Nyaight of the Living Cat

Synopsis

A virus turns humanity into feral cats, leaving a few survivors to fight back. Kunagi, a man with no past but vast cat knowledge, struggles to survive. However, the virus spreads through cuddles—can he resist the adorable menace?

First Air Date: 2025-07-08

Last Air Date: 2025-09-23

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: TV Tokyo

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Top Cast

Masaaki Mizunaka as Kunagi (voice)
Reina Ueda as Kaoru (voice)
Hiroki Yasumoto as Tanishi (voice)
Ryota Takeuchi as Gaku (voice)
Shigeru Chiba as Narrator (voice)
Hayato Fujii as Client (voice)
Yusuke Tomioka as Suspicious Man (voice)
Takaaki Torashima as Suspicious Man (voice)
Teruyuki Tanzawa as Client (voice)
Mikoto Nakai as Woman (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

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?

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Everything Becomes Cat (2025-07-08)

The world is plunged into chaos due to a virus that turns people into cats through contact with infected cats.
Ep. 2: Tonight the Cats Steal the Stars (2025-07-15)

Kunagi, Kaoru, and Tanishi take shelter in a supermarket, where Kaoru reunites with a friend.
Ep. 3: Cats in Prison (2025-07-22)

Kaoru treats the gang to her special "cat rice," but their respite is short-lived.
Ep. 4: The Cat Is a Harsh Master (2025-07-29)

Kunagi and crew make it to the top of a building where a rescue chopper waits, but it's already at capacity...
Ep. 5: Cat Max (2025-08-05)

Kunagi and Kaoru meet a man named Arata, who invites them to the citadel where he's been taking refuge.
Ep. 6: Cat Rising (2025-08-12)

Grandma, leader of Wendelstein, sends Kunagi and crew to a mall to search for a team that's gone missing.
Ep. 7: The Feline D-REX from Another World (2025-08-19)

At the mall, Kunagi and crew meet a cat that somehow understands human language and writing.
Ep. 8: Nyarmageddon (2025-08-26)

Kunagi and crew have finished gathering supplies, but now they suddenly face a cat riding on a bear...
Ep. 9: Commeowndo (2025-09-02)

The citadel's residents welcome the cat from the mall, giving him a name, a special translator device, and...
Ep. 10: Norwegian d'Arc (2025-09-09)

After their shelter is overrun by cats, Tsutsumi and her new friends find their way to Wendelstein.
Ep. 11: Transformeows (2025-09-16)

Wendelstein faces its biggest crisis yet as an army of cats mounted on animals of all types closes in.
Ep. 12: Meow Am Legend (2025-09-23)

Can Grandma's last resort save Wendelstein from certain doom at the hands (or paws) of the cat army?