Catgirl Isekai Gone Wrong

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Description

A classic story. A young man dies, but a karmic debt is owed, and he is given an option: pass into the afterlife or restart in a new world. The idiot asks for catgirls. Do not ask the Fae for catgirls — you will get your wish. Cover art by artist Gab0o0.

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2025
Author: HiddenMaster

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.9/ 5.0
Followers: 806
Views: 97,652

Chapters(36 total)

What readers say about Catgirl Isekai Gone Wrong

“This has quickly become one of my favorite stories on the site....I mean, it's only the 2nd I've bothered to write a review for, so yeah. I think everyone would go into a story called "Catgirl Isekai Gone Wrong" and expect trash. Maybe fun trash, but still…”
Lev559Royal Road5.0 / 5
“Disclaimer: I review based on vibes and I only give the effort "review" my favorites. THIS IS NOT A MID ISEKAI! I read the title and synopsis and expected a fun mid isekai story, this is not that.. like at all, this story had me crying every other chapter a…”
KB04Royal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(7)

Lev559Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This has quickly become one of my favorite stories on the site....I mean, it's only the 2nd I've bothered to write a review for, so yeah.
I think everyone would go into a story called "Catgirl Isekai Gone Wrong" and expect trash. Maybe fun trash, but still trash. But that's not what this at all.
Characters: Fantastic. The MC has a very fun personality. And not just that, but the whole cast is all well written with their own motivations and so on.
Also despite it being an Isekai, the MC is very much her own character. Her life on earth does get brought up, but it feels more like she has knowlege of how someone else lived. And most importantly she actually acts like a kid.
Style/Grammar: Lumping these together, but yeah very well written. Sometimes some minor mistakes will slip through for grammar, but generally before they get posted publically there isn't many issues at all.
Story: As mentioned above, it's not what you would expect at all. It's a dark gritty story about survival, loss, and making the most out of what you have...but with fluffy catgirls. But really, there are so many plot threads going on that I can't wait to see where they go
KB04Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Disclaimer: I review based on vibes and I only give the effort "review" my favorites.
THIS IS NOT A MID ISEKAI!
I read the title and synopsis and expected a fun mid isekai story, this is not that.. like at all, this story had me crying every other chapter after chapter ~3.
The characters, their emotions and interactions are amazingly well written, story is super engaging and the mystery of everything draws me in even more.
Instantly one of my favorite stories ever and I cannot wait to read more :)
✅ Quality Story
✅ Unique Story
✅ Great Mystery
✅ Story does not feel like a copy of others
✅ Scary Vibes (In a good way)
Thank you for this amazing story Author.
Haru Desu KattoRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Picking this up, I didn't know what to expect. The name sounded like nonsense, but it was recommended by another author I like, so I gave it a try. Wow. I'm so glad I did.
Style - Good use of paragraphing, text, and structure. It's well written. In fact, I'd give it high praise since it's not distracting. No complaints at all.
Grammar - If there were issues, I didn't notice.
Story - Exceptional. The book name sounds absurd and the starting premise fits that. Another isekai with MC given control of their future environment and setting. Personally, if you'd skipped that setup, it would have been fine. Everything after that was perfect. Exceptional world building, plenty of mysteries, good foreshadowing, then fulfillment of what was promised. It's not a story with heavy action, which is my preference due to realism and emphasis, but some readers may be turned off.
Character - There are only two characters, three counting Sandy. Each is developed well enough to understand with their own quirks and motivations. It's fine for a start. In fact, it's good to focus on these few until they were established, but I'm looking forward to seeing what the author can do with the future.
ZirakealRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
To be honest, I went into this story with a few preconceptions, but I’ve been completely blown away by the quality of the writing and the storyline. It’s nicely crafted, emotionally sharp, and knows exactly how to have its moments
This story hits you right in the feels in the best possible way. so yeah, that’s an easy extra +1 from me
Kramberry Endless KGRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
The story is great, the title and its description are ambiguous, I have had a misconception if you delve into most of the catgirly stories here.
Expecting a cute, funny, maybe dumb story, only to have my expectations subverted very quickly wow.
The start is strangely bleak as you follow the protagonists perspective of the new world they have been isekai'ed into but you quickly learn
the story is dark, and the psychological tag is there for a reason.
Despite that, the story has its moments of fluff I know I came here for.
The story has thrown my feelings through a loop for my expectations,
The title and description are just deceivingly good if not intentionally ambiguous.
Overall it's a strong story so far, the grammar and quality is good, and I'll be following this one for a while.
BeyogiRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
When I started reading this story I didn't expect much. Well to be honest I did expect things. I did expect "lol I'm a (cat) girl, how horrible, now let's have lots of sex with other catgirls".
That's actually not what the story is about. The whole gender bender part has something of an oblivious trans-girl waking up with an actually fitting body and it's pretty much completely irrelevant for the story.
No the story is about our protag being Robinson Crusoed on an island in a magicpunk world. It's about her surviving and exploring their world. Being introduced to magic and her new senses. About a child with more knowledge than probably good running into trouble. About a mother overwhelmed with her duty for her child, her drive to escape the island and probably her duty to her nation.
Overall a very cute story and I'm not disappointed to have been proven wrong.
TractorGoRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I'm not gonna lie, I expected pure slop out of this. Like, no brain isekai with a shitty powersystem and eveyrthing. But these characters are deep, the world is unique and I'm actually invested in this sophisticated story. Hidden gem over here people, and I feel like it will make me cry at a certain point, sadly need to wait for the updates.