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* Izutsumi from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' is a cat beastkin: a human who has had their soul mixed with that of an animal to create a chimera. She’s more feline than the usual catgirl, being furry everywhere, flat-chested, and [[CatsAreMean every stereotype about rude cats]] (she’s getting better, though). The trope is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] in her case, as she's only a cat girl at all due to experimentation, and years of being exhibited at freak shows and treated like an animal made her mindset and behavior far more "cat" than "girl" until she was taught how to behave more like a human. She actually joins the Thorden party hoping they know a way to separate the cat soul from hers.

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* Izutsumi from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' is a cat beastkin: a human who has had their soul mixed with that of an animal to create a chimera. She’s more feline than the usual catgirl, being furry everywhere, flat-chested, and [[CatsAreMean every stereotype about rude cats]] (she’s getting better, though). The trope is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] in her case, as she's only a cat girl at all due to experimentation, and years of being exhibited at freak shows and treated like an animal made her mindset and behavior far more "cat" than "girl" until she was taught how to behave more like a human. She actually joins the Thorden Touden party hoping they know a way to separate the cat soul from hers.
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* Alicia Priss and her sisters Flare and Stare Priss are the main antagonists from ''VideoGame/TailConcerto''. They have Cat Ears, Tail, and {{Playful Cat Smile}}s Its worth mentioning that Alicia, leader of the dreaded Black Cat Gang is [[DatingCatwoman secretly in love]] with Waffle, the game protagonist... who happens to be a ''dog''.

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* Alicia Priss and her sisters Flare and Stare Priss are the main antagonists from ''VideoGame/TailConcerto''. They all have Cat Ears, Tail, cat ears, tails, and {{Playful Cat Smile}}s Its worth mentioning that Smile}}s. Alicia, who's the leader of the dreaded Black Cat Gang Gang, is also [[DatingCatwoman secretly in love]] with Waffle, the game protagonist... game's protagonist...who happens to be a ''dog''.
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* Izutsumi from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' is a cat beastkin: a human who has had their soul mixed with that of an animal to create a chimera. She’s more feline than the usual catgirl, being furry everywhere, flat-chested, and [[CatsAreMean every stereotype about rude cats]] (she’s getting better, though). She actually joins the Thorden party hoping they know a way to separate the cat soul from hers.

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* Izutsumi from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' is a cat beastkin: a human who has had their soul mixed with that of an animal to create a chimera. She’s more feline than the usual catgirl, being furry everywhere, flat-chested, and [[CatsAreMean every stereotype about rude cats]] (she’s getting better, though). The trope is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] in her case, as she's only a cat girl at all due to experimentation, and years of being exhibited at freak shows and treated like an animal made her mindset and behavior far more "cat" than "girl" until she was taught how to behave more like a human. She actually joins the Thorden party hoping they know a way to separate the cat soul from hers.
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* Alicia Priss and her sisters Flare and Stare Priss are the main antagonists from ''VideoGame/TailConcerto''. They have Cat Ears, Tail, and {{Cat Smile}}s Its worth mentioning that Alicia, leader of the dreaded Black Cat Gang is [[DatingCatwoman secretly in love]] with Waffle, the game protagonist... who happens to be a ''dog''.

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* Alicia Priss and her sisters Flare and Stare Priss are the main antagonists from ''VideoGame/TailConcerto''. They have Cat Ears, Tail, and {{Cat {{Playful Cat Smile}}s Its worth mentioning that Alicia, leader of the dreaded Black Cat Gang is [[DatingCatwoman secretly in love]] with Waffle, the game protagonist... who happens to be a ''dog''.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}'': Katt o' Nine Tails, a [[CanadaEh French Canadian]] superheroine who, from what little we've heard so far, gained her powers from a magical cat. Unusually for this character type, Katt has ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as her name suggests]]) no less than nine fully prehensile tails. She's also apparently a fantastic masseuse.

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* ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}'': Katt o' Nine Tails, a [[CanadaEh French Canadian]] Canadian superheroine who, from what little we've heard so far, gained her powers from a magical cat. Unusually for this character type, Katt has ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as her name suggests]]) no less than nine fully prehensile tails. She's also apparently a fantastic masseuse.
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* ''Webcomic/YouveGottaBeKittenMe'': The entire premise of the comic is about how a meteor turn all cats in the world into humanoid beings.
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Most catgirls have biological cat features, but characters who don't can use a [[AnimalEaredHeadband cat-eared hairband]], a fake cat tail, CuteLittleFangs, fake cat paws, long, claw-like nails etc., or any combination of these traits and a few cat-like mannerisms (like CatSmile and FauxPaw) to count as an invoked form of this trope.

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Most catgirls have biological cat features, but characters who don't can use a [[AnimalEaredHeadband cat-eared hairband]], a fake cat tail, CuteLittleFangs, fake cat paws, long, claw-like nails etc., or any combination of these traits and a few cat-like mannerisms (like CatSmile PlayfulCatSmile and FauxPaw) to count as an invoked form of this trope.



* Kana of ''Manga/{{Saki}}'' has a CatSmile, a CuteLittleFang, a Nya~ VerbalTic, and those SproutingEars of hers pop up more often than not.

