Aliases
Haru en el Reino de los Gatos, O Reino dos Gatos, Le Royaume des chats, Narzeczona dla kota, Das Königreich der Katzen, Katteprinsen, La ricompensa del gatto, Katternas Rike, Kissojen Valtakunta, Neko no Ongaeshi, The Cat Returns, 猫の恩返し, The Cat's Repayment
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The Cat Returns is something of a loose spin-off of "Whisper of the Heart" as it features two characters from that film: Muta (the cat from "Whisper") and the Baron (the cat statue from "Whisper"). There is no other connection between the two movies and this is not a sequel. The story is based on Neko no Danshaku (Baron of Cat) by Hiiragi Aoi.
The main character of the story, Haru, is a clueless, ordinary 17-year-old girl. She has no special abilities and neither is she an extraordinary beauty. When faced with reality, she is unable to make decisions for herself, thus often sways to others' opinions to avoid challenge. One day, Haru saves the life of a cat without considering her own safety. The cat turns out to be the Cat Prince from the Kingdom of Cats, however as a result, Haru is trapped in the world of cats. Can Baron and Muta rescue Haru who has wandered into the world of cats?
(Source: AniDB, edited)
The main character of the story, Haru, is a clueless, ordinary 17-year-old girl. She has no special abilities and neither is she an extraordinary beauty. When faced with reality, she is unable to make decisions for herself, thus often sways to others' opinions to avoid challenge. One day, Haru saves the life of a cat without considering her own safety. The cat turns out to be the Cat Prince from the Kingdom of Cats, however as a result, Haru is trapped in the world of cats. Can Baron and Muta rescue Haru who has wandered into the world of cats?
(Source: AniDB, edited)
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 12:48 AM
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Renewal pulse
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CourScore
20.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 19 hours ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Studio Ghibli has no other concurrent active productions
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 3,969,204 views
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 75.8
Runway
Feasibility warning
NoneSource material looks exhausted, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Near-term probability is capped at 20% until confirmed evidence lands.
Financial & Commercial78
Production Feasibility35
Audience Reception82
Strategic Priors39
Fandom Engagement37
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Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 12:48 AM
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.36 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 65 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 817 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,971 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 307,863 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 3,574 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 3,969,204 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.2 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 40,162 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 46,505 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 16 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 95,825 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 160,656 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.12 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 255,553 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 59 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,364 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 154,732 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 75 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,841 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 46,774 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.2 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 78,336 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 7,716,654 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.73 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1,874 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 75 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 8 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |