Nyan Koi Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Info
Tama
Imagaas
Information
Gender Male
Owner Keizou Kirishima
Manga Debut Chapter 1
Anime Debut Episode 1
Voice By

A small cat owned by the monk in charge of the temple whose statue was broken by Junpei, and an acquaintance of Nyamsus who also brings requests to him. He goes about the neighborhood and tells the other cats around about Junpei, which is part of the reason why the local cats know so much about him.

Appearance[]

As described by the monk, Tama is an extremely rare male calico cat. Tama has a white coat of fur accompanied with slight orange and cream patches, which makes him more distinctive from other cats as seen in the show.

Personality[]

Tama unintentionally made Junpei's life harder by spreading Junpei's dilemma to other cats, which meant more requests for Junpei. He revels in hilarity at times towards Junpei and also tries to be comical towards him.

In his early life, he was adopted in the Kirishima household. He was extremely pampered by Keizou Kirishima due to the fact that Tama was a male calico cat. This created some animosity between him and Noir, who was originally the only pampered one under the Kirishima household. They both later make-up after Junpei tells Tama to apologize to Noir for his behavior. During his walk with Noir, he tries to bravely stand up to Kaede's dogs for Noir. Despite his brave and sudden actions, he immediately regrets it and cowers in fear.

Trivia[]

  • There is a calico cat name Tama (but it is a female), who is the station master at Kishi Station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.[1]
  • "Calico" refers only to a color pattern on the fur, not to a breed.[2] 25%-75% of the cat's coat displays a white fur with large orange, black, cream and/or grey patches.
  • Male calicos are a 1 in 3,000 chance of appearance. The characteristics for calico cats are carried on chromosomes that make cats females. The fact that Tama is a male calico cat makes him an extremely rare calico cat.
  • Calico is believed to bring good fortune in many folklores.
    • In the United States, these are sometimes referred to as money cats.
    • The Japanese Maneki Neko figurine is almost always a calico cat.
    • A cat of the calico coloration is also the state cat of Maryland in the United States.

Navigation[]

Advertisement