As a disclaimer, this is my personal list of favorites. I understand that I may have missed several of your favorites. As an added bonus, I linked the shows to the Wiki sites so you can learn more if you wanted to. I did my best to cast a wide net, but as always, I am sure there is some fault to my choices. I look forward to your comments in either direction.
Without any more fanfare, lets get this list started at 10 and work our way to my number one favorite.
10. Coba from Voltron
Yes, I started this off with a villain cat. This cat however is seriously freaky cool, so I had to include her (I think it is a her?).
9. Hello Kitty
I was exposed this this cute kitten many years ago while working at Another Universe. She is still quite popular and I am sure will be much into the future. Thought I have to admit, I would hang out with Badtz-Maru.
8. Luna, Artemis and Diana from Sailor Moon
Back in the day, I watched this series. It was one of the only anime on Channel 45 in Baltimore when I was a kid. I had to include all of them as it wouldn't seem right not to. I know I said 'cat', but how could I pick just one of these moon crescent kitties!
7. Baron Humbert von Gikkingen from The Cat Returns
Smooth, dashing and a total gentleman. The opposite of most cats I know. He was also a snazzy dresser for a cat.
6. Kirara from InuYasha

5. Meowth (Team Rocket) from Pokemon

Yes, another villain cat, well, sort of. My son would have been upset if I left him out of this list. You really have to feel for this Pokemon as he continually gets the bad end of the stick.


Now we are down to my top 3 feline familars.
3. Madara from Natsume's Book of Friends

2. Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service
You always need a talking black cat when you are a witch. I love his attitude and trying to be the devils advocate for poor Kiki. Do you find it interesting that his name is 'Jiji' for the witch 'Kiki' (J, K)?
Now for our top dog, I mean CAT
(drum roll please)
1. CAT BUS from My Neighbor Totoro
OMFG - who wouldn't have this as your number one cat. This has got to be the coolest cat in the world. Nice soft furry seats which means warm in the winter. Now if I can just get my hear wrapped around the mice lights.
As always, let me know if I nailed or completely screwed it. I was surprised by the number of transforming cats I had in this list. Maybe I should have done that as a separate top 10 - oh well.
AND
I noticed that I picked 3 of them from my favorite director Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli.
Our next one will be a mix of human/feline variety. I hopefully will have 10 as well, but not sure yet. Check back in the coming weeks for that one to hit.

Indeed, Catbus from TotorO is so adorable. A clear win to grab the top spot.
ReplyDeleteI know, it is my son's favorite as well.
DeleteInteresting list. I never really thought much of cat characters in anime. Cat bus is a nice choice for number 1!
ReplyDeleteThanks for liking my choice for number one. It isn't anything we do think about in anmie too much. Once it gets mentioned though, I am sure people will be looking.
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