Neko (ネコ or ねこ or 猫, ''cat'') may refer to:

People

4Batz Neko Bennett (born November 5, 2003), known professionally as 4Batz, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. He rose to prominence following his 2023 single "Act II: Date @ 8", one of his various songs that went viral on TikTok which spawne ...

(born 2003), American R&B singer, called Neko Bennett *

Neko Case Neko Richelle Case ( ; born September 8, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian indie rock group the New Pornographers. Case's singing voice has been described by contemporaries and critics as a "flamethrower", "a pow ...

(born 1970), American singer-songwriter * Neko Hiroshi (born 1977), Japanese comedian *

Néko Hnepeune Néko Hnepeune (; born April 21, 1954, in Wé) is a New Caledonian politician. A Kanak and advocate for New Caledonian independence, he has served as president of the Loyalty Islands since 2004, and has been mayor of Lifou Lifou () is a co ...

(born 1954), New Caledonian politician * Neko Nitta (born 1978), Japanese retired professional wrestler *

Neko Oikawa is a Japanese lyricist who has written J-pop and anime theme songs over her career. Biography Neko Oikawa was born in Wakayama (city), Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Wakayama. She made her songwriting debut in 1985 with Kanako Wada's "Passing T ...

, Japanese lyricist *

Neko Saito , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese violinist, conductor, composer and music arranger. Saito is the leader of the Saito Neko Quartet, and is known for his many collaborations with musician Ringo Sheena. Biography Saito began playi ...

, (斎藤ネコ) (born 1959), Japanese violinist, conductor, composer and music arranger

Characters

* Neko (K), an anime character from ''The K Project'' * Neko Fukuta, a character in '' Hakobune Hakusho'' * Neko, a non-player character in the ''

Mana Mana may refer to: Religion and mythology * Mana (Oceanian cultures), the spiritual life force energy or healing power that permeates the universe in Melanesian and Polynesian mythology * Mana (food), archaic name for manna, an edible substance m ...

'' series of role-playing games * Neko Kuroha, an anime character in ''

Brynhildr in the Darkness is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from January 2012 to March 2016. An anime television series adaptation by Arms aired between April an ...

'' * Nekomusume or

catgirl A or neko is a female character with feline traits, such as cat ears, a tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. As a type of '' kemonomimi'', catgirls are associated with Japanese anime and manga but may appear in oth ...

, a female character in Japanese anime and manga

Manga

Neko Majin is a Japanese one-shot manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. Spanning eight total installments published irregularly between 1999 and 2005 in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazines ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and ''Monthly Sh� ...

, Japanese one-shot manga series *

Neko Rahmen , also known as ''Neko Ramen'', is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga created by Kenji Sonishi. The comedy centers around a cat (''Taishō'') and his encounters while running a ramen shop. The ''yonkoma'' series has been adapted into ...

, Japanese four-panel comic strip manga * Neko ni Tensei Shita Oji-san, Japanese manga series * Neko no Otera no Chion-san, Japanese manga series *

Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. ''Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi'' was serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''Margaret'' from 2013 to 2015. Plot Ai Tachibana is a high school student who is excited to visit ...

, Japanese manga series

Technology

Neko (software) Neko is a cross-platform open-source animated cursor-chasing cat screenmate application. ''Neko'' () is the Japanese word for ''cat''. About Neko Neko was originally written for the NEC PC-9801. It was later ported as a desk accessory to the ...

, a cat screenmate application * Neko Atsume, is a mobile cat-collecting game *

Neko Entertainment Neko Entertainment was a French video game developer and video game publisher, publisher located in a suburb of Paris, France. It was founded in 1999. Neko's productions are based on an evolutionary development platform for 3D consoles called th ...

, a video-game developer and publisher *

NekoVM NekoVM is a virtual machine developed by Nicolas Cannasse as part of research and development (R&D) efforts at two independent video game developers in Bordeaux, France: first at Motion Twin and then at Shiro Games. NekoVM's native language is t ...

is a virtual machine developed by Nicolas Cannasse

Music

Neko Jump Neko Jump was a pop duo band in Thailand, composed of twin sisters Warattha "Noey (Thai: เนย)" (Thai: วรัฐฐา) and Charattha "Jam (Thai: แจม)" (Thai: ชรัฐฐา) Imraporn (Thai: อิมราพร). History The ...

, was a pop duo band in Thailand * Neko nas posmatra, is the seventh and final studio album by Ekatarina Velika * Neko ni Fūsen, Ai Otsuka's 9th single

Other uses

* Néko, a village in Ivory Coast * Neko language, a Trans–New Guinea language * Neko, a submissive role in a relationship between females in yuri or shōjo-ai media *

Neko-dera is the common name for Buddhism, Buddhist temples in Japan that have strong ties to cats. Many such places are dedicated to the veneration of cats due to the belief they were either saved or cursed by cats in the past. Main "Neko-dera" Shōn ...

, a name for Buddhist temples in Japan that are associated with cats *

Neko chigura ''Neko chigura'' (''nekochigura'') or ''Neko tsugura'' (''nekotsugura'') is a kind of cat house made of straw in Japan. It is a folk craft of Sekikawa-mura, Niigata-ken, or Akiyamago (the area of Tsunan-machi, Niigata-ken and Sakae-mura ...

, is a kind of cat house made of straw in Japan *

Neko Harbour Neko Harbour () is an inlet of the Antarctic Peninsula on Andvord Bay, situated on the west coast of Graham Land. Neko Harbour was discovered by Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache during the early 20th century. It was named for a Scottish wh ...