Humanity has been thrown into chaos as a virus ravages the world. Society has collapsed as those infected are changed forever—changed into cats, specifically.
As anyone touched by the furry creatures is turned into a cat themselves, the survivors struggle fight back against the adorable horde. For Kunagi, a man with no memories who worked at a cat cafe and has a mysterious amount of cat knowledge, he leads survivors through as they resist their most base instincts—to cuddle and pet the fluffy-wuffy creatures!
Silliness, but honestly, its the lack of effort in the storytelling that holds this back from true greatness. If you are looking for more anime like Nyaight of the Living Cat, head on down below.
Anime Like Nyaight of the Living Cat
For Fans of The Apocalypse, But Sometimes It’s Silly
Zom 100 – Bucket List of the Dead
While initially excited to begin his adult life, Akira Tendou ends up employed at an exploitative company that breaks his spirit and saps his energy. Unable to quit and contemplating suicide, he dreads each new day of going to work.
That is, until one day when he leaves for the office only to discover that a zombie apocalypse is in full swing.
Realizing that the world as we know it is now over, Akira is overjoyed! He creates a bucket list of all the things he wanted to do but never had the time or energy for as a working adult. Now, he enjoys the apocalypse to the fullest before he becomes a zombie like everyone else.
Similarities Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and Zom 100
- Zombie apocalypse theme, but it is both silly and deadly.
- Small info dumps on specific things that the characters are doing and why they are doing them
- The main characters are often on the move, and gain unique survival armors.
Differences Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and Zom 100
- Nyaight of the Living Cat is a zombie apocalypse parody, Zom 100 is a proper zombie apocalypse, but the burnt out working adult is happy that he doesn’t have to go to work anymore.
- Nyaight of the Living Cat takes itself seriously, but what they are doing is silly. Zom 100 just has the characters take moments for fun. The zombies are very real and deadly, so sometimes it is very serious.
- Nyaight of the Living Cat is filled with cat facts. Zom 100 goes more broad, and will teach you small, specific facts about a variety of activities/hobbies.
School-Live
Yuki Takeya is in love with school life. She loves it so much that she joined the School Living Club with three other girls, their supervising teacher, and the club dog Taroumaru. This club makes the most of living at school.
However, Yuki’s blissful school life is all a delusion.
The real purpose of the School Living Club is to prevent Yuki’s fragile reality from shattering. In reality, these girls are surviving the zombie apocalypse by barricading themselves within the school.
Similarities Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and School Live
- The apocalypse is in progress, but it is cute sometimes
- Unique spins on zombie apocalypses
Differences Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and School Live
- School Live is about school girls surviving the zombie apocalypse in a school, but sometimes pretending like it is normal life to cater to a delusional girl who had a mental breakdown. This means actual horror, but also cute slice of life.
- Nyaight of the Living Cat is a zombie apocalypse parody, School Live is a proper zombie apocalypse story.
- School Live can be pretty brutal and dramatic.
- The moe school girls in School Live are often stationary.
High School of the Dead
It happened suddenly. The dead rose and threw Japan into chaos.
In the high school of Takashi Kimuro, the situation forced him to kill his bitten best friend and protect the man’s girlfriend, Rei.
As they narrowly escape the school with a few others, they find the real survival just beginning.
Similarities Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and High School of the Dead
- The apocalypse is happening, but sometimes its ridiculous
- The main characters are often on the move, and gain unique gear.
Differences Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and High School of the Dead
- Nyaight of the Living Cat is a zombie apocalypse parody, High School of the Dead is a proper zombie apocalypse.
- High School of the Dead is filled with blood, death, violence, and people being shitty, but the absurdity comes from the wild amount of ecchi in it.
- Nyaight of the Living Cat is wholesome and cute. High School of the Dead is chronically horny.
For Fans of Cat Overlords
Too Cute Crisis
Liza Luna is part of a destructive race of aliens, and when seeing Earth, she determines it should be destroyed. However, upon further inspection, Liza discovers a number of pleasures on Earth – primary among them, our pets!
After visiting a Cat Cafe and adopting a stray cat of her own, Liza spars Earth from destruction and gets caught in too cute pet shenanigans.
Similarities Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and Too Cute Crisis
- Cats dominating wills
- The main character gushes over cats
- The series is a parody of another more serious thing (zombie apocalypse, alien invasion)
- Cat facts and pet ownership information
Differences Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and Too Cute Crisis
- Too Cute Crisis is about an alien that decides not to destroy our planet because cats are cute.
- Too Cute Crisis is focused on cats, but it does enjoy gushing and doing info dumps on a wide variety of other cute pets too.
- Too Cute Crisis is very much a slice of life comedy and doesn’t quite have the same level of absurdity that Nyaight of the Living Cat has.
My Roommate Is A Cat
Subaru is a novelist, and not very good with people. He’s been alone since his parent’s death, but one day while praying at their grave, a cat comes and eats his offering.
Deciding to take it home, he now is shouldered with a cat, and this stray is shouldered with caring for a human who can barely care for himself.
Similarities Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and My Roommate is a Cat
- Cats dominating wills
- Cat ownership information
Differences Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and My Roommate is a Cat
- My Roommate is a Cat is a slice of life series about a depressed, lonely man who takes in a stray.
- My Roommate is a Cat is more the melancholy series, but it has its cute comedy as well. It is definitely not intense and serious like Nyaight of the Living Cat.
- My Roommate is a Cat lets you hear the cat’s inner monologue as she observes her new human.
Ramen Akaneko
Tucked away in a small shopping center, Ramen Akaneko is a ramen shop that is solely owned and operated by cats. While patrons come in for the good ramen and the novelty of the cats, the staff work tirelessly to not only provide good food, but do so without getting fur in the ramen.
Needing an extra hand with opposable thumbs, the cats hire Tamako Yashiro – a human girl – as a part-timer. While the cats run the show, she does her best to help support their passionate endeavors to make their restaurant a success.
Similarities Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and Ramen Akaneko
- Cats manipulating humans to their wills
- Cat facts!
- The series is a parody of something (zombie apocalypse, your standard food-focused anime)
- Absurd situation that they work hard to make viable with external logic in the storytelling.
Differences Between Nyaight of the Living Cat and Ramen Akaneko
- Ramen Akaneko is a food anime about a girl who ends up working at a ramen shop ran by talking cats.
- Ramen Akaneko isn’t quite as serious and intense as Nyaight of the Living Cat. It is mostly just slice of life and light comedy with an occasional dash of drama.
- Ramen Akaneko focuses more on difficulties of cats running a ramen shop like shedding issues and food safety.
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