泣きたい私は猫をかぶる
A Whisker Away
Miyo Sasaki is an energetic high school girl who comes from a broken family consisting of her unconfident father and an overly invested stepmother, whose attempts at connecting with Miyo come across as bothersome. Seeing Kento Hinode as a refuge from all her personal issues, she can't help herself from forcing her unorthodox demonstrations of love onto her crush. While Miyo is unable to get Kento's attention as herself, she manages to succeed by interacting with him in the form of a white cat, affectionately nicknamed ""Tarou"" by Kento. But Miyo soon realizes that she can't help Kento with the various problems she overhears in her cat form and is now caught between two tough choices. Will she continue her relationship with him as a cat, or will she reveal her identity and risk what they have, in order to help him as her human self? [Written by MAL Rewrite] Note: The film was slated to open in theaters in Japan on June 5, but was postponed due to COVID-19 and received an exclusive streaming on Netflix beginning on June 18.
Names
| Original | 泣きたい私は猫をかぶる (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu |
| English | A Whisker Away |
| Chinese | 想哭的我戴上了貓的面具 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Nakineko · Amor de Gata · Loin de moi, près de toi · Olhos de Gato · Um ein Schnurrhaar · Miyo - Un amore felino · Для тебя я стану кошкой |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 1 ep · 104 min · 2h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2020-06-18 (Spring 2020) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio Colorido |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | DramaFantasyRomance |
| Themes | ShapeshiftingAnimalsFemale ProtagonistHenshinKemonomimiFamily LifeUrban FantasyHeterosexualSchoolAnthropomorphismYoukai |
| Streaming | Netflix |
Reception
| Community score | 7.41 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.41 / 10 |
| Composite | 58.5 |
| On lists | 189,711 |
| Favourited | 3,901 (2.1%) |
| Completion | 96.6% |
| Drop rate | 0.7% |
| In backlog | 22.6% |
| Score spread σ | 1.66 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Studio Colorido | — | 2 of 21 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2020 | B | 13 of 62 |
| Year | 2020 | B | 63 of 298 |
| Source material | Original work | B | 231 of 1,732 |
| Format | Feature film | C | 260 of 997 |
| Length | Movie | C | 260 of 997 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | B | 324 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Romance | B | 328 of 1,687 |
| Genre | Fantasy | B | 406 of 2,142 |
| Era | Early 2020s | C | 415 of 1,596 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 619 of 1,917 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,199 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Junichi Satou, Tomotaka Shibayama, Yuusuke Takeda, Takamasa Masuki, Aya Satou |
|---|---|
| Character design | Youjirou Arai, Yumi Ikeda |
| Original creator | Youjirou Arai |
AniList id 114963 · MAL id 41168 · record updated 2026-08-27

