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‘Nyaight of the Living Cat’ Trailer – Takashi Miike’s Anime Series Unleashes Cat Apocalypse
Executive Director Takashi Miike (Lumberjack the Monster, Audition) is unleashing the most adorable armageddon yet in animated post-apocalyptic comedy series Nyaight of the Living Cat. Though the new trailer isn’t kitten around with the meowpocalypse.
The new series will officially begin streaming on Crunchyroll starting on July 6, with new episodes streaming every Sunday in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Macau.
The official 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?”
The series is an adaptation of the manga written by Hawkman and illustrated by Mecha-Roots. Nyaight of the Living Cat is directed by Tomohiro Kamitani (Beyond the Sky) and written by Shingo Irie (Afterlost: Where I End and You Begin), with Takao Maki (Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls) handling the character designs for the anime series.
Legendary glam rock band The Yellow Monkey has been confirmed to perform the opening theme song “Cat City” and the three piece rock band Wanima will be performing the ending theme song “Matatabi.”
The trailer also brings new voice cast additions, including Tomoko Miyadera (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master), Kazuyuki Okitsu (Fire Force), Atsumi Tanezaki (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End), Satoshi Tsuruoka (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation), Hiroshi Naka (Delicious in Dungeon), Toshiyuki Morikawa (2019’s Fruits Basket), Tessho Genda (Kaiju No. 8), and Shigeru Chiba (One Piece).
Nyaight of the Living Cat was recently announced as part of Fantasia International Film Festival‘s second wave of programming, as part of a trio of new Takashi Miike works screening at the fest.
Watch the purrfectly funny new trailer below.
Based on the 2023 prep school thriller novel by American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis, creator Ryan Murphy’s “The Shards” is headed to FX and Hulu this Summer.
Look for “The Shards” to premiere on FX and Hulu on August 5 at 6 p.m. PT.
In the meantime, check out the brand new official poster below.
Igby Rigney (“The Fall of the House of Usher”), Homer Gere (“The Agency”), Graham Campbell, Kaia Gerber (Shell), Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”), Igby Rigney, Wes Bentley, and Hayes Warner star in the upcoming series “The Shards.”
Set in 1981 Los Angeles, the semi-autobiographical, dark coming-of-age tale follows a 17-year-old Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending the character’s world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.
In the series, Igby Rigney will portray Ellis, and Graham Campbell will play Thom. Homer Gere, son of actor Richard Gere, has been cast as Robert Mallory. Frequent Murphy collaborator Max Winkler (“American Horror Story,“ “Grotesquerie”) is attached to direct.
The series is produced by 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television.
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