THE YELLOW MONKEY's new single is opening theme for 'cat anime'! "CAT CITY" details fully revealed
Details of THE YELLOW MONKEY's new single, to be released on July 9, have been announced.


Regarding this work, their 26th single and the first in approximately nine years since "Suna no Tō" released in October 2016, THE YELLOW MONKEY initially kept the title "secret." Today, it was revealed that the title is "CAT CITY." The title track is the opening theme for the TV anime "Nyight of the Living Cat," which will begin broadcasting on TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo on July 7. The anime's main promotional video was also released today.

"Nyight of the Living Cat" is a cat entertainment piece set in a world dominated by a "nyandemic"—a cat disaster caused by a virus where "if you're touched by a cat, you turn into a cat"—in which cat lovers take on a cat-filled survival challenge. "CAT CITY" is a song written specifically for this anime and was produced by the duo of Hideaki Kikuchi (composition) and Kazuya Yoshii (lyrics), a first for one of their singles.
The single will be released in a total of five versions: a limited edition, a regular edition, and three versions of the BELIEVER. edition, which is a fan club exclusive product. The jacket design was handled by Shintarō Kira, who also designed the album "Sparkle X." Each BELIEVER. edition will be limited to 20,000 copies.
In conjunction with this announcement, comments have also arrived from Takashi Miike, the general director of "Nyight of the Living Cat," and Tomohiro Kamiya, the director.
General Director Takashi Miike Comment
I realized that the world of music also has a heart that loves cats.
I felt it was an honest song, naturally enveloped in cat love without forcing it.
I was surprised that it turned out to be a cool song that doesn't hide its cat love.
Director Tomohiro Kamiya Comment
Since THE YELLOW MONKEY is from my generation, I was really looking forward to it.
The song came together very quickly, and I could hear from the track that they were really into it. It was a very interesting song, so I drew the storyboards thinking, "I have to work hard on this" and "Let's make an unusual opening." It was fun! I laughed!
THE YELLOW MONKEY "CAT CITY" Tracklist
Limited Edition
01. CAT CITY
【LIVE TRACKS】 (from TOUR 2024/25 ~Sparkle no Wakusei X~)
02. SHINE ON -Fukuoka Sunpalace Hotel & Hall- (Feb. 14, 2025)
03. Wana -Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall- (Nov. 7, 2024)
04. Hotel Neutrino -Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Main Hall- (Oct. 15, 2024)
05. Exhaust -Yamagin Kenmin Hall (Yamagata Prefectural Hall) Main Hall- (April 13, 2025)
06. Dry Fruits -Kumamoto-Jō Hall Main Hall- (March 7, 2025)
07. Beaver -Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Main Hall- (April 22, 2025)
08. Kozu -Kenshin Kōriyama Cultural Center Main Hall- (Feb. 11, 2025)
09. Sonata no Kurayami -Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru- (Dec. 1, 2024)
10. Rhapsody -Festival Hall- (March 17, 2025)
11. Make Over -Kurashiki City Auditorium- (Feb. 23, 2025)
12. Fukkatsu no Hi -Omiya Sonic City Main Hall- (Jan. 24, 2025)
Regular Edition
01. CAT CITY
02. CAT CITY(Anime Size)
03. CAT CITY(Instrumental)
BELIEVER. Edition -BLOCK.1 Edition-
01. CAT CITY
【LIVE TRACKS】 (from TOUR 2024/25 ~Sparkle no Wakusei X~)
02. Bara Shōfu Reina -Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Main Hall- (Oct. 15, 2024)
03. FINE FINE FINE -Kawasho Hall (Kagoshima Citizens' Culture Hall) Hall 1- (Dec. 13, 2024)
04. A HENna Amedama -Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru- (Dec. 1, 2024)
05. ROCK STAR -Sendai Sunplaza Hall- (Nov. 21, 2024)
06. Harukana Sekai -Nagoya Congress Center Century Hall- (Nov. 1, 2024)
07. Sekirara GO!GO!GO! -Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall- (Nov. 7, 2024)
08. Machi no Hi -Fukuoka Sunpalace Hotel & Hall- (Nov. 15, 2024)
09. Kanashiki ASIAN BOY -Ehime Prefectural Cultural Hall Main Hall- (Oct. 20, 2024)
10. MERRY X’MAS -Nippon Budokan- (Dec. 28, 2024)
BELIEVER. Edition -BLOCK.2 Edition-
01. CAT CITY
【LIVE TRACKS】 (from TOUR 2024/25 ~Sparkle no Wakusei X~)
02. See-Saw Girl -Tokyo Garden Theater- (Feb. 7, 2025)
03. Nagekunari Waga Yoru no Fantasy -Fukuoka Sunpalace Hotel & Hall- (Feb. 14, 2025)
04. Ie Ie Cosmetic Love -Nagoya Congress Center Century Hall- (Jan. 8, 2025)
05. Venus no Hana -Kenshin Kōriyama Cultural Center Main Hall- (Feb. 11, 2025)
06. Psychedelic Blue -Sendai Sunplaza Hall- (Jan. 19, 2025)
07. Arasoi no Machi -Omiya Sonic City Main Hall- (Jan. 24, 2025)
08. Nettaiya -Kurashiki City Auditorium- (Feb. 23, 2025)
09. Love Communication -Osaka-jō Hall- (Jan. 15, 2025)
BELIEVER. Edition -BLOCK.3 Edition-
01. CAT CITY
【LIVE TRACKS】 (from TOUR 2024/25 ~Sparkle no Wakusei X~)
02. Sweet & Sweet -Sendai Sunplaza Hall- (March 20, 2025)
03. I Love You Baby -Fukuoka Sunpalace Hotel & Hall- (April 4, 2025)
04. Period no Ame -NHK Hall- (April 30, 2025)
05. Love Sauce -Festival Hall- (March 17, 2025)
06. Tsuki no Uta -Rexxam Hall Main Hall (Kagawa Prefectural Hall)- (March 27, 2025)
07. Taiyō ga Moeteiru -Rexxam Hall Main Hall (Kagawa Prefectural Hall)- (March 27, 2025)
08. Father -Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Main Hall- (April 22, 2025)
09. Sora no Ao to Hontō no Kimochi -Yamagin Kenmin Hall (Yamagata Prefectural Hall) Main Hall- (April 13, 2025)
10. Tsuioku no Mermaid -Aubade Hall Main Hall- (March 14, 2025)
Source: Music Natalie
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