List of catgirls and catboys
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A catgirl is a female character 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 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. Male catpeople, called catboys, are also included.
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]
- Yuni/Cure Cosmo from Star Twinkle PreCure[6]
In animation
- Blake Belladonna, a character of the Faunus race from RWBY[7]
- Catra from the She-Ra franchise.[8][9]
- M'Ress, a Caitian communications officer from Star Trek: The Animated Series[10]
- Pururin, a catgirl Puru Puru Pururin, a show-within-a-show in the novel Welcome to the N.H.K.[11]
- ThunderCats, a race of cat-like humanoids, from the show of the same name
In literature and comics
- Catwoman from DC Comics[12]
- Kitrina Falcone, the main DC universe Catgirl; a protégée of Catwoman
- Carrie Kelley, a DC Comics superheroine who also adopts the Catgirl moniker
- C'Mell, from the 1962 science-fiction short story "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell", a woman who was created from cat DNA.[13]
- Nyara, a human who was transformed into a catgirl by his father's magical experiments, from Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar book series[14]
In live-action film
- Aissa from the 1996 film The Island of Dr. Moreau played by Fairuza Balk.
- Kitty from the movie Monkeybone played by Rose McGowan[15]
In live-action television
- The Cat, from Red Dwarf[16]
- Chloe, Alek, Jasmine, Valentina, from The Nine Lives of Chloe King are part of the Mai, a cat-like race descended from Bast.[17]
- Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx Power Rangers S.P.D. played by Michelle Langstone[18]
In video games
See also
References
- ^ "Crunchyroll Adds "Omamori Himari" to Anime Catalog". crunchyroll.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Shelf Life - Cobra The Animation". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ https://www.funimation.com/blog/2016/11/11/omamori-himari-our-favorite-catgirls/
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Married Co-Creators Talk Marrying X-MEN & MANGA for Del Rey". newsarama.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1906/27/news024.html
- ^ "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.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ https://screenrant.com/star-trek-alien-races-completely-changed/
- ^ Hairston, Marc (2010). "A Cocoon with a View: Hikikomori, Otaku, and Welcome to the NHK". Mechademia. 5: 315. ISSN 1934-2489.
- ^ Wallace, Daniel; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1940s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
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.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Ashcraft, Brian. "What Is Japan's Fetish This Week? Catgirls". kotaku.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Lackey, Mercedes (August 1, 1994). Winds of Fury. Penguin. ISBN 9781101127865. Retrieved June 26, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Nordine, Michael (August 28, 2016). "Rose McGowan Describes the 'Incredible' Movie 'Monkeybone' Could Have Been, Calls Out Fox for Firing Director". indiewire.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Thirty years of Red Dwarf: 10 of the space-based sitcom's funniest moments". metro.co.uk. February 15, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "'The Nine Lives of Chloe King' Review: A New Kind of Hero". buddytv.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Cute AF Power Rangers Cat Parody Is Actually Close to Canon". inverse.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Taylor, Nicholas 'MajinTenshinhan' (January 28, 2016). "How come the absence of Darkstalkers games didn't make us say 'Bye, Felicia'? Nostalgic Gamer detail the history and longevity of Felicia's character". EventHubs. Retrieved June 26, 2019.