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The heartwarming, magical Japanese bestseller about grief, love, and a cat who will do anything to see his beloved owner again. After a long and happy life with a loving human family, tabby cat Fuuta has passed into the afterlife. But he is not as far... Read More
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Messenger Cat Café

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The heartwarming, magical Japanese bestseller about grief, love, and a cat who will do anything to see his beloved owner again.

After a long and happy life with a loving human family, tabby cat Fuuta has passed into the afterlife. But he is not as far from his owner Michiru as it seems. Sometimes the divide between the lands of the living and the dead can be traversed.

Eager to see Michiru again, Fuuta interviews for a position at Café Pont, which sits in the liminal space between the two worlds. The café is known for its unique service—its living customers can request meetings with the person they’d most like to see again, through the specially selected spirits of messenger cats.

Fuuta must investigate and deliver his messages without unnerving the living, or worse, upsetting the balance of the universe itself. It is a weighty task for a tabby cat, but Fuuta rises to the challenge. After all, the job offers a special reward—he will get to see Michiru again. And he’ll do anything to reunite with his family.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787305441

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 February 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Harvill

Contributors:

  • Translated by M. Jean

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 222.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Nagi Shimeno (Author) Nagi Shimeno is a writer and cafe owner based in Tokyo. She was a 1st Delicious Literature Award finalist and is the author of the Cafe Dodo and Messenger Cat series. M. Jean (Translator) M Jean is a graduate of University of California, Irvine with a bachelor's degree in Japanese language and literature. She studied translation at International Christian University in Mitaka, Japan, where she was inspired to specialize in literature. Messenger Cat Cafe is the first novel to make her cry on the job (but it will not be the last).

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