- "Meow... Meow... Meow..."
- ―The orphaned kitten
The orphaned kitten (named Mimi, Tama or Chibi) is a kitten the player may interact with in Shenmue.
Biography[]
The kitten's mother was run over and killed by the black car Lan Di was in. Megumi Mishima was crying with the kitten when the kitten's mother was killed. Megumi's mother wouldn't allow the kitten to stay at their home, so she kept the kitten in a box at the Yamanose Shrine.
Shenmue[]
Ryo Hazuki feels he and the kitten have a lot in common because both of their parents passed away the same date and as a result of the same killer. Kids in the neighborhood also come to take care of the kitten. The kitten's leg heals eventually and she walks around the shrine.
After Ryo is informed by Master Chen that Lan Di left for Hong Kong, the kitten runs away. Ryo found her at a residential place near the shrine. Nozomi Harasaki was also looking for her.
Later on, before Ryo gets the job at the New Yokosuka Harbor District the kitten jumps on a roof at the shrine. Megumi was scared when the kitten jumped down, but was relieved when she saw she was okay. Around this same time, Megumi's mother Fusayo Mishima allows her to keep the kitten at her home.
Shenmue II[]
The only time the kitten is mentioned is during a conversation with Fangmei Xun. Ryo comments her eyes remind him of the cat which offends her.[1]
Name[]
The kitten's name purely depends on the name Ryo chooses.
- Mimi (ミミ): This is the kitten's name if Ryo chooses it, does not choose a name at all or if he chooses "Sasuke". Megumi likes this name because it means her ears are so cute.
- Tama (タマ): Another chooseable name. This was the name of Megumi's sister Mayumi Mishima's cat, which she also kept at the Yamanose Shrine.
- Chibi (チビ): Another possible name for the kitten. "Chibi" means "the little one" in Japanese.
- Sasuke (サスケ): Megumi dislikes this name because it's a boy's name. If Ryo chooses it, he says "so she can grow up to be big and strong like a ninja". This is the only name the kitten cannot have, as it will result in her name being defaulted to Mimi.
See also[]
- Duck, another animal character
Trivia[]
- The kitten does not appear in Shenmue the Animation except for an image of Ryo and Nozomi playing with the kitten in the credits scene.
- If the player does not interact with the kitten enough, the kitten will disappear from the game world, thus the player will be locked out of seeing a conclusion to the kitten's story.
- Shenmue I & II added an achievement/trophy related to the kitten called "Cat Burglar". It requires the player to find the kitten when she goes missing.
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