Nekomusume Link!

**Nekomusume Link!** (魔法少女猫娘！りんく, *Mahō Shōjo Nekomusume! Rinku*?), known as **Magical Girl Nekomusume!: Link** in Japan, is a 2023 anime series created by Tomoe Egawa and produced by Aniplex, with Doroinu handling series direction and Jukki Hanada handling writing.

## Link!

### Production dates

2022/2023

It succeeded *Idol Nekomusume!* in its initial timeslot.

## Plot

After the death of Miyuki Tachibana, her sister Ai has searched for a successor, setting out to scout a few magical girls to defend the world from the evil alliance Darth Moon and their minions being nicknamed 'Breakers'. Enrolling to St. Pleiades Junior High, she meets a happy-go-lucky girl named Kokoro Tsuyuka, who appears to have found a bracelet (revealed to have been Miyuki's former transformation device). Ai scouts her to join her team as a new magical girl.

## Characters

**Kokoro Tsuyuka** (露花こころ, *Tsuyuka Kokoro*?) - An outgoing girl who is Ren's childhood friend and Konoha's classmate, and the main protagonist and successor of Miyuki Tachibana.

**Ren Awagi** (淡衣恋, *Awagi Ren*?) - Kokoro's childhood friend and Kokone's classmate.

**Konoha Nekoji** (猫自木葉, *Nekoji Konoha*?) - Kokoro's classmate, who is also a member of the modeling club, where she met Konoha.

**Kokone Waniyo** ( 鰐陽心々音, *Waniyō Kokone*?) - A laid-back scholar who is Ren's classmate.

**Kokomi Kamomizu** (鴨水心美, *Kamomizu Kokomi*?) - A member of the modeling club with a serious appearance, yet speaks with a soft, flamboyant tone.

**Ai Tachibana** (立花あい, *Tachibana Ai*?) - The youngest sibling of the Tachibana family. Ai became distressed after her sister's death, and was afraid to fear that the same thing would happen to her if she wasn't careful enough.

### Unknown

**Kakomi** (カコミ, *Kakomi*?) - A reincarnated god of the past.

**Mirai** (ミライ, *Mirai*?) - A reincarnated god of the future. Mirai doesn't know about her past much, yet remembered the final battle until she was "perished" alongside Kakomi. Mirai shows interest in tarot reading and wants to learn more about her past so she could retrieve it.

### Other Magical Girls

**Rulu Asagi** (浅崎るる, *Asagi Ruru*?) - An American girl who was the lead composer of *Prism\*Magia*, a group formed by Noru Moriyoshi.

## Media

*Nekomusume Link!* was announced in as **Nekomusume Fantôme!!** back in March 22, 2022. Fantôme was in development during the airing of *Idol Nekomusume!* . Three new protagonists were introduced, with a new design for Miyuki being introduced as well; the protagonists were named **Kanomi**, **Kokone** and **Kokoro**. On April 1, 2023, **Rinkuru** and **Ren** were introduced to the new cast, with Rinkuru being the holder of Miyuki's transformation trinket, which she has abandoned. The series' title was changed to **Nekomusume Crystalize!** (Known as **Magical Girl Nekomusume!: Crystal Illusion** (魔法少女猫娘！結晶幻, *Mahō Shōjo Nekomusume! Kesshō Maboroshi*?) in Japan).

The plot was drastically changed in December, in which Miyuki has confirmed to be dead after the airing of *Idol Nekomusume!*. Miyuki was scrapped from the project and replaced with her younger sister, **Ai Tachibana**, who appeared to be devastated after her sisters death and was afraid that the same thing would happen to her; which also shown a drastic change in her personality and her appearance. The series' title was finally changed to **Nekomusume Link!** (Known as **Magical Girl Nekomusume!: Link** (魔法少女猫娘！りんく, *Mahō Shōjo Nekomusume! Rinku*?), with characters names for Kanomi and Kokoro being changed.

### Anime

An anime was produced in December 2023, 2 months after the airing of *Idol Nekomusume!*. It is first planned to air on every Friday.