would I no longer be able to admire manga artists? Also includes an episode about the cat that was the model for Michael in the legendary masterpiece "What's Michael?"
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(Source: Kodansha, translated)

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