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Still, that avatar is of a feline-like woman, and she’s still as real as every other catgirl on this list (i.e. purely fictional). SAO just adds an extra layer of meta that’s almost post-modern. Beyond that, Alicia is the Lord of ALO’s Caith Sith race, named after the cat spirits from Scottish folklore.

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Usually, catgirls in anime have some mystical or superpowered abilities to help them in a pinch, or a fine set of claws. Himari Noihara is no different, as she’s a cat spirit with claws, heightened senses, superhuman strength and speed, and two anime-exclusive super forms that are as “fanservicey” as they are powerful. But usually, she’ll fend off her folklorish foes with her Yasutsuna, a katana named after Japan’s most famous swordsmith. You mean aside from the flaming tail and cat ears she conjures on a daily basis to dispense Infernals? Well, there’s the fact she can’t seem to stop losing her clothes every hour of every day, constantly ending up in compromised positions, naked as a feline. In spite of her blunders and use as a gag character, Tamaki is still way too spicy to ignore, whether it’s her going full neko, or accidentally flashing the whole world.

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That didn’t stop Soul and Maka from accidentally mistaking her for a witch and taking her soul anyway. Luckily for them, she survives because she still has 8 more lives. Unluckily for them, she moves into their place without their permission as compensation. In this ‘Black Hanekawa’ state, she (ironically) gets long white hair, cat ears, and a more playful, chatty personality. She’s prone to peppering her words with mews, wearing as little clothing as she can get away with, and manipulating others for her amusement before draining their energy.

• It’ll take more than a priest and a prayer stick to stop the sawarineko from possessing her completely.
• After Kirito saves her and the other Cait Sith leaders from a Salamander ambush, she tries using her charm to recruit him to her side as a mercenary.
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Faris NyanNyan is also an honorable mention as, while definitely female, she’s also all woman. She doesn’t have any cat features or powers, like Milliana or Yoruichi. Under her real name, Rumiho Akiha, she’s a student at a private academy and comes from a wealthy family in Akihabara, but she always dreamed of opening her own maid café. Following her father’s unfortunate death in a plane crash, she managed to get her wish by opening MayQueen+Nyan². Not because they’re actually an insect, as Chimera Ants inherit traits from what their queen has eaten.

If a catgirl is particularly Moe or is otherwise The Cutie, expect a lot of overlap with Cute Kitten. The ordering process got more expensive every time the red letters appeared. She still misses her father, and regrets that the last thing they did was argue over her café dreams. She’s a tough cookie, but with one parent deceased and the other mostly absent, she’s very lonely. That might be why she goes along with Okabe’s delusions, as it keeps him around.

So, it wouldn’t be surprising if it was inspired by GeGeGe no Kitarō, or at least the same folklore sources, as Shizuka’s cat features also get more intimidating when people get on the wrong side of her. All that is why this list has been updated with a few more choice examples of famous anime catgirls. It’s also been tweaked with the names of their debut episodes to make it easier for readers to find just where they first appeared in their shows. In fact, outside of Japan, visualization of anthropomorphic cats as mostly-human women is a trope that dates all the way back to Egyptian Mythology (most famously Bast), making this trope Older Than Dirt.

• Still, that avatar is of a feline-like woman, and she’s still as real as every other catgirl on this list (i.e. purely fictional).
• But if they wanted an adventurous sci-fi romp with an alien catgirl, they’d go for Star.
• This isn’t particularly feline, as cats are more likely to entangle themselves instead when they play with ropes, tubes, and strings.
• Though her strong magical skills would make her capable of doing so, she couldn’t bring herself to take out her new friends.

A Nekomata, an example of a Japanese cat yokai, can allegedly assume a human-like form. They use this ability to catch people off guard to either abduct or eat them – pretty scary stuff for a timid creature. These stories were passed down for generations and gave the early Japanese writers the idea of a man-cat. In the year 1924, Kenji Miyazawa wrote “The 4th of Narcissus Month.” It was the first modern story with a cat-eared character. Then in November 1949, the first anime movie with characters with kemonomimi (beast ears), Osama no Shippo was made by Mitsuya Seo.

Though strictly speaking, Aisha Clan-clan isn’t any ordinary feline femme, but rather a Ctarl-Ctarl. With the neko-musume and the bakeneko, Asian mythology provides yet another cat creature in the nekomata. Described as far back as China’s Sui dynasty, they’re different from the bakeneko in that they take an extra step in their development. Instead of being cats that develop powers, they’re cats that become cat monsters that develop powers. They can be more vengeful and malevolent, and steal away the dead. While anime is created for entertainment, fans can also learn about Japanese culture through some shows.