A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch Vol. 5

A Cat from Our World and the Forgotten Witch #5

by Hiro Kashiwaba

THERE AND BACK AGAIN

Jeanne returns to the Royal Capital for the first time in fifty years. Now, to ensure that the kingdom’s bloody past and the tragedies it wrought will never be repeated, she heads into one final battle, along with the mysterious creature who has always been by her side.

It’s the thrilling conclusion to the lyrical journey of souls guided by a cat.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Cats, Magic, Graphic Novels, Animals, Comics

200 pages, Paperback

First published May 20, 2025

Reviews

[Dora · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not expect for this to end up being so sad!! Tiny's and Jeanne's reunion, the last goodbye... Absolutely crushed my heart 🥺💔

I wish this series was longer... It was wonderful and bittersweet.

extra kudos for flad finally getting to pet mew!! 😊✨️

[☾ ila ･ﾟ･. · Rating 4 out of 5]

une belle aventure d’humanité sur 5 tomes que je recommanderai en tant que libraire 🤍.

[kristyn ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I KNOW he's evil...... but the demon king can get it fr

[Jade · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked the finale. It really wrapped everything up. It felt really good, despite not being the happiest ending. While there were some deaths, the effects lent themselves well to the plot, and everything resolved satisfactorily. I enjoyed this one the best.

[Linda]

I had a tear for this last book. Good conclusive ending.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. I enjoyed this series as a whole! I feel like this volume was rushed to get to the end and left me with questions that I feel another volume or two could have helped develop.

[Aurora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Glad to have finished this series! Things were very chaotic in the final moments getting everything wrapped up. I’m glad there was the epilogue-like section at the very end to make it more of a happy ending versus a bittersweet one. 😅

[Emilie Dormoy-Laflamme · Rating 5 out of 5]

la fin est parfaite!

[Babs · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars for the whole series. Just lovely but what bittersweet ending..... 😭♥️💔👍🏻

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of felt rushed. But it resolved everything. And there was one or two interesting moments.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

So it turns out that the real villain of the story was the Empress Dowager’s dad all along, fuck that guy. Her sad backstory doesn’t excuse the bad things she’s done but I definitely feel for her and can understand how she got to this point.

A sad main story ending with a nice little epilogue, I’m glad everyone gets a happy ending even with Jeanne and Mew leaving the others behind. A satisfying conclusion to the series imo.

[Mara · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this final volume, the story is wrapped up in one final battle. Jeanne and the Queen have their confrontation, and the sins of the past have to be dealt with to make way for the future. In the end, Mew proves to be the best cat anyone could ask for in any life.

This has been a short and sweet series, with some surprisingly dark twists for what seemed like a simple cozy cat manga. While the fantasy story may not be particularly original, the underlying themes of loneliness and companionship were well drawn, and as a cat manga, it has all the cute cat antics I was looking for. I enjoyed my time with this series!

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wait, did this just show the main story villain being raped at age ten and forced to sleep with everyone her dad wanted throughout her adolescence? That got really dark really quickly.

[寿理 宮本 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The conclusion of the series! As usual, the hint at its ending is in how fat the last volume is compared to the others.

I suspected I would have mixed feelings about it—mostly because the story as a whole felt very strange, since the "cat from our world" barely did anything (typical cat!). Also, the ending felt a little rushed, I think, but that may have been from knowing the book was ending and maybe comparing it to the annoyingly dragged-out final battle of My Hero Academia. I don't think this series would really have benefitted from an extended battle sequence, though.

The denouement drags out a bit, too; it's obvious what will happen, but Mew makes such a big deal about saying "goodbye" that it feels like it misses the point. Time is of the essence, and you made a very un-catlike display of showing people you care about them (haha). I complained about that in the season finale of the Let's Play anime: "WHY ARE YOU STANDING THERE TALKING, YOU NEED TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL" D:

The epilogue is cute, though—Jeanne and Mew (and Tiny and ...??? [obvious other person who died at the same time]) are (re-)isekai-ed into our world, where it declares "they lived in peace, FOREVER." I mean, props if they genuinely did! Heck, I'd LOVE to preserve peace FOREVER! (would have said "preserve today forever" but I worked today, and also the government is being pretty shitty at the moment)

On the whole, an okay series, and okay ending, cute epilogue. Definitely going to confuse complete newcomers, though—start at the beginning!

