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Cat Street

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Ribbon Road
Japanese: キャットストリート


Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 8
Chapters: 36
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 13, 2004 to Sep 13, 2007
Genres: Drama Drama, Romance Romance
Themes: Love Polygon Love Polygon, Showbiz Showbiz
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Bessatsu Margaret
Authors: Kamio, Yoko (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.241 (scored by 1428814,288 users)
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Ranked: #3952
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Popularity: #525
Members: 33,573
Favorites: 1,035

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Recommendations

The leading characters in each manga have a very similar dynamic in terms of how they interact with each other. 
reportRecommended by xich
Both stories are about a teenage girl who tries to make it in the acting world. While Skip Beat is a lot longer, Cat Street provides a heartwarming and original storyline. Cat Street is a short but sweet story that shouldn't be missed. 
reportRecommended by AGG1991
Similar character interaction, and both very well written. Both deal with real life issues and relationships.  
reportRecommended by amade0
The main female character on this histories are outcasts 
reportRecommended by Absintax
My first impression of this manga is that Keito reminds me of Kira; personality-wise and appearance-wise. 
reportRecommended by xich
Showbiz, but not in the fight-to-reach-the-top way that seems to be the norm! Sana of Kodomo no Omocha is a child star, and Keito of Cat Street was once one, but no longer. Here, movies and theatre play important roles without being the centre of the plots, and the character relationships and drama are enhanced, but never overshadowed, by this unique context. Kodomo no Omocha is thought of as a goofy series and Cat Street a more dramatic one, but as a matter of fact, the former has quite a few very dark moments and the latter is often lighthearted. 
reportRecommended by Anomalous
Cat Street is very short and sweet; it's more about the main character being outcasted for being so good at acting at a young age and than having her role in a play stolen from her. It's not something you should read if you want to read something long, but if you want something semi-short and sweet, than this is the manga for you. It reminds me of Glass Mask with the acting part of it. 
reportRecommended by AuroraStar
These manga both have a school setting among a group of friends and realistic characters. There is a strong emphasis on character growth. The main characters become involved in a love triangle, but the tone never becomes over-dramatic because of it. 
reportRecommended by waxesnostalgic
Both have similar style, art, both have theater and love. 
reportRecommended by Dixy
~ both girls have troubles (one became a neet, the other has been asleep for 2 yrs) ~ both have romance with boys that help them ~ both are slice of life ~ both have cats Difference: Cat Street(manga) is more about the girls problems (trying to become more social) while Nineteen, Twenty-One(webtoon) is more about helping cats  
reportRecommended by jeans
These two stories are about deeply hurt people living in the darkness, and struggling to overcome the darkness and learn to live again. They are both very sad, deep but also very real and kind, somehow.  
reportRecommended by as3
Sweet slice of life with a similar melancholy feeling. 
reportRecommended by Pitchy
Shoujo stories that are more realistic and almost belong in the josei category. Plot wise, they're not that similar. Only a few aspects (one really) such as trying to survive in the entertainment world. In Cat Street, the main character goes through depression due to childhood trauma (she was a childhood actress) and spend her days lazing about until she discovers a "free school" for students with different needs and talents. She doesn't belong there….or does she? While Six Half also deals with past trauma, the main character uses different "coping" methods. After an accident, she suffers from amnesia. Discovering her past self is less than amiable,  read more 
reportRecommended by BlueBellBerry
Both HYD and Cat Street are by Kamio Yoko. While their story and plot lines are different, the character interations are very similar, as well as overall plot development. In addition to that, her character styles are very similar. If you like the art and humor of HYD or CS, then you would like the other as well.  
reportRecommended by Aarana
If you are a fan of Cat Street you might like Pink to Gray, when I was reading it, I thought this newer ongoing work had sort of a feeling or quality about it that reminded me of it. These mangas are both deeper non fluff shoujos that are about people in the acting profession with strong characterizations and development and both are about the bonds of friendship. The stories take place over years with the characters growing up. Parts have a sad, bittersweet moments that will make you cry, along with other happy times. Both  read more 
reportRecommended by inzaratha
A similar story about a group of seemingly unlikely people becoming friends. Because of their friendships, the main heroine becomes stronger in order to move forward in life. Both are good stories about friendships. 
