Voice actressNiina Nakabayashiisjoining the voice castof the ongoingChainsmoker CatTV anime series. The anime began airing in Japan on July 2, 2026.
Nakabayashi, who recently voiced Wakana Tabata inA Hundred Scenes of Awajima, will voice Jikaki Neko. Her character is briefly highlighted in a preview of the show’s fourth episode below.
She joins a main voice cast that stars:
- •Yuko Natsuyoshias Yani Neko
- •Misato Matsuokaas Yaku Neko
- •Yurie Funatoas Hame Neko
- •Ayaka Shimizuas Kansai Neko
- •Shiori Izawaas Aru Neko
- •Riko Akechias Ochinpo Tatsuro
- •Tetsu Inadaas Landlord
- •Rina Honnizumias Anzu
Studio Lemon’sTaku Kimura(Dragonite and the Special Delivery) is directing the anime series, withTakashi Aoshima(The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love Youseries composer) as scriptwriter,Riki Matsuura(Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc Devildesigner) as character designer, andKeiichi Suzukias music composer.Bibury Animation Studiosis in charge of the animation production.
Other staff involved in the series include Atelier Musa’sYukiko Maruyama(My Hero Academiaco-background art director) andShotaro Yoshinoas background art directors,Yuiha Ota(Witch Watch) as color designer, andHisashi Yonezawa(Witch Watch) as compositing director.
OceanVeil and Netflix arestreaming the anime seriesin select countries and territories worldwide.
The slice of life comedy manga series byNyan Nyan Factorybegan serialization in Kodansha’s Young Magazine on February 20, 2023 and has released 12 tankobon volumes as of May 2026. The manga began as a Twitter webcomic.
Seven Seas Entertainmentlicensed theChainsmoker Catmanga for English release and describes the main synopsis as:
Where there’s smoke, there’s a catgirl chainsmoking in this comedy manga! A look at the daily troubles of one catgirl and her attempts to get her life together.
Welcome to Yani’s apartment. Please don’t mind the smell. Yani is a catgirl with a seriously bad smoking habit. Every time she tries to quit, she becomes weak to the cravings and gives in almost instantly.
Behind on her rent and unable to hold down a job, her friends and sister rally around to help her out. But when she’s using her pee to put out cigarette fires, they may just have their work cut out for them.
Will she ever get her life together, or is she doomed to live as a chainsmoking slob forever?
