🔥 Trending Chainsmoker Cat: Everything You Need to Know About the New Anime

Chainsmoker Cat (Japanese: ヤニねこ, Yani Neko) is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by NyanNyanFactory ¹². It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine since February 2023 ¹³⁶. The series follows Yaniko, a catgirl living in modern-day Japan who is addicted to smoking ⁷. Her addiction is so severe that her apartment is often filled with ash and cigarette butts, and most of her earnings are spent on cigarettes ⁷⁸. The manga explores her struggles with this habit, often with a surreal humor and slice-of-life approach ³. An anime television series adaptation produced by Bibury Animation Studios premiered in July 2026 ⁴⁶. The first episode, titled "Meow am Chainsmoker Cat, Meow," delves into Yaniko's self-destructive streak and her life as a catgirl coexisting with humans ⁴⁵.