Kenichi Takitoh plays the titular “sad and fat cat” Maru, while Ehime native Nana Mizuki plays the black cat Madonna.
The first five episodes will premiere on NHK in Ehime from December 6 to 10 at 8:42 p.m., and the next five episodes will premiere on December 13-17.
The official website for the television anime of Ehime prefecture’s “local tale” Kanashiki Debu Neko-chan (The Sad and Fat Cat) revealed the anime’s cast, staff, and December 6 premiere date on Friday.
The anime will then premiere in the rest of Japan in batches, with a first batch of episodes on December 19 at 11:55 p.m., and then another batch on December 26.