NEKOPARA Vol. 1

Kashou leaves his family's long line of traditional confectioners to open his own Western-style patisserie, La Soleil. On moving day he finds two catgirls from the family home, the energetic Chocola and the composed Vanilla, hiding in his boxes and determined to stay.

What follows is a short, sweet and very silly story about getting a small shop off the ground, figuring out a household, and the everyday comedy of living with catgirls. It is a linear kinetic novel: there are no choices or routes, and Chocola and Vanilla share one storyline. Its heavily animated sprites became the series' calling card.

Which version to get: the 2014 PC original on Steam is all-ages by default, and an official paid 18+ DLC adds the adult scenes. The Switch and PS4 versions are all-ages only and add Vol. 0 as a bonus. The 2025 iOS and Android release, Nekopara Love Project Vol.1 by Good Smile Company, is a remake with new art, new voices and extra episodes, also all-ages.

Vol. 1 is where the series starts. Vol. 0 is a short fandisc set just before the shop opens, and Extra is a prequel about Chocola and Vanilla as kittens. Vol. 2, 3 and 4 continue the La Soleil story with the other catgirls of the household, and NEKOPARA After (2025) moves on to a new catgirl, Fraise.