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==Types of Bakeneko==


It is said that an aged cat(neko) become a [[youkai]], and that kind of youkai is called a nekomata.
===Nekomata===
A nekomata has usually two tails and larger body than an ordinally cat, but the number of its tails and its size increase as it ages.  
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.
Nekomata are generally hostile to human beings. They bring sickness, terrible illusions, and death.


Example: [[Chen]]
There is also one kind of Nekomata that lived in ''Nabeshimahan'' ({{lang|ja|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==
*[[Chen]] (Nekomata)
==Books and articles==
*{{PMiSS|Page|Beast}}
==See Also==
*Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Bakeneko|Bakeneko]]
*Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Nekomata|Nekomata]]
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Revision as of 21:25, 19 September 2013

Types of Bakeneko

Nekomata

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