List of catgirls and catboys explained
This is a list of catgirls and catboys — characters with cat traits, such as cat ears, a cat tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. The list excludes anthropomorphic cats (e.g. Hello Kitty, Top Cat, The Cat in the Hat), humans dressed in cat costumes, and characters that fully transform between cat and human and not some in-between stage. It may include characters that wear a cat-themed costume, but only if there is strong recognition as a catgirl or catboy by news sources, as with Catwoman. For franchise characters, they are listed by their originating media, with ones in manga and anime listed separately from television and film.
In anime and manga
- Himari Noihara, a bakeneko from Omamori Himari[1] [2] [3]
- Ichigo Momomiya, who transforms into a catgirl, from Tokyo Mew Mew[4] [5]
- Cheshire Cat from Pandora Hearts
- Yuni/Cure Cosmo from Star Twinkle PreCure[6]
- The Caitan race from Cat Planet Cuties[7]
- Dejiko from Di Gi Charat[8]
- Fran from Reincarnated as a Sword, who fights with a powerful, legendary sword.[9] [10] [11]
- Felix/Ferris Argyle from Re:Zero[12]
- Ikuto Tsukiyomi from Shugo Chara!
- Kyou Souma in Fruits Basket[13]
- Sailor Tin Nyanko from Sailor Moon[14]
- Izutsumi from Dungeon Meshi.[15]
- Schrödinger (Hellsing) from the fictional manga series Hellsing
- Leone, an assassin for Night Raid in Akame ga Kill[16]
- The Puma Sisters from [17]
- Blair from Soul Eater, a cat who can transform into a catgirl form.[18]
- Koneko Toujou/Shirone, a nekomata from High School DxD[19]
- Neferpitou, a "literally deadly catgirl" from Hunter x Hunter.[20]
- Blake Belladonna, one of cast members in .[21] She also appears in the anime-inspired series, RWBY
- Yoruichi from Bleach
In animation
In literature and comics
- C'Mell, from the 1962 science-fiction short story "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell", a woman who was created from cat DNA.[31]
- Tigra from Marvel Comics[32]
- Catwoman from DC Comics[33]
- Kitrina Falcone, the main DC universe Catgirl; a protégée of Catwoman[34]
- Carrie Kelley, a DC Comics superheroine who also adopts the Catgirl moniker[35]
- Cheetah, an enemy of the DC Comics hero Wonder Woman[36]
- Nyara, a human who was transformed into a catgirl by her father's magical experiments, from Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar book series[37]
- Pandora and other Helpers in the webcomic Pandora's Tale[38]
In animated film
In live-action film and television
In video games
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: Reincarnated as a Sword Anime Casts Shinichiro Miki, Ai Kakuma. Anime News Network. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. February 25, 2022. February 25, 2022. February 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220225083138/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-25/reincarnated-as-a-sword-anime-casts-shinichiro-miki-ai-kakuma/.182985. live. Fran, the cat-eared girl.
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