Think your cat is weird? At least they don't have a smoking habit! An anime adaptation of Nyan Nyan Factory's Chainsmoker Cat manga (released as YaniNeko in Japan) explores the life of a catgirl who just can't seem to get it together. A teaser trailer and visual gives us our first look at chainsmoking catgirl Yani in action: Chainsmoker Cat Anime Teaser Trailer Chainsmoker Cat Teaser Visual Voice actor Yuko Natsuyoshi (Julia in Hana-Kimi , Sasha Necron in The Misfit of Demon King Academy ) will voice Yani. More cast members will be announced at a later date. Yani character art Studio Lemon's Taku Kimura ( Star Wars: Visions – "Tattooine Rhapsody") directs Chainsmoker Cat at Bibury Animation Studios, with Takashi Aoshima ( The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You ) in charge of series composition. Riki Matsuura (devil design, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc ) handles character designs and Keiichi Suzuki ( Saint Young Men ) composes the music. The series is set to premiere in Japan in July 2026. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the official English translation of Nyan Nyan Factory's original manga, describing it thus: Where there’s smoke, there’s a catgirl chainsmoking in this comedy manga! A look at the daily troubles of one catgirl and her attempts to get her life together. Welcome to Yani’s apartment. Please don’t mind the smell. Yani is a catgirl with a seriously bad smoking habit. Every time she tries to quit, she becomes weak to the cravings and gives in almost instantly. Behind on her rent and unable to hold down a job, her friends and sister rally around to help her out. But when she’s using her pee to put out cigarette fires, they may just have their work cut out for them. Will she ever get her life together, or is she doomed to live as a chainsmoking slob forever? Source: Comic Natalie
