ATTENTION! This is a PSA! The End is Nyaigh!
In case you missed the celebration of Cat Day in Japan on Caturday, February 22, an all-new trailerhas been released that warns of the upcoming βnyandemic.β From executive director Takashi Miike, the animated post-apocalyptic comedy series Nyaight of the Living Cat will begin streaming this July only on Crunchyroll. Sony Pictures Entertainment will be distributing in Asia and Japan.
Mew details have also been released around the talented cast who voice the cat-loving human characters who try to endure this purr-plexing phenomenon without being able to pet any cats, including Masaaki Mizunaka, Reina Ueda, Reiji Kawashima, Yu Serizawa, Subaru Kimura, Yoshiki Nakajima, and others!
More information can be found below on how you can be prepared for the adorably thrilling series this summer!
**PSPSPSPress note: βγγ£β (βnyaβ) and βγγ£γ³β (βnyanβ) in Japanese are the equivalent of βmewβ and βmeowβ in English.
Title: Nyaight of the Living Cat
When: July 2025 (exact date TBA)
Where: Streaming only on Crunchyroll worldwide excluding Asia; with Sony Pictures Entertainment distributing in Asia and Japan
Synopsis: 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?