Set in an alternative version of Feudal Japan inhabited by anthropomorphic Persian cats.

Norachiyo's bell hangs from his katana sheath, but he is nonetheless a stray—a rōnin, as he travels across a dishonest world, cutting through pretense and deception with his blade.

Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai is written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei.

The series was published in Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Edge from September 17, 2015 to April 17, 2018.

[8] In North America, Kodansha USA announced the English release of the manga in March 2016.