A dragon becomes a faithful family member among magic-wielding cats in the highly anticipated anime adaptation of The Cat and the Dragon. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the new anime, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about The Cat and the Dragon.
The story of The Cat and the Dragon is based on Amara’s Neko to Ryū novel series, which is quite successful in Japan. An orphaned dragon is taken in by a family of magic-wielding cats. Raising the dragon as one of their own, the cats nurture the newest member of the family into becoming a mighty protector.
The Cat and the Dragon Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of The Cat and the Dragon will release on Saturdays at 6:30 a.m. PT / 9:30 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. The Cat and the Dragon is expected to feature 12 episodes in total.
Here are the release dates and schedule for The Cat and the Dragon (subject to change):
- Episode 1 – June 27 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – July 4 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – July 11
- Episode 4 – July 18
- Episode 5 – July 25
- Episode 6 – August 1
- Episode 7 – August 8
- Episode 8 – August 15
- Episode 9 – August 22
- Episode 10 – August 29
- Episode 11 – June 5
- Episode 12 – June 12
New episodes of The Cat and the Dragon will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 6:30 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 7:30 a.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 8:30 a.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 9:30 a.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time: 1:30 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
suis from yorushika performs the opening theme song “Nekohi (Cat Day),” and shallm performs the ending theme song “Tadaima no Basho (A Place to Call Home).”
The cast includes:
- Takehito Koyasu as Nekoryū
- Kikuko Inoue as Mama-nyan
- Fūka Izumi as Shirotae
- Show Hayami as Kurobane
- Noriaki Sugiyama as Haibuchi
- Maki Kawase as Chiikuro
- Shinnosuke Tokudome as Kurotama
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Gally
- Chika Anzai as Anne Rossa
- Junya Enoki as Stan
- Yū Serizawa as Haneko
- Makoto Koichi as Prince
- Kazuya Ichijō as King
- Hinata Tadokoro as Greater Daemon
- Yōji Ueda as Monsha-Mosha IV
- Saho Shirasu as Mike-Mike
- Natsuki Hanae as Monaruka (Black)
- Tomohisa Asō as Pomupora
Jin-Koo Oh is directing the anime adaptation of The Cat and the Dragon at OLM. Mitsutaka Hirota is handling the series composition, and Rie Nishino and Chiaki Kurakazu are designing the characters. Takahiro Obata is composing the music, and Noriyoshi Konuma is the sound director.
Where Can I Watch The Cat and the Dragon?
Crunchyroll is streaming The Cat and the Dragon in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime is streaming on d Anime Store and ABEMA services and airing on Tokyo MX and affiliate channels.
What is The Cat and the Dragon About?
Amara launched the web novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in September 2013, and the series is still ongoing. Takarajimasha published the first volume of the light novel series in hardcover with illustrations by Mai Ōkuma in April 2016. The eighth light novel volume launched on April 12, 2025, and more than one million copies have been sold for the series.
Izumi Sasaki launched the manga adaptation on the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! web platform in September 2017. The manga would be serialized on Manga Box starting April 2020. The 11th compiled book volume shipped in Japan on May 31, 2025
Here’s an overview of the series, via MangaDex:
Deep in the forest where ferocious beasts and magical creatures dwell, a cat takes in an orphaned baby dragon as one of her own.
