Neko to Ryū (The Cat and the Dragon): Japanese Fans React to the PV — "Takehito Koyasu's Gentle Voice Heals My Whole Body"
TVアニメ『猫と竜』第2弾PVへの日本のファンの反応—「子安さんの優しいお声が五臓六腑に染み渡る」
“Takehito Koyasu's gentle voice seeps into my whole body and heals me.”
子安さんの優しいお声が五臓六腑に染み渡る
On the 2nd PV for Neko to Ryū (The Cat and the Dragon), the cozy July 2026 fantasy anime, Japanese fans went straight for the warm fuzzies. The top comments melted over Takehito Koyasu voicing a gentle dragon — "is there really an anime where I get to hear Koyasu this calm?" — while another wave celebrated the Yorushika-flavored music team (suis singing, Kitani Tatsuya on the song). Then the mood turned tender as readers braced themselves for one character's storyline, half-laughing that just hearing the name is enough to start the waterworks.
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Japanese fan reactions (excerpted from 155)
- @crawlingboy👍 4
It is very peaceful and nice.
It is very peaceful and nice
- @マロニカuser-maro3tama👍 64
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
- @池神和彦👍 31
Koyasu as a kind, gentle dragon.
子安さんが優しいドラゴン
- @いくら那月👍 8
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😌
- @mikuhatsune3011👍 0
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
- @brownsugar-z👍 7
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
- @マッチ某👍 4
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
- @rogari-kanachi👍 237
Yorushika × Kitani Tatsuya — thank you.
ヨルシカ×キタニタツヤありがとう
- @ねこったまるり👍 14
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〜
- @Nadami_C.C.👍 9
So basically Yorushika lol
ほぼヨルシカで草
- @プロシュート兄貴-k6x👍 9
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
- @セキハン炊く人お赤飯👍 121
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⁉️
- @kamex8547👍 3
For real, for real.
マジマジ
- @タケちゃん-o9m👍 68
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
- @綾隆-u1d👍 23
I'm way too hyped for suis writing the lyrics.
suisさんの作詞楽しみすぎる
- @ショウ_ztmy👍 9
suis's voice is genuinely the best.
suis さんの声本当最高
- @h2o9b👍 8
suis is the absolute best 😭
suisさんさいこうです😭
- @jjurnjkgnfkjg👍 0
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
- @yy-qr9cv👍 40
The theme song — seriously, thank you.
主題歌まじありがとう
- @りょーすけ-w6f👍 6
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
- @space1cosmo653👍 29
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
- @hey_bae_likeit👍 10
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
- @nekoneko0824👍 5
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！！
- @tohkubo20👍 53
I love Mama-nyan.
ママにゃん好き
- @二進-d4t👍 43
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
- @toget4869👍 17
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
- @リックラヴィーネ👍 2
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！
- @認人👍 60
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
- @みん-c3h👍 3
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…
- @shinichi0f👍 2
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
- @saku_-sw4vc👍 5
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〜。
- @Pt-co4ly👍 0
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
- @空藪リルサ👍 9
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
- @valiang8867👍 9
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
- @rきよよん👍 3
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！！！❤
- @tumegaamai1573👍 4
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〜！
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