Aliases
Nakineko, Amor de Gata, Loin de moi, près de toi, Olhos de Gato, Um ein Schnurrhaar, Miyo - Un amore felino, Для тебя я стану кошкой, Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu, A Whisker Away, 泣きたい私は猫をかぶる
SPRING 2020MOVIE
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Miyo Sasaki is an energetic high school girl who comes from a broken family consisting of her unconfident father and an overly invested stepmother, whose attempts at connecting with Miyo come across as bothersome. Seeing Kento Hinode as a refuge from all her personal issues, she can't help herself from forcing her unorthodox demonstrations of love onto her crush.
While Miyo is unable to get Kento's attention as herself, she manages to succeed by interacting with him in the form of a white cat, affectionately nicknamed ""Tarou"" by Kento. But Miyo soon realizes that she can't help Kento with the various problems she overhears in her cat form and is now caught between two tough choices. Will she continue her relationship with him as a cat, or will she reveal her identity and risk what they have, in order to help him as her human self?
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Note: The film was slated to open in theaters in Japan on June 5, but was postponed due to COVID-19 and received an exclusive streaming on Netflix beginning on June 18.
While Miyo is unable to get Kento's attention as herself, she manages to succeed by interacting with him in the form of a white cat, affectionately nicknamed ""Tarou"" by Kento. But Miyo soon realizes that she can't help Kento with the various problems she overhears in her cat form and is now caught between two tough choices. Will she continue her relationship with him as a cat, or will she reveal her identity and risk what they have, in order to help him as her human self?
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Note: The film was slated to open in theaters in Japan on June 5, but was postponed due to COVID-19 and received an exclusive streaming on Netflix beginning on June 18.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:14 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
24.9
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 4,941,446 views
- Favourite base strength - 3,720 cross-platform favourites
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~102,460 followers
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial66
Production Feasibility26
Audience Reception72
Strategic Priors55
Fandom Engagement45
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:14 AM
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Renewal FAQ
A Whisker Away renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is A Whisker Away getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, A Whisker Away has a 25/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will A Whisker Away be renewed?
- A Whisker Away currently scores 25 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is A Whisker Away's renewal probability?
- A Whisker Away's CourScore is 25 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 73 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3,720 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 193,604 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 135 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 14,226 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 110 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 13 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 397,532 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 510,049 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 96,256 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.4 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,823 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 10,892 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 13 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 19 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 3,828 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,059 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 398,905 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 77 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.62 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 55,498 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.6 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 74 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 5.19 | Nov 10, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Nov 10, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 154 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 28,671 | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -82 | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 1,413 | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 241,416 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 4,941,446 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |