Cat lovers get ready for the purrfect anime: Nyaight of the Living Cat is officially getting an anime adaptation! Premiering later this year, Crunchyroll will be simulcasting the anime worldwide. Watch both teaser trailers for this hair-raising, cat-tastrophic anime about a world overrun by cats!
- What is Nyaight of the Living Cat about?
- Official Teaser Trailers
- Release Window
- Main Cast and Staff
What is Nyaight of the Living Cat about?
Nyaight of the Living Cat is a horror comedy manga about a cat apocalypse that takes over the world! The manga is written by Hawkman and illustrated by Mecha-Roots.
It was originally published in Japan by Mag Garden in their shonen manga magazine, Monthly Comic Garden. An English translation version was published by Seven Seas Entertainment under the title Night of the Living Cat.
Seven Seas Entertainment releases the official English summary of Volume 1 of the manga:
A new horror/comedy about adorable threats in a post-apocalyptic world! And be sure to catch the upcoming anime airing in 2025!
A virus spreads across the world, transforming all humankind into wild, slavering, furry beats: cats, to be precise. Those few survivors who remain human take refuge in the dark corners of the earth as they fight back against the feline horde. Kunagi, a man with no memory of his past yet a deep knowledge of cats, struggles to hold on with only his wits and a will to survive. Yet the virus transmits merely through cuddles, and Kunagi finds kitties so hard to resist! Is his willpower strong enough to withstand this hair-raising cat-tastrophe?
-Nyaight of the Living Cat, Manga Volume 1
The genres of the manga/anime are described as:
- Cats
- Comedy
- Horror
You can purchase the English version of Night of the Living Cat manga through Barnes and Noble!
Here is the link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/night-of-the-living-cat-vol-1-hawkman/1141427399
Check out Seven Seas Entertainment website for other print and digital retailer options for purchasing the manga:
Official Teaser Trailers
Watch the official trailer from Crunchyroll for Nyaight of the Living Cat down below!
Watch the 2nd teaser trailer for Nyaight of the Living Cat anime adaptation down below!
Release Window
Nyaight of the Living Cat anime adaptation is set to premiere in July 2025. As of now, no exact date has been confirmed.
It will be broadcasting in Japan on TV Tokyo and other stations. Crunchyroll will be simulcasting the series as well.
Crunchyroll writes the anime adaptation’s summary as follows:
Run! The Adorable Cats Are Here
In 20XX, the world is dominated by cats.
A virus which turns anyone who touches a cat into a cat has spread into a worldwide nyandemic.
Cats rub against people, turning them into cats.
Can humanity fight their urge to pet cats to survive in this cat-ridden world?
The momentously catful comic is getting a TV anime in 2025!
-Crunchyroll, Nyaight of the Living Cat
Japanese Voice Cast
The Japanese voice cast includes:
Kunagi voiced by Masaaki Mizunaka
Kaoru voiced by Reina Ueda
Arata voiced by Reiji Kawashima
Tsutsumi voiced by Yu Serizawa
Len voiced by Subaru Kimura
Masaki voiced by Yoshiki Nakajima
Tanishi voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto
Gaku voiced by Ryota Takeuchi
(Cat visuals from Nyaight of the Living Cat anime adaptation. Via: @nyailivi on X)
Main Staff
The main staff for Nyaight of the Living Cat anime adaptation includes:
Tomohiro Kamitani – Director of the TV anime at animation studio OLM
Shingo Irie – Series Composition
Takao Maki – Character Designs
Koji Endo – Composer
Closing Thoughts…
As a mega cat lover, I’m beyond stoked for this anime adaptation! I love, love, love the concept: a world overrun by cats, and if you touch a cat you turn into one! Let’s just say if I were living in this world, I’d turn into a cat on day one. There’s no way I could resist petting or cuddling cats!
I can’t wait to watch this anime with my cat – I just hope he doesn’t get any catty ideas!
Nyaight of the Living Cat anime adaptation premieres July 2025.
Thanks as always for reading my blog,
Jessica Mohan
Works Cited:
https://nyailivi.com/news/post-120
https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/night-of-the-living-cat/
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