Nights with a Cat

Nights with a Cat (Japanese: 夜は猫といっしょ, Hepburn: Yoru wa Neko to Issho) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kyuryu Z. Originally published on the author's Twitter account in December 2019, the series was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who began publishing the series in tankōbon volumes in October 2020. As of May 2024, six volumes have been released. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Puyukai aired from August to September 2022, and continued as an original net animation (ONA) from October 2022 to January 2023. A second season aired from March to November 2023. A third season premiered in December 2024.

Nights with a Cat
Cover of Nights with a Cat volume 1 by Kadokawa Shoten
夜は猫といっしょ (Yoru wa Neko to Issho)
Genre	Comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Kyuryu Z
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Magazine	Comic Bridge
Demographic	Josei
Original run	December 2019 – present
Volumes	6 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
TV Edition
Directed by	Minoru Ashina
Written by	Minoru Ashina
Music by	Kana Utatane
Studio	Studio Puyukai
Original network	Tokyo MX, AT-X
Original run	August 4, 2022 – September 22, 2022
Episodes	16
Original net animation
Web Edition
Directed by	Minoru Ashina
Written by	Minoru Ashina
Music by	Kana Utatane
Studio	Studio Puyukai
Released	October 12, 2022 – present
Episodes	86

Characters

Kyuruga (キュルガ)

Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki^[2]

Kyuruga is a quirky cat who lives with Fuuta and Pi-chan.

Fuuta (フータくん, Fūta-kun)

Voiced by: Satoshi Hino^[2]

Fuuta is Kyuruga's owner. A working adult who used to live alone before his sister moved in.

Pi-chan (ピーちゃん)

Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki^[2]

Fuuta's younger sister who currently lives with him.

Chikuwa (チクワ) and Konbu (コンブ)

Voiced by: Aoi Yuki^[3]

Two pet cats who live with Miyama-senpai

Miyama-senpai (ミヤマセンパイ)

Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi^[3]

Fuuta's colleague.

Media

Manga

The series began publication on Kyuryu Z's Twitter account in December 2019. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who began publishing the series in tankōbon form on October 29, 2020.^[4][5] As of January 2025, seven tankōbon volumes have been released.^[6]

At Anime NYC 2021, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.^[7]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	October 29, 2020[5]	978-4-04-064851-4	July 12, 2022[1]	978-1-97-534169-5
2	May 27, 2021[8]	978-4-04-680431-0	October 18, 2022[9]	978-1-97-534171-8
3	April 28, 2022[10]	978-4-04-681169-1	March 19, 2024[11]	978-1-97-538067-0
4	October 27, 2022[12]	978-4-04-681722-8	December 17, 2024[13]	978-1-97-539116-4
5	July 27, 2023[14]	978-4-04-682342-7	April 22, 2025[15]	979-8-85-540518-7
6	May 22, 2024[16]	978-4-04-683613-7	September 23, 2025[17]	979-8-85-541472-1
7	January 22, 2025[6]	978-4-04-683985-5	—	—

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced on April 26, 2022. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by Studio Puyukai and directed and written by Minoru Ashina, with Minoru Takehara designing the characters, and Kana Utatane composing the music.^[4] The series aired from August 4 to September 22, 2022, on Tokyo MX and AT-X.^[2][a] It then continued online as an original net animation (ONA) on YouTube from October 12, 2022, to January 11, 2023.^[18] The theme song "Hinata no Kuni" was performed by Kashitarō Itō.^[19]

A second season was announced on January 11, 2023. The cast and staff reprised their roles. It aired from March 8 to November 15, 2023. The theme song, "Neko Neko Biyori", is again performed by Kashitarō Itō.^[20][21]

A third season was announced on National Cat Day on February 22, 2024. The cast from the previous seasons are again reprising their roles.^[22] It premiered on December 4, 2024.^[23] The theme song, "Ai Sazu ni wa Irarenai", is again performed by Kashitarō Itō.^[3]

Notes

1. Tokyo MX lists the series premiere at 25:00 on August 3, 2022, which is effectively 1:00 a.m. JST on August 4.