Half human, half cat creatures, usually female, which are often seen in
anime and
manga. Synonymous with
catgirl, they are adored and fetishized by
otaku and commonly seen in
hentai.
From the japanese '
neko' meaning cat, and '
jin' meaning person/nationality/race.
They usually have a human body with cat ears and a cat tail and cat eyes with slits for pupils, and sometimes wear paw shaped mittens.
Nekojin with greater feline
anthropomorphic characteristics such as fur covering the body and paws for hands and feet cross into the
furry genre. Nekojin sometimes make furry fans out of anime fans or anime fans out of furry fans.
Lists of nekojin characters can be found here:
http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/nekojin/index.html
http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/hoffmann-faqs/nekojin.html
That nekojin is cute isn't she? How I would love to pet her ears and stroke her fluffy tail.
