A new key visual with the four main cast members has been unveiled for the upcoming Neko Oji: The Guy that got Reincarnated as a Cat TV anime series, which will begin airing in Japan in October 2024. The anime will be broadcasted on Fuji TV’s “POKAPOKA” variety program.
The anime’s main voice cast will star:
- • Takahiro Kameoka as Oji-san
- • Kana Hanazawa as Pun-chan
- • Tomokazu Seki as President
- • Kenjiro Tsuda as Itoyanagi-sensei
Rio and Takahiro Kawakoshi (Golden Kamuy seasons 1-2 assistant director) are directing the short anime series, with EIGHT COLORS handling the animation production.
The original web manga series by Yajima was first released on the author’s Twitter account in February 2023. Kadokawa Shoten later serialized the manga on its KadoComi website on October 2, 2023. Two tankobon volumes has been released as of May 2024.
The original manga was nominated at the Ninth Next Manga Awards in 2023, placing second overall under the web manga category. It can be read for free in English on the series’ official Twitter account, with the translations being handled by AI-based tech company Orange (not to be confused with the animation studio of the same name).
The story of Neko Oji: The Guy that got Reincarnated as a Cat centers on an ordinary old man who is suddenly reincarnated as a cute cat. He is then adopted by the president of the company he worked for.
Source: Neko Oji Official Anime Twitter
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