Chi's Sweet Home (チーズスイートホーム) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Konami Kanata. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning from 2004 to 2015, with its chapters collected in twelve volumes. The manga has been licensed for North American distribution by the publisher Vertical. An anime television series adaptation, lasting two seasons, aired from March 2008 to September 2009. A 3DCG anime television adaptation lasting two seasons began airing in October 2016 to September 2018, and a third season premiered worldwide on Netflix in July 2024.

Plot

A small grey and white kitten with black stripes wanders away from her mother and siblings one day while enjoying a walk outside with her family. Lost in her surroundings, the kitten struggles to find her family and instead is found by a young boy, Yohei, and his mother, Miwa. They take the kitten home, but, as pets are not allowed in their housing complex, they try to find her a new home. This proves to be difficult, and the family decides to keep the kitten. While being housebroken, the kitten mistakenly answers to "Chi" (as in shi- from shikko, the Japanese word for "urine") and this becomes her name. Chi then lives with her new family, learning about different things and meeting new people and animals.

Characters

Yamada family

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kanata Konami, Chi's Sweet Home was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning from January 8, 2004, to June 18, 2015. Kodansha collected its chapters in twelve volumes, released from November 22, 2004, to June 23, 2015. In contrast to the serialized version, which is black and white, the version is in full color. In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Vertical and published in a left-to-right orientation instead of the original right-to-left one. The twelve volumes were released from June 29, 2010, to November 3, 2015.

Anime

The anime series is directed by Mitsuyuki Masuhara and produced by Madhouse and the first episode aired on 31 March 2008. The episodes are about 3 minutes long and equivalent to one chapter from the manga. The opening theme is "Home is the best!" Ouchi ga ichiban (おうちがいちばん) by Satomi Kōrogi. The second season of Chi's Sweet Home, called Chi's new Address (チーズスイートホーム あたらしいおうち Chi's Sweet Home: Atarashii Ouchi), began airing 30 March 2009. The show was dubbed into French and began airing in France on Piwi+ in September 2014. On September 5, 2016, the series began airing on Radio-Canada. In April 2016, it was announced that the manga would receive a 3DCG anime television adaptation that began airing on October 2, 2016, called Chi's Sweet Adventure (こねこのチー　ポンポンらー大冒険 Koneko no Chī: Ponpon-rā dai bōken). An English-dubbed version of the first season streamed on Amazon Prime Video on April 21, 2018. A third season titled Chi's Sweet Summer Vacation (こねこのチー ポンポンらー夏休み Koneko no Chī: Ponpon-rā natsuyasumi) premiered worldwide on Netflix on July 19, 2024.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2 (New Address)