Night of the Living Cat
Japanese manga series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Night of the Living Cat (Japanese: ニャイト・オブ・ザ・リビングキャット, Hepburn: Nyaito obu za Ribingu Kyatto), also known as Nyaight of the Living Cat, is a Japanese manga series written by Hawkman and illustrated by Mecha-Roots. It has been serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Garden since October 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by OLM is set to premiere in July 2025.
| Night of the Living Cat | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ニャイト・オブ・ザ・リビングキャット (Nyaito obu za Ribingu Kyatto) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hawkman |
| Illustrated by | Mecha-Roots |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Garden |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | October 5, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | Shingo Irie |
| Music by | Kōji Endō |
| Studio | OLM Team Masuda |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | TV Tokyo, BS TV Tokyo |
| Original run | July 2025 – scheduled |
Premise
A mysterious virus has spread that causes people to transform into cats when they cuddle with the feline animals. The protagonist, Kunagi, must fight his urge to snuggle with cats in order to survive this bizarre and crazy world.
Characters
- Kunagi (クナギ)
- Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka[2]
- Kaoru (カオル)
- Voiced by: Reina Ueda[2]
- Arata (アラタ)
- Voiced by: Reiji Kawashima[2]
- Tsutsumi (ツツミ)
- Voiced by: Yū Serizawa[2]
- Ren (レン)
- Voiced by: Subaru Kimura[2]
- Masaki (マサキ)
- Voiced by: Yoshiki Nakajima[2]
- Tanishi (タニシ)
- Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto[2]
- Gaku (ガク)
- Voiced by: Ryōta Takeuchi[2]
Media
Summarize
Perspective
Manga
Written by Hawkman and illustrated by Mecha-Roots, Night of the Living Cat started in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Garden on October 5, 2020.[3] Its chapters have been collected into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first one released on May 10, 2021.[4] As of February 21, 2025, six volumes have been released.[5]
In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Seven Seas Entertainment.[6]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 10, 2021[7] | 978-4-8000-1087-2 | October 4, 2022[8] | 978-1-63858-581-7 |
| 2 | February 22, 2022[9] | 978-4-8000-1181-7 | January 3, 2023[10] | 978-1-63858-754-5 |
| 3 | November 10, 2022[11] | 978-4-8000-1264-7 | October 3, 2023[12] | 978-1-63858-920-4 |
| 4 | July 10, 2023[13] | 978-4-8000-1351-4 | June 11, 2024[14] | 979-8-88843-122-1 |
| 5 | February 22, 2024[15] | 978-4-8000-1427-6 | October 22, 2024[16] | 979-8-89160-649-4 |
| 6 | February 21, 2025[5] | 978-4-8000-1557-0 | — | — |
Anime
On February 22, 2024 (on National Cat Day), an anime television series adaptation was announced.[17] It will be produced by OLM with Slow Curve and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) handling planning and production.[18] The series will be directed by Tomohiro Kamitani, with Takashi Miike serving as chief director, Shingo Irie in charge of the series scripts, Takao Maki in charge of character designs, and music is composed by Kōji Endō. The series is set to premiere in July 2025 on TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo.[2] The series' theme song is "Nyaight of the Living Cat" (ニャイト・オブ・ザ・リビングキャット, Nyaito obu za Ribingu Kyatto), by Endō, featuring Marty Friedman and Heidi Shepherd.[19]
The series will be streamed by Crunchyroll in the Americas, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Oceania, and CIS, while SPT handles distribution in Asia-Pacific.[19][20]
Reception
The manga was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Award in the Best Printed Manga category in 2021.[21]
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