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* Kana of ''Manga/{{Saki}}'' has a CatSmile, PlayfulCatSmile, a CuteLittleFang, a Nya~ VerbalTic, and those SproutingEars of hers pop up more often than not.



** Alchemiy Alchemievich "Che'nya", based off the [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland Chesire Cat]], has a pair of cat ears, slitted pupils, a perpetual CatSmile, and [[VerbalTic tends to say "nya" when speaking]].

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** Alchemiy Alchemievich "Che'nya", based off the [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland Chesire Cat]], has a pair of cat ears, slitted pupils, a perpetual CatSmile, PlayfulCatSmile, and [[VerbalTic tends to say "nya" when speaking]].



** Nepeta's character design invokes this image. She's a troll with her ear-like horns and permanent CatSmile, including CuteLittleFangs; her sprite in one of the playable segments also has [[AnimalEyes slitted feline eyes]]. She wears a tail and a hat with sort of a cat face, and fights using [[WolverineClaws gloves with claws attached]]. She also roleplays as a cat online, and makes [[PungeonMaster feline-related puns at any pawsible chance]]. In personality, she's cheerful and playful but also a formidable fighter and very fond of hunting large, dangerous things with her bare claws.

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** Nepeta's character design invokes this image. She's a troll with her ear-like horns and permanent CatSmile, PlayfulCatSmile, including CuteLittleFangs; her sprite in one of the playable segments also has [[AnimalEyes slitted feline eyes]]. She wears a tail and a hat with sort of a cat face, and fights using [[WolverineClaws gloves with claws attached]]. She also roleplays as a cat online, and makes [[PungeonMaster feline-related puns at any pawsible chance]]. In personality, she's cheerful and playful but also a formidable fighter and very fond of hunting large, dangerous things with her bare claws.
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* ''VisualNovel/MiceTea'' has Felicia, who develops cat girl features after drinking the titular transformative beverage in addition to going more fully anthro like everyone else. However, once the tea becomes better understood and characters can switch in and out of their animal forms with more relative ease, Felicia is seen more often than not in her cat girl form as a default instead of human or full anthro like the other characters. It's implied that it has to do with finally being able to understand and properly communicate with her cats.
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** Leona Kingscholar is based off [[Franchise/TheLionKing Scar]] and has lion ears, tail, fangs and slitted pupils.

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** Leona Kingscholar is based off [[Franchise/TheLionKing Scar]] and has lion ears, tail, fangs and slitted pupils. His nephew Cheka, based on Simba, is currently a child and fits the "cute" mold.

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* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'' has two examples. The first is Che'nya, based off the [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland Chesire Cat]], has a pair of cat ears, slitted pupils, a perpetual CatSmile, and [[VerbalTic tends to say "nya" when speaking]]. The second is Leona Kingscholar, who is based off [[Franchise/TheLionKing Scar]] and has lion ears, tail, fangs and slitted pupils.

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* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'' has two examples. The first ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'': There is Che'nya, a race of beastpeople, and many of them are feline.
** Alchemiy Alchemievich "Che'nya",
based off the [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland Chesire Cat]], has a pair of cat ears, slitted pupils, a perpetual CatSmile, and [[VerbalTic tends to say "nya" when speaking]]. The second is speaking]].
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Leona Kingscholar, who Kingscholar is based off [[Franchise/TheLionKing Scar]] and has lion ears, tail, fangs and slitted pupils.pupils.
** Ruggie Bucchi is hyena-based.
** Gidel, based on [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Gideon]], is also cat-based and is a CuteMute little boy.

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* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': Greer Grant Nelson is a heroine who starts off using a powered costume. At this point, she is known as "The Cat". A ritual is performed on her, transforming her into the werecat Tigra. There's a tug-of-war between her human and feline instincts. DependingOnTheWriter, which has the upper hand will vary. One day she's able to fly interstellar spacecraft, the next she's chasing and eating mice and unable to speak (except in cat noises).
* ''Characters/BlackCatMarvelComics'': Cat-themed cat burglar/sometime love interest for ComicBook/SpiderMan.

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* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': Greer Grant Nelson is a heroine who starts off using a powered costume. At this point, she is known as "The Cat". A ritual is performed on her, transforming her into the werecat Tigra. There's a tug-of-war between her human and feline instincts. DependingOnTheWriter, which has the upper hand will vary. One day she's able to fly interstellar spacecraft, the next she's chasing and eating mice and unable to speak (except in cat noises).
* ''Characters/BlackCatMarvelComics'':
''Characters/{{Black Cat|MarvelComics}}'': Cat-themed cat burglar/sometime love interest for ComicBook/SpiderMan.



* ''ComicBook/WhiteTigerMarvelComics'': Ava Ayala's costume is much more catlike than her brother's costume (her brother being the original White Tiger). She has superhuman speed, strength, and agility because her magical amulets enable her to channel an ancient spirit called "The Tiger".