reportRecommended by Koemine
Full Contact and Cat Street both deal with important lifechanging hobbies. While in CS it is manly acting and in FC it is karate, both stories have a bittersweet feel to them and deal with a person growing and getting stronger over time while still including comedy. However the protagonist of CS is a girl and in general the plot is a little bit deeper and more dramatic, while the protagonist in FC is a boy and the whole story is a little bit on the lighter side.In addition to that they dont go as much into detail concerning side characters and there is more focus  read more 
reportRecommended by -chinatsu-
Both are about shut in girls who got faded by a business (in cat streets example it was showbiz) and in Paradise Kiss it is fashion 
reportRecommended by momochi22
Not too similar in story but they both give off the same vibe and I enjoyed reading both 
reportRecommended by momochi22
Another story about a group of friends setting out on a rocky path to pursue their individual dreams. I find the story of their friendships, love and determination to overcome their hardships making both manga the few selected best reads for slice of life genre. The characters in both stories support each other and in the process find love in its many multitudes. Laced with triangle love relationships and misunderstandings, in both stories the mangaka/author allows love to progress slowly and realistically making it easy to relate to unlike the usual clichéd plot lines. Love them both, cream of the shoujo + slice of life  read more 
reportRecommended by moonstars
Jaded girls trying to make their way in life and be happy 
reportRecommended by momochi22
Both main characters are alike—broken—and both begin to discover what the meaning of true happiness is. 
reportRecommended by Stafyqe
For people who like it when there is a bit of drama in a manga (+ both main characters are girls who overcame trauma and fell in love. What's more, their lovers are also alike). 
reportRecommended by Zakuro1
It's kind of like the "friend-snowballing-affect" where everyone meets each other along the way. They all become a group of friends and all seem to look for something they are good at. Main character and her lover work together to learn from their friends what they want in life, what makes them happy, and find their true selves. It has a similar feel in that at the end of the story, the friendships are really strong and they will always find time to be together and school was the thing that brought them all together. 
reportRecommended by yackers
Revolves around a group of misfits/unique individuals that doesn't have that many friends and ends up making a group. 
reportRecommended by elliston
They're both similar in that the main character has gone through something in her life which holds her back from making friends and whatnot, yet they both decide they want to change and actively try to. Also, both characters are a little awkward with social interactions and are reminded of their fears.  
reportRecommended by ChiSquared
Both manga are about a non-social/recluse girl and a non-social boy. Hibi Chouchou has the same warm feeling and atmosphere as Cat Street. 
reportRecommended by Koemine
Girl with low self-esteem who has been hardened by cruel treatment of society learns to open up and be happy. 
reportRecommended by momochi22
The protagonist of both stories is a reclusive girl who doesn't have any friends because of a scarring childhood incident. She meets someone who opens her world, and she begins to develop strong friendships with good people. The girls have to deal with school, home problems, and frenemies. Also, both dabble in the fashion/acting world. 
reportRecommended by Ocean_Tide
Both are shoujo, and the main characters are both highly likely to fail in their chosen media profession. In NJ, the main girl wants to model, but she has a scary face, especially when she smiles, so nobody will hire her, and she only gets a modelling job when she accidentally stumbles upon another model's deepest secret. In CS, the main girl had a traumatic experience when she was in a play as a child, and the following humiliation caused her to withdraw from society for 10 years, until she's invited to join a self-paced tuition free school by the principal. Both girls have to  read more 
reportRecommended by Ocean_Tide
Two surprisingly mature stories about family issues, social disconnection, and high hopes told honestly, groundedly, and really beautifully. Sober but not dark, lighthearted by not frivolous. I'd put these along stuff like Horimiya, Mousou Telepathy, even Koe no Katachi and Sekine-kun. That same kind of late adolescence/early adulthood everyday motions of figuring things out. Both impressed me with how much they got done in their runtimes. 
reportRecommended by fanghail
Rather than shoujo, these two give you the feeling of "psychological josei" manga. Female protagonists learn to accept and overcome their faults, they are easily relatable. Past plays a big role and well thought-out backgrounds of the characters make you wonder what's gonna happen next. Within so many hidden messages, they show you how someone can manage to live happily in the merciless society. 
reportRecommended by H_Erifu
In both mangas, a girl attempts to make it big in the showbiz world, and also has many people to support her, including her love interest. Both girls start off small, but eventually, they get better at it with many new opportunities for their jobs. However, Seiyuu Ka and Cat street do have their differences, as in Seiyuu Ka she crossdresses to be a seiyuu, whereas in Cat Street she aims to be an actress, and was already considered a child prodigy at a young age, but due to an incident, quit. 
