I swear I watched and loved an anime that was set in the early '90s, starring a young boy/girl who acted like a happy cat and hung around a group of teens who formed a basement band. I don't think the manga was ever translated, but the anime was subbed. I believe it was called Toy-o, but I can't find even a mention of it anywhere. Help! I loved the art and music and the (somewhat ambiguous) story and would like to see it again.

"No one has ever written, painted, sculpted, modelled, built, or invented except literally to get out of hell."
~ Antonin Artaud

TO-Y? It had an anime: https://myanimelist.net/anime/2103/TO-Y

THAT'S IT! Thank you so much, oneeyed!

"No one has ever written, painted, sculpted, modelled, built, or invented except literally to get out of hell."
~ Antonin Artaud