Neko, Hajimemashita
- Creator
- Konomi Wagata
- Date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Shogakukan
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- comedy anime and manga
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• Ja Kanji — ねこ、はじめました〜ニャンとも気になるニャオ〜 • Ja Romaji — Neko, Hajimemashita: Nyantomo Ki ni Naru Nyao • Genre — * Romantic comedy • Slice of life
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• Type — manga • Author — Konomi Wagata • Publisher — Shogakukan • Imprint — Ciao Comics • Magazine — Ciao • First — October 3, 2015 • Volumes — 15 Neko, Hajimemashita: Nyantomo Ki ni Naru Nyao is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Konomi Wagata. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine in October 2015. It is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. In 2020, it won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Children's manga.
Plot
Plot
The manga focuses on Nao Kazushiro, a carefree high school boy who fell into a coma after a traffic accident and finds himself residing in the body of a cat named Nyao. He ends up being picked up off the streets by a classmate, a girl named Chika.
Characters
Characters
• Nao Kazushiro / Nyao • Yuma Uchida (voice comic) • Chika • Haruno Inoue (voice comic)
Publication
Publication
Written and illustrated by Konomi Wagata, My New Life as a Cat began serialization in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine on October 3, 2015. It has been collected in fifteen volumes as of March 2026. The manga is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
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Reception
In 2020, the manga won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Children's manga category.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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