Missing Pieces: Synopsis of All 18 Episodes - A Linked Short Story Collection Depicting the Restoration of a Rescued Cat and Its Family

This work is a story that depicts a 'place to belong' while humans and cats live together, told from the perspective of Nana, a former stray cat. After losing her true family in an accident and being welcomed into a human home, Nana observes her relationships with Hachi, the resident cat, and Sasuke, a community cat, as well as the growth and struggles of a boy named Kanata, all from the perspective of a being without words. While in a position of being rescued and protected, Nana runs away, gets lost, returns, and sometimes steps outside, all while confirming where she truly wants to be. By focusing on what Nana herself wants, the story quietly questions what a family is and where a place to return to is, through the accumulation of distances and actions that only arise from a cat's point of view.

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