“Allergic boy cursed to understand cats must do 100 good deeds or become one.”
Nyan Koi!
にゃんこい!
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Synopsis
Allergic boy cursed to understand cats must do 100 good deeds or become one.
Junpei Kousaka is a second-year high school student who has an allergy for cats—a predicament that has made him hate cats and everything related to them. Unfortunately for him, though, he is surrounded by cat lovers: his family, his estranged childhood friend, and even his crush Kaede Mizuno. One day, while returning home from school, Junpei nonchalantly attempts to kick an empty can into the trash, but miserably misses. Instead of making it to the garbage, the can ends up breaking off the head of a cat deity statue. That fateful day, he is cursed with the ability to understand cat speech. However, he must keep his curse a secret from everyone else, because anyone who finds out will become more accident-prone and share the same fate as him. With the guidance of his cat Nyamsus and with no other choice left, Junpei now has to do a hundred good deeds for cats to lift the curse. If he is unable to complete this task, he will turn into a cat, and considering his allergy, that would be a death sentence for him!
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 41 sampled reviews
What 41 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.58 · some divergence
4.5 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.5
↓ 1.61
Running avg · Oct 2009 → Feb 2022
- 8 “This anime succeeds as a universally appealing show that even non-cat fans can enjoy, serving as an perfect gateway series for newcomers to anime without requiring extensive genre knowledge. While...”
- 8 “Nyan Koi! delivers a genuinely funny, romantic comedy with a solid story that makes its odd talking-cat premise work to great comedic effect. While the concept may initially feel weird, it quickly...”
- 9 “A very good anime although when i first saw it i was certain it would not appeal to the average person. Turns out I loved it and most likely so will everyone else. Has a good story but i'm not...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2009 – Dec 2009 Fall 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4608 catalog
Produced by
- Pony Canyon Producer
- TBS Producer
- Movic Producer
- Flex Comix Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor