Voice actors Hiroshi Kamiya and Toshihiko Seki have been announced to be joining the ongoing Nyaight of the Living Cat TV anime series for its upcoming 12th and final episode on September 21, 2025. The anime first began broadcasting in Japan on July 6, 2025.
Kamiya and Seki have been cast in undisclosed roles, but the show’s official Twitter/X announced that they will be revealed when the 12th episode broadcasts.
©HAWKMAN,MECHA-ROOTS/MAG Garden/NOTLC Project
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast includes:
- • Masaaki Mizunaka as Kunagi
- • Reina Ueda as Kaoru
- • Reiji Kawashima as Arata
- • Yu Serizawa as Tsutsumi
- • Subaru Kimura as Ren
- • Yoshiki Nakajima as Masaki
- • Hiroki Yasumoto as Tanishi
- • Ryota Takeuchi as Gaku
Japanese film director Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer; Audition; 13 Assassins) is serving as chief director for the anime series, with Tomohiro Kamitani (Sing a Bit of Harmony key animator) as series director, Shingo Irie (Afterlost) as screenwriter, Takao Maki (Laughing Under the Clouds) as character designer, and Koji Endo (Onimusha) as music composer. OLM is in charge of the animation production.
Endo also composed the anime’s titular theme song, while American guitarist Marty Friedman is contributing to the musical score on guitars. Heidi Shepherd of Butcher Babies is credited with contributing the “Death Voice.”
The anime is based on the manga series, written by Hawkman and illustrated by Mecha-Roots. It was first published in Mag Garden’s Monthly Comic Garden magazine on October 5, 2020. Seven tankobon volumes have been released as of July 2025. Seven Seas Entertainment releases the manga in English under the title Night of the Living Cat.
©HAWKMAN,MECHA-ROOTS/MAG Garden/NOTLC Project
Crunchyroll is streaming Nyaight of the Living Cat worldwide, including in parts of Southeast Asia, South Korea, and Hong Kong. It describes the main premise of the series as:
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?
Sources: Nyaight of the Living Cat Official Twitter, Anime News Network
