Of all the apocalyptic ends we’re facing right now, this is definitely the cutest: Crunchyroll has shared the trailer for Nyaight of the Living Cat, a feline-filled fury-fest of animated comedy. The anime heads to the year 20XX, where the world is dominated by cats due to a virus that turns anyone who touches one into a cat. In order to survive this aptly-titled “nyandemic,” what’s left of humanity must fight their urge to pet these adorably cat-astrophic creatures.
Based on the manga Night of the Living Cat written by Hawkman and illustrated by Mecha-Roots, the anime is from executive director Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, 13 Assassins) and the animation studio OLM (Pokémon, The Apothecary Diaries). Nyaight of the Living Cat is coming to Crunchyroll in July for worldwide audiences excluding Asia, with Sony Pictures Entertainment handling the Asia and Japan releases.
Watch the ferociously fluffy mew trailer below and keep scrolling to get to know the cast of your upcoming summer obsession:
Masaaki Mizunaka (Ryuen Kakeru in Classroom of the Elite) as Kunagi, a cat cafe employee with amnesia whose identity is shrouded in mystery. He loves cats and has superhuman physical abilities.
Reina Ueda (Cha Hae-in in Solo Leveling) as Kaoru, a high school student attending Sabion High School. She loves cats. She works as a shop assistant at the cat cafe “Megokoro Nekome” run by her brother.
Reiji Kawashima (Fushi in To Your Eternity) as Arata, a former track and field athlete, and ninja-obsessed university student. He loves cats. He was saved by Kunagi just before turning into a cat, and he came to adore him and call him “Aniki” (“older brother”)
Yu Serizawa (Mini Yaemori in Rent-A-Girlfriend) as Tsutsumi, she attends the same Sabioto High School as Kaoru. She loves cats, but is allergic to them, although this sometimes opens up unexpected paths for her.
Subaru Kimura (Aoi Todo in JUJUTSU KAISEN) as Len Ward, the eldest son of the Ward family. He loves cats. This legendary family is said to have defended their base from cats for three days and three nights without sleep. He is a physically strong man with a bold personality.
Yoshiki Nakajima (Yo Uei in Dr. STONE) as Masaki Ward, the second son of the Ward family. He loves cats. He is part of a legendary family that once defended their base from cats without sleep for three days and three nights. He is smart and popular.
Hiroki Yasumoto (Elfman Strauss in Fairy Tail) as Tanishi, a regular at the cat cafe where Kunagi works. He loves cats. He works with Kunagi and Kaoru in a world ruled by cats, but…
Ryota Takeuchi (Elias Ainsworth in The Ancient Magus’ Bride) as Gaku, the owner of the cat cafe “Megokoro Nekome” and Kaoru’s older brother. He loves cats. He hires Kunagi, who has lost his memory.
