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🕑 Added 2024-10-19 03:25:25 +0000 UTCPersonalization
Still about ten hours to go, and--Wait, this is the comic announcement. It's done? HOW?!
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Unfortunately for Minion, I was watching an anime one day when I heard "something-something-neko", and the subtitles read "homewrecker." I knew "neko" meant cat, so I wanted to find out if they actually were being called a cat.
I looked it up, and apparently, yes, yes they were. Now I'm curious if anyone's gotten really confused listening to English dialogue about "cat burglars" (or possibly assuming it's an intentional pun given how Catwoman in Batman and Black Cat in Spider-Man are sometimes depicted).
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Comments
Thed Preston
I first heard it 18 years ago when fansubbing a series of Japanese Fanta commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2hQGOOR5g0
Daryl Sawyer
Having just watched Batman: Year One yesterday, obviously I thought of a cat burgler as well. But on seco
Dan Shive
I first heard it first in Too Many Losing Heroines.
Connor Mcharg
Funnily enough, I just encountered a character saying “dorobōneko” in an anime (it came out shortly before this comic, but I watched it after), only the subtitles said “thieving kitty”. I would not have understood that line if it hadn’t been for this comic. (if anyone’s curious, it was “The Do-Over Damsel Conquers The Dragon Emperor” - it’s only got two episodes so far, so I don’t know yet if I should recommend it or not)
Otter Annason
i like how Minion facepalms to the cheeks instead of (almost nonexistent) forehead
Conrad Wong
That is awesome. ^.^;; I look forward to the Cat Burglar Villainess.
Jenora Feuer
It makes a sort of sense, cats are generally considered somewhat demonic in Japanese folklore, even more so than in much of European. And a lot of the worship for vermin-catcher and food protector goes to foxes instead.
