Chi's Sweet Home

Yamada family

• Chi (チー)
• Chi is a small grey and white kitten with large eyes, an American Shorthair breed. She is easily distracted and does not have much experience of the world. Chi is particularly attracted to small moving objects, but is scared by larger animals, especially dogs. Although her speech is audible to the viewers, the Yamadas cannot hear her talk. It is revealed that the name her mother gave her is Sarah (セーラ).
• Yohei Yamada (山田 ヨウヘイ)
• Yohei is a little boy who finds Chi when she gets lost. He is cheerful, kind, obedient, and fond of toys.
• Mom (おかあさん)/Miwa Yamada (山田 ミワ)
• Miwa is a housewife. She often stays home with Yohei and Chi.
• Dad (おとうさん)/Kento Yamada (山田 ケント)
• Kento is the source of income, a graphic designer who often works from home. He is very fond of Chi and wants her to like him in return, but he is often called upon to do things that make her angry with him such as taking her to the vet or trimming her claws.

Manga

Written and illustrated by Konami Kanata, Chi's Sweet Home was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning from January 8, 2004, to June 18, 2015.[5] Kodansha collected its chapters in twelve volumes, released from November 22, 2004,[6] to June 23, 2015.[7] In contrast to the serialized version, which is black and white, the version is in full color.[8]

In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Vertical and published in a left-to-right orientation instead of the original right-to-left one.[9][10] The twelve volumes were released from June 29, 2010,[11] to November 3, 2015.[12]

A four-volume series by Kinoko Natsume and Kanata, titled Chi's Sweet Adventures (今日のこねこのチー), was published on BomBom TV's Twitter account from October 2, 2016, to September 30, 2017.[13][14] Kodansha collected its chapters in four volumes, released from March 23, 2017, to April 23, 2018.[15][16] Kodansha USA published the volumes in English from May 1, 2018, to May 28, 2019.[17]

Another series by Konami and Catherine Bouvier, titled Chi en France: Chi's Sweet Home France-ban (Chi en France ～『チーズスイートホーム』フランス版～), started on Kodansha's Comic Days online platform on September 23, 2024.[18]

Anime

The anime series is directed by Mitsuyuki Masuhara and produced by Madhouse aired from March 31 to September 25, 2008. The episodes are about 3 minutes long and equivalent to one chapter from the manga. The opening theme is "Ouchi ga Ichiban" (おうちがいちばん) by Satomi Kōrogi.

A second season, Chi's New Address (チーズスイートホーム あたらしいおうち), aired from March 30 to September 24, 2009. The opening theme is "Chiisana Daibouken" (チーさな大冒険) by Rica Matsumoto.

In April 2016, it was announced that the manga would receive a 3DCG anime television adaptation that began airing on October 2, 2016, called Chi's Sweet Adventure (こねこのチー　ポンポンらー大冒険).[19][20] The opening theme is "Nee" by Perfume. A second season simply, titled Chi's Sweet Adventure: Season 2 (こねこのチー ポンポンらー大旅行), aired from April 8 to September 30, 2018.[21] The ending theme is "Nya-Oh!" (にゃーお！) by Wi-Fi-5. An English-dubbed version of the first season streamed on Amazon Prime Video on April 21, 2018.[22]

A third season, Chi's Sweet Adventure: Summer Vacation (こねこのチー ポンポンらー夏休み) premiered worldwide on Netflix on July 19, 2024.[23][24] The opening theme is "Follow my heart" (心まかせ) by kobasolo and kopi (singer), with the ending theme being "Myr" by Riko Tanaka.

Episodes

Season 1 (2008)

Season 2 (2009)

Video game

A video game for the Nintendo DS, titled Chi's Sweet Home: Chi ga Ouchi ni Yatte Kita! (チーズスイートホーム チーがおうちにやってきた!), was developed by Interchannel and released on September 4, 2008.[27]