Nekoko

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Nekoko
Name
Japanese	猫子
Rōmaji	Nekoko
Profile
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Abilities	Bake-Neko curse
Affiliation	Kitarō Family
First Appearance
Manga	Kamanari (1971)
Anime	Series 2 Episode 19 (1972)

Nekoko (猫子 Nekoko) is a human girl cursed to transform into a Bake-Neko whenever she sees mice or fish. She is Kitarō's girlfriend in the Shonen Sunday run of the manga.

Although a major character in the "Sunday" run, she only ever made minor and cameo appearances in the anime adaptations.

Appearance

In the manga, Nekoko appears as a young girl with spiky hair, a round face, and small eyes with big pupils. She wears a yukata with floral patterns. When in her Bake-Neko form, her ears become pointy, her pupils become slit, and her mouth widens and bears multiple sharp teeth. In certain panels, her eyes are also shown to enlarge.

Personality

Nekoko was essentially the prototype for the version of Neko-Musume who would begin showing up in the anime adaptations. Like Neko-Musume, she disliked Nezumi-Otoko and often punished him for his misdeeds.

History

1971 Anime

In the 1971 anime, which was based on the Sunday run, Neko-Musume took her place in the stories she appeared in. However, she did make a non-speaking appearance as an ally in episode #19, Kamanari.

1996 Anime

Nekoko makes a cameo appearance among the yōkai arriving for the sports festival in episode #40, Graveyard Night is for the Sports Festival!.

2018 Anime

Nekoko appears as a fictional character being advertised in a video on Mana's phone.