#toto the cat return

[gentlemewn]

Guys I think he wants to kiss Haru’s feet-

Idk tho :/

[ikemengoessbrrrrr]

There should be a story where the cat bureau members need to disguise themselves as guard/mafia/any job that use suit on their mission

[lin-iva]

It's not by order, but here are my sketches from the years of 2022-2025. haha this is all i could manage and it turns out that there's not much of it. I forgot most of the cpntext behind this sketches, but let me explain the ones that i've still remembered : - The third pic it's from catsafari "fake marriage" multi-chapter (post?) fic that she posted on tumblr, the sketch are baron's parents - The Sixth pic is actually a sketch of an artwork on TBF (again cat's amazing-awesome-beautiful-series) - The Seventh and eighth pic is a comic about the summer heat and to be respectful towards their loved ones, the boys kept their eyes closed - The eleventh pic is supposed to be a comic about hiromi and toto where hiromi challenge toto to a jog off(?) but toto doesn't want to take part of it - The fourteenth pic was a lipstick cmic where Haru wants to show off her new lipstick to Baron (and just wanted to make him flush) Oh well this is all i can remember, the others are just sketches and stuff

hope you'll find this entertaining

[loudestcloud]

So...

Crows am I right?

I bet there is more than this too, I just can't think of them atm.

Edit, I found another one!

[westrangecollectionkoalaposts]

Teen might not be Agatha's kid but if anything goes wrong, he can still be Toto, her familiar.

[cymraegdragon21]

Japanese crows are massive! So much bigger than the ones at home. I could see this guy carrying a fat cat.

[tcrmommabear]

Toto: I need you to swear- Muta: Fuck Haru: Damn Hiromi: Shit Toto: ... Swear as in promise...

[catsafarithewriter]

Muta: Hey, Toto, come help me! I'm planning a wedding!

Toto: Oh cool. Who's getting married?

Muta: Baron and Haru!

Toto: They're engaged?

Muta, slamming his two-tonne wedding planner book on the table: They Will Be.

[squaric-acid]

A Treat for the Eyes, Pt. 1

My contribution to the TCR Secret Santa 2023

I'm writing for @raythecomputerart, I hope you enjoy! I was going to write something short and sweet for the cozy tea party prompt but it got entangled with the high fashion prompt and this was the result.

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“Here’s your next assignment,” Natoru, assistant to the editor-in-chief of Cat Kingdom Magazine, said nasally, holding the manilla folder out to Muta.

Muta reached across the desk with a grumble.

“Probably another toothpaste ad,” he muttered under his breath.

Toto elbowed him hard in the ribs.

“It’s for Baron’s new collection. You’ll need to find a suitable model. Yuki’s called in sick again.”

Natoru hid it well but both Muta and Toto had known their boss’s simpering secretary long enough to detect the disdain in his voice for the magazine’s top model. Who also happened to be the fiancée of the editor’s son. Thankfully, neither Muta or Toto shared Natoru’s disdain for the model.

“Well, if it’s Baron’s work then it should be interesting,” Toto said cheerfully as Natoru sashayed out of the small office Toto and Muta shared.

Muta gave a long-suffering sigh as he flicked through the folder.

“Where are we going to find a suitable model in this short of time?”

~@~

“A modeling gig?” Haru gave Hiromi a quizzical look across the cafe table she was bussing.

“Not just any gig. Look!”

Hiromi shoved the flier in her skeptical friend’s face.

“It’s for Baron’s new spring collection!” Hiromi squealed.

Haru removed the flier from her face and gave it a glance.

“That’s nice,” Haru said blandly. “When did you hear about it?”

“Someone just put up a flier on the bulletin board. Some fatso from the photography department. Just as I was leaving.”

“That’s nice,” Haru said, turning back to her task.

“Oh, come on Haru! This is perfect for you! I know you’ve been angling for a change to work with Baron since you first laid eyes on his work.”

“Okay sure, but-“

“But nothing. Why not try? Yuki’s out sick and Louise is still in Kyoto.” A wheedling tone had snuck into Hiromi’s voice.

“Get serious, there’s no way he’d select me to be his model for his latest collection.”

