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][6]
- Yuni/Cure Cosmo from Star Twinkle PreCure[7]
- The Caitan race from Cat Planet Cuties[6][8]
- Dejiko from Di Gi Charat[6][9]
- Felix/Ferris Argyle from Re:Zero[10]
- Sailor Tin Nyanko from Sailor Moon[11]
- Izutsumi from Dungeon Meshi
- Schrödinger (Hellsing) from the fictional manga series Hellsing
- Leone, an assassin for Night Raid in Akame ga Kill
In animation
- Blake Belladonna, a character of the Faunus race from RWBY[12]
- Catra from the She-Ra franchise.[13][14]
- M'Ress, a Caitian communications officer from Star Trek: The Animated Series[15]
- Olive, a catgirl in High Guardian Spice[16]
- Pururin, a catgirl Puru Puru Pururin, a show-within-a-show in the novel Welcome to the N.H.K.[17]
- T'Ana, a Caitian doctor and head of medical aboard the Cerritos from Star Trek: Lower Decks[18]
- Ortensia the Cat, the girlfriend of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
In literature and comics
- Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) from the Spider-Man franchise
- C'Mell, from the 1962 science-fiction short story "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell", a woman who was created from cat DNA.[19]
- Catreece, a main character in the Reality Check! comic by Rikki Simons and Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons
- Tigra from Marvel Comics
- Catwoman from DC Comics[20]
- Kitrina Falcone, the main DC universe Catgirl; a protégée of Catwoman
- Carrie Kelley, a DC Comics superheroine who also adopts the Catgirl moniker
- Cheetah, an enemy of the DC Comics hero Wonder Woman
- Nyara, a human who was transformed into a catgirl by her father's magical experiments, from Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar book series[21]
- An ancient Western story of Venus and the Cat, famously reflected Jean de La Fontaine's fable "The cat changed into a woman", has a catgirl protagonist. She is usually a cat turned into a normal-looking woman but retaining feline character.
- The troll bloodline consisting of Nepeta Leijon, Meulin Leijon, and the Disciple from the webcomic Homestuck
In live-action film
- Aissa from the 1996 film The Island of Dr. Moreau, played by Fairuza Balk.
- A Caitian Cat Lady from the 1989 film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, portrayed by stuntwoman Linda Fetters. Originally Introduced in Star Trek: The Animated Series. Also seen in Star Trek Into Darkness.
- Kitty from the 2001 film Monkeybone played by Rose McGowan[22]
- Tiger Cub, a werecat from the 2004 film Night Watch
- Cup Jon Dee, a member and practicing economic magician from the Satanic Temple in the 2019 documentary Hail Satan?
In live-action television
- Chloe, Alek, Jasmine, and Valentina from The Nine Lives of Chloe King, who are part of the Mai, a cat-like race descended from Bast.[23]
- Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx from Power Rangers S.P.D., played by Michelle Langstone[24]
- Katarina from Dark Angel Season 2 episode 5: "Boo", played by Sarah Carter.
In video games
- Kokonoe Mercury, a half-cat scientist from the BlazBlue series
- Taokaka, another BlazBlue character, who is the guardian of her village in the game series
- Felicia, from Darkstalkers[19][4][25]
- Katt ("Rinpu Chuan" in the Japanese version), from Breath of Fire II.
- Cham-Cham, from Samurai Shodown
- Neco-Arc and other "Neco Spirits" from the Tsukihime / Melty Blood series.
- Len & White Len, from the Tsukihime / Melty Blood series.
- Misaki, a human who is granted a wish to transform into her cat Yoriko, during which she is a catgirl, from the 2002 visual novel Da Capo[26]
- Diona (Chinese: 迪奥娜), a bartender who is of the Kätzlein race from the 2020 RPG Genshin Impact[27]
- The Mithra race from Final Fantasy XI[28]
- The Miqo'te race from Final Fantasy XIV[29]
- The Nekos race from the Nekopara visual novel game series.[30][6]
- Kyaru from Princess Connect! Re:Dive[6][31]
- Xiao from Dark Cloud[32]
- The Gormotti race from Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Mio from Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Na'el from Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed
- Che'nya from Disney Twisted-Wonderland
See also
References
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- ↑ Jensen, Paul; Ekens, Gabriella (November 7, 2016). "Shelf Life - Cobra The Animation". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Omamori Himari: Our Favorite Catgirls". Funimation. November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- 1 2 Loveridge, Lynzee (October 20, 2012). "9 Split Personalities Most in Need of Therapy". Anime News Network. The old poll: Last week I asked which cat girl you fancied best. I was horribly disappointed in the lack of Felicia love! Here's the full results.
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- ↑ Takeuchi, Naoko (August 1997). Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Volume V Original Picture Collection. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-324522-5. The Materials Collection states she has several cat traits including her eyes, her nine lives, mouth, etc.
- ↑ "RWBY's Blake Belladonna: A Voice For Equality - ComicsVerse". comicsverse.com. April 2, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ↑ Century, Sara (December 26, 2017). "32 thoughts I had while watching The He-Man & She-Ra Christmas Special". syfy.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ↑ McLaughlin, Katie. "Female superhero 'She-Ra' marks 25th anniversary". CNN. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ↑ Baird, Scott (February 14, 2019). "Star Trek: 20 Alien Races That Completely Changed (And It Made No Sense)". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ↑ Hermann, Burkely (October 30, 2021). "Spicing It Up: "High Guardian Spice" is A Cute and Magical Coming-of-Age Story". The Geekiary. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
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- ↑ "How Star Trek Reintroduced Caitians (& What It Means)". Screen Rant. February 9, 2021.
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The first issue of Batman's self-titled comic written by Bill Finger and drawn by Bob Kane, represented a milestone in more ways than one. With Robin now a partner to the Caped Crusader, villains needed to rise to the challenge, and this issue introduced two future legends: the Joker and Catwoman.
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- ↑ "Cute AF Power Rangers Cat Parody Is Actually Close to Canon". inverse.com. January 10, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
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