Nekomata

Kirara, a nekomata.

Nekomata (猫又, ねこまた, "Forked cat") is the name of a mythological Japanese being. It is distinct from a bakeneko, which generally has powers akin to a kitsune or tanuki. Japanese folklore says that nekomata looks like a domestic cat, but they have twin tails instead of just one.

As it said in the anime, most people resent the nekomata because they are thought to be evil. Kirara and Kuroro are two examples of nekomata.

References

Nekomata Yōkai Kirara  •  Kittens  •  Kuroro

Species Yōkai Badger yōkai  •  Bakeitachi  •  Bat yōkai  •  Bear yōkai (Polar Bear yōkai)  •  Bird yōkai (Demon birds)  •  Boar yōkai  •  Bull yōkai  •  Horse yōkai  •  Kappa  •  Kawauso  •  Lizard yōkai  •  Monkey yōkai  •  Oni  •  Ox yōkai  •  Oyster yōkai  •  Qilin yōkai  •  Rat yōkai (Fire-rat)  •  Root yōkai  •  Shinidamachū  •  Tree yōkai  •  Turtle yōkai (Meiōjū) Canines Dog yōkai  •  Kitsune  •  Tanuki  •  Wild dog yōkai  •  Wolf yōkai Felines Cat yōkai  •  Bakeneko  •  Nekomata  •  Leopard cat yōkai  •  Tiger yōkai  •  Wildcat yōkai Insects Flea yōkai  •  Mantis yōkai  •  Moth yōkai (Yōkai moth)  •  Ōmukade  •  Parasite  •  Saimyōshō  •  Spider yōkai (Kumogashira)  •  Steel wasps Other Human  •  Hanyō  •  Ghost  •  Specter  •  Dragon  •  Kami  •  Demigod  •  Shikigami  •  Kugutsu

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External links

• Nekomata on Wikipedia