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.

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Nekomata
Yōkai	Kirara • Kittens • Kuroro

Species
Yōkai	Badger yōkai • Bakeitachi • Bat yōkai • Bear yōkai • Bird yōkai (Demon birds) • Boar yōkai • Bull yōkai • Horse yōkai • Kappa • Kawauso • Lizard yōkai • Monkey yōkai • Oni • 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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Nekomata on Wikipedia