Nekomimi
A catgirl (Japanese: 猫耳, Hepburn: nekomimi; lit. 'cat ear[s]') or neko is a female character with feline traits, such as cat ears, a tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. The equivalent male character is called a catboy. As a type of kemonomimi, catgirls are associated with Japanese anime and manga but may appear in other genres.
Catgirls are descended from Edo and Shōwa period stories of villainous, shapeshifting cat monsters such as bakeneko or nekomata, whose cat traits signaled their villainous role to audiences. Postwar and more recent media have largely rehabilitated catgirls into docile, moe characters.
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