NEKOPARA Vol. 1

I-NEKOPARA Vol. 1, eyenziwe yi-NEKO WORKs futhi yanyatheliswa yi-Sekai Project, yakhululwa ngoDisemba 29, 2014. Yiyona yokuqala ochungechungeni lwezindaba ezibukwayo ezisethwe emhlabeni lapho abantu behlala khona nama-catgirl, angozilwane angagcinwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo. Umdlalo wethula abadlali kuKashou Minaduki, umlingiswa oyinhloko owavela emndenini omude wabenzi bamakhekhe aseJapane. Unquma ukuhamba emzini wakubo ukuze avule eyakhe indawo ekhekhe ebizwa nge-"La Soleil". Indaba eyinhloko iqala lapho uKashou ethola ukuthi ama-catgirl amabili omndeni wakhe, uChocola ojabulayo nomdlandla kanye noVanilla ongazithandi futhi ohlakaniphile, azifihle emabhokisini akhe okuhambisa. Ekuqaleni, uKashou uhlose ukuwabuyisela, kodwa uyayeka ngemuva kokubona ukuncenga nokukhala kwawo. Bobathathu bese baqala ukusebenzisana ukuze bavule i-"La Soleil". Indaba eyenzekayo iyindaba ephilisa umoya futhi ehlekisayo yokuphila, egxile ekuxhumaneni kwawo kwansuku zonke kanye nezingozi ezivame ukuvela. Kulo mdlalo, udadewabo omncane kaKashou, uShigure, onothando olucacile nolunamandla ngaye, ubonakala kanye nama-catgirl amane omunye ezinyangeni zomndeni wakwaMinaduki. Njengendaba ebukwayo, i-NEKOPARA Vol. 1 inomsebenzi omncane, iyayihlukanisa njenge-"kinetic novel." Lokhu kusho ukuthi azikho izinketho zengxoxo noma izindlela zendaba ezihlukahlukene abadlali abangazithola. Indlela eyinhloko yokuxhumana ukuchofoza ukuze ugcwalise umbhalo futhi ujabulele indaba eyenzekayo. Isici esiyingqayizivele somdlalo yi-"E-mote System," evumela izithombe zabalingiswa eziphaphayo, ezingenakho. Leli sibonelelo siyenza abalingiswa baphile, sibavumele bashintshe izinkulumo nezinganeno ngendlela enezinto eziningi. Kukhona nesici esivumela abadlali ukuthi "bagane" abalingiswa. Umdlalo wakhululwa ngezinguqulo ezimbili: inguqulo ehlolwe yizicelo zonke ezitholakala emapulatifomu afana ne-Steam, nenguqulo yabantu abadala engagcwalisiwe equkethe izigcawu ezicacile. Incazelo yokuqukethwe kwabantu abadala enguqulo ye-Steam isho "imigilingwane nezinkulumo ezingalungile" kanye "nokudalulwa," yize ukudalulwa kwesigcawu sokugeza kuhlanganiswa yi-steam. I-NEKOPARA Vol. 1 yamukelwe kahle ngabantu bayo okuyona, abazisa ukuthambisa nokwakhayo. Isitayela sobuciko sikaSayori siyinto enkulu ekhangayo, enezizinda eziphilayo kanye nemiklamo yabalingiswa ekhangayo. Ukuphathwa kwezwi nomculo ongakhanyayo nawo kuthinta umoya wokugcwala komdlalo. Ngenkathi abanye abagxeki bekhomba ukuntula indaba ejulile noma ephilayo, umdlalo uphumelela emgomweni wawo wokuba yi-"moege," umdlalo owenzelwe ukuvusa imizwa yothando ngabalingiswa bawo abathandekayo. Kuyinto elula egxila ekuxhumaneni okuhlekisayo nokwamukelwayo phakathi kwabalingiswa abaphambili. Uchungechunge selukhule kusukela lapho, ngezingxenye eziningi kanye ne-fan disc kukhululwa eminyakeni elandelayo ngosukwana lokuqala.