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==Types of Bakeneko==
===Bakeneko===
According to Japanese folklore, a cat (neko) that has lived for a long time can become a kind of [[youkai]] called a '''nekomata''' ({{lang|ja|猫叉}}). It was believed that after a cat reached ten years of age, its tail would slowly split into two tails, and, along the way, it would develop magic powers, primarily those of necromancy and shamanism. Nekomata also have an ability to shape shift into a [[human]] form and are generally hostile to humans.
According to Japanese folklore, a cat (neko) that has lived for a long time can become a kind of [[youkai]] called a '''nekomata''' ({{lang|ja|猫叉}}). It was believed that after a cat reached ten years of age, its tail would slowly split into two tails, and, along the way, it would develop magic powers, primarily those of necromancy and shamanism. Nekomata also have an ability to shape shift into a [[human]] form and are generally hostile to humans.


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==Characters under this Bestiary==
==Characters under this Bestiary==
*[[Chen]]
*[[Chen]] (Nekomata)


==Books and articles==
==Books and articles==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Bakeneko|Bakeneko]]
*Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Nekomata|Nekomata]]
*Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Nekomata|Nekomata]]



Revision as of 21:25, 28 February 2012

Types of Bakeneko

Bakeneko

According to Japanese folklore, a cat (neko) that has lived for a long time can become a kind of youkai called a nekomata (猫叉). It was believed that after a cat reached ten years of age, its tail would slowly split into two tails, and, along the way, it would develop magic powers, primarily those of necromancy and shamanism. Nekomata also have an ability to shape shift into a human form and are generally hostile to humans.

There is also one kind of Nekomata that lived in Nabeshimahan (鍋島藩), which lived long enough to split its tail six times, resulting in seven tails. It is the most powerful nekomata in Japan.

Characters under this Bestiary

Books and articles

See Also