Sue & Tai-chan volume one is a cute story. You like it or you don’t. Really there is not an in-between for it. If you want to read about the everyday lives of two cats (Sue, and older cat wanting to just sleep and eat quietly. Tai-chan, a young kitten ready and loading for bear, trouble, mischief, shenanigans, eating, sleeping, chaos, and repeat), then Kanata Konami’s series is the graphic novel/manga series you need. Because if you are looking for action, there is not really a lot.
Sure, the cats race about, but it is more the idea of a new baby/sibling in the house. It is the relationship of a grumpy grandmother and a child who is more than a little indulged. Sue, as stated, wants to live out the rest of her nine-lives quietly in her apartment with her human. But when they are asked to cat-sit for a little black kitten, things are turned upside down and inside out! This is the Odd Couple at its hairy best.
Sweet tone and simple, comfortable illustrations. They are colorful, but lightly done. The details are simple and if you have ever seen an anime cartoon you can hear the pages as well. Things are basic, but expressive.
The best part of the book is while it was first published in Japan in 2017, it is Americanized for easy reading. All ages can read the Sue & Tai-chan series (based on my limited reading of the first volume), but some of the subtleties might be missed by the younger readers.