{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f2bf762c813b28322b98a0ab","clusterId":"c_e76cb730f5224bd96ac4e1bf","slug":"illustrator-tao-s-third-art-book-stray-cat-shiro-s-town-stroll-arrives-june-24","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Illustrator Tao's Third Art Book 'Stray Cat Shiro's Town Stroll' Arrives June 24","summary":"Illustrator TAO's third art book 'Stray Cat Shiro's Town Stroll' will be published by Pie International on June 24. The 96-page full-color book follows a white stray cat named Shiro exploring a Showa-era retro town, with seasonal illustrations and a picture-search game. A first-edition bonus illustration card is included.","whyItMatters":"The book compiles TAO's web series from Pie International's manga label, continuing the 'Picture Story Series' with a cat's-eye view of a nostalgic townscape.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe book is priced at 1,980 yen and includes a newly drawn illustration card as a first-edition limited bonus. Shiro, the white stray cat protagonist, is cautious of humans but gradually warms to two kittens named Kuro and Gomashio. TAO depicts seasonal changes through detailed illustrations and short texts, and readers can search for items Shiro has found hidden in the art. The web series originally ran on Pie International's PIE COMICS label, showing townscapes from bar districts to snowy days from the cat's perspective. TAO, based in Hokkaido, is known for highly detailed 'cluttered backgrounds' and has previously published 'How to Draw Cluttered Pictures' and 'TAO's Fantasy Hotel.'\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"TAO's third art book 'Stray Cat Shiro's Town Stroll' is out June 24 from Pie International. 96 pages of a stray cat exploring a Showa-era town, with a picture-search game and a first-edition bonus card.","twitterPost":"TAO's third art book 'Stray Cat Shiro's Town Stroll' drops June 24. 96 full-color pages follow a stray cat through a retro Showa town. First-edition bonus: a new illustration card.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Illustrator TAO's third art book, 'Stray Cat Shiro's Town Stroll,' publishes June 24 from Pie International. The 96-page book follows a white stray cat through a Showa-era town, with seasonal illustrations and a picture-search game. A first-edition bonus illustration card is included.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/95605\",\"title\":\"Illustrator TAO's New Art Book 'Stray Cat Shiro's Town Stroll': Walking Through a Retro Town from a Cat's Perspective\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3836,"outputTokens":577,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780830036,"createdAt":"2026-06-07T10:47:18.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-07T10:57:34.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-07T10:57:34.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e76cb730f5224bd96ac4e1bf","canonicalTitle":"イラストレーターTAOの新作画集『ノラ猫しろの町めぐり』猫の視点でレトロな町を歩く","representativeArticleId":"a_739bb08aaabdbd4c109cbd37","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ノラ猫しろの町めぐり\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"TAO\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-07T09:28:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-07T09:28:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-07T10:57:34.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/95605","title":"イラストレーターTAOの新作画集『ノラ猫しろの町めぐり』猫の視点でレトロな町を歩く"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ノラ猫しろの町めぐり"],"studios":[],"people":["TAO"],"type":"release","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Illustrator TAO's third art book 'Stray Cat Shiro's Town Stroll' will be published by Pie International on June 24.","The 96-page full-color book is priced at 1,980 yen and follows a white stray cat named Shiro exploring a Showa-era retro town.","A first-edition limited bonus illustration card is included with the book.","The book includes a picture-search game where readers find items Shiro has hidden in the art.","TAO is based in Hokkaido and previously published 'How to Draw Cluttered Pictures' and 'TAO's Fantasy Hotel.'"]}