Nekomimi
A nekomimi (猫耳, “ears of cat”) is, in the Manga , Anime and video games, a generally female character equipped with ears of cat and often also with a tail, even of other cat-like attributes like claws. It can also be called nekomusume (猫娘, “girl-cat”).
Aspect
A nekomimi has ears and a tail of cat; those can either be permanent, or to appear to mark the excitation of the character, in a way similar to the transformation into Super deformed . The ears are generally of a color different from that of the hair. Same manner, a nekomimi can have eyes or a mouth of cat, permanent or temporary; the mouth of cat can symbolize malicious thoughts or comments on behalf of the character.It wears sometimes too large gloves or slippers which resemble legs of cat.
Examples of characters nekomimi
- Felicia in Darkstalkers
- Ichigo Momomiya in Tokyo mew mew
- Blackbird in Vision of Escaflowne
See too
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