History Main / CatNinja

* Played straight in ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'', where all of the protagonists are cats (despite the title, they were ninja in the original ''Cat Ninden Teyandee'').

* ''WebAnimation/{{Neko}}: A ninja cat is pitted against a robot samurai who steals their toy mouse.

* In a short animation called [[https://youtu.be/WuszVKHhqfc Neko]], there is a sleek, slim, black ninja cat in FeudalJapan fighting a robot who stole [[AmbiguousGender his/her]] mouse. Turns out it's [[spoiler:the ImagineSpot of a large, fluffy, semi-longhaired, but also black cat in a house in an AlternateHistory 1940s Paris, France fighting a vacuum cleaner.]]

''WebAnimation/{{Neko}}: A ninja cat is pitted against a robot samurai who steals their toy mouse.

Not related to WithCatlikeTread or to ClassyCatBurglar (although all three tropes reference cats as stealthy animals). See also CatsAreSuperior, CatsAreMean, AnimalStereotypes (generally the cause of ninja cats), and GoodAnimalsEvilAnimals (when the cat ninjas are evil, often when they're [[CatStereotype black or Siamese]]). See also FemaleFelineMaleMutt (in cases of overlap, you can usually expect a cat ninja and a dog bruiser).

* ''VideoGame/TheBattleCats'' features Ninja Cat as the first Special Cat to be unlocked. It serves as an upgraded version of [[AnAxeToGrind Axe Cat]], being faster, more powerful, and having multi-hit attacks, though it's ultimately still a CrutchCharacter.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy'' gives us [[PunnyName Shurikit and Kittana]], two rival cats who are constantly practicing their ninja skills against each other. Shurikit also teaches Starfy a few abilities.

* ''VideoGame/TheBattleCats'' features Ninja Cat as the first Special Cat to be unlocked. It serves as an upgraded version of [[AnAxeToGrind Axe Cat]], being faster, more powerful, and having multi-hit attacks, though it's ultimately still a CrutchCharacter.
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'': Taokaka the CatGirl (it's not made clear how catlike she is under her hood, but she and the others from her clan definitely behave like cats) becomes an actual ninja ([[HighlyVisibleNinja Bang's]] apprentice to be exact) in some joke endings.
* ''[[https://catninja.pro Cat Ninja]]'' is the flash online game where the main character is cat with ninja skills.
* ''VideoGame/ChampionIslandGames'': Lucky is explicitly referred to by the doodle's description as a Ninja Cat, which explains her ability to disappear in a puff of smoke and reappear at one of the sport's entrance.

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* In ''ComicBook/BuckGodotZapGunForHire'', the Human Delegation's security staff includes a [[UpliftedAnimal talking cat]] named Martin who specializes in sneaking and stealth, and [[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/buckcomic.php?date=20080920 dons a full-on McNinja outfit]] when things get serious.

* In ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' the cats (in particular Kitty Softpaws) are sometimes portrayed in a very ninja-esque way.

* In a short animation called [[https://youtu.be/WuszVKHhqfc Neko]], there is a sleek, slim, black ninja cat in FeudalJapan fighting a robot who stole [[AmbiguousGender his/her]] mouse. Turns out it’s [[spoiler:the ImagineSpot of a large, fluffy, semi-longhaired, but also black cat in a house in an AlternateHistory 1940s Paris, France fighting a vacuum cleaner.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}}'': Okugatatchi, the mother of the ninja Gozarutchi, is a ninja herself and has the pointy ears, whiskers, and tail of a cat.

* ''[[http://www.kongregate.com/games/wintercube/ninja-cat Ninja Cat]]'' is a free online flash game at Kongregate, where you play a cat who is a ninja.

* In ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' season three, we meet Katherine Hillard, nicknamed Kat, who is actually a spy for the bad guys who can shape-shift into a cat that Kim and Aisha adopt. Later on, after being freed of the brainwashing, Kat replaces Kim as the pink ranger- and given that the season is all about ninjas, well...

Cats in general have a reputation for being an adorable pet, as well as for being self-reliant, hunting down mice with either ruthless efficiency or sadistic pleasure, having nine lives, and trying to sneak around everywhere. Ninja are renowned for being masters of stealth, difficult to kill, and ruthlessly efficient or sadistically deadly assassins. Naturally, some works of fiction ignore the fact that [[WithCatlikeTread cats tend to knock over household items]] and prefer to exaggerate their "stealthy" tendencies by turning felines into ninja.

* Dark Kat has some purple-furred ninjas in the ''WesternAnimation/SwatKats'' episode "Razor's Edge," although they really only get one scene showcasing their martial arts skills.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': In the episode "Jake vs. Me-Mow", a tiny mummy cat assassin named Me-Mow is tasked with killing Wildberry Princess. Armed with sharp claws, poison, and ninja-like ability, she proves to be quite a handful for Finn and Jake [[LilliputianWarrior despite her diminutive size]].

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': In the episode "Jake vs. Me-Mow", a tiny mummy cat assassin named Me-Mow is tasked with killing Wildberry Princess. Armed with sharp claws, poison, and ninja-like ability, she proves to be quite a handful for Finn and Jake.

* Obi of ''Manga/AkagamiNoShirayukihime'' has a [[AnimalMotifs cat motif]] and is unquestionably a ninja even if he's never outright called such in the European based fantasy setting seeing as he is a StealthExpert kunai user who likes to keep his face covered and was formerly an assassin for hire.