It has been announced that the TV anime "Night of the Living Cat", based on a cat manga currently being serialized in "Monthly Comic Garden" (Mag Garden) and other publications, will begin airing on TV Tokyo and other networks on July 7th (Meow Meow Day). The story tells the shocking story of a mysterious virus that turns humans who touch cats into cats, causing a "Meowdemic" to break out all over the world. Information on the theme songs has also been announced, revealing that the band "THE YELLOW MONKEY" (commonly known as Yemon) will be in charge of the opening theme (OP) "CAT CITY" and the band "WANIMA" will be in charge of the ending theme (ED) "Matatabi".
Additional cast members were announced to include Tomoko Miyadera as Grandma, Kazuyuki Okitsu as Keisuke, Atsumi Tanezaki as Suou, Satoshi Tsuruoka as Mitsuru, Hiroshi Naka as Kouji, and Toshiyuki Morikawa as Gunslinger, who are characters who appear in the "Nyapocalypse" arc in the middle of the story. Tessho Genda will voice the machine that translates the cat's language, and Shigeru Chiba will provide the "Nyarlation" (narration).
A key visual featuring a cute cat and a PV featuring the opening and ending themes have also been released.
EMMA of the comedy duo Yemon, who will be performing the opening theme, commented, "Although it's a bit late, at my age I've become extremely into anime. Every time I hear a theme song, the desire to try my hand at working on one is growing inside me, so when I heard about this, I was honestly happy and delighted! And the theme is my favorite cat, so perhaps it's fate. I would like to be a part of this work, which combines thrilling and pop elements. Sorry, but I'm on Cat's side (laughs)."
KENTA of WANIMA, who is in charge of the ED, said, "My childhood friend, guitarist Nishida Mitsuma, lived in a family home with more than 10 cats at the time. Maybe it's thanks to that that the guitar riff in this song is so cool. Just between you and me, I'm a dog person. However, I think that cat lovers all over the country will be so moved by this storm of sympathy and ecstasy that it could shake that sentiment. I think the lyrics will resonate with you."
In preparation for the broadcast, the "Nyareg Meandermic" project has been launched to spread correct cat knowledge. In the C section after the main TV anime, an original mini corner will be set up to introduce easy-to-understand information on living with cats. A special page will also be set up on the official website, which will be updated in line with the anime broadcast. A collaboration between the series and Nekoichi, which sells cat goods, has also been decided.
The series is a cat manga written by Hawkman and illustrated by Mekarouts that has been serialized since 2020. The story is set in the year 20XX, when a virus suddenly appears that turns humans who touch cats into cats, causing a "Meowdemic." The story follows humans as they resist the temptation to touch cats and try to survive in a world full of cats.
The anime will be directed by Takashi Miike and directed by Tomohiro Kamiya, and will be produced by OLM, the studio behind "Pokemon."
◇Cast (titles omitted)
Kunagi: Suichu Masaaki▽Kaoru: Reina Ueda Reiji Kawashima ▽Arata: Kawashima Reiji▽Tsutsumi: Yu Serizawa ▽Ren: Subaru Kimura ▽Masaki: Nakajima Yoshiki▽Tanishi: Hiroki Yasumoto ▽Gaku: Ryota Takeuchi ▽Grandma: Miyadera Tomoko▽Keisuke: Okitsu Kazuyuki▽Suou: Atsumi Tanezaki ▽Mitsuru: Tsuruoka Satoshi▽Kouji: Naka Hiroshi▽Gunslinger: Toshiyuki Morikawa ▽The Last Samurai: ? ? ? ▽Translator: Tessho Genda ▽Narration: Chiba Shigeru
