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The maneki-neko (招き猫, literally 'beckoning cat') is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman), usually made of ceramic in modern times, which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. The figurine depicts a cat (traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed—often at the entrance—in shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. Some of the sculptures are electric or battery-powered and have a slow-moving paw beckoning. The maneki-neko is sometimes also called the welcoming cat, lucky cat, money cat, happy cat, or fortune cat in English.

Always seen with a golden coin (koban) and often seen with a coller, bib and bell.

- The Pokemon named Meowth is designed to look like a maneki-neko.
- In the "Animal_Crossing" series of games, some available items are different varieties of Lucky Cats which are styled as maneki-neko. Their function in the game is to increase overall "luck", a statistic that affects miscellaneous events.
- In the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game, the monster card "Neko Mane King" is designed to look like a maneki-neko. The card name is also a play on the name maneki-neko.
- A maneki-neko, under the name Cat-O-Luck, can be found in Paper_Mario: Sticker Star, as one of the objects that can be turned into a sticker. When used in battle, it crushes enemies three times, all three dealing severe damage.
- The World_of_Warcraft expansion Mists of Pandaria, heavily influenced by Asian culture and nature, introduced a mount (a creature or vehicle that players use for transport) called Grand Expedition Yak. This mount is adorned with various decorative objects, including two maneki-neko.
- In the manga and anime Natsume_Yuujin-chou, the ayakashi Madara_(Natsume_Yuujin-chou) takes the form of a maneki-neko.
- In the anime series Binbougami-ga!, when Ichiko's pet Tama_(Binbougami-ga!) was dying from smoke inhalation inside a burning building, Ibuki injected her with some fortune energy. However, he ends up using too much, transforming Tama into a Maneki-neko. After that, she leads her to an exit from a fire-engulfed building, and somehow protects her from harm when she is nearby.



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