Nov 8, 2015

Let's gather cats

Are you a dog person or a cat person?
 
There are distinctive differences in characteristics between dogs and cats, although both are very popular as a pet here in Japan. In general, cats are thought to be more standoffish whereas dogs are likely to be more loyal.

I thought I was more of a dog person, but my mind has changed since I came across an app called Neko Atsume, which was developed in Japan and means "Let's gather cats" in English.
 
The rule of the game is very simple. You put food in your garden and then see cats gathering to eat the food. One interesting aspect is that the characteristics of cats are different each other. As you can see below, a white fat cat is sleeping peacefully after eating a big meal, a brown one is playing with the body hiding in a bucket, one having a bat seems to be a baseball fan.
 
 

Actually you cannot touch or catch them. Cats come on a whim when there is food and leave without saying anything when getting tired. Taking a picture of them and keeping the photos in your cat album is only allowed in this game. Nevertheless, this app has been fascinating to me for months. Also you may be, more or less, addicted to their cuteness.

From now on, I won't say I am a dog person.
Also you wouldn't even though you prefer dogs to cats.