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2009 - 2009

The Ugly Cat and The Cursed High Schooler

2nd October 2009

Episode 1

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.

That Man is My Slave?

9th October 2009

Episode 2

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.

What's your name?

16th October 2009

Episode 3

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.

Beautiful Person

22nd October 2009

Episode 4

Junpei's next request is from a cat owned by Nagi Ichinose, an upperclassman of him. While Nagi seems to be a threat to his relationship with Kaede at first, he ends up being surprised when he figures out Nagi's true nature.

Times Square

29th October 2009

Episode 5

Junpei sets for the amusement park with Kaede, which could be the perfect chance to get closer to her if Kanako and Nagi had not come along for the ride.

Milk & Bitter & Sugar & Spice

5th November 2009

Episode 6

Junpei meet the twins Akari and Kotone Kirishima, who know about his curse and decided to help on his ordeal. However, hanging with them becomes another source of misunderstandings, mostly due to Kotone's strange infatuation on him and their ability to sense the supernatural like Junpei's curse.

Wait Until It's Getting Dark

12th November 2009

Episode 7

Junpei sets for a school trip to Kyoto with his classmates, but he barely has time to enjoy the trip when words about him spread among the local cats who flood him with requests. Junpei along with Kaede and Sumiyoshi soon stumble upon Ichinose who's family is situated in Kyoto and is there to attend an annual meeting. This meeting is in fact an arrangement to have Ichinose choose a husband, a decision which she would always decline.

The Burning Private Instruction Runner

19th November 2009

Episode 8

Junpei's next task is to help a cat to get in shape in order to win the favor of his beloved. But when he starts to neglect his promise with him, the cat decides to enact revenge by putting him on a very embarrassing situation.

Girls in the Water

26th November 2009

Episode 9

The gang sets for a leisure time at the swimming pool, but Junpei gets sick, and Kanako pays a visit to take care of him, while struggling about her true feelings.

The Happenings of a Certain Night

3rd December 2009

Episode 10

The Kirishima sisters end up counting with Junpei's unexpected help to deal with a spirit who threatens his friends.

Friends

10th December 2009

Episode 11

Christmas is coming and after stumbling on Junpei, Kanako ends up spending some quality time with him.

Heaven Will Wait?

17th December 2009

Episode 12

Kaede is suspicious about Junpei's secret and he must find a way to dissuade her before being stricken with the full force of his curse.

Top Cast

Ryoko Shiraishi•Shintaro Asanuma•Yuka Iguchi

Director

Keiichiro Kawaguchi

Animation Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

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Ryoko Shiraishi Image

Ryoko Shiraishi

Kanako Sumiyoshi

Shintaro Asanuma Image

Shintaro Asanuma

Junpei Kosaka

Yuka Iguchi Image

Yuka Iguchi

Kaede Mizuno

Yu Kobayashi Image

Yu Kobayashi

Nagi Ichinose

Haruka Tomatsu Image

Haruka Tomatsu

Kotone Kirishima

Haruka Tomatsu Image

Haruka Tomatsu

Akari Kirishima

Jurota Kosugi Image

Jurota Kosugi

Keizo Kirishima

Rina Sato Image

Rina Sato

Chizuru Mochizuki

Atsuko Tanaka Image

Atsuko Tanaka

Nyamsus

Jun Fukuyama Image

Jun Fukuyama

Tama

Koji Yusa Image

Koji Yusa

Josephine

Yukari Fukui Image

Yukari Fukui

Noir

Eri Nakao Image

Eri Nakao

Suzu Kōsaka

Jun Fukuyama Image

Jun Fukuyama

Haruhiko Endou

Tomoaki Maeno Image

Tomoaki Maeno

Kouta Kawamura

Shintaro Ohata Image

Shintaro Ohata

Micchi

Yui Sakakibara Image

Yui Sakakibara

Kumaneko

Kazuya Tatekabe Image

Kazuya Tatekabe

Chatora

Full Crew

Junichiro Tanaka

Producer

Keiichiro Kawaguchi Image

Keiichiro Kawaguchi

Director

Jiyuu Ougi

Producer

Shinichi Nakamura

Producer

Tetsuya Watanabe

CGI Director

Tomohiro Fujita

Producer

Satoki Iida Image

Satoki Iida

Sound Director

Shota Migiyama

Editor

Shigenobu Ookawa Image

Shigenobu Ookawa

Original Music Composer

Manabu Miwa

Original Music Composer

Tomoyoshi Kato

Director of Photography

Rumiko Suzushiro

Color Designer

Kazuaki Morita

Character Designer

Shin'ichi Inotsume

Series Composition

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