Red Cat Ramen
Red Cat Ramen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Angyaman. It began serialization as an independent comic published on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ app and website in March 2022. It later became a full-fledged series in October 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by E&H Production aired from July to September 2024. A second season has been announced.
Plot
Red Cat Ramen centers around the titular establishment, a ramen shop established and run by talking cats. Focusing on Tamako Yashiro, a human woman who is working as a part-timer behind the scenes, the series focuses on the day-to-day antics of her and her fellow feline employees: Bunzo, the head chef; Sasaki, the owner and finance/business expert; Sabu, the sous-chef; Hana, the customer service manager; and Krishna, a tiger in charge of making the base ramen noodles in-house.Characters
;Bunzo;Pudding Sasaki
;Sabu
;Hana
;Krishna
;Tamako Yashiro
;Jewel
;Yuzu Yamasato
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Angyaman, Red Cat Ramen was originally published on Shueisha's Jump Rookie website from November 26, 2021, to February 20, 2022. It later began serialization as an independent comic published on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ app and website on March 14, 2022. It later got promoted to a regular serialization on October 2, 2022. Its chapters have been collected in thirteen volumes as of December 2025.The series is published digitally in English on Shueisha's Manga Plus platform. The series is also published in France by Kurokawa.
Anime
An anime adaptation was announced on November 27, 2023. It was later confirmed at Jump Festa 2024 to be a television series produced by Good Smile Company and E&H Production, directed by Hisatoshi Shimizu, with Toru Kubo overseeing series scripts, Michinori Chiba designing the characters, and Hirotaka Matsuoka composing the music. The series aired from July 4 to September 19, 2024, on TBS and its affiliates. The opening theme song is "Akaneko" performed by Wednesday Campanella, while the ending theme song is "Honjitsu no Osusume" performed by Rikon Densetsu. Crunchyroll licensed the series. Medialink licensed the series for streaming in Southeast Asia and Oceania on its Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.A second season was announced at Jump Festa 2025 on December 21, 2024.