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> The Nekojin List: Cat-people in Anime
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> Based on the work of Avi Melman and Curtis Hoffmann
> Currently maintained by Rob Kelk
>
> Last updated 3 May 2006
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>
> Updates since previous posting:
> * none
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> Subject: 1. Table of Contents
>
> 1. Table of Contents
> 2. Notes
> 3. Nekojin Anime
> 4. Nekojin Characters in Specific Anime
> 5. Related Links
>
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> Subject: 2. Notes
>
> "Nekojin" means cat-people. ("Neko" is Japanese for "cat", and "jin"
> is a suffix that indicates an identifiable group of people.) The term
> is mostly used for women (who are occasionally referred to as
> "koneko", literally "kitten"). "Nekomimi" refers to cat's-ears
> costume play; occasionally, normal girls are shown with nekomimi.
>
> This list comes from a nekojin list that had been maintained by Avi
> Melman back in 1991, when he was still on the net, and updated by
> Curtis Hoffmann in the mid-1990s. Note that Avi also included other
> animals/non-humans in his version of this list, so, rather than being
> a strictly nekojin list, it was something of a "Furry Humanoids" list.
> He also included nekojin in manga. A copy of Avi's list as presented
> by Curtis can be found on Rob's website, at
> <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/hoffmann-faqs/nekojin.html>
>
> With the increase of nekojin (and nekomimi on otherwise-normal girls)
> in anime, Rob has chosen to limit the current list solely to cat-
> people. An HTML version of this list can be found at
> <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/nekojin/>
>
> This list does not include normal girls who wear cat's-ear headbands
> or otherwise like to dress up as nekojin - if it did, it would be too
> large to be maintained. (Sorry, all of the DI GI CHARAT fans reading
> this, but Dejiko and her friends aren't listed here...)
>
> If anyone wants to add to this list, please contact me (Rob Kelk, at
> the address in the sigfile).
>
>
> Contributors to this list:
> Avi Melman [AM] Original list maintainer
> Curtis Hoffmann [CH] Second list maintainer
> Rob Kelk [RK] Current list maintainer
> Dave Baranyi [DB]
> Jordan Derber [JD]
> Ethan Hammond [EH]
> Chris "Chika" Johnson [CJ]
> Paul Leplant [PL]
> D B Malmquist [DM]
> Galen Musbach [GM]
> Richard V. Lamb [RL]
> Gerald Smith [gS]
> Chuck Stewart [CS]
> "Felic" [Fe]
> "HiEv" [Hi]
> "selaboc" [se]
> "The Ol Poop" [OP]
> "The Wanderer" [Wn]
>
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> Subject: 3. Nekojin Anime
>
> THE CAT RETURNS: (From Studio Ghibli) Cats have a kingdom, where
> they can walk upright and live a proper life. When visiting the human
> world, their Prince is saved from a oncoming truck by Haru, a human
> girl. In return, the King and people of the Cat Kingdom decide to
> reward her in every way - which, they being cats, include cattails in
> the yard, catnip in her pockets, and plenty of fresh mice. On advice
> of a mysterious voice, Haru seeks help from Baron, a dashing,
> aristocratic nekojin who was once a statue (and an important plot
> device in Studio Ghibli's WHISPER OF THE HEART). When Haru is
> kidnap..., er, kitnapped to the Cats' dimension, Baron has to rescue
> her before she's married off to the prince - if he can! [gS]
>
> CATNAPPED: Brother and sister are whisked to a fanciful place
> inhabited by nekojin to save the world - and their dog - from an evil
> catprincess who turns people to balloons with a touch. Being brought
> to there caused the dog to become a monstrous - well, a really big
> dog. The children change into catfolk while in that dimension, but
> they have only one day to succeed or they will become monsters
> themselves! [gS]
>
> GEOBREEDERS: Two side-stories to the manga of the same name,
> GEOBREEDERS tells the story of Kagura Total Security, a small company
> of people who hunt "bakeneko" (essentially spirit were-cats).
