Mr. Osomatsu (おそ松さん)

Mr. Osomatsu

Mr. Osomatsu

Ichimatsu and the Thieving Cat.

Ichimatsu and the Thieving Cat

Wait!

Come back here!

Come back here, dang it!

Hybrid Oden

Hey! You can't do that!

Sheeeh! Give that back! Hey!

What the heck?

It's a thieving cat.

A thieving cat?

We got a pretty skilled one lately.

Like they say, stealing is bad, but it's your fault if you let your stuff be stolen.

Man, only a scumbag would steal from other people.

That's my egg!

Don't eat it, you jerk!

Wait, wait, wait, wait!

Eventually, the incident reached us, too.

Bath

Uochuu

Totoko-chan, you protect the fish!

Got it!

Hey!

Totoko-chan! He's headed your way!

Huh?

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Totoko-chan!

A-Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. That startled me, though.

Huh?

Wha?

What the hell are you doing?!

Now I've got you!

Huh?! You jerk! Huh?! You hear me?!

Sorry, Totoko-chan. Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Uochuu

This won't change anything about my cuteness.

You stupid cat! Now you're gonna get it!

Wait.

Huh?! Why did you bring it with you?! What the hell?!

Hey, you can't be serious, Ichimatsu!

That cat wounded Totoko-chan's face!

We're gonna skin it alive!

Choromatsu-niisan, calm down a bit.

What is he even trying to do?

He's trying to discipline him.

Huh?

It's okay. You don't have to be so scared.

Go on. You can eat that, so come here.

Don't steal it, though.

Got it? But you can eat it.

I just said don't steal it. Just eat it.

Hey! Wait—

Hey, no stealing! No scratching.

How's it going, Ichimacchan? Is he warming up to you?

Yeah, it's going well.

Dude, you're torn up! Are you okay?!

Ichimatsu, it might be too difficult to tame a stray.

So what's that thing doing here anyway? What's the point?

I'm not gonna let him get away with what he did!

You hear me?! Never!

Are you listening to me, Ichimatsu?!

Choromatsu-niisan!

Hey, he got me.

Damn it!

Give that back, Nekomaru.

Nekomaru?

Apparently he named him.

No stealing. Look, yours is right here.

You don't need to take it. Just eat this.

Push! Push me up!

Ichimatsu?

You okay?

Nekomaru!

Even after that, Ichimatsu-niisan continued to look after that cat.

He tried to stop it from stealing.

Uochuu

Yoshinoie

You've gotta be kiddin' me! Damn it!

That's your cat, ain't it? What're you gonna do about this?

Hey! Say somethin'!

He's not gonna come to you.

How long do you plan on doing this?

I need to make him stop.

Something bad's gonna happen to that cat if he keeps that up.

There's food right here.

He just needs to eat this. He doesn't have to steal.

But if you do that, that cat's gonna keep coming back here forever.

Then what'll you do?

I'll figure it out.

From then on, Ichimatsu-niisan...

brought his own leftovers so he wouldn't bother the family while he waited for the cat.

But the cat never showed up.

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You can eat this.

This belongs to you. Okay?

Nekomaru! Are you okay?

I won't do anything to you. It's okay to eat that.

Wait, wait.

Wait, wait, wait. How is it possible to change this much?

What?!

So cute. What a good boy. You're never gonna steal again, are you?

I'll forgive you. Everyone makes mistakes. I want to be someone who can forgive that.

You're so cute. What a good boy.

Seriously? Wow.

I guess Ichimatsu finally got through to him.

Huh?

Hey, come on! That tickles.

So, Ichimacchan, are you actually gonna adopt that cat?

Huh?