Yani Neko (ヤニねこ) is seeing a significant boost from its television adaptation. Young Magazine has confirmed that all 13 currently released manga volumes will be reprinted after bookstores began reporting sellouts and dwindling stock following the anime's July debut.
The announcement arrived on August 18, less than two weeks after Volume 13 launched on August 6. The first newly printed copies are expected to begin reaching Japanese retailers from August 19, with another batch already being prepared for September.
Quick Summary
- Title: Yani Neko
- Japanese title: ヤニねこ
- Format: Manga
- Creator: NyanNyan Factory
- Publisher: Kodansha
- Magazine: Young Magazine
- Serialization began: April 2023
- Status: Ongoing
- Published volumes: 13 as of August 2026
- Latest volume: Volume 13
- Volume 13 release: August 6, 2026
- Latest announcement: Reprints for all 13 volumes
- Reason: Bookstore sellouts and shrinking stock following the TV anime's strong response
- Reprint announcement: August 18, 2026
- New copies arriving: From August 19 onward
- Additional batch: Being prepared for September 2026
- Commemorative artwork: Released by NyanNyan Factory
- TV anime: Currently airing
- Anime premiere: July 2, 2026
- TOKYO MX / BS11: Thursdays at 24:30 JST
- AT-X: From July 25 at 24:30 JST on Saturdays
- Streaming: Available through multiple services following broadcast
- Official anime genre description: Beast-person heartwarming comedy
- Protagonist: Yani Neko / Satou Yaniko
- Age: 21
- Character: Beast-person and heavy smoker
- Yani Neko: Yuko Natsuyoshi
- Yaku Neko: Misato Matsuoka
- Hame Neko: Yurie Funato
- Kansai Neko: Ayaka Shimizu
- Aru Neko: Shiori Izawa
- Imoutoko: Rina Honnizumi
- Ochinko Tatsuro: Riko Akechi
- Landlord: Tetsu Inada
- Anime Director: Taku Kimura
- Script: Takashi Aoshima
- Character Design: Riki Matsuura
- Animation Production: Bibury Animation Studios
- Music: Keiichi Suzuki
- Opening: “Nanmonee” by Wasureranneyo
- Ending: “Kemuri to Blue” by Necry Talkie
Main PV, Reprint Illustration, and Manga Visuals
All 13 Volumes Are Going Back to Print
Young Magazine says the decision followed repeated reports that Yani Neko volumes were selling out at bookstores after the television anime began airing.
The anime's response has pushed new viewers back toward the source material, creating enough demand that existing inventory was no longer sufficient.
This is not a selective reprint limited to the first volume or a handful of harder-to-find books. Volumes 1 through 13 are all included.
The timing is particularly notable because the series had only just expanded its catalog. Volume 13 was released on August 6, twelve days before the full-series reprint announcement.
Kodansha has not disclosed updated unit sales or total circulation figures, so the safest measure of the increase is the physical stock shortage and the publisher's decision to replenish the entire catalog rather than an unannounced sales estimate.
Fresh Stock Starts Reaching Stores on August 19
The first replenishment will move quickly.
The announcement states that reprinted copies are expected to begin arriving at bookstores from August 19, 2026 onward.
Availability will naturally differ between retailers and regions, meaning every store should not be expected to receive every volume simultaneously.
Young Magazine is also preparing another shipment for the following month, indicating that the publisher is planning beyond a single short-term restock.
To celebrate the reprint, NyanNyan Factory released a special illustration featuring Yani Neko.
No physical bonus, alternate cover, or bundled edition tied to the artwork has been announced, so it should currently be treated as commemorative promotional art.
Young Magazine's Editor Was Surprised by the Scale of the Response
Young Magazine's editor-in-chief directly addressed the sudden increase in demand.
The editorial comment described the anime response as unexpectedly strong and acknowledged that stock of the original manga had become scarce.
The editor also looked back on the decision to quickly approve serialization of the smoking cat concept roughly three years earlier, thanking viewers and readers for embracing characters defined by some profoundly questionable habits.
That point matters because Yani Neko was never built around an aspirational or conventionally heroic lead.
Its protagonist is lazy, financially unstable, messy, ethically questionable, and almost always prioritizes cigarettes over more practical concerns.
The post-anime sales effect suggests that those intentionally unpleasant traits have not stopped the series from finding a much wider audience once the characters moved from manga pages to television and streaming.
A Comedy About a Cat Who Mostly Smokes and Slacks Off
Yani Neko takes place in a world where humans and beast-people live together.
Its central character's real name is Satou Yaniko, a 21-year-old beast-person and heavy smoker.
Cigarettes come before almost everything else in her daily life. She lives lazily in a filthy room, shows little concern for hygiene or social etiquette, and repeatedly creates situations that force the people around her to intervene.
The comedy expands well beyond Yaniko herself.
Her circle includes Yaku Neko, Hame Neko, Kansai Neko, Aru Neko, her much more responsible younger sister Imoutoko, manga creator Ochinko Tatsuro, and the apartment landlord, who frequently ends up looking unusually sensible by comparison.
Young Magazine's own basic description gets straight to the point: it is essentially a story about a cat smoking cigarettes.
That tiny premise has gradually expanded into a long-running ensemble comedy now spanning 13 collected volumes.
The Anime Introduced Yani Neko to a New Audience on July 2
The TV anime premiered on TOKYO MX and BS11 on July 2, 2026 at 24:30 JST.
