Neko to Ryū (The Cat and the Dragon) PV 2: Takehito Koyasu Voices the Dragon

Japanese fan reactions (excerpted from 155)

• It is very peaceful and nice.

  It is very peaceful and nice

  — @crawlingboy4 likes

• Wait, there's actually an anime where I get to hear Koyasu this calm and gentle?

  こんな穏やかな子安さん聞いていられるアニメがあるのか

  — @マロニカuser-maro3tama64 likes

• Koyasu as a kind, gentle dragon.

  子安さんが優しいドラゴン

  — @池神和彦31 likes

• So excited 😊 There aren't many soft, fluffy, feel-good shows lately, so I'd love more warm-and-cozy works to get anime adaptations. I love Koyasu's healing-type voice too, so I can't wait for it to air 😌

  めっっちゃ楽しみ😊 最近ほのぼのポヤポヤ〜とした作品が少ないのでほっこり出来る作品がもっとアニメ化されたら嬉しい☺️ 子安さんの癒し系Voiceも大好きなので今から放送が待ち遠しいです😌

  — @いくら那月8 likes

• The winged old guy is voiced by Koyasu lol

  羽のおじちゃんの声子安さんなんだwww

  — @mikuhatsune30110 likes

• Honestly this voice cast alone is already a huge reward for me.

  この声優陣が私にとっては既に大きなご褒美

  — @brownsugar-z7 likes

• I found this at the AnimeJapan 2026 fest — the characters are adorable, of course, but I was floored by how stacked the voice cast is.

  AnimeJapan2026のフェスで見つけたけど、キャラの可愛さはもちろん声優陣が豪華で驚愕した作品

  — @マッチ某4 likes

• Yorushika × Kitani Tatsuya — thank you.

  ヨルシカ×キタニタツヤありがとう

  — @rogari-kanachi237 likes

• It's not Yorushika, it's suis × Kitani, actually. Kitani shows up to basically every Yorushika live, though~

  ヨルシカじゃなくてsuis×キタニね キタニはほぼ毎回ヨルシカのライブくるよ〜

  — @ねこったまるり14 likes

• So basically Yorushika lol

  ほぼヨルシカで草

  — @Nadami_C.C.9 likes

• suis AND Kitani? That's just Yorushika in its entirety, come on.

  suisさんとキタニなんてまるごとヨルシカじゃあないか

  — @プロシュート兄貴-k6x9 likes

• Wait, it's the same singer as 'Abuku'?! For real?!

  「あぶく」歌ってる人と同じってマジ⁉️

  — @セキハン炊く人お赤飯121 likes

• For real, for real.

  マジマジ

  — @kamex85473 likes

• suis's gentle voice is so soothing. Can't wait for the anime.

  suisさんの優しい声癒されますアニメ楽しみです

  — @タケちゃん-o9m68 likes

• I'm way too hyped for suis writing the lyrics.

  suisさんの作詞楽しみすぎる

  — @綾隆-u1d23 likes

• suis's voice is genuinely the best.

  suis さんの声本当最高

  — @ショウ_ztmy9 likes

• suis is the absolute best 😭

  suisさんさいこうです😭

  — @h2o9b8 likes

• Just the fact that it's suis means I'm watching episode 1 no matter what.

  suisさんってだけでとりあえず一話は見る

  — @jjurnjkgnfkjg0 likes

• The theme song — seriously, thank you.

  主題歌まじありがとう

  — @yy-qr9cv40 likes

• Thank you for lyrics and a voice that make you feel hopeful.

  前向きな気持ちになる歌詞歌声ありがとう

  — @りょーすけ-w6f6 likes

• Neko to Ryū has this gentle, all-enveloping warmth to it. I hope it turns out to be a cute, happy show.

  猫と竜、優しくて包み込むような温かさを感じます 可愛くて、幸せな作品になりますように

  — @space1cosmo65329 likes

• Thank you, truly thank you. This is the super-cute kind of show.

  ありがとう、本当にありがとう めっちゃかわいい系や

  — @hey_bae_likeit10 likes

• This is the wholesome kind of cat anime. I wanna watch it already!!

  綺麗な方の猫アニメだ 早く見たい！！

  — @nekoneko08245 likes

• I love Mama-nyan.

  ママにゃん好き

  — @tohkubo2053 likes

• Oh, the Demon Teacher shows up — I can't wait for the "Mommy!" moment.

  悪魔先生出るんだ「お母ちゃんっ」が楽しみ

  — @二進-d4t43 likes

• The horned old man is in it too, huh. I hope this becomes a long-running anime.

  角のおじさんも出るのか 長寿アニメになって欲しい

  — @toget486917 likes

• It's the kind of story where any slice works and you can jump back in anytime!

  どこ切り取っても、いつ再開しても良い物語構成ですからね！

  — @リックラヴィーネ2 likes

• Oh, they're doing the Pompola-rō story… I'm excited, but I'm 100% gonna cry.

  ポムポラ老の話するんか・・・楽しみやけど、絶対泣くわ

  — @認人60 likes

• Same. Just the name 'Pompola' is enough to make me tear up. But I'm so grateful they're adapting such a masterpiece…

  同じく。ポムポラの名前だけで泣きそうな自分 でも名作をアニメ化してくれて感謝…

  — @みん-c3h3 likes

• The Pompola-rō story will absolutely wreck you. I won't spoil it since some people haven't seen it, but I cried even just reading the books. It's nothing but lovely stories that entertain you, make you cry, and leave you moved. Such a good work. And the voice actors fit way too perfectly — peak!! lol

  ポムポラろうの話絶対になくし。　なんなら見てない人もいるから言わないけど色々と本読んでてても泣いた。 ほんと素敵なお話ばかりで楽しませてくれるし、泣かせてくれるし感慨深さも見せてくれる。 ほんといい作品。　しかも声優さんたちぴったりすぎて最高か！！ｗｗ

  — @shinichi0f2 likes

• Congrats on the anime adaptation 🎉 It's a work I love, so I can hardly wait! I'm so happy that a gentle, lovely show like this — calm but also quietly thought-provoking — is going to reach a wider audience~

  アニメ化おめでとうございます🎉大好き作品なので待ち遠しくて！ こう言う穏やかな中にも考えさせられる様な優しい素敵な作品が色々な人に届くの嬉しいです〜。

  — @saku_-sw4vc5 likes

• Oh, it's getting an anime within my lifetime. So glad. I figured it'd be like ten years away.

  お、生きてる内にアニメ化か 嬉しい 10年くらい後かと思ってた

  — @Pt-co4ly0 likes

• Neko to Ryū is getting an anime?! I'm so happy.

  猫と竜アニメ化するの！？うれしい

  — @空藪リルサ9 likes

• PLEASE, WHATEVER GODS MIGHT BE ABOVE PLEASE BLESS ME WITH AN ENGLISH DUB

  PLEASE, WHATEVER GODS MIGHT BE ABOVE PLEASE BLESS ME WITH AN ENGLISH DUB

  — @valiang88679 likes

• Cute cute cute cute cute ❤️😍 This is definitely gonna heal me, I'm way too excited!!! ❤

  可愛い可愛い可愛い可愛い可愛い❤️😍 絶対癒されるやん楽しみすぎる！！！❤

  — @rきよよん3 likes

• Lots of kitty songs lately, huh~ And honestly? Good~!

  最近ニャンコソング多いな〜 良きかな〜！

  — @tumegaamai15734 likes

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