The Cat Returns
Neko no Ongaeshi / Haru en el Reino de los Gatos / O Reino dos Gatos / Le Royaume des chats / Narzeczona dla kota / Das Königreich der Katzen / Katteprinsen / La ricompensa del gatto / Katternas Rike / Kissojen ValtakuntaSummary
The Cat Returns is something of a loose spin-off of "Whisper of the Heart" as it features two characters from that film: Muta (the cat from "Whisper") and the Baron (the cat statue from "Whisper"). There is no other connection between the two movies and this is not a sequel. The story is based on Neko no Danshaku (Baron of Cat) by Hiiragi Aoi.
The main character of the story, Haru, is a clueless, ordinary 17-year-old girl. She has no special abilities and neither is she an extraordinary beauty. When faced with reality, she is unable to make decisions for herself, thus often sways to others' opinions to avoid challenge. One day, Haru saves the life of a cat without considering her own safety. The cat turns out to be the Cat Prince from the Kingdom of Cats, however as a result, Haru is trapped in the world of cats. Can Baron and Muta rescue Haru who has wandered into the world of cats?
(Source: AniDB, edited)
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Details
- Format
- Movie
- Number of Episodes
- 1
- Length
- 75 min
- Season
- Summer 2002
- Start date
- July 20, 2002
- End date
- July 20, 2002
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Studio Ghibli
- Romaji title
- Neko no Ongaeshi
- English title
- The Cat Returns
- Native title
- 猫の恩返し
- Other titles
- Haru en el Reino de los Gatos · O Reino dos Gatos · Le Royaume des chats · Narzeczona dla kota · Das Königreich der Katzen · Katteprinsen · La ricompensa del gatto · Katternas Rike · Kissojen Valtakunta
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Characters 12
Main characters
- Humbert von Gikkingen Danshakuフンベルト・フォン・ジッキンゲン男爵Main
- Haru Yoshioka吉岡ハルMain
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- TotoトトSupporting
- YukiユキSupporting
- Neko Ou猫王Supporting
- NatoruナトルSupporting
- NatoriナトリSupporting
- MutaムタSupporting
- HiromiひろみSupporting
- LuneルーンSupporting
- Naoko Yoshioka吉岡直子Supporting
- NarratorナレーターBackground
Staff and studios
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Key staff
- Hiroyuki MoritaDirector
- Aoi HiiragiOriginal creator
- Yuuji NomiMusic
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- Gualtiero CannarsiADR Director (Italian)
- Mathias KozlowskiADR Director (French)
- Takeyoshi MatsushitaProduction
- Hironori AiharaProduction
- Seiichirou UjiieProduction
- Reiko YoshidaScript
- Kouji HoshinoProduction
- Kazutaka OzakiAnimation Director
- Akihiko YamashitaAssistant Animation Director
- Tadashi HiramatsuKey Animation
- Tomoo MiyagawaProduction
- Ei InoueAnimation Director
- Hideyuki TakaiProduction
- Tetsuya NishioKey Animation
- Eiji YamamoriAssistant Animation Director
- Kaori FujiiIn-Betweens Check
- Hayao MiyazakiPlanning
- Atsushi TamuraAssistant Animation Director
- Aya OnishiIn-Betweens Check
- Toshiyuki KomaruKey Animation
- Yoshiharu SatouKey Animation
- Nobuyuki TakeuchiKey Animation