Junpei Kōsaka

Junpei Kōsaka is the main protagonist of the series. He is a second-year high school student who suffers from a chronic allergy to cats - which fuels his resentment towards them. Ironically, everyone around him seems to love cats. He lives with his mother and sister, who adore cats, and his high school crush, Kaede Mizuno, also loves them. One day, while walking home from school, Junpei accidentally breaks the head off the statue of the local neko-jizō-sama (guardian deity of cats) by haphazardly kicking an empty can. As a result, he gains the ability to understand what cats are saying, includ...