The Cat and the Dragon (2026)

SERIES

20261 Season8.5

Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

TMDB8.5

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Genre: Animation
Certificate: TV-PG
Origin: JP

About

An orphan since hatched, a lone dragon named “Uncle Wings” is taken in by a family of magic-wielding cats and raised as one of their own. As Uncle Wings grows, he becomes the cats’ protector, determined to keep them safe from humans. But as he watches the cats connect with humans using their magic, Uncle Wings slowly starts to warm up to humans in this heartfelt, bittersweet tale.

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Details

Director: Oh Jin-koo
Status: Returning Series
First aired: Jul 4, 2026
Network: TOKYO MX
Studio: OLM, Docomo Anime Store

Time to finish

9 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Takehito Koyasu

Nekoryu (voice)

Kikuko Inoue

Mamanyan (voice)

Fuka Izumi

Shirotae (voice)

Show Hayami

Kurobane (voice)

Noriaki Sugiyama

Haibuchi (voice)

Maki Kawase

Chikuro (voice)

Shinnosuke Tokudome

Kurotama (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki

(voice)

Chika Anzai

(voice)

Junya Enoki

(voice)

Yu Serizawa

(voice)

Makoto Koichi

(voice)

Kazuya Ichijo

(voice)

Hinata Tadokoro

(voice)

Yoji Ueda

(voice)

Saho Shirasu

(voice)

Natsuki Hanae

(voice)

Tomohisa Aso

(voice)

SERIES

20261 Season8.5

Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

TMDB8.5

Votes22

Your rating

Genre: Animation
Certificate: TV-PG
Origin: JP

About

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jul 4, 2026 · 24m · ★ 7.8
The Cat and the Dragon
A dragon protects the cats in the forest from cruel humans. One day, one of his students befriends a boy.
E2 · Airs Jul 11, 2026 · 24m · ★ 8.0
The Mother Cat and the Girl
Mom Cat meets Anne Rossa, the girl who summoned her at the magic school.
E3 · Airs Jul 18, 2026 · 24m · ★ 7.7
The Kittens and the Winged Uncle
Dragon continues to raise kittens and teach them hunting and magic, and some kittens are simply one of a kind.
E4 · Airs Jul 25, 2026 · 24m · ★ 7.3
The Black Cat and the Prince
A black cat named Kurobane meets a human prince, Stan, who wishes to become an adventurer.
E5 · Airs Aug 1, 2026 · 24m · ★ 6.8
The White Cat and the Girl
A white cat named Shirotae befriends an orphan girl named Gallie, who is terrible at hunting.
E6 · Airs Aug 8, 2026 · 24m · ★ 7.0
The Evening of Foxtails
Foxtails are rare in the forest, but there once was a cat who created a field of foxtail in the forest.
E7 · Airs Aug 15, 2026 · 24m · ★ 7.0
The Return of the Mother Cat
At long last, the Mother Cat is reunited with the Dragon in the forest.
E8 · Airs Aug 22, 2026 · 24m · ★ 6.5
Life in the Castle Town & the Black Cat and the Adventurous Prince
Haibuchi explores the city to pass the time. Then, Stan and Kurobane take a class.
E9 · Airs Aug 29, 2026 · 24m · ★ 6.5
The White Cat and the Lazy Girl
Shirotae tries to motivate Gallie to learn magic.
E10 · Airs Sep 5, 2026 · 24m · ★ 7.0
The Demon and the Dragon and Mother's Day
Dragon and Greater Demon decide to surprise their mother with a gift on Mother's Day.
E11 · Airs Sep 12, 2026 · 24m · ★ 7.5
Final Resting Place
Pompora visits his friends and looks back on his life before finding his resting place.
E12 · Airs Sep 19, 2026 · 24m · ★ 7.0
The Cat and the Royal Capital Festival
Cat Dragon is headed to the Royal Capital Festival, but he doesn't seem excited.