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* ''ComicBook/WhiteTigerMarvelComics'': ''ComicBook/{{Tigra}}'': Greer Grant Nelson is a heroine who starts off using a powered costume. At this point, she is known as "ComicBook/TheCat". A ritual is performed on her, transforming her into the werecat Tigra. There's a tug-of-war between her human and feline instincts. DependingOnTheWriter, which has the upper hand will vary. One day she's able to fly interstellar spacecraft, the next she's chasing and eating mice and unable to speak (except in cat noises).
* ''ComicBook/{{White Tiger|MarvelComics}}'':
Ava Ayala's costume is much more catlike than her brother's costume (her brother being the original White Tiger). She has superhuman speed, strength, and agility because her magical amulets enable her to channel an ancient spirit called "The Tiger".



* The ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'' StarterVillain "Mighty Endowed" has cat-like features --cat ears, fangs, and striped skin.[[note]]This is a bit of a developmental artifact because her villain name was originally intended to be "Sex Kitten". Her real name was going to be [[PunnyName Prof. Saxcontain.]][[/note]]

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* ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'': The ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'' StarterVillain "Mighty Endowed" has cat-like features --cat ears, fangs, and striped skin.[[note]]This is a bit of a developmental artifact because her villain name was originally intended to be "Sex Kitten". Her real name was going to be [[PunnyName Prof. Saxcontain.]][[/note]]



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}'': Intress is an extremely humanoid [[CatFolk cat person]], moreso than the male cat-like Overworlders who fit more on the BeastMan side of the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism. She, on the other hand has a very human-looking face, more on the lines of [[Characters/TheAvengers Tigra]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}'': Intress is an extremely humanoid [[CatFolk cat person]], moreso than the male cat-like Overworlders who fit more on the BeastMan side of the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism. She, on the other hand has a very human-looking face, more on the lines of [[Characters/TheAvengers Tigra]].ComicBook/{{Tigra}}.
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* ''Manga/{{Loveless}}'' is set in a world where everyone -- males and females alike -- have cat ears (and tails) until they lose their virginity. Some people wear [[AnimalEaredHeadband fake ears]] to disguise their non-virginal status. One girl in particular is mentioned as wearing a cat-ear headband when she's in public or around her family, [[SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl so that people won't find out she isn't a virgin]].

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* ''Manga/{{Loveless}}'' is set in a world where everyone -- males and females alike -- have cat ears (and tails) until they lose their virginity. Some people wear [[AnimalEaredHeadband fake ears]] to disguise their non-virginal status. One girl in particular is mentioned as wearing a cat-ear headband when she's in public or around her family, [[SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl [[SeeminglyWholesome50sGirl so that people won't find out she isn't a virgin]].
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* Mari Illustrious Makinami from ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' is as close to one of these as the setting and premise of ''Evangelion'' allow for. Her plugsuit helmet sports a pair of cat-ear-shaped protrusions, and she regularly ends her sentences with meowing noises. In the comedy spinoff manga ''Evangelion ANIMA'', she's a true catgirl, complete with cat ears, fangs, and a tail.

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* ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'': Taiga, who regularly has a tiger {{Animal Motif|s}}, shows up as an actual tiger girl in the opening credits and a short scene in Episode 5.



* In the Studio Ghibli film, ''Anime/TheCatReturns'', the main character, an insecure high school-er named Haru, saves the prince of "Cat Kingdom", and is then asked to marry him. After being taken to said kingdom, she begins to take on characteristics of a cat, including ears, paws, whiskers, nose, and tail.



* ''Anime/DogDays'', featuring a race of cat-person and an overly busted and very strong cat princess as {{Friendly Enem|y}}ies of a dog-person race.
* Interesting example with the ''Manga/DogsBulletsAndCarnage'' manga. There is a catgirl... only she's at least seventy, and looks every year.

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* ''Anime/DogDays'', featuring ''Anime/DogDays'' features a race of cat-person and an overly busted and very strong cat princess as {{Friendly Enem|y}}ies of a dog-person race.
* Interesting example with the ''Manga/DogsBulletsAndCarnage'' manga.has an interesting example. There is a catgirl... only she's at least seventy, and looks every year.



* ''Franchise/FateSeries'':
** ''Literature/FateApocrypha'': Atalanta has lion ears and a tail, likely a reference to how in her myth she was eventually turned into a lion.
** ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'' has quite a few of these. The first is Rin's MagicalGirl getup, which adds cat ears and a tail to her costume. The second, and by far more (in)famous example is the "[[{{Stripperiffic}} Beast Mode]]" costumes for Illya, Miyu, and Kuro, featured in the specials of the first season and ''2wei herz'', which are essentially fanservice-y costumes conjured by [[TalkingWeapon Magical Ruby and Magical Sapphire]] featuring cat's ears, tails, and paw gloves and slippers.
** ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'' (which is ''[[{{Crossover}} also]]'' a ''Fate'' spinoff): Taiga, who regularly has a tiger {{Animal Motif|s}}, shows up as an actual tiger girl in the opening credits and a short scene in Episode 5.

