Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi

Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi (猫と私の金曜日) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Margaret from 2013 to 2015.

Plot
Ai Tachibana is a high school student who is excited to visit the library every Friday just to see Mia Serizawa, an upperclassmen she is in love with. One day, she is asked to tutor her 5th grade cousin, Nekota Honjo. Nekota startles Ai by confessing that he is in love with her. While Ai dismisses him at first, she slowly begins to see him differently.

Characters

 * Ai Tachibana (立花 愛)
 * Ai is a first year high school student who loves chocolate. Indecisive and unconfident, she is in love with Serizawa at the start of the story, but she slowly finds herself becoming attracted to Nekota after he persistently pursues her.
 * Ai is a first year high school student who loves chocolate. Indecisive and unconfident, she is in love with Serizawa at the start of the story, but she slowly finds herself becoming attracted to Nekota after he persistently pursues her.


 * Nekota Honjo (本条 猫太)
 * Nekota is Ai's 11-year-old cousin who is in the 5th grade. He has been in love with Ai ever since she helped him when he collapsed a year ago and struggles for her to take him seriously as a love interest.
 * Nekota is Ai's 11-year-old cousin who is in the 5th grade. He has been in love with Ai ever since she helped him when he collapsed a year ago and struggles for her to take him seriously as a love interest.


 * Mia Serizawa (芹沢 未亜)
 * Serizawa is a third year high school student who works with the library committee. He is friendly and is popular with his classmates, but unbeknownst to them, he is the illegitimate son of the actress Ran Selena, and because of this, he wants to have a normal life. Initially, he is in love with Ai because of her normalcy, but after noticing she is falling in love with Nekota, he suggests they break up. Afterwards, he begins dating Mosko when he realizes she is in love with him. Near the end of the series, Serizawa debuts in the idol boy band Valentine, who also appears in Idol Dreams.
 * Serizawa is a third year high school student who works with the library committee. He is friendly and is popular with his classmates, but unbeknownst to them, he is the illegitimate son of the actress Ran Selena, and because of this, he wants to have a normal life. Initially, he is in love with Ai because of her normalcy, but after noticing she is falling in love with Nekota, he suggests they break up. Afterwards, he begins dating Mosko when he realizes she is in love with him. Near the end of the series, Serizawa debuts in the idol boy band Valentine, who also appears in Idol Dreams.


 * Mosko (モス子)
 * Mosko is Ai's best friend. Her real name is Midori Setouchi (瀬戸内美鳥), but she is nicknamed "Mosko" because she loves eating at MOS Burger. Mosko is uncomfortable around boys after being bullied over her weight as a child, but she soon falls in love with Serizawa and begins dating him after he and Ai break up.
 * Mosko is Ai's best friend. Her real name is Midori Setouchi (瀬戸内美鳥), but she is nicknamed "Mosko" because she loves eating at MOS Burger. Mosko is uncomfortable around boys after being bullied over her weight as a child, but she soon falls in love with Serizawa and begins dating him after he and Ai break up.


 * Mikami Sugimoto (杉本 三神)
 * Nicknamed Mike (ミケ), he is Ai's childhood friend a year her senior and a genius pianist from Germany.
 * Nicknamed Mike (ミケ), he is Ai's childhood friend a year her senior and a genius pianist from Germany.


 * Kanade Maido (舞堂 奏)
 * Kanade is Nekota's classmate and one of five siblings in his family. His older brother is Hibiki Maido from Idol Dreams.
 * Kanade is Nekota's classmate and one of five siblings in his family. His older brother is Hibiki Maido from Idol Dreams.


 * Ren Tachibana (立花 恋)
 * Ren is Ai's little sister.
 * Ren is Ai's little sister.

Manga
Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi is written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. It was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Margaret from February 5, 2013 to November 20, 2015. The chapters were later released in 11 bound volumes by Shueisha under the Margaret Comics imprint.

A drama CD adaptation was released with the limited edition of volume 8. A second drama CD was released as a magazine gift in the February 2015 issue of Margaret.

Reception
Volume 1 debuted at #15 on Oricon and sold 48,246 copies in its first week. Volume 2 debuted at #13 on Oricon and sold 47,987 copies in its first week, with 68,313 copies sold overall. Volume 3 debuted at #28 on Oricon and sold 47,427 copies in its first week. Volume 4 debuted at #14 on Oricon and sold 57,668 copies in its first week. Volume 5 debuted at #17 on Oricon and sold 51,135 copies in its first week, with 71,666 copies sold overall. Volume 6 debuted at #18 on Oricon and sold 45,611 copies in its first week, with 67,604 copies sold overall. Volume 7 debuted at #34 on Oricon and sold 45,871 copies in its first week. Volume 9 debuted at #26 on Oricon and sold 39,272 copies in its first week.

Kono Manga ga Sugoi! listed Nekota's confession to Ai as #1 in their top 10 list of Most Desired Love Confessions in 2015. Shigemi Fujisaki from Kono Manga ga Sugoi! reviewed volume 6 favorably, saying it was full of ideal love scenarios for high school girls.