[BillyDingle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanna say this was a 2 to 2.5 stars. So unfortunately the lowest in the series, not a very satisfying conclusion.

I didn't really enjoy this that much tbh. Maybe it's cause I'm in a reading slump, but I had a lot of issues with this finale. Everything was way too rushed, I definitely feel like there are some unresolved plotlines (we don't even see Jeanne interact with the demon king once), the dialogue had to be my least favorite part though. I found it to be really cringe and unnatural. Whenever something endearing happened the character would just yell at the other being like "Hey what're ya talkin' about I'm not leavin' yet side!! Sheesh. You really are clueless. *anime smirk*" and it pissed me off 😭.

Like a lot of the interactions were just *siigghhsss, irritated remark with affectionate implications* idk it just drove me insane and didn't enjoy the dialogue at all. I would say the best part about this was the artstyle but that wasn't just about to get worse as opposed to the last volumes lol. I also kinda liked the ending, I think having it be sort of a tragic twist was sort of a saving grace for such a rushed ending. And I liked the sort of isekai element as well, I'd actually say that was my favorite part of this volume. So yeah!

Overall, would I recommend this series? I'd say yeah, but I think it was really rushed, kind of all over the place, and I think I would've enjoyed it a lot more/it would've been way better if it was longer and was actually allowed to develop properly. What happens to the demon king? We don't know. Why does Jeanne regain her youth when she gets her powers back? How does she get her powers back?? No idea. This volume didn't explain enough and 5 volumes was not enough

[Pamela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well that was a sad ending! I thought they’d all end up together in the end, but instead Jeanne absorbed her magic back from the Empress who’d been imbibed with other people’s magic for decades. And then both the Empress and Jeanne end up yeeting off a cliff.

I felt bad for the Empress in the end which surprised me. We find out her disgusting King father was pimping her out to other figureheads in the name of “negotiations” and “civility.” And all she saw was him heaping praise on Jeanne while she was being thrown to the wolves in this way. After all that abuse no wonder the woman went insane! I wish I could see an alternate story where Jeanne and Princess Meadows realize they can be friends as children and support each other… things may have been very different then.

I actually wasn’t going give this a 3 and considered a 2 until it reached the point where we find out the Empress/Princess Meadows’ backstory and Jeanne gets her powers back. Aside from that it was a lot of confusing action shot that were hard to follow and not much story. (I’m not even sure what happened to the Demon King? Did he just take off?)

But the last little bit evened it out and made it all much better. I kind of hope there’s a follow up about Rue & Robbins with some interspliced bits of Jeanne and Mew in our world. I’m unclear as to how they ended up there but I imagine that was how Mew protected her? Instead of them dying they got transported to the human world?

Anyhow, the whole series was a quick, sweet read and I honestly could’ve gone for a longer series with more of the character driven stuff but overall it was a solid 3.5 or 3.75/5 for the whole series.

[Eyliune · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quelle magnifique conclusion pour cette magnifique série... Ce manga aura réussi l'exploit de me faire éprouver de l'empathie et de la tendresse pour tous les personnages présentés (même la Reine Meadows !), et m'a tenu en haleine du début jusqu'à la fin. J'ai savouré chaque planche et chaque dialogue, et Hiro Kashiwaba alterne entre des scènes très drôles et émouvantes de façon très maîtrisée.

Vu le nombre de tomes et toutes les questions soulevées dans l'avant dernier tome, j'avais très peur du dénouement de l'histoire et qu'elle soit un peu trop rushée, mais je n'aurais pas pu imaginer de meilleure fin. Je regrette juste que le personnage du Roi des démons ne soit pas plus développé que ça, et qu'on ait toujours un petit voile de doute sur qui est Lou (même si j'ai ma petite idée.)

Je resterai marquée par cette série, sans l'ombre d'un doute !