AT-X joined the broadcast schedule on July 25, with episodes also made available through multiple streaming services following their television airing.
Bibury Animation Studios handles animation production. Taku Kimura directs, Takashi Aoshima writes the scripts, and Riki Matsuura serves as character designer.
Yuko Natsuyoshi voices Yani Neko, joined by Misato Matsuoka as Yaku Neko, Yurie Funato as Hame Neko, Ayaka Shimizu as Kansai Neko, Shiori Izawa as Aru Neko, Rina Honnizumi as Imoutoko, Riko Akechi as Ochinko Tatsuro, and Tetsu Inada as the landlord.
The adaptation retains the source material's everyday comedy rather than reframing the premise around a large dramatic plot.
The clearest measurable result of bringing that formula to television is now visible on the publishing side: people are searching for the original books in enough numbers to trigger a complete 13-volume reprint.
The Opening and Ending Lean Into the Anime's Identity
The adaptation also has two songs closely matched to Yani Neko's disreputable atmosphere.
The opening is “Nanmonee” by Wasureranneyo, written and composed by Takahiro Shibata.
The ending is “Kemuri to Blue” by Necry Talkie, written and composed by Asahi.
The main promotional video previewed part of the opening while introducing the cast's chaotic daily lives in animation.
Rather than cleaning up Yani Neko's image for television, the anime's promotion has consistently preserved the smoking jokes, laziness, crude behavior, and dysfunctional friendships that define the original manga.
That continuity gives existing readers something immediately recognizable while making it clear to newcomers exactly what kind of comedy they are getting.
Volume 13 Arrived Right in the Middle of the Anime Boost
Volume 13 is the newest collected edition and launched on August 6, 2026 under the Young Magazine Comics label.
Its timing places it directly inside the anime's broadcast run, meaning new viewers discovering the series have both the early volumes to catch up on and a fairly substantial back catalog waiting for them.
The official anime site currently lists Volumes 1–13 as available.
The manga itself remains ongoing in Young Magazine and through Yanmaga Web, so Volume 13 is not the conclusion.
A Volume 14 release date has not been announced, nor has Kodansha revealed how many copies are being produced through the August and September reprint waves.
Why This Matters
1) The anime's effect is visible in physical manga inventory
This is more concrete than social-media buzz alone. Retail stock became scarce enough for all 13 volumes to return to print.
2) New readers are entering an already sizable catalog
The anime is not boosting a one- or two-volume newcomer. Catch-up demand now spans thirteen books.
3) An extremely simple premise has sustained years of serialization
“A cat who smokes” developed into a wider ensemble comedy that has remained serialized for more than three years.
4) The adaptation keeps the source material's rough edges
Bibury Animation Studios and the wider production team have preserved the messy character behavior that gave the manga its identity instead of sanding it down for television.
Manga & Anime Information
Additional confirmed information currently includes:
- Yani Neko is created by NyanNyan Factory
- Kodansha publishes the manga through Young Magazine
- serialization began in April 2023
- the manga remains ongoing
- Volumes 1 through 13 have been released
- Volume 13 launched on August 6, 2026
- all 13 volumes have been approved for reprinting
- the reprint was announced on August 18, 2026
- bookstore sellouts following the anime were given as the official reason
- fresh stock begins arriving from August 19
- another batch is being prepared for September
- the number of reprinted copies has not been disclosed
- updated total circulation has not been disclosed
- NyanNyan Factory released special commemorative artwork
- the TV anime premiered on July 2, 2026
- TOKYO MX and BS11 air it Thursdays at 24:30 JST
- AT-X began airing it on July 25
- multiple streaming platforms carry the anime after broadcast
- Yuko Natsuyoshi voices Yani Neko
- Bibury Animation Studios handles animation production
- Taku Kimura serves as director
- Takashi Aoshima handles scripts
- Riki Matsuura is character designer
- Keiichi Suzuki composes the music
- the opening is “Nanmonee” by Wasureranneyo
- the ending is “Kemuri to Blue” by Necry Talkie
- manga information is available through the official Young Magazine Yani Neko page
- official chapters are available through Yanmaga Web
- anime information is available through the official Yani Neko anime website
- the main promotional video is available through Yani Neko's official YouTube channel
Closing
Reprinting all 13 volumes is a clear sign that Yani Neko's anime adaptation is having a tangible effect on its source manga. Less than two months after the TV premiere, bookstore stock has fallen far enough for Kodansha to prepare staggered replenishment beginning August 19.
The manga remains ongoing beyond Volume 13 while the anime continues its summer 2026 run. With another reprint batch already planned for September, the series' current momentum is not limited to television—it is actively sending viewers back to the shelves.
- Denfaminicogamer — All 13 Volumes Reprint, Bookstore Sellouts, Special Illustration, and Editor-in-Chief Comment
- MANTANWEB — All 13 Existing Volumes Reprinted, August 19 Restock, Serialization Background, and Anime Impact
- ORICON NEWS — Reprint Announcement, Bookstore Stock Shortage, and Young Magazine Editorial Comment
- Young Magazine — Official Yani Neko Manga Page and Volume Information
- Yanmaga Web — Official Yani Neko Serialization and Chapter Information
- Yani Neko Official Anime — Story, Characters, Staff, Cast, Music, and Volumes 1–13
- Yani Neko Official Anime — July 2 Broadcast Schedule, Streaming Information, and Main PV
- YouTube — Official Yani Neko Main Promotional Video