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* ''Franchise/FateSeries'':
** ''Literature/FateApocrypha'': Atalanta has lion ears and a tail, likely a reference to how in her myth she was eventually turned into a lion.
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''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'' has quite a few of these. The first is Rin's MagicalGirl getup, which adds cat ears and a tail to her costume. The second, and by far more (in)famous example is the "[[{{Stripperiffic}} Beast Mode]]" costumes for Illya, Miyu, and Kuro, featured in the specials of the first season and ''2wei herz'', which are essentially fanservice-y costumes conjured by [[TalkingWeapon Magical Ruby and Magical Sapphire]] featuring cat's ears, tails, and paw gloves and slippers.
** ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'' (which is ''[[{{Crossover}} also]]'' a ''Fate'' spinoff): Taiga, who regularly has a tiger {{Animal Motif|s}}, shows up as an actual tiger girl in the opening credits and a short scene in Episode 5.
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* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''
** There is a strip dealing with a festival in memory for the cats killed because they were thought to be evil. This becomes an opportunity to show several characters with cat ears, male or female.
** France also wears a pair of cat ears during the Christmas strips. He lampshades them when he's having what he thinks are his last thoughts [[spoiler:after facing the wrong end of Switzerland's gun]].
** Japan is visiting Greece, who is always flanked by stray cats. Greece says that if there is an afterlife, he would want to be reborn as a cat. Japan places cat ears on him.



* The Liese sisters, Aria and Lotte, of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''. They happen to be [[spoiler: [[ImpostorForgotOneDetail colorblind]]]], just like regular cats. There's also Linith, Precia's familiar who prominently appears in the [[AllThereInTheManual second Sound Stage of the first season]], though she's embarrassed about her feline bits and tries to hide them.

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* The Liese sisters, Aria and Lotte, of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''. They happen to be [[spoiler: [[ImpostorForgotOneDetail [[spoiler:[[ImpostorForgotOneDetail colorblind]]]], just like regular cats. There's also Linith, Precia's familiar who prominently appears in the [[AllThereInTheManual second Sound Stage of the first season]], though she's embarrassed about her feline bits and tries to hide them.



* Himari from ''Manga/OmamoriHimari'' is a {{samurai}} catgirl MagicalGirlfriend. She speaks in an old-time dialect. Notable is one scene where she uses her cat features while at work in a MaidCafe to her advantage - everyone thinks it's just a costume. However, Yuuto's allergic to cats, so that's slightly problematic for her.

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* Himari from ''Manga/OmamoriHimari'' is a {{samurai}} catgirl MagicalGirlfriend. She speaks in an old-time dialect. Notable is one scene where she uses her cat features while at work in a MaidCafe to her advantage - -- everyone thinks it's just a costume. However, Yuuto's allergic to cats, so that's slightly problematic for her.



* The OEL ''Manga/RealityCheck'' by Studio Tavicat features Catreece as a main protagonist. In the world of VirtualReality, she's a cute bouncy catgirl (her sister's a bit more... well, catty). In the world of reality, she's a... cat.
* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' homeroom teacher, Nekonome-sensei is the homeroom teacher of a school filled with monsters, where they learn to disguise themselves and hide their species. She can't hide her cat ears or tail, and professes a love of raw fish. Also fanservice-heavy, but ''everyone'' is MsFanservice in that show. To be more specific, her ears can at least be written off as part of her hair as long as they don't stand out too much, but in both the anime and manga she has a LOT of trouble hiding her tail, to the point of RunningGag.

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* The OEL ''Manga/RealityCheck'' by Studio Tavicat features Catreece as a main protagonist. In the world of VirtualReality, virtual reality, she's a cute bouncy catgirl (her sister's a bit more... well, catty). In the world of reality, she's a... cat.
* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' homeroom teacher, ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'': Nekonome-sensei is the homeroom teacher of a school filled with monsters, where they learn to disguise themselves and hide their species. She can't hide her cat ears or tail, and professes a love of raw fish. Also fanservice-heavy, but ''everyone'' is MsFanservice in that show. To be more specific, her ears can at least be written off as part of her hair as long as they don't stand out too much, but in both the anime and manga she has a LOT of trouble hiding her tail, to the point of RunningGag.



* Princess Sara in ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' resembles a human for the most part, but also has a cat's tail and a hat shaped like cat ears, although it's unknown whether or not the hat actually covers cat ears.



* The 2016 Flip Calendar for ''Manga/TokyoGhoul's'' theme for the 22nd, in a play on the Japanese words for 2 ("nii") and a cat's meow ("nyan"), features character(s) shown as catgirls and catboys. Notable examples being Sasaki as a Calico Cat and [[KindHeartedCatLover Akira]] delighted to find her {{Love Interest|s}}, Amon, transformed into a Catboy.

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* The 2016 Flip Calendar for ''Manga/TokyoGhoul's'' ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'''s theme for the 22nd, in a play on the Japanese words for 2 ("nii") and a cat's meow ("nyan"), features character(s) shown as catgirls and catboys. Notable examples being Sasaki as a Calico Cat and [[KindHeartedCatLover Akira]] delighted to find her {{Love Interest|s}}, Amon, transformed into a Catboy.



* ''Music/{{Tsukipro}} The Animation'' features the Theatre/TsukinoHyakkiYakou {{Yokai}} AU, where Sora is a LittleBitBeastly Nekomata catboy. There are also plenty of foxes, and one rare snake boy, but Sora is the only cat.
* Parodied in ''Anime/TsukuyomiMoonPhase'' - Hazuki is a vampire, but Kouhei's grandpa asked her to wear a pair of cat ears.

