As part of IGN Live, we can exclusively reveal the initial two terrifying yet adorable minutes of the first episode of Crunchyroll’s Nyaight of the Living Cat anime and announce that the show will be getting its very own Dead by Daylight in-game collection collaboration.
The first two minutes, which you can see below, introduce us to the characters and this horrific world that is also kind of cute in a twisted way? As our characters try to escape a dark mass hiding in the shadows, it’s finally revealed that what’s been chasing them is a horde of very cute cats.
When one of our heroes falls and lets the horde catch up to him, he’s not eaten or mauled or anything as he would be if this were a zombie apocalypse, but he is instead given a ton of kisses. Sadly, those kisses and even the mere touch from one of these cats turn him into a feline as well.
As for the Dead by Daylight collaboration, we don’t have any more details to share, but fans won’t have to wait long to find out what cuddly terrors will be joining Behaviour Interactive’s game as details will be announced in the “near future.”
Nyaight of the Living Cat will debut in Japan on TV Tokyo and other stations, and Crunchyroll will simulcast the series in the U.S. and more on July 6, 2025.
For those unfamiliar, Nyaight of the Living Cat began as a Japanese manga series in series that was written by Hawkman and illustrated by Mecha-Roots. In this world, a mystery virus that turns anyone who comes in contact with a cat into a cat. Our hero, Kunagi, has to try their best to resist the urge to snuggle one of these adorable kitties to survive.
For more, check out the first trailer for Nyaight of the Living Cat and everything else happening at IGN Live!
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