[R. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the ending expected, but a rather kind way to wrap things up and turn a tense situation into a new world that is looking up. It's surprising who is in the dungeon with Rue, though it doesn't seem that anyone else understands his presence or what it means. Robbie's actions are especially surprising, but there are more than a few small answers sprinkled through the quick interactions to bring this series to a close. Seems death is not the same in this world either as this seems to be the trigger for switching between worlds, no matter who the character is, though no one in their world of magic seems to expect it outside of summoning. Not the usual connection expected, but puts a positive twist on everything.

[Ame-lit D’Arroult · Rating 5 out of 5]

Et voici le dernier tome de cette saga en 5 tomes. Cette conclusion est toujours aussi bien que le reste de la saga. Cette série va incontestablement faire partie de mes séries chouchous. Tout est savamment dosé. On retrouve de l'humour, un chat mignon, une vrai intrigue et des personnages attachants.Peut être qu'un peu plus de développement aurait été de bon ton notamment avec le roi des démons. J'aurais vraiment pu suivre les aventures de nos héros dans bien d'autres tomes même si cette fin est au final plutôt bien. J'étais vraiment à deux doigts de verser ma petite larme. En tout cas je vous recommande cette série si vous chercher un manga sans prise de tête et réconfortant.

[Mackenzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heart wrenching. Devastating. Merciless. Life changing. Wonderful. Magical. A Cat from Our World took me on an emotional journey. I signed up for a fun and friendly adventure and wound up clutching my chest to soothe my heart from all the trauma and pain — but in a good way.

I love love love this series. The characters are all lovable, the story is fun and exciting, and it's really funny—until it's not. But it builds up to that point.

The only manga I can relate it to at this time is Dungeon Meshi, but even then, it's not exactly the same vibe.

Don't be fooled, this is an isekai.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful and heart breaking end to the series. The King stood up to him mother, the empress turned evil (although I liked the eyes on her when she did), Flad and Mew had a moment. I feel like it was a bit rushed though. I would have like more details or back story to the demon king because he seems quite reasonable. I am glad that Mew stayed with Jeanne and was devastated at the passing of Tiny. Such a great series.

[Adam Gutschenritter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything is wrapped up with the Dowager Queen loosing to the Demon King, the deaths of Tiny, the Witch and Mew as King Robbins seeks to rule as a kind monarch. Rue and Flad take over in Jeanne’s tree. However, it looks like she and the hero might have another opportunity to find each other in our world.

[Manon • étenduedemots · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une super série en 5 tomes rapide à lire et mignonne comme tout (même si ce n’est pas tout beau tout rose). Le chat est un personnage presque au même titre que les personnages humains.

Je recommanderai cette série aux fans de Frieren et/ou de chats et d’aventures.

[Tania · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dernier tome d’une magnifique série. On a des scènes drôles, touchantes, mignonnes. La fin est super selon moi, je ne l’ai pas vue venir. Même les « méchants » sont plus nuancés dans ce tome, surtout la reine.

Une série qui restera un coup de coeur.

[BreAnna (Bre'sBooks) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Man, the FEELS. That got crazy and there was not enough happy ending for my liking, but I still think this series is a very underrated hidden gem. Everyone else needs to be equally traumatized. 😅 Annnd, I kinda want an anime? I have problems.

[Skye (Skye's Scribblings) · Rating 2 out of 5]

TW: child sexual assault (not on-page per se but heavily indicated)

7/25 1.5 Stars. This was a disturbing and for me depressing end despite a "hopeful" epilogue. Def too dark a fantasy story for my tastes.

[Lib · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mais vous avez pas idée des litres de larmes que j'ai versé en fait
J'ai commencé la série parce que je voulais du feel good et je me retrouve juste à avoir envie de crever, génial 👍🏼

10/10 would do it again

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well the ending went differently than I thought it was going to go but I think the story was still pretty good and worth reading. You fall in love with the unique characters and it’s fun to see how they interact together. The final ending was unique too.

[Selena Pigoni · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series was a weird roller coaster ride from odd slice-of-life with a giant cat to DARK with a happy ending (?)

I dunno. I liked the conclusion (even if it made me tear up a bit), but I definitely preferred the first part to the last two volumes.

[Juliette Dantes · Rating 5 out of 5]

un beau final de cette série en 5 tomes tout en émotion et en action. c'était vraiment super.