This is a list of catgirls and catboys — characters with cat traits, such as cat ears, a cat tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. The list excludes anthropomorphic cats (e.g. Hello Kitty, Top Cat, The Cat in the Hat), humans dressed in cat costumes, and characters that fully transform between cat and human and not some in-between stage. It may include characters that wear a cat-themed costume, but only if there is strong recognition as a catgirl or catboy by news sources, as with Catwoman. For franchise characters, they are listed by their originating media, with ones in manga and anime listed separately from television and film.
In anime and manga
edit- Himari Noihara, a bakeneko from Omamori Himari[1][2][3]
- Ichigo Momomiya, who transforms into a catgirl, from Tokyo Mew Mew[4][5]
- Cheshire Cat from Pandora Hearts[6]
- Yuni/Cure Cosmo from Star Twinkle PreCure[7]
- The Caitan race from Cat Planet Cuties[8][9]
- Dejiko from Di Gi Charat[8][10]
- Fran from Reincarnated as a Sword, who fights with a powerful, legendary sword.[11][12][13]
- Felix/Ferris Argyle from Re:Zero[6]
- Ikuto Tsukiyomi from Shugo Chara![6]
- Kyou Souma in Fruits Basket[14]
- Sailor Tin Nyanko from Sailor Moon[15]
- Izutsumi from Dungeon Meshi.[16]
- Schrödinger (Hellsing) from the fictional manga series Hellsing[6]
- Leone, an assassin for Night Raid in Akame ga Kill[17]
- The Puma Sisters from Dominion: Tank Police[18]
- Blair from Soul Eater, a cat who can transform into a catgirl form.[19]
- Koneko Toujou/Shirone, a nekomata from High School DxD[20]
- Neferpitou, a "literally deadly catgirl" from Hunter x Hunter.[21]
- Blake Belladonna, one of cast members in RWBY: Ice Queendom.[22] She also appears in the anime-inspired series, RWBY
- Yoruichi from Bleach[19]
- Atsushi Nakajima from Bungo Stray Dogs (also spelled Bungou Stray Dogs)[23]
- Natsuki Sasahara, a half-human half-nekomata from Hyper Police.[24][25]
In animation
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- Blake Belladonna, a character of the Faunus race from RWBY[26]
- Catra from the She-Ra franchise.[27][28]
- M'Ress, a Caitian communications officer from Star Trek: The Animated Series[29]
- Olive, a catgirl in High Guardian Spice[30]
- Pururin, a catgirl Puru Puru Pururin, a show-within-a-show in the novel Welcome to the N.H.K.[31]
- T'Ana, a Caitian doctor and head of medical aboard the Cerritos from Star Trek: Lower Decks[32]
- Ortensia the Cat, the girlfriend of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.[33]
- ThunderCats, an alien race of feline humanoids.[34]
In literature and comics
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- C'Mell, from the 1962 science-fiction short story "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell", a woman who was created from cat DNA.[35]
- Tigra from Marvel Comics[36]
- Catwoman from DC Comics[37]
- Kitrina Falcone, the main DC universe Catgirl; a protégée of Catwoman[38]
- Carrie Kelley, a DC Comics superheroine who also adopts the Catgirl moniker[39]
- Cheetah, an enemy of the DC Comics hero Wonder Woman[40]
- Nyara, a human who was transformed into a catgirl by her father's magical experiments, from Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar book series[41]
- Pandora and other Helpers in the webcomic Pandora's Tale[42]
In animated film
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- Baron Humbert von Gikkingen, a cat-man from The Cat Returns.[43][44][45][46]
In live-action film and television
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- Chloe, Alek, Jasmine, and Valentina from The Nine Lives of Chloe King, who are part of the Mai, a cat-like race descended from Bast.[47]
- Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx from Power Rangers S.P.D., played by Michelle Langstone[48]
- Kitty from the 2001 film Monkeybone played by Rose McGowan[49]
- Tigris Snow from the Hunger Games Franchise[50][51]
In video games
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- Felicia, from the Darkstalkers franchise.[35][4][52]
- Diona (Chinese: 迪奥娜), a bartender who is of the Kätzlein race from the 2020 RPG Genshin Impact[53]
- Kirara, a two-tailed nekomata from Genshin Impact[54]
- The Mithra race from Final Fantasy XI[55]
- The Miqo'te race from Final Fantasy XIV[56]
- The Nekos race from the Nekopara visual novel game series.[57][8]
- Kyaru from Princess Connect! Re:Dive[8][58]
- Mio from Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Niko and their mom from OneShot
See also
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Fran, the cat-eared girl
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Something of a cult classic itself, Dominion Tank Police's wacky take on a dystopian future owes a lot to Blade Runner, and the iconic Puma Sisters, AnnaPuma and UniPuma, share some not too subtle resemblance to Pris Stratton's wild blonde hair, gymnastic ability and toughness
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