Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate

• Ja Kanji — となりの猫と恋知らず • Ja Romaji — Tonari no Neko to Koi Shirazu • Genre — Romantic comedy

• Type — manga • Author — Akinoko • Publisher — Square Enix • Imprint — Big Gangan Comics • Magazine — * Monthly Big Gangan • (April 25, 2024 – present) • First — November 21, 2023 • Volumes — 6 Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate, also known as The Deskmate Cat and the Love Novice, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akinoko. It initially began serialization on the author's Twitter account in November 2023. It later began a parallel serialization in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan in April 2024.

Minato Seno is a shy and lonely high school student. One day, he is told by his teacher to wake up his classmate Mugi Nekozane from her slumber. He later befriends Nekozane due to their shared interests in cats and photography, and they slowly start to develop feelings for each other.

Written and illustrated by Akinoko, Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate began serialization on the author's Twitter account on November 21, 2023. It later began a parallel serialization in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan on April 25, 2024. Its chapters have been compiled into six tankōbon volumes as of April 2026. The series is published in English on Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service. During their panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication under the title The Deskmate Cat and the Love Novice.

Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate is associated with Japan.