Phoenixx and developer Team DigitalMind announced that a six-episode anime short series for 3D “catplatform” fighter Nyaaaanvy will premiere on May 25. These shorts will air on TV Tokyo in Japan first before coming to YouTube.
Nyaaaanvy first launched on April 22, 2022 in Steam Early Access, and multiple updates have been released ever since. Nearly two years later, the game released on February 22 for Nintendo Switch and PC with English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese language options.
Nyaaaanvy Anime Short Series Airing on TV Tokyo
The Nyaaaanvy anime series will run for six episodes on TV Tokyo’s eeny meeny miney mo program on Saturdays at 7:00 a.m. JST, starting May 25. Episodes will also air on Shinei Animation’s YouTube channel starting May 31. The voice cast includes:
- Natsuki Hanae as the Narrator
- Junko Takeuchi as Nora
- Shiori Izawa as Eva
- Noriaki Sugiyama as Penguin
- Yoshino Nanjō as Neko / Ready Go
『Nyaaaanvy』アニメ化決定！🐱
2024年5月25日（土）より、
テレビ東京『イニミニマニモ』（毎週土曜あさ7:00〜7:30）内にてスタートアニメ放送を記念してNintendoSwitch版5月25日より
Steam版6月5日より
50%オフセールを実施！アニメもゲームもお楽しみ下さい！#Nyaaaanvy #ニャンビー pic.twitter.com/ag9Eat7Mfn
— Nyaaaanvy（ニャンビー）公式 (@TeamDigitalmind) May 17, 2024
Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via Phoenixx:
Game Overview
Battle a clutter of cute, cat-like creatures known as Nyanvies. Flail their wiggly slinky-like bodies to attack fellow formidable felines, and rack up enough damage to send opponents careening off stage across a variety of wacky arenas.
Sling Nyanvy hind legs side-to-side for horizontal attacks, uppercut-butt kitties skyward with rising strikes, or pounce downward with descending blows. As damage percentage increases, so does knockback — combo contenders into a daze, and then send them flying into the unknown to remain the last kitty standing.
Twist, curl, and jump around a variety of hairbrained locations like atop a moving bus, an apartment rooftop, an old-school jungle gym, and across moving conveyor belts. Dodge moving obstacles to avoid being whisked off-stage, and race towards randomly-spawning fish and tuna cans that boost health and attack power.
Cat-stomize the purr-fect Nyanvy companion for their moment in the spotlight with dozens of different body patterns, eye colors, fur colors, ear and whisker types. Show off some cool-cat personality with fancy accessories like hair bows, mustaches, halos, top hats, eyepatches, and more.
Earn stripes in arcade mode, face an endless supply of enemies in survival mode, or engage in comical combat with up to four-player local multiplayer and six-player online skirmishes. Get a solo workout in training mode where curious kittens can get their kicks in practice areas before going paw-to-paw in rating matches.
