Series synopsis
Nyan Koi!, also known as にゃんこい！ is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on CBC on October 2, 2009. It ended on December 17, 2009. It stars Ryoko Shiraishi, Shintaro Asanuma, Yuka Iguchi and Yu Kobayashi.
High school student Junpei Kousaka is allergic to cats—unfortunately for him he is surrounded by cat lovers and is cursed with an ability to understand cat speech.
Premise
High school student Junpei Kousaka is allergic to cats—unfortunately for him he is surrounded by cat lovers and is cursed with an ability to understand cat speech.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ryoko Shiraishi as Kanako Sumiyoshi
- Shintaro Asanuma as Junpei Kosaka
- Yuka Iguchi as Kaede Mizuno
- Yu Kobayashi as Nagi Ichinose
- Haruka Tomatsu as Akari Kirishima
- Jurota Kosugi as Keizo Kirishima
- Rina Sato as Chizuru Mochizuki
- Atsuko Tanaka as Nyamsus
Supporting cast
- Koji Yusa as Josephine
- Jun Fukuyama as Haruhiko Endou
- Yukari Fukui as Noir
- Eri Nakao as Suzu Kōsaka
- Tomoaki Maeno as Kouta Kawamura
- Shintaro Ohata as Micchi
- Yui Sakakibara as Kumaneko
- Kazuya Tatekabe as Chatora
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 2, 2009 | December 17, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Ugly Cat and The Cursed High Schooler Junpei Kousaka's most important matters were to stay away from cats, due to his allergy to them, and his crush on his classmate Kaede Mizuno, until he accidentally damages the statue of a cat deity and is cursed with the ability to talk to cats and the task of attending 100 requests from them, with the risk of be transformed into a cat himself if he fails. The first quest he receives is to help the stray cats in the local park who have been tormented by a stranger leaving them traumatized. The tormentor later turns out to be Kaede who has an extreme fondness for cats to the point of smothering them. |
October 2, 2009 |
| 2 |
That Man is My Slave? Junpei must help a cat to give his thanks to a girl who helped him, however she is no other than Kanako Sumiyoshi, a childhood acquaintance of his who is determined to torment him during the school's cultural festival. The cat later moves in with Kunpei until he can find another home. |
October 9, 2009 |
| 3 |
What's your name? Junpei meets Chizuru Mochizuki, a postwoman in trouble and decides to help her while roaming the city helping the cats with their requests. However, hanging around with her ends up putting him on a series of misunderstandings much to his despair. |
October 16, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2009 |
| Last aired | December 17, 2009 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |