Wata no Kunihoshi

Abandoned kitten Chibi-Neko is rescued by Tokio, a high-school graduate unsure what to do after failing his entrance exams. She does not realize she is a cat: imagining herself as a human girl, she believes she will become human someday. Chibi-Neko falls in love with Tokio and dreams of becoming human so she can marry him. But when she sees him with another girl, she realizes he loves someone else. Meanwhile, the mysterious tomcat Raphael keeps telling her that cats can never become human and will always be cats. Chibi-Neko must face what that means for her hopes.