| I'm a Behemoth, an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl's Pet | |
| Ja Kanji: | Ｓランクモンスターの《ベヒーモス》だけど、猫と間違われてエルフ娘の騎士ペットとして暮らしてます |
| Ja Romaji: | Esuranku Monsutā no "Behīmosu" dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Erufu Musume no Kishi Petto to Shite Kurashitemasu |
| Type: | novel series |
| Author: | Nozomi Ginyoku |
| Publisher: | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
| First: | August 19, 2017 |
| Type: | light novel |
| Author: | Nozomi Ginyoku |
| Illustrator: | Mitsuki Yano |
| Publisher: | Micro Magazine |
| Demographic: | Male |
| Imprint: | GC Novels |
| First: | March 30, 2018 |
| Volumes: | 2 |
| Type: | manga |
| Author: | Nozomi Ginyoku |
| Illustrator: | Taro Shinonome |
| Publisher: | Hakusensha |
| Demographic: | Seinen |
| First: | March 2, 2018 |
| Volumes: | 11 |
| Type: | tv series |
| Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! | |
| Director: | Tetsuo Hirakawa |
| Licensee: | Sentai Filmworks |
| First: | January 2025 |
| Last: | scheduled |
is a Japanese light novel series written by Nozomi Ginyoku and illustrated by Mitsuki Yano. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in August 2017. It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began publishing it under their GC Novels imprint in March 2018. A manga adaptation illustrated by Taro Shinonome began serialization in Hakusensha's Young Animal Arashi magazine in March 2018 before being transferred to the Young Animal magazine in July of the same year. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zero-G and Saber Works is set to premiere in January 2025.
Written by Nozomi Ginyoku, I'm a Behemoth, an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl's Pet began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on August 19, 2017.[1] It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began publishing it with illustrations by Mitsuki Yano under their GC Novels imprint on March 30, 2018. Two volumes have been released as of October 2018. During their Anime Expo 2019 panel, Yen Press announced that they licensed the light novel.[2]
A manga adaptation illustrated by Taro Shinonome began serialization in Hakusensha's Young Animal Arashi magazine on March 2, 2018.[3] The manga was later transferred to the Young Animal magazine on July 13 the same year.[4] The manga's chapters have been collected into eleven tankōbon volumes as of March 2024. During their Anime Expo 2019 panel, Yen Press announced that they also licensed the manga adaptation.[2]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 18, 2024.[5] The series is produced by Zero-G and Saber Works and directed by Tetsuo Hirakawa, with Kanichi Katō in charge of series scripts, Tomoyuki Abe designing the characters, and Yūsuke Shirato and Oni composing the music.[6] It is set to premiere in January 2025. The opening theme song is by Nonoka Ōbuchi.[7] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series under the title Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! in North America for streaming on Hidive.[8] Muse Communication licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.[9] [10]