Nekopara (Japanese: ネコぱら), taglined Cats Paradise, is a series of adult visual novels developed by NEKO WORKs and published by Sekai Project.

[3] NEKO WORKs announced on November 29, 2021 that a new title for the series, After: La Vraie Famille was in development.

[4] Nekopara is a visual novel series, so the majority of the gameplay consists of the player reading the game's story.

The games are fully voiced (except for the protagonist) and utilize a system called "E-mote" that allows the in-game characters to be animated, instead of stationary sprites.

During the story, Kashou receives a couple of visits from his younger sister Shigure and the other four catgirls owned by their family.

Shigure and the other four catgirls, Maple, Cinnamon, Coconut and Azuki, begin working at La Soleil.

This volume focuses primarily on the contentious relationship between Coconut and Azuki, who struggle to find their place at the shop.

This volume focuses primarily on Kashou and figuring out what baking truly means to him so he can do his mentor proud and earn the approval of his father.

Taking place six months before Vol 1, this game focuses on the Minaduki household back when Chocola and Vanilla were kittens struggling to adapt to the family.

[37] Another spin-off game, Nekopara – Catboys Paradise, which originally began as an April Fools' joke in 2019, was released for PC, iOS, and Android devices[38] on July 15, 2021.

[39] A mini visual novel based on the childhood of Chocola and Vanilla and the other Minaduki catgirls was confirmed to be produced after reaching the $800 000 stretch goal on the Nekopara OVA Kickstarter.

1 a positive review, stating that " Nekopara is a light and fluffy visual novel that fans of catgirls will enjoy," but noted that "some may be put off by the sexual storyline aspect.

[49] In July 2016, Sekai Project announced that it would be running a Kickstarter campaign to fund an all-ages Nekopara original video animation adaptation.

[51] The campaign ended on Kickstarter on February 11, 2017, and raised US$963,376 from 9,322 backers,[52] however, was extended in order to reach the final stretch goal.

In March 2017, the campaign formally ended on Sekai Project's "slacker backer" service, and raised a total of US$1,049,552.

[61] The opening theme for the anime is "Shiny Happy Days" by Yuki Yagi, Iori Saeki, Shiori Izawa, Miku Itō, Yuri Noguchi, and Marin Mizutani, and the ending theme is "Yōdamari no Kaori" (陽だまりの香り) by Yagi and Saeki.