reportRecommended by chierii
Both mangas are about girls dreaming to be an actress, and have great potential that can be further developed so they can both make it big. Both girls also receive support from their (first) love interests to work further to achieve her dream. Also, all the friends that she meets along the way also have something that they are trying to do. Both (first) love interests are also into some sort of sport and are dreaming big in order to match up with the girl. They do each have differences, as in Cat Street she already started off as an actress, but due to an  read more 
reportRecommended by chierii
Warning: This is a recommendation based on my review for both manga rather than any similarity between the two series. Specifically it is about what I said Cat Street loses after a few volumes/chapters. Short version: I said it loses it's elite artwork and becomes more dream-like and it is in this dream-like elements based around the fantastical evolution of a woman's life that both Cat Street and Love Slave become similar. The problem of course is that most Josei stories can fall under this category so it may not be this similar enough to be a recommendation but I have such a hard time figuring  read more 
reportRecommended by Foolness
The artwork is the same. They both are really good mangas. Both have a female high schooler as main character and are both romance mangas.  
reportRecommended by Rhazel
Both girls get caught in a love triangle between two guys who are also friends with each other. Neither guy wants to give up on the girl and a lot of misunderstandings and jealousies ensue. I love that both mangas are so not superficial at all and are very moving. Both will leave a deep impression on you. 
reportRecommended by anayardz
Both MCs have these feelings of not belonging, TNI it's to her own family and CS it's to society. They both struggle with their feelings for other characters a lot, they don't know how to treat friends and what friends really are and they don't understand their feelings for people they like/love. Both mangas give off very similar feelings and are beautifully written. 
reportRecommended by ChiSquared
Cat Street has non of the themes stemming from queer identity, but it's very similar in a lot of respects: it focuses on a high school student who really doesn't know where they belong. One finds comfort in a lounge by a mysterious person called Anonymous frequented by many different queer identities, along with adults and elders who are in many ways parental figures. In Cat Street, the mysterious head of the school provides a place for lost teenagers, so-called stray cats, to find a place to find themselves. And as the main characters graduate from high school, they take over the school to guide  read more 
reportRecommended by ialex32
In both series, a young person who is in someway disenfranchised from being able to reach their dreams because of something to do with their educational background receive assistance from a kind hearted benefactor. 
reportRecommended by amyboomerang
Both have schools not usually featured in manga as a setting (one a free school, the other a technical design school) and in both some of the characters are unusual and at least one is uncertain about what they'll do for the future. 
reportRecommended by NeaRetrogamer
Last Game and Cat Street both have similar female main characters who have trouble interacting with other people at the start, but gradually begin to open up to others after making friends. Both manga have the theme of romance, and also share a similar relaxed atmosphere in their respective stories that makes them both very easy, enjoyable reads.  
reportRecommended by spandex
Both have naive female leads that don't know a guys like her until they voice it out loud. 
reportRecommended by Pyapi
The stories are different, and Cat Street is much deeper, but both have this heart warming feeling to them, a great plot and realistically imperfect characters. Plus both are really good. 
reportRecommended by as3
In both, main characters are outcasts who learn to understand themselves and deal with others through love and friendship. Both are interesting stories with lots of character development and growth 
reportRecommended by as3
Both stories are about hurt and lost girls healing after meeting certain people in their lives. Cat Street has a lot more love drama and Pieta is more josei. 
reportRecommended by as3
Both are about groups of students that gather together. The stories are very different, but both have fresh characters, sadness and warmth while exploring human nature. These aren't just your standard shojo stories. 
reportRecommended by as3
Plots are different, but both have inner sadness, beauty and warmth at the same time. The characters learn to trust, love and depend on each other and grow as the story develops. The pace is similar in these two as well.  
reportRecommended by as3
Again, two great stories (though CS is much deeper) with realistic characters that have problems they need help overcoming  
reportRecommended by as3
These two are both very deep, fantastic stories about people who have to learn to understand themselves and overcome their own inner demons and tragedies to find will to live 
reportRecommended by as3
Tough the stories are very different, they are both very deep, dark, unique, thrilling and excellent. Both have a set of really troubled students, finding ways to heal their psychological scars and coming to terms with who they are. 
