Chainsmoker Cat, also called Yani Neko, manga is getting a reprint of all present volumes following sturdy demand sparked by its anime, which started airing in July.
The reprinted volumes will start arriving at bookstores after Aug 19, with one other batch scheduled to reach subsequent month.
The Younger Journal editorial division introduced that it had acquired quite a few stories of the manga promoting out at bookstores following the anime’s debut.
“As a result of great response to the Yani Neko TV anime, now we have acquired many stories that the manga is offered out at bookstores, so now we have determined to reprint all volumes,” the division said.
The editor-in-chief additionally commented on the anime’s reception, noting that the collection has acquired an unbelievable response and that shares of the unique manga are working low. The editor thanked readers and viewers for embracing the collection’ characters and recalled that the choice to serialize Chainsmoker Cat was made three years in the past.
“The Yani Neko anime has acquired an unbelievable response, and shares of the unique manga are working low! We’re grateful to all of the readers and viewers who welcomed these actually filthy characters. Three years in the past, I’m glad we instantly determined to serialize Yani’s story. We hope you’ll proceed to assist Yani Neko and Nyan Nyan Manufacturing unit-sensei. (From Kazushi of Kodansha).”
The sturdy demand comes regardless of the anime producing appreciable controversy since its premiere.
In Japan, some viewers reportedly dropped the collection after its first episode due to its graphic depiction of nicotine dependancy, overflowing rubbish and unsanitary residing situations.
The collection’ intentionally disagreeable portrayal has nonetheless prompted some viewers to look past its crude humor, with discussions specializing in its depiction of poverty, despair, anxiousness and the problem of escaping dependancy.
The controversy has additionally reached outdoors Japan. The Chainsmoker Cat anime was not too long ago faraway from a streaming service in Hong Kong after this system was discovered to violate town’s restrictions on on-line smoking commercials.
Chainsmoker Cat manga by Nyan Nyan Manufacturing unit is presently serialized in Weekly Younger Journal. As of Aug 6, 2026, 13 volumes have been launched.
The anime adaptation, produced by Bibury Animation Studios, began airing on July 3, 2026.
Seven Seas Leisure, which licenses the manga in English, describes the plot as:
Yani is a catgirl with a critically unhealthy smoking behavior. She smokes a lot that her house smells like ash and is affected by cigarette butts—and loads of different trash! Each time she tries to give up, she turns into weak to the cravings and offers in virtually immediately. Will she ever get her life collectively, or is she doomed to stay as a chainsmoking slob without end?
