Red Cat Ramen
Red Cat Ramen (ラーメン赤猫, Ramen Aka Neko) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Angyaman. It began serialization as an independent comic published on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ app and website in March 2022. It later became a full-fledged series in October 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by E&H Production is set to premiere in July 2024.
| Red Cat Ramen | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ラーメン赤猫 (Ramen Aka Neko) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Angyaman |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 14, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hisatoshi Shimizu |
| Written by | Toru Kubo |
| Music by | Hirotaka Matsuoka |
| Studio | E&H Production |
| Original network | JNN (TBS) |
| Original run | July 4, 2024 – scheduled |
Plot edit
Red Cat Ramen centers around the titular establishment, a ramen shop established and run by talking cats. Focusing on Tamako Yashiro, a human woman who is working as a part-timer behind the scenes, the series focuses on the day-to-day antics of her and her fellow feline employees: Bunzo, the head chef; Sasaki, the owner and finance/business expert; Sabu, the sous-chef; Hana, the customer service manager; and Krishna, a tiger in charge of making the base ramen noodles in-house.
Characters edit
- Bunzo (文蔵)
- Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[3]
- Sasaki (佐々木)
- Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama[4]
- Sabu (サブ)
- Voiced by: Michiyo Murase[4]
- Hana (ハナ)
- Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[4]
- Krishna (クリシュナ, Kurishuna)
- Voiced by: Saori Hayami[4]
- Tamako Yashiro (社珠子, Yashiro Tamako)
- Voiced by: Kurumi Orihara[4]
Media edit
Manga edit
Written and illustrated by Angyaman, Red Cat Ramen was originally published on Shueisha's Jump Rookie website from November 26, 2021, to February 20, 2022.[5] It later began serialization as an independent comic published on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ app and website on March 14, 2022.[6] It later got promoted to a regular serialization on October 2, 2022.[7] Its chapters have been collected in seven volumes as of March 2024.[8]
The series is published digitally in English on Shueisha's Manga Plus platform. The series is also published in France by Kurokawa.[2]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 4, 2022[9] | 978-4-08-883279-1 |
| 2 | December 4, 2022[10] | 978-4-08-883398-9 |
| 3 | February 3, 2023[11] | 978-4-08-883402-3 |
| 4 | June 2, 2023[12] | 978-4-08-883619-5 |
| 5 | September 4, 2023[13] | 978-4-08-883713-0 |
| 6 | December 4, 2023[14] | 978-4-08-883811-3 |
| 7 | March 4, 2024[8] | 978-4-08-883859-5 |
Anime edit
An anime adaptation was announced on November 27, 2023.[15][16] It was later confirmed at Jump Festa 2024 to be a television series produced by Good Smile Company and E&H Production and directed by Hisatoshi Shimizu, with Toru Kubo overseeing series scripts, Michinori Chiba designing the characters, and Hirotaka Matsuoka composing the music.[3] It is set to premiere on July 4, 2024 on TBS and its affiliates. The theme song is "Akaneko" performed by Wednesday Campanella,[4] while the ending theme song is "Honjitsu no Osusume" performed by Rikon Densetsu.[17]
Reception edit
The series was nominated for the eighth Next Manga Awards in 2022 for the web manga category and was ranked fifth out of 50 nominees.[18] The series was also ranked fifteenth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023.[19] It ranked nineteenth on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2024 for male readers.[20]
References edit
- ^ 猫が営むラーメン屋で働くことになった人間の仕事とは…「ラーメン赤猫」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 4, 2022. from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Kurokawa publiera le manga Ramen Akaneko". manga-news.com (in French). October 27, 2023. from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 16, 2023). "Red Cat Ramen Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, July 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Mateo, Alex (March 22, 2024). "Red Cat Ramen Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Theme Song, July 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ ラーメン赤猫. Jump Rookie (in Japanese). Shueisha. from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ ラーメン赤猫／インディーズ版. Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese). Shueisha. March 14, 2022. from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ ラーメン赤猫. Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese). Shueisha. October 2, 2022. from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ a b ラーメン赤猫 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ ラーメン赤猫 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ ラーメン赤猫 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ ラーメン赤猫 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ ラーメン赤猫 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ ラーメン赤猫 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ ラーメン赤猫 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ アンギャマン「ラーメン赤猫」アニメ化決定！猫が営むラーメン屋が舞台のお仕事物語. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 27, 2023. from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Loo, Egan (November 26, 2023). "Red Cat Ramen Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 24, 2024). "Rikon Densetsu Performs Ending Theme for Red Cat Ramen Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2022). "Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results". Anime News Network. from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Harding, Daryl (February 2, 2023). "RuriDragon is Japanese Bookstores No. 1 Manga Recommendation of 2023". Crunchyroll. from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael; Cayanan, Joanna (December 13, 2023). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2024 Rankings (Updated)". Anime News Network. from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
External links edit
- Official independent manga website (in Japanese)
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Official website at Manga Plus
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Red Cat Ramen (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia