Night of the Living Cat (ニャイト・オブ・ザ・リビングキャット), 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 aired from July to September 2025 on TV Tokyo.
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)
- Kaoru (カオル)
- Arata (アラタ)
- Tsutsumi (ツツミ)
- Ren (レン)
- Masaki (マサキ)
- Tanishi (タニシ)
- Gaku (ガク)
- Grandma (グランマ)
- Keisuke (ケイスケ)
- Suō (スオウ)
- Mitsuru (ミツル)
- Kōji (コウジ)
- Gunslinger (ガンスリンガー)
- Last Samurai (ラストサムライ)
- Cat Language Translating Machine (翻訳機)
Media
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.[5] Its chapters have been collected into individual volumes, with the first one released on May 10, 2021.[6] As of July 10, 2025, seven volumes have been released.
In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Seven Seas Entertainment.[7]
Volumes
Volumes
Anime
On February 22, 2024 (National Cat Day), an anime television series adaptation was announced.[21] The series was produced by OLM with Slow Curve and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) handling planning and production.[22] The series was 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, music composed by Kōji Endō, and narration by Shigeru Chiba. The series aired from July 8 to September 23, 2025, on TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo (TV network).[23] The opening theme song is "Cat City", performed by The Yellow Monkey, while the ending theme song is "Matatabi", performed by Wanima.[25] The series also features an insert song titled "Nyaight of the Living Cat" (ニャイト・オブ・ザ・リビングキャット), performed by Endō, featuring Marty Friedman and Heidi Shepherd.[26]
The series is streamed by Crunchyroll in the Americas, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Oceania, and CIS, while SPT handles distribution in Asia-Pacific.[26][27]
Episodes
Episodes
Reception
The manga was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Award in the Best Printed Manga category in 2021.[30]
External links
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