Maru Gets Legal

Close up photograph of the face of Maru the cat, wearing a hat with "18th" embroidered onto it.

Maru turns 18, making him old enough to drive, vote, and buy the beer boxes he loves to squeeze into. To celebrate, he looks back on his past year of weirdness.

Q: When is Maru not a cat? A: When he’s a dandelion.

Looking dandy indeed, Andrew Y.

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Maru’s Need to Knead

While Hana and Kitten Miri enjoy the simple pleasures, Maru is driven by the urge to knead his pillow until it’s flat as a dishrag.

Maru the cat kneads a worn-out white pillow.

Via Andrew Y.

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Maru Gets Educated

Maru gets a new toy that plays his favorite game: Snack Attack. Meanwhile, Hana almost destroys the toy before she gets the hang of it, and as for Kitten Miri? Perhaps a remedial course is in order.

Maru the cat investigates a blue plastic toy that dispenses snacks.

Enough snacking; now it’s time for the cats to hit the salad bar.

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Maru’s Beer Box Battle

Two cats sit on either side of an empty green beer box

Maru forms a gang called the Beer Box Bunch, complete with matching uniforms. But Kitten Miri’s a rebel and won’t wear hers.

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