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For the film, see <a href="/wiki/Cat_Girl" title="Cat Girl">Cat Girl</a>. For the character, see <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Kelley" title="Carrie Kelley">Carrie Kelley</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Catgirl_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Catgirl (disambiguation)">Catgirl (disambiguation)</a>.</span> <span>Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Cat_lady" title="Cat lady">Cat lady</a> or <a href="/wiki/Catwoman" title="Catwoman">Catwoman</a>.</span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Catboy" redirects here. For the musician, see <a href="/wiki/Boyd_Terry" title="Boyd Terry">Boyd Terry</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Neko_Wikipe-tan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Neko_Wikipe-tan.svg/300px-Neko_Wikipe-tan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="286" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Neko_Wikipe-tan.svg/450px-Neko_Wikipe-tan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Neko_Wikipe-tan.svg/600px-Neko_Wikipe-tan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1470" data-file-height="1400" /></a><figcaption>A <i><a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Djo" class="mw-redirect" title="Shōjo">shōjo</a></i> illustration of a catgirl maid, with cat ears and a tail</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>catgirl</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">猫耳</span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn"><i><b>nekomimi</b></i></i></span>, <abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">cat ear[s]</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <b>neko</b> is a young female character with feline traits, such as <a href="/wiki/Cat" title="Cat">cat</a> ears, a tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. As a type of <i><a href="/wiki/Kemonomimi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kemonomimi">kemonomimi</a></i>, catgirls are associated with Japanese <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a> but may appear in other genres. The equivalent male character is called a <b>catboy</b>. </p><p>Catgirls are descended from <a href="/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dwa_(1926%E2%80%931989)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shōwa (1926–1989)">Shōwa</a> period stories of villainous, <a href="/wiki/Shapeshifting" title="Shapeshifting">shapeshifting</a> <a href="/wiki/Kaiby%C5%8D" title="Kaibyō">cat monsters</a> such as <i><a href="/wiki/Bakeneko" title="Bakeneko">bakeneko</a></i> or <i><a href="/wiki/Nekomata" title="Nekomata">nekomata</a></i>, whose cat traits designated them as antagonists. <a href="/wiki/Postwar_Japan" title="Postwar Japan">Postwar</a> and more recent media have largely rehabilitated catgirls into docile, <i><a href="/wiki/Moe_(slang)" title="Moe (slang)">moe</a></i> characters. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catgirl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term <i>catgirl</i> is applied broadly to characters with some (often minor or superficial) cat physiology, and usually with at least one of either cat ears or a cat tail. Depending on the narrative, a catgirl may have cat-like mannerisms or <a href="/wiki/Verbal_tic" class="mw-redirect" title="Verbal tic">verbal tics</a>, or the ability to become a cat.<sup id="cite_ref-planty_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-planty-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A character who wears a cat ear headband, or who is momentarily depicted with cat ears to convey emotion, might also be called a catgirl within that context. </p><p>Whether a catgirl is correctly categorized as a "<a href="/wiki/Furry_fandom" title="Furry fandom">furry</a>", or whether a person who appreciates catgirls is considered <i><a href="/wiki/Kemon%C4%81" title="Kemonā">kemonā</a></i>, is hotly controversial to fans who do not wish to be associated with both furry and catgirl cultures. This is further complicated by the loose definition of a catgirl as a character who may or may not possess certain cat traits, raising the question of which or how many such traits can be added before a character is better sorted as a furry.<sup id="cite_ref-denfaminicogamer_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-denfaminicogamer-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catgirl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The oldest mention of the term <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">nekomusume</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">猫娘</span></span>, <abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">cat girl</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>)</span> comes from an 18th-century <i><a href="/wiki/Misemono" title="Misemono">misemono</a></i> in which a cat/woman hybrid was displayed.<sup id="cite_ref-Davisson_Kaibyo_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davisson_Kaibyo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stories of shapeshifting <i><a href="/wiki/Bakeneko" title="Bakeneko">bakeneko</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Prostitution" title="Prostitution">prostitutes</a> were popular during the <a href="/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Davisson_Kaibyo_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davisson_Kaibyo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Ukiyo-e" title="Ukiyo-e">ukiyo-e</a> artist <a href="/wiki/Utagawa_Kuniyoshi" title="Utagawa Kuniyoshi">Utagawa Kuniyoshi</a> (1798–1861) depicted the human forms of cat monsters as retaining cat ears, a trait that made them appear untrustworthy or frightening.<sup id="cite_ref-planty_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-planty-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The popularity of the <i>nekomusume</i> continued throughout the Edo and <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dwa_(1926%E2%80%931989)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shōwa (1926–1989)">Shōwa</a> periods, with many tales of cat/woman hybrids appearing in works such as the <i>Ehon Sayoshigure</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">絵本小夜時雨</span></span>)</span> and <i>Ansei zakki</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">安政雑記</span></span>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-Davisson_Kaibyo_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davisson_Kaibyo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The villain in <a href="/wiki/Kenji_Miyazawa" title="Kenji Miyazawa">Kenji Miyazawa</a>'s 1924 work <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_4th_of_Narcissus_Month&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The 4th of Narcissus Month (page does not exist)">The 4th of Narcissus Month</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B4%E4%BB%99%E6%9C%88%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%9B%E6%97%A5" class="extiw" title="ja:水仙月の四日">ja</a>]</span></i> is the first example of a beautiful cat-eared woman in modern Japanese literature.