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* ''Music/{{Tsukipro}} The Animation'' features the Theatre/TsukinoHyakkiYakou {{Yokai}} {{Youkai}} AU, where Sora is a LittleBitBeastly Nekomata catboy. There are also plenty of foxes, and one rare snake boy, but Sora is the only cat.
* Parodied in ''Anime/TsukuyomiMoonPhase'' - ''Manga/TsukuyomiMoonPhase'' -- Hazuki is a vampire, but Kouhei's grandpa asked asks her to wear a pair of cat ears.



* ''Characters/{{Black Cat|MarvelComics}}'': Cat-themed cat burglar/sometime love interest for ComicBook/SpiderMan.

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* ''Characters/{{Black Cat|MarvelComics}}'': ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': Greer Grant Nelson is a heroine who starts off using a powered costume. At this point, she is known as "The Cat". A ritual is performed on her, transforming her into the werecat Tigra. There's a tug-of-war between her human and feline instincts. DependingOnTheWriter, which has the upper hand will vary. One day she's able to fly interstellar spacecraft, the next she's chasing and eating mice and unable to speak (except in cat noises).
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Cat-themed cat burglar/sometime love interest for ComicBook/SpiderMan.



* [[Characters/WonderWomanCheetah Cheetah]] has been Franchise/WonderWoman's nemesis over at least four incarnations; two [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 pre-Crisis]] costumers and two ComicBook/PostCrisis cat people.
** The original Golden Age Cheetah is a sultry murderous socialite named Priscilla Rich. Mad gymnastics skills translate into a great deal of agility in combat --enough to enable her to keep up with an Amazon. She wears a costume crafted out of genuine cheetah fur.
** Silver Age Cheetah is Debbie Domain, Priscilla's niece. Brainwashed into evil and equipped with an upgraded version of her aunt's costume. She was retconned out of existence following the ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths.
** The first catgirl, Barbara Ann Minerva, is the best-known Cheetah and the basis for the animated version. An archaeologist, she gets an orange-and-black-spotted cat-form with enhanced speed, power, and immortality in return for becoming an avatar of the god Urtzkartaga's will. She kills Pricilla, the original Cheetah
** The other cat person, Sebastian Ballesteros, is Barbara's successor as Urtzkartaga's avatar and tends to skew more {{Beastman}}. [[spoiler:Barbara eventually kills him.]]
** As of ''Film/WonderWoman1984'', Barbara Minerva's backstory has been rewritten a bit --possibly because of ComicBook/DCRebirth. Cheetah comes off as more sympathetic, though still a villain, and still has the cat-person powers.



* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' has a ''catboy'', [[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyOriginal Talon]]. He's an [[ComicBook/TheInhumans inhuman]]. He's also a sorcerer and a {{Keet}}.

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* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' has a ''catboy'', [[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyOriginal Talon]]. He's an [[ComicBook/TheInhumans inhuman]].Inhuman]]. He's also a sorcerer and a {{Keet}}.



* ''ComicBook/LegendsOfTheDeadEarth'': In ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' Annual #20, it is believed that Selina Kane was a brilliant geneticist who developed a technique called Genetrix to combine human and animal DNA. Although its use was strictly forbidden, Selina used herself as a test subject and injected herself with lynx DNA. Having obtained the grace of a cat as well as feline physical attributes, she became the criminal Cat-Fem.

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* ''ComicBook/LegendsOfTheDeadEarth'': In ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' Annual ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' annual #20, it is believed that Selina Kane was a brilliant geneticist who developed a technique called Genetrix to combine human and animal DNA. Although its use was strictly forbidden, Selina used herself as a test subject and injected herself with lynx DNA. Having obtained the grace of a cat as well as feline physical attributes, she became the criminal Cat-Fem.



* The young extraterrestrial woman who goes by "Catwalk" in ''ComicBook/SuperboyAndTheRavers'' has rounded leopard like ears and a long feline tail, and may actually be a Karnan. (See ComicBook/OmegaMen for more on this species).



** Pantha is a catgirl created by genetic alteration. She doesn't know if she was a human woman or a female panther prior to the alteration. [[spoiler: It is finally revealed that she was a human woman. Though this was an alternate timeline so it may not count in the main timeline.]]
* The young extraterrestrial woman who goes by "Catwalk" in ''ComicBook/SuperboyAndTheRavers'' has rounded leopard like ears and a long feline tail, and may actually be a Karnan. (See ComicBook/OmegaMen for more on this species)
* ComicBook/{{Tigra}}: Greer Grant Nelson is a heroine who starts off using a powered costume. At this point, she is known as "The Cat". A ritual is performed on her, transforming her into the werecat Tigra. There's a tug-of-war between her human and feline instincts. DependingOnTheWriter, which has the upper hand will vary. One day she's able to fly interstellar spacecraft, the next she's chasing and eating mice and unable to speak (except in cat noises.)
* The most recent Characters/{{White Tiger|MarvelComics}}, Ava Ayala from ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy''. Her costume is much more catlike than her brother's costume (her brother being the original White Tiger). Superhuman speed, strength, and agility because her magical amulets enable her to channel an ancient spirit called "The Tiger".

