This isn't the first time Yanineko "Chainsmoker Cat" was attacked. Back in 2023, there was a lot of online and targeted harassment against Nyannyan Factory, the creator of the story.
The harassment got so bad, including an attempt to "cancel" the manga, that Kodansha had to release a statement about it, WITH threats of legal action against the most malicious.
Some of the Japanese manga readers were so grossed out due to the visceral, raw, unromanticized addiction spiral + heavy grossout humor + zero pandering... that they engaged in that harassment campaign. This was mixed in with professional jealousy from other rival manga authors who felt it was disgusting that a manga like Yanineko became popular while "their" more "cultured" creation did not.
It's niche, it's weird, it's gross, and you don't have to like it, but it 100% has the right to exist.
And seriously... stop with the harassment campaign against it. It's just another rerun of the same BS from 2023 now in 2026.
this is what depression looks like
hell the part with her getting overwhelmed with cleaning her room and finding showering a pain in the ass is literally how I felt before I started treating my ADHD
very telling how people are reacting to this. Depression has been romanticized
New drawing, Yani from Yanineko this time. As an ex smoker, she is probably my spirit animal or something like that... Well thankfully I haven't relapsed in an year or so.
#ヤニねこ#yanineko#fanart#喫煙女子#illustration#animeart
Finally a realistic depiction of what a REAL depression room looks like...
Romanticized mental health never shows this. I'm happy they are saying the quiet part outloud (speaking from experience unfortunately, trying to get better)