History VideoGame / NekoAtsume

* BakenekoAndNekomata:Saint Purrtrick is one of these, hence his two tails and "Ethereal" description. His Japanese name is even "Nekomata-san".

''Neko Atsume'' (ねこあつめ) or ''Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector'' is an IdleGame for {{Android|Games}} and UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}}, developed by Hit-Point.

* BigEater: Tubbs. Unlike the other cats, who will take a few nibbles of your food and spend the rest of their time playing with your toys, Tubbs eats the whole bowl at once and then lounges next to the bowl while his meal digests.

* FatCat: [[MeaningfulName Tubbs]]. It's not made clear whether he's fat ''because'' he's a BigEater, or they're just both coincidentally true.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Dottie is described as "Friendly", but has a power level of '''195''', the highest out of any normal cat.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Tubbs does down the entirety of your outdoor food bowl whenever they show up, depriving other cats of food, but if you leave them alone until they leave voluntarily, they'll give you a lot of fish. Also if you have the large cushion out, Tubbs will sometimes lay on it and only take the usual small amount of food.

''Neko Atsume'' (ねこあつめ) or ''Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector'' is an IdleGame for {{Android|Games}} and {{iOS|Games}}, developed by Hit-Point.

* {{Youkai}}: Saint Purrtrick is actually a Nekomata, hence his two tails, an "Ethereal" description, and an awe-inspiring personality. His Japanese name is even "Nekomata-san".

[[caption-width-right:350:A typical kitty-filled day in the player's yard.[[note]]And yes, those are cat [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar buttholes]].[[/note]]]]

The success of the game has led to a large variety of [[http://www.bpnavi.jp/kuji/item/1369 official merchandise]], a [[http://denshi-birz.com/kingen-nekoatsume/ companion webcomic]], as well as [[https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/1134810/en official stickers/stamps]] for use with the LINE messenger app. There is also a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iDst3nfY30 live-action movie]], ''Neko Atsume no Ie'', released in April 2017. A virtual reality spinoff for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, ''Neko Atsume VR'', is planned for a 2018 release.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: While the game is very much kid friendly, it still does show the cats' buttholes when they're playing around in certain positions.

** Sakumoto and his editor, Michiru, occasionally have some lingering glances each time she visits him to check on his writing progress. [[spoiler:Their relationship remains strictly professional, as she tells him that she's leaving her job because she and her husband are expecting. The movie concludes with Sakumoto sending her his completed manuscript.]]

* OutOfFocus: The cats themselves, since the film is from the perspective of the yard owner, although several of the regular cats do show up. Cocoa shows up most frequently, as it's the first cat that Sakumoto sees.

** Sakumoto and his editor, Michiru, occasionally have some lingering glances each time she visits him to check on his writing progress. [[spoiler:Their relationship remains strictly professional, as the end of the movie reveals that she's in the hospital recovering from childbirth when he mails her his second manuscript.]]
** Yoko, the local pet store owner, likes flirting with him to wind him up and offers him a part-time job so he could pay his bills.

* WritersBlock: Masaru Sakumoto's first novel made him a promising up-and-coming literary sensation. He subsequently struggles to follow up on it and is reduced to writing crappy serial fiction to pay the bills. [[spoiler:His writer's block breaks at the end and he manages to submit a second manuscript.]]

* AnimalsLackAttributes: Averted. The cats have anuses, with the art style making them look like small X's.

* AnimalsLackAttributes: Averted. The cats have anuses.

* TechnicolorWildlife: While pretty much every other cat is normally colored, Chairman Meow stands out for having camo-green on his fur.

* MightMakesRight: While there isn't any violence in the game, each cat has their own Power Level, and cats with a higher power level will push cats with a lower power level away from toys they want to play with.

* {{DRM}}: The game is actually fairly light on this. You can play it offline; the only penalties are not being able to buy gold fish or get the [[PlayEveryDay daily password]].

* ShipTease: Sakumoto and his editor, Michiru, occasionally have some lingering glances each time she visits him to check on his writing progress. Yoko, the local pet store owner, likes flirting with him to wind him up and offers him a part-time job so he could pay his bills.

* CaffeineFailure: Sakumoto drinks so much Red Bull in an attempt to stay awake to write, he's so exhausted that he still passes out asleep in his bathroom.

* BookEnds: The movie opens with young Sakumoto sleeping on his patio and a little black cat wandering up to the house. It ends with him dreaming the same memory and the cat meowing at him.

* StealthHiBye: Sakumoto gets so caught up watching zombie movies that he doesn't see Michiru pop up in his yard with a stern look on her face.

The success of the game has led to a large variety of [[http://www.bpnavi.jp/kuji/item/1369 official merchandise]], a [[http://denshi-birz.com/kingen-nekoatsume/ companion webcomic]], as well as [[https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/1134810/en official stickers/stamps]] for use with the LINE messenger app. There is also a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iDst3nfY30 live-action movie]], ''Neko Atsume no Ie'', released in April 2017.