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** Pantha is a catgirl created by genetic alteration. She doesn't know if she was a human woman or a female panther prior to the alteration. [[spoiler: It [[spoiler:It is finally revealed that she was a human woman. Though this was an alternate timeline so it may not count in the main timeline.]]
* The young extraterrestrial woman who goes by "Catwalk" in ''ComicBook/SuperboyAndTheRavers'' has rounded leopard like ears and a long feline tail, and may actually be a Karnan. (See ComicBook/OmegaMen for more on this species)
* ComicBook/{{Tigra}}: Greer Grant Nelson is a heroine who starts off using a powered costume. At this point, she is known as "The Cat". A ritual is performed on her, transforming her into the werecat Tigra. There's a tug-of-war between her human and feline instincts. DependingOnTheWriter, which has the upper hand will vary. One day she's able to fly interstellar spacecraft, the next she's chasing and eating mice and unable to speak (except in cat noises.)
* The most recent Characters/{{White Tiger|MarvelComics}},
''ComicBook/WhiteTigerMarvelComics'': Ava Ayala from ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy''. Her Ayala's costume is much more catlike than her brother's costume (her brother being the original White Tiger). Superhuman She has superhuman speed, strength, and agility because her magical amulets enable her to channel an ancient spirit called "The Tiger".



* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'': Zusen is a blue skinned humanoid extraterrestrial with black whisker-like markings and things which look like cat ears atop her head (they're probably not ears as she also has more human like ears).
* It is not entirely clear but it seems that in ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'' Purrsia's cat tail is part of her costume. She doesn't actually have any cat ''ears'' though.
* The ''ComicBook/XMen'':
** Characters/{{Emma Frost|WhiteQueen}}'s early student, "[[Characters/NewMutants Catseye]]", who can turn into either a housecat or a fairly terrifying Were-pather. This was later {{retcon}}ned by creator Creator/ChrisClaremont into her being ''[[AudienceAlienatingEra a mutant cat who could turn into a human]]''. Re-retconned back into her being a human mutant by Marvel's editorial, who hated the idea.[[note]]Creator/StanLee had done the same thing years earlier, when Chris Claremont had originally hinted that ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} might be a mutant wolverine.[[/note]]

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** [[Characters/WonderWomanCheetah Cheetah]] has been Wonder Woman's nemesis over at least four incarnations; two [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 pre-Crisis]] costumers and two ComicBook/PostCrisis cat people.
*** The original Golden Age Cheetah is a sultry murderous socialite named Priscilla Rich. Mad gymnastics skills translate into a great deal of agility in combat --enough to enable her to keep up with an Amazon. She wears a costume crafted out of genuine cheetah fur.
*** Silver Age Cheetah is Debbie Domain, Priscilla's niece. Brainwashed into evil and equipped with an upgraded version of her aunt's costume. She was retconned out of existence following the ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths.
*** The first catgirl, Barbara Ann Minerva, is the best-known Cheetah and the basis for the animated version. An archaeologist, she gets an orange-and-black-spotted cat-form with enhanced speed, power, and immortality in return for becoming an avatar of the god Urtzkartaga's will. She kills Pricilla, the original Cheetah
*** The other cat person, Sebastian Ballesteros, is Barbara's successor as Urtzkartaga's avatar and tends to skew more towards BeastMan. [[spoiler:Barbara eventually kills him.]]
**
Zusen from ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'' is a blue skinned blue-skinned humanoid extraterrestrial with black whisker-like markings and things which look like cat ears atop her head (they're probably not ears as she also has more human like ears).
* ** It is not entirely clear clear, but in ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'', it seems that in ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'' Purrsia's cat tail is part of her costume. She doesn't actually have any cat ''ears'' ''ears'', though.
* The ''ComicBook/XMen'':
** Characters/{{Emma Frost|WhiteQueen}}'s early student, "[[Characters/NewMutants Catseye]]", who [[Characters/NewMutants Catseye]] of the Hellions can turn into either a housecat or a fairly terrifying Were-pather. This was later {{retcon}}ned by creator Creator/ChrisClaremont into her being ''[[AudienceAlienatingEra a mutant cat who could turn into a human]]''. Re-retconned back into her being a human mutant by Marvel's editorial, who hated the idea.[[note]]Creator/StanLee had done the same thing years earlier, when Chris Claremont had originally hinted that ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} might be a mutant wolverine.[[/note]]



* The main character of ''Anime/TheCatReturns'', an insecure high school-er named Haru, saves the prince of "Cat Kingdom", and is then asked to marry him. After being taken to said kingdom, she begins to take on characteristics of a cat, including ears, paws, whiskers, nose, and tail.



* Angel in ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'' is clearly a biological cat-woman.

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* Princess Sara from ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' resembles a human for the most part, but also has a cat's tail and a hat shaped like cat ears, although it's unknown whether or not the hat actually covers cat ears.



* ''Literature/FateApocrypha'': Atalanta has lion ears and a tail, likely a reference to how in her myth she was eventually turned into a lion.



