The summer 2026 anime season has been remarkably rich, but no new series has kept me as hungry for new episodes as The Cat and the Dragon, a lovely fantasy romp from studio OLM, known for the likes of Komi-san and contributions to The Apothecary Diaries. With 4.9 stars on Crunchyroll after some 8,500 user reviews, it's clearly hooked a lot of other people as well.
To the surprise of no one, The Cat and the Dragon begins with a cat and a dragon – specifically, an intelligent, magical Cait Sith raising an orphaned dragon whelp. Brought up alongside cats, the dragon, eventually nicknamed Uncle Wings, ultimately becomes the defender of the local Cait Sith population.
