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  2. Maneki-neko - Wikipedia

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    Maneki-neko in a shop, Japan. Maneki-neko are traditionally depicted seated, holding a koban coin, with one paw raised in a beckoning gesture. To some Westerners (Italians, Spaniards and Greeks are notable exceptions) it may seem as if the maneki-neko is waving rather than beckoning.

  3. Kaibyō - Wikipedia

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    The maneki-neko (招き猫, lit. ' beckoning cat '), or "lucky cat", is commonly depicted as a figurine, often believed to bring good luck to the owner. It is typically depicted as a calico Japanese Bobtail holding a koban coin, with a paw raised in a Japanese beckoning gesture.

  4. As the Gods Will (film) - Wikipedia

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    There they play a Maneki Neko, where students dressed as mice attempt to throw a ball into a hoop attached to the collar of a giant cat doll. Those who miss are killed. Amaya wins this challenge and enables the students to move on to the next challenge in a giant cube hovering Tokyo, as hundreds of schools in Japan and elsewhere face similar tests.

  5. 350+ Japanese Cat Names Full of Inspiration and Meaning - AOL

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    Maneki (for maneki-neko, or beckoning cat, a feline figure that brings good luck to shop owners) Nekomata (a large, dual-tailed, malevolent bakeneko)

  6. Cultural depictions of cats - Wikipedia

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    The maneki-neko of Japan is a figurine often believed to bring good luck to the owner. Literally the beckoning cat , it is often referred to in English as the "good fortune" or "good luck" cat. It is usually a sitting cat with one of its paws raised and bent.

  7. List of GetBackers chapters - Wikipedia

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    This one is from a woman named Kinue Akagawa to recover her stolen family heirloom, a giant maneki-neko. Succeeding in recovering it but massively damaging it in the process, they unknowingly carry a disk that was hidden inside the heirloom, which causes them to be attacked by a bodyguard known as Ryudo "The Undead" Hishiki on orders from ...

  8. What is a ghost gun, like the one found with person of ... - AOL

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    Police said Luigi Mangione, 26, a person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week, was arrested Monday with a ghost gun in his possession.

  9. List of fictional felines - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of fictional cats and felines and is a subsidiary to the list of fictional animals.It includes a limited selection of notable felines from various works, organized by medium.