Mahoutsukai No Neko

rio is a 14 year old boy with no particular special traits, except his burning love for books. he’s awkward and considered odd at best by his peers. rio also has a twin brother, mao. although they look alike, they couldn’t be more different. mao is good at everything, popular, and has future plans to have a big, happy family. despite their differences, the brothers are close. one day, when rio attempts to retrieve a cat that wandered into the street, he is hit by a car right in front of his brother’s eyes. everything fades to black. in the darkness, a voice offers a choice: to live or to die. fading rapidly, rio gives the obvious answer: to live! turns out this was quite the loaded proposition. rio awakens in a world filled with foreigners and strange animals he’s never seen before. that’s not the only odd thing–rio now has the form of a black cat! he quickly learns cats are revered in this world because of their special role as familiars of wizards.