Sunday, February 23, 2014

Japanese Social Media Celebrates Cat Day

Cat Day is another of those fun, pun pseudo-holidays. 2 is pronounced "ni" in Japanese, and 2.22 sounds enough like "Nyan Nyan Nyan" ("meow meow meow") that  in 1987, the Japan Pet Food Association was able to establish Neko no Hi (the day of cats). As might be expected, in recent years this had evolved into an excuse for plenty of fan art and social media fun.


 


Of course otaku idol and notorious cat licker Shokotan was an eager participant ...


This is the cover of her next album, due April 2nd




 


and her cat day doings...
















 


Manga author Arina Tanemura














 


Gundam Build Fighters animation director Matsukawa Tetsuya






 


Foo-chan, the internet famous disappointed cat








 




 




 




 








 






 










 













 




 






 
















 




 




 








 














 


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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

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