Messenger Cat Cafe

A heartwarming, magical Japanese bestseller about a cat in the afterlife who must deliver messages to five people on earth to see his beloved owner again After a long and happy life with a loving human family, tabby cat Fuuta has passed into the afterlife. But he is not as far from his owner Michiru as it seems. Sometimes the divide between the lands of the living and the dead can be traversed. Eager to see Michiru again, Fuuta interviews for a position at Cafe Pont, which sits in the liminal space between the two worlds. The cafe is known for its unique service: its living customers can request meetings with the person they''d most like to see again, through the specially selected spirits of messenger cats. Fuuta must deliver his messages without unnerving the living, or worse, upsetting the balance of the universe itself. It is a weighty task for a tabby cat, but Fuuta rises to the challenge. After all, the job offers a special reward: he will get to see Michiru again. And he''ll do anything to reunite with his family.

About the author

Nagi Shimeno is a writer and café owner based in Tokyo. She was a 1st Delicious Literature Award finalist and is the author of the Café Dodo and Messenger Cat series.M Jean is a graduate of University of California, Irvine with a bachelor’s degree in Japanese language and literature. She studied translation at International Christian University in Mitaka, Japan, where she was inspired to specialize in literature. Messenger Cat Café is the first novel to make her cry on the job (but it will not be the last).

Product details

• Authors: Nagi Shimeno
• Assisted by: Jean M. (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvill Secker
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 19.02.2026
• EAN: 9781787305441
• ISBN: 978-1-78730-544-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); Japan, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Magical Realism, Fiction in translation, FICTION / Animals, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Magical Realism, Cats as pets, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, FICTION / World Literature / Japan, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Animals, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages