List of catgirls

Catgirl "Wikipe-tan"

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.

This is a list of examples of catgirls in various media. The archetype is particularly common in Japanese anime and manga, where it is commonly referred to as neko (猫, literally cat) or nekomimi (猫耳, literally cat ear(s)).

Catgirls who always have cat ears and a cat tail

Nekomusume

Nekomusume (猫娘), (literally "cat-daughter") meaning "cat-girl".

Catgirls who always have cat ears but not always a cat tail

Characters who transform into catgirls

• Haru Yoshioka from the Studio Ghibli anime The Cat Returns transforms into a cat when she is brought to the Cat Kingdom.
• Hikaru Shidou from Magic Knight Rayearth often appears with cat ears and a tail when drawn in super deformed.
• Johari the wereleopard from Quest for Glory III: Wages of War
• Kisa Sohma from Fruits Basket transforms into a tiger from the zodiac when hugged by a guy or whenever her body is under a lot of stress.
• Meeko from Catnapped!
• Minea from Vassalord is an android maid who can transform into a Persian cat. She spends most of her time in her cat form, only transforming when necessary to carry out her duties around the house or to attack someone.
• Rose from +Anima, a Cat +Anima; her fingernails turn into claws and she gains catlike speed. She also has two tiger-like stripes on her cheeks and a stripe on her forehead.
• Sanya V. Litvyak from Strike Witches
• Shampoo from Ranma ½ transforms into a cat when splashed with cold water.
• Shina from Bloody Roar 2 and subsequent games
• Starfire from Teen Titans transforms into a cat in the comics when hit with a ray that causes evolutionary regression, suggesting that her race evolved from cats, or cat-like extraterrestrial creatures; additionally, she becomes a cat in the anime in the episode "Bunny Raven".
• Sumire Shoda from Gakuen Alice
• Uriko from Bloody Roar 2 and subsequent games (not a catgirl in the first game)
• Yoruichi Shihouin from Bleach has the ability to transform herself into a black/dark blue cat as a matter of will (ironically, she is often mistaken for a male in this form as a result of her cat form's deep voice).
• Ichigo Momomiya from Tokyo Mew Mew transforms in her "Mew Mew" form, which gives her black cat ears and a black cat tail, and her ears and tail pop up when she gets extremely excited, or is under immense stress. She transforms into a cat when she is kissed.
• Himari from Omamori Himari
• Tsubasa Hanekawa from Bakemonogatari transforms when Sufficient amount of stress is accumulated.
• Tsumiki Miniwa from Acchi Kocchi
• Rin Tohsaka transforms to Kaleido Ruby when in the possession of the magical Kaleidostick Ruby stick in Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya. When she transforms she gains Black Cat ears and tail.
• Phantas-Moon is a magical cat girl parody of Arcueid Brunestud in Carnival Phantasm. In Phantas-Moon form, she gains white cat ears and tail.
• Rose Lalonde from Homestuck merges with her pet cat Jasper near the end of the webcomic.

Non-catgirls who regularly wear catgirl costumes

Male examples

• Felix Argyle from Re:Zero
• Saburo Neko and Ryouta Neko from Nurarihyon no Mago
• Gaul Galette des Rois from Dog Days
• Kyo Sohma from Fruits Basket
• Ikuto and his Shugo Chara Yoru from Shugo Chara!
• Ritsuka Aoyagi and Yayoi Shioiri from Loveless
• Cheshire Cat from Pandora Hearts
• Ryou Shirogane from Tokyo Mew Mew
• Schrödinger from Hellsing
• Saburō Nekomiya from Ōkami-san
• Alek from The Nine Lives of Chloe King
• Boris Airay (the Cheshire Cat) from Alice in the Country of Hearts
• Loke/Leo from Fairy Tail (Season 5)
• Ranulf from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
• Cat Noir from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Western examples

Live-action depictions of catgirls

Others

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