TOKYO, Japan — In this country known for its legendary cats, a dynamic new group of felines are casting aside all the established rules and forging their own paths.
Japan is home to arguably the two greatest cat masters of all time – Maru, whose work with cardboard boxes has pushed the medium further than any cat in this century ...
... and Shironeko, whose series of pieces exploring the idea of "being really chilled out and sometimes sleeping" have inspired a generation.
But Maru and Shiro are just the most internationally famous members of a thriving scene in Japan, and a new crop of upstarts are building on their legacy. They are scrappy, they are dynamic, and they are not afraid to break the rules. These are the Japanese cats of the future.
These Entitled Young Lordlings
２階と4階から大量注文
This Cantankerous Old Man
新手のオモチャかお前は
This Tastefully Eye-Browed Fashion Icon
This Miserable Curmudgeon
This Zen-Like Practitioner Of The Ancient Japanese Feline Art Of "Standing Up And Looking Quite Cross"
ふと横見たら立っていた。
These Glum But Tolerant Animal Balancers
This Vigilant, Highly Suspicious Moaner
スクワットしてたら警戒された（笑）ごめんね（笑）
This Musically Adept Aesthete
千と千尋の神隠し放送に便乗して、「あの夏へ」を弾こうとしたんだけど、予想どおりグダグダになった😂😂
This Satisfyingly Rectangular Relaxation Artist
ずいぶんと気に入ったご様子。
These Insatiable Gastronomes
This Overdramatic Exaggerator
首だけ出してご満悦だったのに手が出せないから取れない事に気がついて絶望してるw