Neko Fukuta, nicknamed "Fune", just can't seem to get into a high school. However, her prayers are answered when the mysterious Morimori High School accepts her application. Unfortunately, when Neko applied, she didn't realize Morimori isn't a school for humans. Instead, it is a high school for magical animals to attend in order to learn how to be human and live among them disguised as such. With no other options, Neko persuades the headmaster to let her in, under one condition: she must not reveal to the others that she is human.
Animal Academy: Hakobune Hakusho (simply Hakobune Hakosho in Japan, literally "Noah's Ark White Paper") is a manga by Asa Kuwayoshi, which was serialized in Comic Blade from 2006 to 2008 and compiled into seven volumes. The manga was licensed in English by Tokyopop.
Tropes:
- Asian Fox Spirit: Kotaro, Yuuichi and his parents, and some of the other students.
- Carnivore Confusion: Subverted. There are signs posted up telling students not to eat or drink their classmates.
- Cats Are Mean: Miiko has a tendency to slap people for so much as touching her, and is highly selfish as well. Cats Are Superior also qualifies.
- Evil Twin: Yusuke isn't outright evil, but he's certainly more malicious than his brother.
- Highly-Visible Ninja: Yusuke is part of the ninja club. Subverted in that he's a very competent ninja. Later, Neko expresses confusion when she tries to find the ninja that is in her school to observe the other students. Yusuke comes to mind, but the very fact that he is in the ninja club makes her think otherwise.
- Interspecies Romance: Comes up between humans and animals and in one case, a cat and a fox.
- Magical Accessory: Ume has a flower she wears in her hair to help her transform.
- Missing Mom: Sasuke and Yusuke's mother died.
- Mayfly–December Romance: Miiko outlives Teruo due to becoming a bakeneko.
- Species Surname: Neko, although for her first name.
- Stranger in a Strange School: Neko is the only human in a school for magical animals.
- Tanuki: Ume, her sister, Watanuki, and a number of the other students.
- Theme Twin Naming: Sasuke and Yusuke again, whose names include the kanji for left and right respectively.
