Soraneko

Soraneko Japanese Name: ソラネコ Literal Translation: Sky Cat Released: April 2004 Original Japanese: WWW In the refreshing blue sky photograph, there is a new character called "Soraneko." Above all, notice the feeling of the most fluffy stuffed animal. She was born from a cloud egg. Apparently she is searching for the legendary whale cloud. さわやかな青空写真にベストマッチのニューキャラ、“ソラネコ”です。注目はなんといっても、てざわりサイコーのフワフワなぬいぐるみ。雲のたまごからうまれたよ。伝説のくじら雲をさがしているらしい。 Characters Soraneko Sky Cat She spends her time energetically flying around the heavens, chasing after airplanes, napping above the clouds, and doing as she likes carefree.♪ She likes mackerel skies.1 She hates thunder. 元気に大空を飛び回り、飛行機を追いかけたり雲の上でおひるねしたり、気ままにのんびり暮らしてるんだよ♪好きなものはイワシ雲。キライなものは雷だよ。 Images

This little cat born from the clouds (a cloud egg in fact) likes mackerel skies to form a classic San-X pun. ah ha ha! Scientifically, a mackerel sky or buttermilk sky is an indicator of moisture (the cloud) and instability (the cirrus-cumulus form) at intermediate levels. In other words, it makes a beautiful cloud pattern in the sky and the phrase 'mackerel sky' cames from the fact that it looks similar to the markings of an adult king mackerel fish. Wikipedia: Altocumulus Mackerel Sky Mackerel is a type of fish found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment. Mackerel fish have zig zag patterns on their tops. Wikipedia: Mackerel All of this forms the pun shown in the picture of the mackerel fish in the sky making the mackerel sky!! Let's take it one step further that we are talking about a cat who naturally loves fish! Japanese Culture Mackerel (saba in Japanese サバ (鯖)) is also a popular type of nigiri sushi and sashimi. Its taste is sweet and fishy. Saba is usually accompanied with fresh grated ginger, and sliced scallions to bring out the sweetness while counteracting its rather rich oils to leave a light aftertaste on the palate.