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Ani-One Asia Licenses MAO Part 2, The Cat and the Dragon, Koala's Diary Anime

Ani-One Asia announced on Thursday and Friday that it has licensed The Cat and the Dragon, Koala's Diary, and the second part of the MAO anime. All three anime will stream in July.

The television anime of Amara's Neko to Ryū (The Cat and the Dragon) novel will debut in Japan on July 4. Ani-One Asia describes the anime:

Deep in the depths of the forest, a fire-breathing dragon lives alongside a group of magic-wielding cats. Having lost his birth parents before he was even born, the dragon was raised by a mother cat he happened to meet by chance. The cats welcomed the dragon into their family, treating him as a "slightly unusual cat" that could fly and breathe fire. To repay the mother cat for her kindness, the dragon stays close to the forest cats, continuing to watch over them. The cats, in turn, affectionately call the dragon "Uncle with Wings" and look up to him. Meanwhile, the humans call it the "Dragon-cat," full of awe and reverence...

• Takehito Koyasu as Nekoryū
• Kikuko Inoue as Mama-nyan
• Fūka Izumi as Shirotae
• Show Hayami as Kurobane
• Noriaki Sugiyama as Haibuchi
• Maki Kawase as Chiikuro
• Shinnosuke Tokudome as Kurotama
• Atsumi Tanezaki as Gally
• Chika Anzai as Anne Rossa
• Junya Enoki as Stan

Jin-Koo Oh (Tonbo!) is directing the anime at OLM. Mitsutaka Hirota (Edens Zero) is handling the series scripts. Rie Nishino and Chiaki Kurakazu are designing the characters. Takahiro Obata (The Promised Neverland) is composing the music. Noriyoshi Konuma (The Dangers in My Heart) is the sound director.

The web anime adaptation of Yuami's Koala E Nikki (Koala's Diary) manga debuted on the anime's official YouTube channel in October 2025, and is ongoing. The anime will stream in Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Seychelles, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

Ani-One Asia describes the anime:

Koala's everyday life is gentle and warm. Feeling down after failures, rejoicing in your own successes, each and every event is just a tiny little thing. Whether the day went well or didn't go well, special anniversaries or uneventful daily life, all these days are precious. Today is a good day, tomorrow will be a good day too.

Takao Kato (As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill, Rockman.EXE Beast, To Love-Ru) is directing the anime at Studio Mother, and Chiharu Hara (As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill, More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers key animation) is designing the characters.

The second part of Sunrise's television anime based on the MAO manga by Rumiko Takahashi will debut in Japan on July 4. The anime will stream in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

Ani-One Asia describes the anime:

MAO, an onmyoji from the Taisho era, has lived for over 900 years under a powerful curse. Nanoka, a modern‑day girl, is suddenly transported to the Taisho era, where MAO reveals a strange change within her—both of them share the same curse. A fateful encounter across time. Together, MAO and Noka confront the chain of curses threatening both eras, seeking the truth behind their shared destiny.

The first part debuted on April 4. Ani-One Asia streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.

The cast members are:

• Yūki Kaji as MAO
• Natsumi Kawaida as Nanoka Kiba
• Hiro Shimono as Hyakka
• Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Kamon
• Momoka Terasawa as Otoya
• Kazuyuki Okitsu as Shiranui
• Motoko Kumai as Funa Uozumi
• Yōko Hikasa as Tenko
• Risa Shimizu as Sana
• Reina Ueda as Yurako
• Takashi Matsuyama as Byōki

The staff members are:

• Director: Teruo Sato (Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, Aikatsu Stars!)
• Series Script Supervisor: Yūko Kakihara (2022 Urusei Yatsura, Aikatsu Friends!, Cells at Work!)
• Character Designer, Chief Animation Director: Yoshihito Hishinuma (InuYasha, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon)
• Art Director: Hiroshi Katō, Izumi Hoki
• Color Key Artist: Masumi Ōtsuka
• CG Director: Tomohiro Fujie
• Compositing Director of Photography: Akane Fushihara
• Editing: Kazuhiro Nii
• Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
• Music: Shū Kanematsu (The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!)

Source: Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel (link 2, link 3)