Hard-Boiled Stories from the Cat Bar #[nn]

A world-weary man in a long coat, cigarette at his lips and a pistol in one hand, cradles a sleek black cat in the other — it's a pairing that somehow makes perfect sense. Yourei Ono's cover for this 2021 Yen Press release sets the tone immediately: noir atmosphere, dry wit, and feline companionship all sharing the same smoke-tinged frame. If the title Hard-Boiled Stories from the Cat Bar sounds like exactly your kind of thing, the cover art will only confirm that instinct.