Nyanpuku

Nyanpuku Japanese Name: にゃんぷく Literal Translation: Meow Fortune Released: October 2012 Original Japanese: WWW A beckoning good fortune cat god. He is a god from the olden days remaining in the placed okimono.1 If you come across him by chance, he will give you "fukudama"2 good fortune, and for the purpose of everyone's happiness, there are items in various locations which make you feel a wee bit lucky! 幸運をまねく猫の神様。昔から置いてあった置き物にやどった神様。 出逢うと幸運の「福正」をくれたり、みんなの幸福のためにちょうっぴりラッキー気分になるアイテムをいろんな場所にかくしまわっています！ Characters Nyanpuku is? Name: Nyanpuku Characteristics: A god with a plump and happy-looking figure. His key shaped tail brings about good luck. On his back is heart mark! Special Skill: Giving "fukudama" happiness. Body Weight: 2.9kg (comparatively the mass that fits in your hands) Age: 2929 years-old (Not flesh! Fortune!) Loved Offering: daifuku3•oval croquette4 にゃんぷくって？ なまえ：にゃんぷく 特徴：たゆんっとした福々しい体型の神様。幸運をもたらすカギしっぽ。背中にはハートのマークが！ 特技：しあわせの福玉をくれる。 体重：２。９kg（手のりサイズのわりに質量がある） 年齢：２９２９歳（ニクニクじゃないよ！福福！） 好きなお供え：大福•小判型コロッケ Motepuku Popularity Fortune He exists composed of healing power. He is a god with an increasing degree of popularity. In the world of humans, he participates as a popular cat model. 存在するだけで癒す力がある。モテ度アップの神。 人間界で人気キャットモデルとして活躍中。 Koipuku Love Fortune The female god of love solves problems related to love! She carries the bitter language in her angel wings. 恋の女神で恋愛問題を解決！天使の羽を持つのに毒舌。 Kinpuku Money Fortune A god for flashy increasing luck with money! He will give a little bit of gold "fukudama." キンキラ金運アップの神！ちっちゃな黄金の福玉をくれる。 Basutepu Basteta Fortune He can speak the ancient Egyptian language. He is a gentle god who rescues cats who lose their way. He likes music. 古代エジプト語が話せる。迷える猫を救う優しい神。音楽好き。 Images

This fat cat is quite literally full up with luck and fortune! Certainly inspired by the famous manekineko, Nyanpuku and his friends will surely bring luck to your life. Manekineko (招き猫), meaning "Beckoning Cat" is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman), usually made of ceramic, which is 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—many times at the entrance—in shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. Wikipedia: Manekineko Japanese Culture 1. Okimono (置物 meaning "put thing") is a Japanese term for an ornament for display or decorative object typically displayed in a tokonoma "alcove" or butsudan "Buddhist altar" commonly found in most Japanese households. Wikipedia: Okimono 2. Fukudama (福玉) is lucky ball, usually pink and white, which contains some gifts inside. It is made from rice cake and for new years in Kyoto. 3. Daifuku (大福 meaning "great luck"), is a Japanese confection consisting of a small round mochi (glutinous rice cake) stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly anko, sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans. Wikipedia: Diafuku 4. Korokke (コロッケ) is the Japanese name for a deep-fried dish originally related to a French dish, the croquette. Wikipedia: Korokke Translation Notes a. Bastet (Japanese: バステト) is the feline goddess of ancient Egyptian religion. In the first millennium BC, when domesticated cats were popularly kept as pets, Bastet began to be represented as a woman with the head of a cat and ultimately emerged as the Egyptian cat-goddess. Wikipedia: Bastet