~@~

Why does this always happen to me? Haru asked herself as she sat curled against the hallway wall outside of one of the many studio spaces in the Cat Kingdom Magazine’s creative department. A dozen or so models lingered around waiting to be assessed for their suitability and worthiness to model for Baron’s newest collection.

“Why did Hiromi have to call in sick? Now I’m here on my own!” Haru grumbled to herself. 

In the week since Hiromi had shoved the flier in her face, Haru had learned little else about Baron’s newest collection. She and Hiromi had clamored for spots in the modeling audition, luckily Haru’s second job at the cafe was accommodating. Despite being models for Cat Kingdom Magazine, the competition for the best gigs was cutthroat and she and Hiromi were among the more junior models.

Haru surveyed the other models all awaiting their turn to impress the famed designer. Baron was somewhat of an eccentric recluse amongst the top players in the fashion world. He always chose his models with the utmost care. And he favored the infamous photographer and stylist duo, Muta and Toto, for his shoots with the magazine.

The models around her all knew what a shoot like this could mean for their careers. They were dolled up to the nines and for models that’s saying a lot. Every single one harbored secret dreams of becoming Baron’s muse.

Haru, for all her aspirations in the fashion industry, had hardly bothered. Hiromi had convinced her to wear virtually no makeup to accentuate her features, instead of hiding them.

Muta and Toto worked extraordinarily well together but were exceedingly picky. Hence their infamy amongst the models of Cat Kingdom Magazine. When not called upon to work with Baron they often were out on small jobs, like toothpaste ads. If they were working for Baron on this shoot it meant that the standards would be astronomically high.

Hiromi and Haru had both done a couple gigs each with Muta and Toto for small ads. Cat Kingdom had originally been a talent acquisition company. It still kept up those programs and lots of models hoping to join the fashion seems started in Cat Kingdom’s talent agency. Apparently that’s how the son of Cat Kingdom’s editor came to know Yuki, one of the magazine supermodels. Haru and Hiromi had both met Yuki before, despite her newfound fame she always had the kindness of a hopeful new model.

The next model was called in to audition and Haru was pulled from her thoughts. She wondered if either Toto or Muta would recognize her. She wasn’t sure she wanted them to.

One by one the models went in and then came out. Each one sporting the tight smile of one who had been let down politely but rather scathingly too.

Soon Haru was alone in the hall. She stood and smoothed the wrinkles of her long skirt. She’d worn her favorite lacy socks and a pair of sandals over them. In retrospect not the most fashionable choice for an aspiring model.

Haru hadn’t been terribly self-conscious before this moment but she was now. And as the previous model exited with a classless upturned nose Haru felt her stomach sink down to rest around her toes.

“He’s so uptight,” she heard the previous model hiss to her friends who were waiting for her at the end of the hall.

“No wonder Louise left him.”

Haru felt her mouth go inexplicably dry. 

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I do hope you enjoyed this! Stay tuned for parts 2, 3, and 4!

[ro-visiting-the-bureau]

TCR Birthday Bash 2023 Prompts!

The votes are in, here is the official TCR Birthday Bash prompt list!

The Cat Returns Birthday Bash will be running from July 16th to July 22nd (7/16-7/22), to celebrate the anniversary of The Cat Returns. The prompts for this year’s bash are:

Sun 16th - Musical/Music

Mon 17th - Masquerade

Tues 18th - Revenge

Wed 19th - Secret Heritage

Thurs 20th - Happy Birthday/Free Day

Fri 21st - Beach Episode

Sat 22nd - Sci-Fi

Thank you to everyone who voted, and I cannot wait to see all of the awesome prompts we have this year!

[inkymers007]

Ok, so I've watched The Cat's Return recently and it's a good movie. It's a bit rushed near the second half, but I still liked it. Baron, Toto, and Muto are my favorites. I might use Baron's design as inspiration for my Daroach gijinka design.

[gentlemewn]

Wait. 😐 Wait. 🫤 WAIT! 😡

[ikemengoessbrrrrr]

TCR Fake Screenshot

Muta is ready to use violence

[lin-iva]

morons

[somewherefornow]

AMY WINSTON/AMETHYST & HER DOG “TAFFY” in AMETHYST: PRINCESS OF GEMWORLD (1983)

[cymraegdragon21]

Cute Toto 😄

it’s for you!