My Roommate Is a Cat

• Ja Kanji — 同居人はひざ、時々、頭のうえ。 • Ja Romaji — Dōkyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue • Genre — Iyashikei

• Type — manga • Author — Minatsuki • Illustrator — Asu Futatsuya • Publisher — Flex Comix • Magazine — Comic Polaris • First — June 2015 • Volumes — 12

• Type — tv series • Director — Kaoru Suzuki • Writer — Deko Akao • Music — Kotringo • Studio — Zero-G • Network — AT-X, ABC, Tokyo MX, BS11 • First — January 9, 2019 • Last — March 27, 2019 • Episodes — 12

• Portal — yes "My Housemate Is on My Lap, But Sometimes, on My Head" is a Japanese manga series written by Minatsuki and illustrated by Asu Futatsuya, serialized online via Flex Comix's Comic Polaris website since June 2015. It has been collected in twelve tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zero-G aired from January to March 2019.

One day, a socially awkward and eccentric writer, Subaru Mikazuki, takes in a stray cat, which he later names Haru, by chance. Not only does this give him the idea for his next book, but it serving as the push he needs to get out of his funk, and stop isolating himself, causing him to interact with others more, and deal with the feelings he has from the death of his parents. The story is shown from the perspectives of Subaru and Haru.

• Subaru Mikazuki: • A 23-year-old introverted mystery writer, who adopts Haru by chance. While he initially remains distant, they gradually bond with each other. Part of the story is shown from his point of view. Initially before the death of his parents he was always reluctant to visit crowded places, but after Haru entered his life, he understood the real value of love and started to interact with people better. • 陽 (ハル): • A stray Tuxedo cat, adopted by Subaru. Her life prior to being adopted was rough; she was trained by Miz Tora to survive in this harsh world and she took care of her four younger siblings and struggled to feed herself and them. She and Subaru rarely understand each other, but their misunderstandings lead to a common goal. Part of the story is shown from her point of view. She initially believes that her name is a sign for food as that's the name of the girl who once gave her food. • Atsushi Kawase: • Subaru's editor at the publishing company. He tries hard to get Subaru to get out of the house, but often to no avail. He is fond of cats, especially Haru, and frequently visits the two. • Nana Ōkami: • Clerk at Sunny's Pet Store with a fondness for cats. She helps Subaru learn to care for Haru. Has two cats. One cat is Haru's younger brother. • Hiroto Yasaka: • Subaru's childhood friend. He often visits unannounced to drop off food for his friend, since Subaru doesn't cook and rarely has any food in the refrigerator. • Yūgo Ōkami: • Nana's younger brother, a 2nd-year high school student, and a fan of Subaru's novels. He visits his elder sister Nana and also loves cats. • Hachi: • Nana's Tuxedo Cat and Haru's brother. • Roku: • Nana's 3-year-old cat. • Tarō: • A happy and friendly Golden Retriever who lives next door to Subaru and Haru. • Nagisa Yasaka: • Hiroto's 17-year-old sister who has a crush on Subaru. • Tora-nee-san: • Female Tiger Cat who taught Haru and her siblings to survive on the street.: • Haru Akimoto: • Narumi's classmate and Haru's namesake. Her family runs a chūka restaurant. She's amongst the children who's fond of cats, especially a stray cat who keep visiting her family restaurant to eat good food before she was named after the girl who befriend her. Haru wanted to keep the stray cat, but after getting many things, the cat who visits stop showing up. Eventually she find the same cat living with Subaru and had the same name as Haru's, She was happy that Haru living as Subaru's cat even though she wished that she could've taken Haru in sooner, until she chooses to take in one of the lost stray kittens to her home that Subaru find underneath his house. • Natsuko Akimoto: • Haru's mother.: • Kuro: • A stray black cat who was friends with Tora. • Hayato Yasaka: • Narumi's twin brother. • Narumi Yasaka: • Hayato's twin sister. • Misora Yasaka • Anzu Haruno • Hiroto's 3-year-old sister. • Sonoko Tanabe: • Subaru's neighbor and Taro's owner. • Kazuhiro Mikazuki & Saho Mikazuki • Hiromichi Kogami (Kazuhiro) & Sayaka Ohara (Saho), Jeremy Inman (Kazuhiro) & Joanna Beatty (Saho) • Subaru's parents who were killed in a tour bus collision before the story begins.

The series has been licensed in English by Lezhin Comics.

The anime adaption aired from January 9 to March 27, 2019, on AT-X, ABC, Tokyo MX and BS11. The series is animated by Zero-G and directed by Kaoru Suzuki, with Deku Akao handled the series composition, and Masaru Kitao designed the characters. Schrödinger's Cat and Kotringo performed the series' opening theme song "Unknown World", while Yoshino Nanjō performed the series' ending theme song "Kimi no Tonari Watashi no Basho". The series ran for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the series, while Funimation produced the English dub. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the dub was moved to Crunchyroll.