Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate


Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akinoko. It initially began serialization on the author's Twitter account in November 2023. It later began parallel serialization in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan in April 2024.

Synopsis

Minato Seno is a shy and lonely high school student. One day, he's told by his teacher to wake up his classmate Mugi Nekozane from her slumber. He later befriends Nekozane due to their shared interests in cats and photography, and they slowly start to develop feelings for each other.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Akinoko, Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate began serialization on the author's Twitter account on November 21, 2023. It later began parallel serialization in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan on April 25, 2024. Its chapters have been compiled into five volumes as of October 2025.
The series is published in English on Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service.

Reception

The series was ranked thirteenth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics list of 2025. The series was nominated for the 11th Next Manga Awards in the print category in 2025, and was ranked seventeenth.