Cats taking over the world would literally be my dream come true! But in the anime Nyaight of the Living Cat, the catdemic isn’t all catnip and scratchposts. Based on the manga by Hawkman and illustrated by Mecha-Roots, Nyaight of the Living Cat explores what happens when a virus turns humans who pet cats INTO cats! On February 27, Crunchyroll released a new subbed trailer and announced that the anime will be streaming in July.
Nyaight of the Living Cat Trailer
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?
Official Synopsis
About the Production
Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer; Audition; 13 Assassins) serves as the Executive Director with Tomohiro Kamitani (MIX MEISEI STORY Season 2) as the director. It is animated by OLM (Pokémon; The Apothecary Diaries).
Cast and Characters
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.
Source: Crunchyroll Press Release
This sounds awesome! It’s the cutest, cuddliest virus ever. Though I don’t think I would want to get turned into a cat, I still think it would be so much better than our more recent plagues.