** Cat people are also one of the "chimera" types in ''TabletopGame/GURPSTechnomancer''. They look something like the Cat-Nuns in ''Series/DoctorWho''. Cat halflings, however, resemble conventional catgirls - specifically, ''puma'' girls.

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** Cat people are also one of the "chimera" types in ''TabletopGame/GURPSTechnomancer''. They look something like the Cat-Nuns in ''Series/DoctorWho''. Cat halflings, however, resemble conventional catgirls - -- specifically, ''puma'' girls.



** Lin from ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireDragonQuarter'' is also a catgirl, but never removes her ear-covering headgear in the game itself, though her tail is still quite evident - a rare case of Concept Art Dang It.

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%%* [[http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=7682 Sriabelle Orphanknight]] from ''[[VideoGame/{{eXceed}} eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package]].''

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%%* [[http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=7682 Sriabelle Orphanknight]] from ''[[VideoGame/{{eXceed}} eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package]].''Package]]''.



* Princess Peach can become one in ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' by collecting the Cat Bell PowerUp. [[spoiler: Rosalina]] can become one as well.

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* Princess Peach can become one in ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' by collecting the Cat Bell PowerUp. [[spoiler: Rosalina]] [[spoiler:Rosalina]] can become one as well.



%%** Opéra Kranz in its SpiritualSequel, ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}'', and main protagonist [[spoiler: Elh]].

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%%** Opéra Kranz in its SpiritualSequel, ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}'', and main protagonist [[spoiler: Elh]].[[spoiler:Elh]].



** In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', the native people of the titan Gormott are cat folk, albeit of a tail-less variety. Oddly, their children appear more bestial, having furry arms and legs along with clawed toes, though they seem to lose these traits as they mature. Nia, the first party member to join Rex, is of this race though she's a little odd compared to the other Gormotti for the fact that her ears point backwards instead of forwards. [[spoiler: It eventually turns out there's much more to her then meets the eye, and her unusual ears are perhaps a symbol of this.]]

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** In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', the native people of the titan Gormott are cat folk, albeit of a tail-less variety. Oddly, their children appear more bestial, having furry arms and legs along with clawed toes, though they seem to lose these traits as they mature. Nia, the first party member to join Rex, is of this race though she's a little odd compared to the other Gormotti for the fact that her ears point backwards instead of forwards. [[spoiler: It [[spoiler:It eventually turns out there's much more to her then meets the eye, and her unusual ears are perhaps a symbol of this.]]



* ''Webcomic/AloneInACrowd'': Faith. In her case, it's described as a "birth defect", one which her parents refused to have "fixed" because they loved her just as she is [[spoiler: before they died]]. Although Faith is bullied at school because of them, her ears do have at least one benefit -- cat-like hearing.

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* ''Webcomic/AloneInACrowd'': Faith. In her case, it's described as a "birth defect", one which her parents refused to have "fixed" because they loved her just as she is [[spoiler: before [[spoiler:before they died]]. Although Faith is bullied at school because of them, her ears do have at least one benefit -- cat-like hearing.


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* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'':
** There is a strip dealing with a festival in memory for the cats killed because they were thought to be evil. This becomes an opportunity to show several characters with cat ears, male or female.
** France also wears a pair of cat ears during the Christmas strips. He lampshades them when he's having what he thinks are his last thoughts [[spoiler:after facing the wrong end of Switzerland's gun]].
** Japan is visiting Greece, who is always flanked by stray cats. Greece says that if there is an afterlife, he would want to be reborn as a cat. Japan places cat ears on him.
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* Manny Rivera from Nickelodeon cartoon ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre'' has a superpowered alterego which is a catboy called El Tigre -- he can turn into this form by spinning his mystical belt buckle. In fact, it seems ''every male in the Rivera side of the family'' consists of cat-themed supers, be they hero or villain.

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* Manny Rivera from Nickelodeon cartoon ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre'' has a superpowered alterego alter-ego which is a catboy called El Tigre "El Tigre" -- he can turn into this form by spinning his mystical belt buckle. In fact, it seems ''every male in the Rivera side of the family'' consists of cat-themed supers, be they hero or villain.



* The titular characters of ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats'' are examples of costume wearing catgirls.

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** Lieutenant M'Ress from ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' somewhat doubling as a BridgeBunny.

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** There's the [[{{Multiboobage}} triple-breasted]] cat dancer from ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier''.



** Then there's the [[{{Multiboobage}} triple-breasted]] cat dancer from ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier''.



* A cat girl from an unspecified species appears in the pilot episode of ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy''.

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* ''Literature/FailureFrame'': Nyaki has cat ears, although the rest of her resembles a normal human being. Nyantan is a more straightforward example, having cat ears, a cat tail and claws.



* At the start of ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'', it seems that Koneko simply has mildly cat-like motif. She later turns out to be a [[BakenekoAndNekomata nekomata]] with an identity crisis. [[spoiler:Her ears and tail have to be revealed for her to fight at full power, though she initially refuses to do so. After coming to terms with herself, she also exposes them in private, and reveals a very playful, kitten-like persona she was bottling up.]] Her older sister Kuroka has cat ears and tail all the time as she has embraced her heritage.



