Happy Cat Day From Around the Anime World, Part I

Happy Cat Day From Around the Anime World, Part I

posted on by Ken Iikura-Gross


February 22 marks Cat Day in Japan. A play on the number two (ni in Japanese) sounding like the sound a cat makes in Japanese (nya), 2/22 is a celebration of cats. The anime and manga world does its part for all the cat lovers the world over:


Futago Kamikita (Precure manga)

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©ABC-A・東映アニメーション ©北上ふたご


Google Japan

【激レア】
にゃろーむ

にゃーぐる#猫の日 https://t.co/RHDnMj1vOc pic.twitter.com/fiqIpBSqcP

— Google Japan (@googlejapan) February 21, 2025


【Super Rare】
Nyarome and Nyaagle


Kohei Ashiya (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure animation director)

https://x.com/asikoh009/status/1893140279504601231


My Deer Friend Nokotan

— 『しかのこのこのここしたんたん』公式 (@shikanoko_PR) February 22, 2025


🐈Today, February 22, is Cat Day🐈

We bring you a collection of cat meows 😸🐾

Neko, noko, noko, noko, neko, neko, nyan, nyan♪
Neko, noko, noko, noko, neko, neko, nyan, nyan♪


Natsume’s Book of Friends

Natsume’s Book of Friends released a special 22nd Anniversary video at 22:22 (10:22 p.m.) on February 22 Japan Time for a super Cat Day celebration. The video is 2 hours, 22 minutes, and 22 seconds long.



Rū Tatuki (Cheat Tensei Shita Neko wa Yome no Hizade Maruku Naritai)

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Satsuka (The Phantom is Caged by the Detective)

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©沙槻


Takeshi Kase

#猫の日 #猫の日2025 pic.twitter.com/Kk6yc0hAtW

— 加勢丈士 (@KaseTakeshi_11Z) February 22, 2025


Tono to Inu

猫猫犬鶏図#猫の日2025#殿と犬🐶 pic.twitter.com/PUXGBbRRM5

🐯アニメ放送中🐶『殿と犬(とのといぬ)』公式 (@tono_to_inu) February 22, 2025


Cat, cat, dog, chicken illustration


揉み師に起こされるコーギー#猫の日2025#殿と犬🐶 pic.twitter.com/OK3OROsuRK

🐯アニメ放送中🐶『殿と犬(とのといぬ)』公式 (@tono_to_inu) February 22, 2025


Corgi woken up by masseuse


Yūsuke Nakamura (The Tatami Galaxy illustrator)

Yūsuke Nakamura parodied the opening sentence of Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa‘s famous work I Am a Cat.

吾輩も #猫の日 である pic.twitter.com/hW4oALf804

— 中村佑介┃illustrator (@kazekissa) February 21, 2025


I am also a Cat Day


Did we miss any Cat Day greetings? Feel free to let us know in our forums or by email!


This article has a follow-up: Happy Cat Day From Around the Anime World, Part II (2025-02-22 22:00)

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