My New Life as a Cat

My New Life as a Cat is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Konomi Wagata. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine in October 2015. It is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. In 2020, it won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Children's manga.

Plot

The manga focuses on Nao Kazushiro, a carefree high school boy who fell into a coma after a traffic accident and finds himself residing in the body of a cat named Nyao. He ends up being picked up off the streets by a classmate, a girl named Chika.

Characters

;Nao Kazushiro / Nyao
;Chika

Publication

Written and illustrated by Konomi Wagata, My New Life as a Cat began serialization in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine on October 3, 2015. It has been collected in fourteen volumes as of April 2025. The manga is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Reception

In 2020, the manga won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Children's manga category.