Director: Takashi Miike, Tomohiro Kamitani

Cast: Masaaki Mizunaka, Reina Ueda, Hiroki Yasumoto, Ryota Takeuchi, Shigeru Chiba

Nyaight of the Living Cat is a 2025 Japanese-American anime series directed by Takashi Miike and Tomohiro Kamitani, blending zombie-apocalypse horror with absurdist comedy. Set during a global pandemic where physical contact with cats transforms humans into felines, each episode runs roughly 23 minutes and delivers sharp, fast-paced genre satire.

What is Nyaight of the Living Cat about?

When an unknown pathogen begins spreading across the globe, the world discovers a terrifying new rule: touch a cat and you become one. Survivors scramble to build safe zones and avoid the ever-growing population of transformed humans who wander cities in blissful, purring ignorance. The story follows a small group of holdouts trying to stay human in a world that seems perfectly content surrendering its humanity — one soft, furry encounter at a time. As society collapses and the infected outnumber the immune, questions arise about whether being human was ever worth protecting in the first place. The series balances slapstick chaos against surprisingly tender moments of found community among the remaining survivors.

Cast & crew

The series features voice performances from Masaaki Mizunaka and Reina Ueda as core survivors navigating the transformed world, with veteran actor Shigeru Chiba lending his distinctive comedic timing to a supporting role. Hiroki Yasumoto and Ryota Takeuchi round out an ensemble cast well suited to the show's rapid tonal shifts between horror and farce.

Context & significance

For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Nyaight of the Living Cat arrives with a genuine advantage: the series is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing as well as Persian subtitles, making it equally accessible whether you prefer to hear the jokes in Farsi or read along. Anime with absurdist, socially-aware premises has built a devoted following among Iranian audiences for decades, and this series fits that tradition — it uses a ridiculous premise to poke at conformity, social collapse, and the strange comfort people take in surrendering agency. The short episode format makes it ideal for casual viewing across a busy week, and the comedy translates across cultural contexts without needing insider knowledge of Japanese pop culture.

Where & how to watch

Nyaight of the Living Cat is available on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.