what's it mean to rly be a neko?

[firetiger42]

A werecat isn't just a neko part-time, at least not the definition of it that I use for my role play character. To me, werecats look like a cross between a cat and human. They're covered in fur, with the ears and tail of a cat. They walk on just the toes, or front part, of their back feet. They don't have hair on their heads. Their hands and feet have pads, like cats' paws, and retractable claws. What makes them werecats is the ability to change to cat-form (and back again) whenever they wish.

And I can go into way more detail about how werecats look, if anybody even cares to know. 3nodding  

[irontower]

Ayanami Rei First Child

I think it differs depending on what form you take it to.

There's a difference between being a Fan, A Furry, a Nekomimi (catperson), or just having it as a philosophy/way of life. As a fan of Nekomimis and as someone who feels more like a Nekomimi herself...it's more about cuteness and my affinity to cats. More of the house cat variety, along with the various traits we both share.

Now if you asked someone who was merely a fan, but didn't feel like they were a nekomimi, you would get something different. Just as a Furry would probably say something very different as well.

u got me agreeing  

[Angel Marie Luna]

according to some of my friends i'm to much like a cat in rl they tell me i just need ears and a tail and i'm all set  

[Rei Hino-chan]

Marie should get some! 4laugh  

[firetiger42]

I want some too but my parents won't let me wear cat ears and a tail... at least they said no for in school, but maybe somewhere else... ninja  

[Kitirena]

What's it mean to be a neko, nyao? Hmm, how about:
You randomly end sentences with "nyao".
You get chased out of the fishmonger at Seattle's Pike Place Market for trying to catch the fish that the workers there throw. (Hasn't happened to me... yet. >-_^<)
You simply cannot ever get enough milk.
You're easily distracted when your roomie throws a paper ball at the trashcan. (Nope, never happened to me either, nyao. Nuh-uh. {looking innocent})
You fight your IRL pet cat over catnip mice, nyao.
You love to be petted, stroked, or cuddled with.
You purr when someone scratches you under the chin (I do, nyao!) or behind the ear.

And the most obvious sign:

Quote:

Are you blind when you're born?
Can you see in the dark.
Can it be said of your bite
That it's worse than your bark?

That you can quote parts of certain T.S. Eliot poems or the lyrics of a certain Broadway musical from memory, nyao!  

[Kitirena]

Crystal Void

There may be different views but I see neco as the name of a race (cat people). Some are only visibly distinguishable from humans by ears and tail and some are more cat like. Necos I believe are faster, far more agile, and maby a bit stronger then humans

If there are different views please say so

Well, according to my understanding, nyao,
Mekomusume, or "cat daughters", are cats with the power to assume human form, or the offspring of human/cat matings. According to the folktales I've heard, a nekomusume will always give herself away by her feline mannerisms, such as chasing mice, purring when her hair is stroked, or curling up into a ball when sleeping.

Nekomimi, or "cat-ears", are usually normal girls (or boys) with cat ears, cat tails, and sometimes the stereotypical "catty" smile: 3nodding The style developed in anime as a visual "shorthand" to indicate extreme cuteness (like Hikaru in CLAMP's Magic Knights Rayearth) or being up to no good or mischievous, and has since developed into its own style of artwork, thus:


Werecats, according to folklore, are humans who change into great cats (panthers, tigers, puma, lions, etc.) or even smaller cats (bobcats, lynxes, housecats, servals, etc.) either during the full moon or under certain circumstances. The easiest way to determine if someone is one of this type of werecat is if their eyes reflect light at night like a cat's.

Other variations on the theme include Mithra from Final Fantasy XI:

feline anthropomorphics, etc.

As a race, I would say that a cat-person ("nekojin"?) would have higher agility and coordination than a normal human, exceptional night vision, incredible balance, and the ability to jump like a magical girl (think Sailor Moon, etc.), and possibly retractable claws (my alter-ego Kitirena has a set of cat claws under her fingernails, in fact) and vertically slitted pupils, nyao. Needless to say, the cat ears and tail are a must, but the facial features can range from fully catlike face (like many cat people), through partially feline (like FF11's Mithra), to fully human (the typical nekomimi). Catlike mannerisms are definitely a must IMHO, nyao.  

[Chance Wolf]

Well in any case imaginable,some people have actually went through procedures in real life to become a cat.
When i get the money,i am getting a cat tail attached to me and cat ears too.
But the thing i really want is the eyes like a cat.  

[Rei Hino-chan]

having a cat tail surgically attached ish not possible ninja rei already looked into it whee  

[Arkanik]

I have observed that sometimes people/characters one would not normally identify as an actual 'neko' have neko qualities. Like Mihoshi from Tenchi Muyo!, or Ayla from Chrono Trigger...

'Neko', like many things, I guess, is in the eye of the beholder. Just make sure you have a full party when you meet one, because Beholders are absolute BUGGERS to kill. Too many eyes.... =@.@=  

[firetiger42]

You could just make and sew cat tails on all your pants. X3  

[Chance Wolf]

Rei Hino-chan

having a cat tail surgically attached ish not possible ninja rei already looked into it whee

Ohh,well i can just attach one that's home made on my pants then like firetiger42 suggested.
But i can still have the ears and eyes.
Btw,thanks for the info. =^_^=  

[Angel Marie Luna]

i has ears and a tail^^ one of my friends bough them for me^^ oh and it comes with a very smexy outfit^^  

[Ayanami Rei First Child]

Marie Saiyuki

i has ears and a tail^^ one of my friends bough them for me^^ oh and it comes with a very smexy outfit^^

Well you must just show us some lovely pictures of you in them! heart  

[Rei Hino-chan]

Ayanami Rei First Child

Marie Saiyuki

i has ears and a tail^^ one of my friends bough them for me^^ oh and it comes with a very smexy outfit^^

Well you must just show us some lovely pictures of you in them! heart

yeshyesh! piccies! 4laugh