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2	[[caption-width-right:331:Yes, she's [[RuleOfCute actually a cat.]]]]
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4	''The Star of Cottonland'' (綿の国星 -- ''Wata no Kuni Hoshi'') is a shoujo manga by Yumiko Ōshima that ran in ''Magazine/LaLa'' from 1978 to 1987. It was adapted to an anime movie by Shinichi Tsuji in 1984.
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6	Chibi-Neko is ''not'' a [[CatGirl human girl with cat ears and a tail]]. She's a normal kitten, but she wants to be human and imagines herself as such. She is never shown as a cat, only as a toddler girl with long beautiful hair and a frilly dress. And cat ears and a tail.
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8	The story is about her [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe adoption into a human family]] and her struggles with her [[ComingOfAgeStory identity as a cat]]. If you don't want anything that deep, it's also a RidiculouslyCuteCritter story. Think of ''Manga/ChisSweetHome'' with a big dollop of surreality.
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11	!!Tropes:
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13	%% * AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Chibi-Neko during her first time in the city.
14	* BecomeARealBoy: Chibi-Neko is a cat who wants to become human so much that she envisions herself as a CatGirl, and [[StylizedForTheViewer is never shown as a real cat]]. Unfortunately, it's a TragicDream for her since Raphael tells her outright that it's impossible.
15	* CatGirl: Chibi-Neko is one of the earliest known examples, and is widely considered to be the TropeCodifier. While she's actually just a regular cat, she wants to become human so much that she envisions herself as a human girl with a cat's ears and tail.
16	* CramSchool: Tokio failed his university entrance exams. He's supposed to attend prep school, but he skips without his parents knowing.
17	* CrazyCatLady: Or Man -- the neighbourhood cat maniac sits on the fence between this and KindheartedCatLover. [[spoiler:On the creepy side, he roams the streets with a net for catching cats. On the nicer side, he takes them home to pamper and care for them in his [[GildedCage luxurious apartment]]]].
18	* EekAMouse: Chibi-Neko gives a "present" of a dead mouse to Fumiko. Naturally, Fumiko isn't pleased by this.
19	%% * ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: Chibi-Neko's effect on Tokio, and his literal reaction to finding her in the street.
20	* InnocentInaccurate: Chibi-Neko believes her first family lost her, not abandoned her.
21	* NervousWreck: Tokio's mother, Fumiko, was pretty high-strung to start with out of concern for her son's future. Having [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes a cat]] around just made her worse.
22	%% * SpiritAdvisor: Raphael
23	* StockAnimalDiet: Although Chibi-Neko is a kitten and only drinks milk, she still daydreams about fish.
24	* StylizedForTheViewer: Chibi-Neko is just a regular kitten and the human characters treat her as one, but she's only ever depicted as a CatGirl due to her desire to be a human.
25	* ThrowingOffTheDisability: Fumiko is said to have an "allergy" to cats, but it seems more like a cat phobia. She forces herself to interact with Chibi-Neko in hopes of conquering her fear.

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