* Kyouka from ''Literature/KyouranKazokuNikki'', a [[GenkiGirl hyperactive]], [[OlderThanTheyLook young-looking]] catgirl who was worshiped as a goddess, and views herself as such. She's the ''mother figure'' in the family.



* In ''Literature/WelcomeToTheNHK'', Sato gets a crush on a catgirl mage in an MMORPG. [[spoiler:It turns out it's actually his ''[[{{GIRL}} male]]'' friend Yamazaki, who is doing it to prove a point.]] Misaki tries to break Sato of his crippling addiction to the MMORPG by dressing up as a catgirl herself -- complete with meowing -- but Sato's response is to throw things at her and tell her to go find a convention to cosplay at.


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* At the start of ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'', it seems that Koneko simply has mildly cat-like motif. She later turns out to be a [[BakenekoAndNekomata nekomata]] with an identity crisis. [[spoiler:Her ears and tail have to be revealed for her to fight at full power, though she initially refuses to do so. After coming to terms with herself, she also exposes them in private, and reveals a very playful, kitten-like persona she was bottling up.]] Her older sister Kuroka has cat ears and tail all the time as she has embraced her heritage.


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* In ''Literature/WelcomeToTheNHK'', Sato gets a crush on a catgirl mage in an MMORPG. [[spoiler:It turns out it's actually his ''[[{{GIRL}} male]]'' friend Yamazaki, who is doing it to prove a point.]] Misaki tries to break Sato of his crippling addiction to the MMORPG by dressing up as a catgirl herself -- complete with meowing -- but Sato's response is to throw things at her and tell her to go find a convention to cosplay at.

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* The Caitans are a race of cat-like aliens in the Star Trek universe and members of TheFederation, but due to budgetary contraints most of them appear in the animated shows, this include:
** Lt. M'ress in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''.
** Dr. T'Ani in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks''.
** A cat girl from an unspecified species also appears in the pilot episode of ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy''.

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* The Caitans are a race of cat-like aliens in the Star Trek universe and members of TheFederation, but due to budgetary contraints most of them appear in the animated shows, this include:
** Lt. M'ress in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''.
** Dr. T'Ani in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks''.
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* Princess {{S|pellMyNameWithAnS}}era in ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' resembles a human for the most part, but also has a cat's tail and a hat shaped like cat ears, although it's unknown whether or not the hat actually covers cat ears.

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** Lt. M'ress in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''.
** Dr. T'Ani in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks''.
** A cat girl from an unspecified species also appears in the pilot episode of ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy''.

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* ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'': The ''Mage Winds'' trilogy boasts as major characters both Nyara, a created catgirl, and her father, Mornelithe Falconsbane, the trilogy's BigBad (an evil mage [[GrandTheftMe inhabiting the bodies of his descendants]]) who, [[ParentalIncest among other things]], uses Nyara as a 'test subject' for feline alterations to his own body.



* Creator/MercedesLackey's ''[[Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar Mage Winds]]'' trilogy. The trilogy boasts as major characters both Nyara, a created catgirl, and her father, Mornelithe Falconsbane, the trilogy's BigBad (an evil mage [[GrandTheftMe inhabiting the bodies of his descendants]]) who, [[ParentalIncest among other things]], uses Nyara as a 'test subject' for feline alterations to his own body.



* The Black magician of ''Literature/MoonOverSoho'' creates these by merging people and actual cats to cater to sex club clients. Since this is a [[TheVerse Verse]] that falls hard down the Cynical Side of [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism The Scale]] this is ''not'' pretty.
* S. Andrew Swann's ''Literature/MoreauSeries'' features Tiger-man Nohar dating a literal catgirl at the beginning of the series, a Jaguar named Maria. She reappears in the final book of the series.
* In Neal Asher's ''Literature/PolitySeries'', a popular body-modification subculture are those called catadapts, who have modified themselves into a feline appearance.

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''Literature/MoreauSeries'' features Tiger-man tiger-man Nohar dating a literal catgirl at the beginning of the series, a Jaguar named Maria. She reappears in the final book of the series.
* In Neal Asher's the ''Literature/PolitySeries'', a popular body-modification subculture are those called catadapts, who have modified themselves into a feline appearance.



* Madeline Zargosty from ''Literature/{{Voidskipper}} In Pursuit of Bark's Finest'' invoked this trope, favoring a morph with several distinctly feline traits such as ears, a tail, and the ability to purr.

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* Madeline Zargosty from ''Literature/{{Voidskipper}} In Pursuit ''Literature/RiversOfLondon'': The Black magician of Bark's Finest'' invoked ''Moon Over Soho'' creates these by merging people and actual cats to cater to sex club clients. Since this trope, favoring is a morph with several distinctly feline traits such as ears, a tail, and [[TheVerse 'Verse]] that falls hard down [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism the ability to purr.Cynical Side of the Scale]] this is ''not'' pretty.


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** ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi'' shows she has other [[FurryReminder cat-like traits]] such as fearing vacuums, though it's unlikely to be canon due to the humorous nature of the series.

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