reportRecommended by as3
Both series give you that "warm" feeling about them. Main character in "Koko ni iru yo!" overcomes her problems and loneliness with friends help just like Keito did.  
reportRecommended by Lisiak
Although the plots are different,both are very deep,and show the strugles of a group of teenagers to make it through life.Momiji(Cat Street) and Nanaka(X-Day) are also very similar in looks and in some points of their personalities. Both mangas are very good ^-^ 
reportRecommended by Sakuura
Both have a female lead who have been out of touch with the world for a while and have to have to develop their social skills and both are romance, shoujo. 
reportRecommended by XDKeriDX
Both stories have loner main characters with scars, which they learn to hill when they find new friendships and love. 
reportRecommended by as3
CS it a tragedy, while NC is a comedy, but I still find these alike, because in the end both explore the idea of what it means to be the best/successful and if it is important in life. Both heroines have issues they need to work out, to confront their child prodigy past and decide if they want to continue fighting. 
reportRecommended by as3
In both, the main character needs to learn that it's okay to be who she is - they are both about understanding and learning to appreciate yourself and learning what it means to be loved for who you are 
reportRecommended by as3
Both star women who try to overcome the trauma from earlier in their lives through contact with other damaged people. 
reportRecommended by darkmac
The interconections between the characters are absolutly compelling as teh story grows and delves into them. 
reportRecommended by Yemi_Hikari
Both of these manga are slice-of-life, focusing around a group of people in their late teens/early twenties, just trying to find their way in the world. 
reportRecommended by ohboopy
Both deal with hardships and they both spoke to me but Life is a a lot more dramatic but if your up for a long read Life is good and they are both worth reading  
reportRecommended by diamondreamer
Eden no Hana is much more dark than Cat Street, but even so, they both involve female leads who were psychologically impacted by their pasts and try to open up to world once again. 
reportRecommended by afsaeed
They remind me a bit of each other about the love in both mangas 
reportRecommended by jojotjw
Both are shoujo manga with a "thought". Slow progress, various kinds of relationships, great three-dimentional characters. All in all, both are great coming of age stories. 
reportRecommended by Tryfaina
Hotel Williams Child Bird reminded me alot of El Liston; they both take in random people who don't really have anywhere else to go. The feel of the romance, characters, and careers of both manga are similar. 
reportRecommended by ThinMints
Both Cat Street and Octave have main characters that used to work in the entertainment industry when they were younger but they got disillusioned with it. Both mangas are about former female stars who are alienated by their peers and as a consequence withdraw in their shells. Becoming introverts. Both mangas have their main characters slowly coming out of their shells and developing bonds with other people. Both mangas have psychological elements as well as social commentary. I highly recommend them ! 
reportRecommended by Rhiannon-Senpai
Both girls gave up something [in Koisuru Piano its piano and Cat Street its acting] and a guy tries to bring her back to it. 
reportRecommended by helloomichelle
Both are very emotional and deep with some comedy sprinkled here and there. The protagonist also finds herself in a love triangle. To me, Cat Street has the tone of the more emotional chapters of Fruits Basket (like Momiji's backstory).  
reportRecommended by adamantine
The stories are'nt similar at all but the style is, cause it's written by the same author. And of course it's good good good. If you liked cat street this one is defenitly worth checking out. This has a bit more comedy than cat street too. 
reportRecommended by Sways
Both feature protagonists with difficult pasts they are now trying to get over. They enter show business (both become actresses) and grow up along the way, choosing between two different guys. 
reportRecommended by adamantine
With Cat Street, it can be considered sadder than Natsume Yuujinchou, since it's more about social outcasts; but Natsume's the same way, the only real difference is that in Cat Street, all of the main characters are socail outcasts who become friends and deal with the hard times together while going to a free school. It's more of a slice-of-life manga that's pretty normal, unlike Natsume Yuujinchou. 
reportRecommended by AuroraStar
Both are about girls without any friends and don't really know how to interact with other people. KnT is more lighthearted and Cat Street is more serious. 
reportRecommended by sdfgq32234
Girl's who enter schools for people who need somewhere to go in order to overcome their problems. 
reportRecommended by Emiey
● Both manga the romance doesn't truly occur till the very end. ● Both have a group of 'misfits' living together under one household. ● Has a female character with a terrible anxiety (Cat Street: Stage Fright, Issho: Children). 
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