> Less-intelligent bakeneko are loners, but the smarter ones are members
> of various groups; a bakeneko group lead by "Kuro Neko" (Black Cat)
> has placed a bakeneko in Kagura with the knowledge and consent of
> Kagura's staff. [RK]
> (see also the entry in the Anime Primer:
> <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/primer/primer-g.html#geobreeders>)
>
> KIMAGURE ROBOTO: Episode 5 deals with the Doctor making a
> "Civilization Robot" with which a planet full of house cats is
> "civilized". So we get a planet-full of cat-people and the usual KR
> shaggy dog joke at the end. [DB]
>
> KYATTOU NINDEN TEYANDEE: Produced by Tatsunoko Productions (1990),
> the show was more or less nekojin ninjas. It's not easy to find, as
> it isn't known well-enough in the States to be brought over. [AM]
> Actually, this sounds like SAMURAI PIZZA CATS, which was on TV in
> Canada and the U.S. [CH]
> It is the same animation, but the dub was totally rewritten. [JD]
>
> MAGICAL NYAN-NYAN TARUTO [GM]
> (see the entry in the Anime Primer:
> <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/primer/primer-m.html#taruto>)
>
> NIGHT ON THE GALACTIC RAILROAD: Haven't seen this one yet, but
> it's definitely a qualifier. It's a movie about cats (of course), who
> conduct human-style business (run on twos, deliver mail, etc.). [AM]
> Soft, lyrical tale of two friends who ride a train to the stars;
> the wonderous things they see, the magical people they meet. From a
> novel by one of the most beloved poets in Japanese literature. (And
> completely unlike another train ride you might think of.) The cast
> are drawn as nekojin, although there's no basis for this in the
> original book. One of the most beautiful films I've ever seen. [gS]
>
> SPRING AND CHAOS: The biography of the author of NIGHT ON THE
> GALACTIC RAILROAD, with the characters drawn as anthropomorphic cats.
> [RL]
>
> WATA NO KUNIBOSHI: A very interesting nekojin anime movie about
> how cats perceive themselves. It follows a small cat, who, to herself
> and the audience, appears as a small girl with cat ears and tail, and
> wearing a dress. To the humans in the story, however, she appears as
> a normal cat. Everything has been put into two perspectives: to us,
> she talks; to the human characters, she meows. When the audience sees
> her running down the stairs on two legs, the characters see her
> bounding down on all fours. She is taken in by a kind man, with a
> wife who is scared of cats (this gives the cat numerous misfortunes.)
> Nice animation with an interesting story plot. Being from a girl's
> manga, it tends to lack action for those who want to see blood, guts
> and violence. Approximately 96 minutes. [AM]
>
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>
> Subject: 4. Nekojin Characters in Specific Anime
>
> (Not including the characters in the nekojin anime listed above)
>
>
> Aisha C'lan-C'lan (OUTLAW STAR): One of the C'tarl-C'tarl (a
> nekojin race), Aisha is one of the people searching for the Galactic
> Leyline. She's a ferocious fighter, but tends to jump to
> conclusions... [RL, RK]
>
> Annapuma and Unipuma (DOMINION): The two cat-ladies/androids from
> hell. In the original DOMINION anime and manga series, these two work
> for the notorious Buaku gang in the future, when the air is toxic.
> They are Buaku's best defense against the police, and they've got the
> legs for the job. (In the second manga series, NO MORE NOISE, they
> have been co-opted by the police, and assigned to Leona's squad.)
> [AM]
>
> Artemis and Fang (APPLESEED): These genetically engineered nekojin
> don't show up in the original APPLESEED anime, but are seen in
> Masumune Shirow's manga. It's possible that they might show up in the
> upcoming remake anime... [RK]
>
> Apulo (ENEMY IS THE PIRATE): An alien felinoid sentient. [GM]
>
> Bagi (BAGI): A lioness spliced with human DNA. [GM]
>
> Lady Battia Rou (OUTLANDERS): Lady Battia basically spent her time
> with either Princess Kahm or Geobaldi. She was a formidable opponent
> to anyone who crossed her path, and usually showed no remorse towards
> anyone. The only nekojin fault with Battia is the lack of a tail (was
> she ever seen with one?) [AM]
>
> Buruman (OZANARI DUNGEON): A cute li'l catboy thief. [Fe]
>
> Chako (UNINHABITED PLANET SURVIVE): She's an artificial lifeform
> which eats human food and requires air, but which can also interface
> directly with computers, and command them by her will. She takes the
> form of a bipedal cat. [GM]
>
> The Cheshire Cat (MIYUKI-CHAN IN WONDERLAND): In Studio CLAMP's
> homage to "Alice in Wonderland", all of the characters are replaced by
> attractive women, all of whom seem to be attracted to Miyuki. The
> Cheshire Cat is a particularly-well-endowed nekojin... [RK]
>
> Eriya and Naria (ESCAFLOWNE): Twin leopard-folk orphans rescued
> and raised by Folken. Out of gratitude they serve him as "special
> agents". Both love Folken but know neither can have him. On his
> orders, they try to capture Van and Hitomi a number of times... [gS]
>
> Fam (RUIN EXPLORERS): An adventuring nekojin, rather lacking in
> catlike behavior. [PL]
>
> Fang (APPLESEED): see "Artemis and Fang", above.
>
> Felicia (DARKSTALKERS): On a world overrun with creatures of the
> night, Felicia is a nekojin who fights for the humans. [RK]
>
> Geobaldi (OUTLANDERS): An anthropomorphic tiger who commanded a
> fleet which later helped Kahm against her father, Emperor Quevas of
> the Santovasku Empire. Geobaldi had a love affair with Lady Battia,
> both in the manga and in the OUTLANDERS OVA. Both Geobaldi and Battia
> appeared in the English Outlanders issues 1-29. [AM]
>
> Ginger (URUSEI YATSURA): One of the three girls in Lum's school
> who tried to kill Lum, Benten, and Oyuki. The other two girls are
> Pepper and Sugar. Their computer is the "Salt-2". Ginger is
> dark-skinned in the manga, with black hair and two bands on her cat
> ears. (Wideban volumes 9-12). In the TV series, Ginger is pale-
> skinned and blonde. Appeared in episodes 122, 152, 168, and 198.
> [AM]
>
> Giroro's cat (KERORO GUNSO): A pet cat who turns (or is turned)
> into a very cute catgirl. (Her name might be Cammy - can anyone
> confirm?) [GM, RK]
>
> Haiji (TSUKUYOMI ~MOON PHASE~): Haiji is an agent of Hazuki's
> mother and acts as Hazuki's familiar. Sometimes Haiji appears as a
> black cat and sometimes she appears as a small, cat-eared humanoid
> sprite. [DM]
>
> Ichigo (TOKYO MEW MEW): Ichigo sometimes turns into a cat, and
> sometimes into a human-cat hybrid. [GM]
> She's renamed "Zoe" in the MEW MEW POWER dub. [RK]
>
> Jannis (SPACESHIP AGGA RUTER): Jannis shows at least two
> distinctly feline forms; one 'cat-beast' and the other more like your
> regular cat. [Fe]
>
> Kei (MIDNIGHT PANTHER): MIDNIGHT PANTHER is an ecchi story about a
> trio of female assasins. One named Kei is a were-panther who doesn't
> just kill her victims, she eats 'em. [OP]
>
> Kizna (PILOT CANDIDATE, aka CANDIDATE FOR GODDESS): Student
> mechanic at the space navy academy in the far future; Seemingly a
> normal human girl except for a pair of prominent cat-ears. She is
> partnered with the lead character, a cadet (or "pilot candidate")
> named Zero, whom she sets out to make into a qualified Goddess (giant
> robot) pilot. Kizna is insecure concerning her ears and often hides
> them under a cap, but no one else seems to think they matter. [gS]
>
> Koma (ASAGIRI NO MIKO): A "Ghost Cat" who has lived near the
> Asagiri shrine for many years and sometimes helps to protect it, and
> its humans, from demons. She can appear as a black cat, as a human
> with cat-eyes, or any form inbetween. [DM]
>
> Korin (DRAGONBALL): The cat on top of Korin's tower. [GM]
>
> Koshka (USAGI-CHAN DE CUE): A cat-human hybrid who aims to defeat
> the lead female, the rabbit-human hybrid Mimika. She has cat-eyes,
> cat-ears and a tail, but no fur. [DM]
>
> Merle (VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE): A close friend of the young king Van
> Fanel, Merle is a young nekojin who joins Van and Hitomi on their
> involuntary journey through Gaia. [RK]
>
> Miyo: see "Uenza and Miyo", below
>
> Naria: see "Eriya and Naria", above.
>
> Natsuki Sasahara (HYPER POLICE): Half nekomata, half-human, ears
> and tail, acts catlike consistently. [CS]
>
> Nina (WORDS WORTH): A 'classic' catgirl with ears, tail, and even
> some fur stripes. [Fe]
>
> Nuku-Nuku (ALL PURPOSE CULTURAL CAT-GIRL NUKU-NUKU): Nuku-Nuku is
> a cyborg with a cat's brain. Despite this, she acts like a human in
> most cases, although she does prefer to nap in sunbeams and likes
> catnip. Her only nekojin characteristic is a set of nekomimi-styled
> sensors that are mounted on her head; these sensors are visible only
> when Nuku-Nuku is in combat. [RK]
>
> Nya (TO-Y): A very cute nekojin character, who To-Y basically has
> to care for. She sprouts cat ears and (sometimes) a tail when she
> gets playful. To-Y likes to tease her a lot, but when things gets
> bad, To-Y's patience with her sometimes wears pretty thin. He hasn't
> done anything rash yet in the anime. Don't know about the manga,
> though. To-Y is a member of a rock band. [AM]
>
> Nyaako and Nyatta (NEKOJIRU-SOU): [Fe]
>
> Pink (DRAGON PINK): A catgirl slave. [EH]
>
> Ryo-ohki (TENCHI MUYO): An artificial lifeform, Ryo-ohki can
> shapeshift between a number of different forms, including both child
> and adult nekojin forms. [GM, RK]
>
> Sagisawa Yoriko (DA CAPO): A fairly shy and timid catgirl maid.
> [Hi]
>
> Sanada (UFO ULTRAMAIDEN VALKYRIE): The head maid of Valhalla is a
> nekojin, with a big gun that can turn normal girls into catgirl maids.
> [se]
>
> Shader (CHRONO CRUSADE): A classic catgirl who happens to be a
> demon and one of the Sinners (the bad guys in Chrono Crusade). A
> top-flight scientist, she's the Sinner who gives the group their
> technical edge. Shader also created the watch device that controls
> Chrono's use of his abilities. [CS]
>
> Tom (KING OF BANDIT JING): Runs the roulette wheel in
> episode 2. [Fe]
>
> Uenza and Miyo (DREAM WORLD): The lion-king and his daughter,
> respectively. [Fe]
>
> Unipuma (DOMINION): see "Annapuma and Unipuma", above.
>
> Wan Dabada (KO BEAST CENTURY): Wan is a Tiger beast, one of the
> many part-animal clans that inhabit a now polluted Earth. He has a
> massive appetite, and often gets into trouble when he dives into a
> situation, often not considering the consequences of his actions.
> Like the other members of the group, he transforms into his beast form
> under certain circumstances; he tends to change when he gets excited.
> [CJ]
>
> Zoe (MEW MEW POWER): see "Ichigo", above.
>
>
> SPECIAL CASES
>
> Hikaru (MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH): For comic effect, Hikaru is
> sometimes shown with nekomimi. [GM, RK]
>
> Jiji (KIKI's DELIVERY SERVICE): Familiar to the young witch Kiki,
> Jiji is a talking cat. [RL, RK]
>
> Kisa (FRUITS BASKET): Changes between a tiger cub and a young
> girl. [GM]
>
> Kyo (FRUITS BASKET): Kyo shifts between cat and human forms. [GM]
>
> Kyosuke (KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD OAV: I Was a Goldfish/Cat):
> Kyosuke's grandfather brings home a magic rope which can switch the
> souls of two people holding either end. Kyosuke gets switched with
> the pet goldfish, and is later transferred into Jingoro's (the cat)
> body. As a cat, he is picked up by Madoka and Hikaru. [AM]
>
> Luna (SAILOR MOON): Normally a talking cat, Luna assumes human
> form once during SAILOR MOON S. [GM, RK]
>
> Nia (DEARS): Nia is a junior member of the "Biters", the
> enforcement arm of the DearS slave hierarchy. She's as human-appearing
> as any other DearS but her gloves and boots resemble cats' paws, and
> she wears a headpiece that both suggests cat ears and wraps her hair
> into a long "tail". Hyper-energetic and genki beyond human
> conception, she has a serious attention deficit problem. [CS]
>
> Shampoo (RANMA 1/2): Probably one of the best-known nekojin,
> although she's not technically one. Shampoo was affected by the pools
> at Jusenkyo. When splashed with cold water, she turns into a small
> pink cat with an attitude. Hot water changes her back, as it does for
> other RANMA 1/2 characters. [AM]
> At one point in the manga, Shampoo becomes an actual nekojin for a
> short time. Was this manga story animated? [RK]
>
> Shihouin Yoruichi (BLEACH): A cat that can assume human form. [GM]
>
> Yucie (PETITE PRINCESS YUCIE): Yucie spends much of one episode as
> a cat. [GM]
>
>
> Others - need information (including character names...)
>
> * The panther girls in INU-YASHA [GM]
> * The Sphinx in GOKUDO [GM]
> * Wanya from DAA DAA DAA [GM]
> * A bakaneko in VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU TV [GM]
> * A family of High Tech cat-people in AKAZUKIN CHA CHA [GM]
> * The cat-girl in ANGEL TAILS, and her wannabe boyfriend, the Tiger of
> the 4 saint beasts [GM]
> * One of the mecha pilots from KANNADZUKI NO MIKO: "she's
> stereotypically kawaii to almost the point of being superdeformed,
> but doesn't quite manage to pull it off believably; and, par for the
> course for that particular group of mecha pilots, she's
> consciencelessly homicidal (albeit in a childishly cute way)." [Wn]
>
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>
> Subject: 5. Related Links
>
> Here's a link to a catgirl gallery site:
> <http://www.cedrik.net/anime/gallery/catgirls/girls.html>
>
> Just for laughs, there's a "What Anime Catgirl Are You?" quiz:
> <http://quizilla.com/users/B17/quizzes/Which%%20anime%%20catgirl%%20are%%20y
> ou%%3F/>
>
> [both RL]
>
>
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