This just occured to me that in JP the event medal is basically named cat cat or Neko Neko. Is there some of sort explanation in the notice explaining the weird name or some Japanese culture thing I'm missing that explains it? Weird question I know, but the name is odd to me.
I have no~~ idea honestly. Honestly, since it has 6 legs, they shouldâve gone with Nekopillar or kittipillar. A mix of caterpillar and cat, like in this picture. Or maybe they are using a âcuteâ way of saying neko? Not sure if it applies in Japanese, but in Chinese, you say animalâs name twice when youâre using a childish voice, similar to baby talk, so cat for example, weâd say âmao maoâ(č˛č˛, literally âcat catâ) when âmaoâ (č˛) gets the point across that itâs a cat. The same applies for dog too.
Like I said, I donât know so maybe Salt wants to add to this if he can find a Japanese article for why Necho Cat is named âcat catâ in Japanese?
Necho cat is literally called âneko catâ in Japanese, which literally translate to âCat cat.â Itâs been localized as necho, possibly just neko written differently, possibly in reference to that ruler. A lot of the jokes/puns are inter-language.. Chef Kyroo is âkaeru chefâ in Japanese, which is kinda the same case as with necho cat in that they just spelled it differently for localization. Here is a list of all the dream eaters. The names are meant to speak to your imagination and dreaminess.
Kuma panda: Itâs âbear bearâ in Japanese, or âpanda bearâMajik Lapin: âMagic rabbitâ in Japanese, which they localized more French/southern so it sounds more exotic.Me Me bunny:  âMimi bunnyâ in Japanese, having  a pun on âearsâRyu dragon: Literally âdragon dragonâTama Sheep: Literally âround sheepâWheeflower: âii flowerâ, as in âWhat a good âlil flower you areâWoeflower: âWaru flowerâ, as in bad flowerSudo Neku: A reference to it looking like Neku Sakaraba from TWEWY; in Japanese, the name is âNeku-ppoiâ translating to âNeku-ishâ
