Stray Cat no Yoake wa Hare

Counsellor Haru Shibata was still grieving the loss of his beloved cat, and was spending his days in turmoil.

One rainy day, he found a black cat soaking wet in a convenience store parking lot. He named him Kuro. A cherished member of his family.
On his way home from work, he got out of his car to buy cigarettes in a convenience store parking lot, just like that day when it was pouring rain, and there he was—!? But his surprise was short-lived, as he realised it was a human boy. As he watched him, a man appeared, clearly trying to lure him into his home for sexual purposes, and Haru, unable to stand idly by, intervened—

A strong-willed counsellor and a stray cat-like boy who makes a living by selling his body. Is his feeling for him sympathy? Or something else—

Original Japanese