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Neko-Mata (
This superstition may have some connection to the breeding of the Japanese Bobtail.
The classification doesn't necessarily include other beings of two-tailed cats, such as Gotoku-Neko and Grimalkin in certain legends.
Appearance[]
In Shigeru Mizuki's works, Neko-Mata often appear as just cats with two tails, though they also often featured more monstrous features, like large bodies and eyes, and sharp teeth. In a one-shot manga revolving around them, they resembled a large cat, but was later seen as a cat's torso growing on the chest of the man who ate them.
In Shin GeGeGe no Kitarō, Neko-Mata appeared as a large, bipedal, portly cat, with big eyes and slit pupils, a small mouth, pointy ears, stubby limbs, and a striped back. He was seen smoking a cigar. In color illustrations, his fur was revealed to be a yellowish tan.
In the 1996 anime, Neko-Mata now appears even larger cat, with purple fur, a light purple mouth and belly, larger ears, and smaller eyes with yellow sclera and red pupils. He now wears a red bowtie, and turns quadrupedal and more monstrous when enraged. The design of the Neko-Mata from the original story was turned into his own character.
Behavior[]
In the manga, a Neko-Mata that appeared in a one-shot acted as a kind of parasite, possessing a man
Powers and Abilities[]
In Shinpen GeGeGe no Kitarō, Neko-Mata swallowed a scientific paper and read the paper within his stomach and understood the content. Then he used the new knowledge to take one's life force to make him younger, and became a Neko-Shō.
Transformation:
Feline Transformation: Neko-Mata in the fourth anime adaptation can transform his body from his usual form to a more feline-like one.
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