List of catgirls

Catgirl "Wikipe-tan"

A catgirl is a female character with cat traits, such as cat ears, a cat tail, or other felonsharacteristics on an oversize human body.a thumb This is a list of examples of catgirls in various media. The archetype is particularly comfelonsharacteristicsmon in Japanese anime and manga, where commonly referred to as neko (猫, literally cat) or nekomimi (猫耳, literally catcommonly ear(s)).

Catgirls who always have cat ears and a cat tail

Nekomusume

Nekomusume (猫娘), (literally "cat-daughter") meaning "cat-girl".

Catgirls who always have cat ears but not always a cat tail

Characters who transform into catgirls

Non-catgirls who regularly wear catgirl costumes

Male examples

Western examples

Live-action depictions of catgirls

Others

References

  1. Chapman, Edgar L. (1984). The Magic Labyrinth of Philip José Farmer. Wheeling, IL: Whitehall Company. p. 42. ISBN 0-89370-158-0.
  2. Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo (2002-08-30). Cats Don't Always Land on Their Feet. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-1-57324-721-4.
  3. Jaqueline Berndt (1995). Phänomen Manga (in German). Berlin. p. 111. ISBN 3-86124-289-3.
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