is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Hitsuji Yamada. It began serialization on

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's ''Suiyōbi no Sirius'' online manga section on the ''Nico Nico Seiga'' website in August 2018, and is also published in ''

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'' since October 2021. An

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television series adaptation by

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is set to premiere in July 2023.

Characters

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Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hitsuji Yamada, ''The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today'' began serialization on

's ''Suiyōbi no Sirius'' online manga section on the ''Nico Nico Seiga'' website on August 22, 2018; it also started publication in ''

'' on October 26, 2021. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual '' wideban'' volumes. The first volume was released on April 9, 2019. As of February 9, 2023, seven volumes have been released. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by

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Volume list

Anime

In May 2022, it was announced that the series will be adapted into an

television series. The series is produced by

, who will be supervising the scripts written by Tamazo Yanagi, with Katsumasa Yokomine directing, Susumu Kudo serving as chief director, and Takayuki Uchida designing the characters. It is set to premiere on July 8, 2023, on the

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programming block on

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and other affiliates.

Reception

The series ranked 11th on "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2020" by the Honya Club online bookstore.

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