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Neneko (ネネコ Neneko) is a Kappa from Kappa Pond that appears in the 2007 anime.[1]
Appearance[]
Personality[]
History[]
2007 Anime[]
Neneko appears in episode 19 of the fifth anime adaptation.[1]
The Great Yōkai War[]
The Great Yōkai War: Guardians[]
Neneko appears in the army Nurarihyon gathered to fight the Yōkaijū. She appears in the middle of Yuki-Onna and a Tengu, holding a flag pole. She later appears behind Shōjō as she runs away with her comrades.
Legend[]
Illustration of Neneko by Shigeru Mizuki.
Neneko is the name of an infamous female Kappa known from Ibaraki Prefecture. She is one of the most well-known kappa in Japan.
Inhabiting the Tone River, she caused all sorts of mischief including stealing fish from ponds, dragging horses tied up in their stables into the water, dragging children in the river, and destroying cucumber fields.
But one summer evening, when a samurai was pulling his beloved horse along the riverbank. Neneko tried to pull the horse into the river, but the horse got startled and started to jump around. At that moment, the samurai found and grabbed Neneko by the neck. Unable to break free from the samurai's grip, Neneko begged for forgiveness and promised she would never cause mischief again. The samurai let her go, and in return, Neneko taught him a secret remedy for cuts.
It is said that there is a shrine dedicated to Neneko in the town of Tone.
Trivia[]
- The mold of Neneko's mask was also used for Shitagaragonboko, Suitenbō, Suiten-Ō, Oppe-no-Heishirō, Tōno-Kappa, Igusa-no-Kesabō, Suijin-Don, Mintsuchi, and Kusenbō.