<sup id="cite_ref-gow_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gow-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1936, the <i>nekomusume</i> experienced a revival in <i><a href="/wiki/Kamishibai" title="Kamishibai">kamishibai</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Davisson_Kaibyo_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davisson_Kaibyo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">Anime</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a> such as <i><a href="/wiki/Princess_Knight" title="Princess Knight">Princess Knight</a></i> (1953) and <i><a href="/wiki/Wata_no_Kunihoshi" title="Wata no Kunihoshi">Star of Cottonland</a></i> (1978) began to reimagine catgirls as cute and approachable characters rather than dangerous monsters, though these mediums can still cast antagonistic catgirls as in <i><a href="/wiki/Dominion_(manga)" title="Dominion (manga)">Dominion</a></i> (1985) and <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Monogatari_episodes#Bakemonogatari" title="List of Monogatari episodes">Bakemonogatari</a></i> (2009).<sup id="cite_ref-planty_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-planty-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-da_vinci_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-da_vinci-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-berndt_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-berndt-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:312px;max-width:312px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:156px;max-width:156px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:199px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Toronto_2015_cosplay_(16931212845).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Toronto_2015_cosplay_%2816931212845%29.jpg/154px-Toronto_2015_cosplay_%2816931212845%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="154" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Toronto_2015_cosplay_%2816931212845%29.jpg/231px-Toronto_2015_cosplay_%2816931212845%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Toronto_2015_cosplay_%2816931212845%29.jpg/308px-Toronto_2015_cosplay_%2816931212845%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2982" data-file-height="3862" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:152px;max-width:152px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:199px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cosplay_of_Azusa_Nakano_2024_FF43.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Cosplay_of_Azusa_Nakano_2024_FF43.jpg/250px-Cosplay_of_Azusa_Nakano_2024_FF43.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Cosplay_of_Azusa_Nakano_2024_FF43.jpg/330px-Cosplay_of_Azusa_Nakano_2024_FF43.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3103" data-file-height="4137" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Catgirl <a href="/wiki/Cosplay" title="Cosplay">cosplayers</a> at fan conventions</div></div></div></div> <p>By the 1990s, catgirls had become common in Japanese anime and manga.<sup id="cite_ref-Hiroki_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hiroki-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Catgirls have since been featured in <a href="/wiki/List_of_nekomimi_wearers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of nekomimi wearers">various media</a> worldwide. Enough of a subculture has developed for various themed conventions and events to be held around the world, such as <a href="/wiki/Nekocon" title="Nekocon">Nekocon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="As_an_aesthetic">As an aesthetic</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catgirl&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: As an aesthetic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1980s Japan, cat ears started to appear as a regular accessory in some youth,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with limited continuing popularity.<sup id="cite_ref-da_vinci_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-da_vinci-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Recent cat ear headbands sometimes use motorized ears, which emote depending on the wearer's state of mind <a href="/wiki/Electroencephalography" title="Electroencephalography">as determined by an electrode</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gow_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gow-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some Japanese trains and train stations are also decorated with cat ears. </p><p>In the West, <a href="/wiki/Queer" title="Queer">queer</a> or <a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender">transgender</a> youth may adopt the catgirl as an <a href="/wiki/Ideal_self" class="mw-redirect" title="Ideal self">ideal self</a>, to be expressed on the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2022 survey of trans <a href="/wiki/Software_engineer" class="mw-redirect" title="Software engineer">software engineers</a>, 80.5% indicated they were "kinda" or "very" experienced with the catgirl concept.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Analysis">Analysis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catgirl&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Analysis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Neko_1.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Neko_1.png/220px-Neko_1.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="262" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Neko_1.png/330px-Neko_1.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Neko_1.png/440px-Neko_1.png 2x" data-file-width="499" data-file-height="594" /></a><figcaption>This catgirl sketch shows that very few lines are necessary to add cat ears to an existing character, which may have contributed to their popularity.</figcaption></figure> <p>Japanese philosopher <a href="/wiki/Hiroki_Azuma" title="Hiroki Azuma">Hiroki Azuma</a> has stated that catgirl characteristics such as cat ears and feline speech patterns are examples of <i><a href="/wiki/Moe_(slang)" title="Moe (slang)">moe</a></i>-elements.<sup id="cite_ref-Hiroki_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hiroki-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2010 critique of the manga series <i><a href="/wiki/Loveless_(manga)" title="Loveless (manga)">Loveless</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Feminist" class="mw-redirect" title="Feminist">feminist</a> writer T. A. Noonan argued that, in Japanese culture, catgirl characteristics have a similar role to that of the <a href="/wiki/Playboy_Bunny" title="Playboy Bunny">Playboy Bunny</a> in western culture, serving as a <a href="/wiki/Sexual_fetishism" title="Sexual fetishism">fetishization</a> of youthful innocence.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the Japanese magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Da_Vinci_(magazine)" title="Da Vinci (magazine)">Da Vinci</a></i>, that cat ears can be easily added to a character or costume without compromise has made the catgirl trope accessible and quickly popular. It is further suggested that the docile image created by cat ears stimulates the viewer's desire to protect cute animals.<sup id="cite_ref-da_vinci_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-da_vinci-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catgirl&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Animal_roleplay" title="Animal roleplay">Animal roleplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Furry_fandom" title="Furry fandom">Furry fandom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human%E2%80%93animal_hybrid" title="Human–animal hybrid">Human–animal hybrid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_catgirls_and_catboys" title="List of catgirls and catboys">List of catgirls and catboys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moe_anthropomorphism" title="Moe anthropomorphism"><i>Moe</i> anthropomorphism</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nekomata" title="Nekomata">Nekomata</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catgirl&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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girl</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>)</span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catgirl&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-planty-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-planty_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-planty_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-planty_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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A hardcore furry researcher from Tokyo University talks about the history and depths of furries]. <i>Denfaminicogamer</i> (in Japanese). 17 February 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2025</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Denfaminicogamer&rft.atitle=%E3%80%8E%E3%81%91%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%80%8F%E5%A4%A7%E3%83%92%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AE%E7%90%86%E7%94%B1%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AF%EF%BC%9F+%E3%82%AC%E3%83%81%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AA%E6%9D%B1%E5%A4%A7%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E8%AA%9E%E3%82%8B%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%B4%E5%8F%B2%E3%81%A8%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%B7%B1%E6%B7%B5&rft.date=2017-02-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.denfaminicogamer.jp%2Fkikakuthetower%2Fkemono_friends&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACatgirl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Davisson_Kaibyo-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Davisson_Kaibyo_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Davisson_Kaibyo_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Davisson_Kaibyo_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Davisson_Kaibyo_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFDavisson2017" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Zack_Davisson" title="Zack Davisson">Davisson, Zack</a> (2017). <i>Kaibyō : the supernatural cats of Japan</i> (First ed.). Seattle, WA: Chin Music Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-63405-916-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-63405-916-9"><bdi>978-1-63405-916-9</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1006517249">1006517249</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Kaiby%C5%8D+%3A+the+supernatural+cats+of+Japan&rft.place=Seattle%2C+WA&rft.edition=First&rft.pub=Chin+Music+Press&rft.date=2017&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F1006517249&rft.isbn=978-1-63405-916-9&rft.aulast=Davisson&rft.aufirst=Zack&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACatgirl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-gow-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-gow_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gow_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120505121210/http://magazine.gow.asia/life/column_details.php?column_uid=00001362">"ニコニコ超会議のネコ耳人気に嫉妬！最古のネコ耳もかわいいもん"</a> [I'm jealous of the popularity of cat ears at Niconico Chokaigi! The oldest cat ears are cute too]. <i>Gow! Magazine</i> (in Japanese). 29 April 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://magazine.gow.asia/life/column_details.php?column_uid=00001362">the original</a> on 5 May 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 March</span> 2025</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Gow%21+Magazine&rft.atitle=%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E8%B6%85%E4%BC%9A%E8%AD%B0%E3%81%AE%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B3%E8%80%B3%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E5%AB%89%E5%A6%AC%EF%BC%81%E6%9C%80%E5%8F%A4%E3%81%AE%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B3%E8%80%B3%E3%82%82%E3%81%8B%E3%82%8F%E3%81%84%E3%81%84%E3%82%82%E3%82%93&rft.date=2012-04-29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmagazine.gow.asia%2Flife%2Fcolumn_details.php%3Fcolumn_uid%3D00001362&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACatgirl" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-da_vinci-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-da_vinci_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-da_vinci_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-da_vinci_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw825268">"なぜ獣耳（けもみみ）娘はかわいいのか？を検証してみた"</a> [Why are girls with animal ears so cute?]. <i><a href="/wiki/Da_Vinci_(magazine)" title="Da Vinci (magazine)">Da Vinci</a></i> (in Japanese). 2 November 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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