CAT

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CAT is a company inThe World Ends with You, althoughCAT is also used to refer to its mysterious main artist. This company is the designer of thePlayer Pin and theO-Pin. The company is also the "buyer" forGatito.

Neku Sakuraba is a huge fan of this company's work and CAT the artist, and he often looks at CAT's graffiti spread throughout Shibuya. His graffiti can be seen inUdagawa Back Streets, andTowa Records, as well as in theTrail of the Judged in theShibuya River.

CAT the artist[]

Later in the game, it is revealed that CAT isSanae Hanekoma. As ofNEO: The World Ends with You, Hanekoma is no longer active as CAT, but notes resuming his work as CAT in the future is not out of the question.

CAT's motto is"Enjoy every moment with all you've got." Many people in Shibuya seem to agree with CAT's ideology, as seen in thought fragments. However, some of them wear his pins only to be "cool," as CAT's pins get popular.

As detailed in theSecret Reports, CAT's art is supernaturally imbued with certainimprinting codes. The two command codes are: "enjoy the moment" and "gather". His art acts as a medium for mass imprinting. He does this because the "creation of the future" requires "Imagination".

Non-canon Appearances[]

Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance[]

CAT's artwork has made an appearance in Traverse Town inKingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance. The appearance of CAT is virtually identical to that of his in The World Ends With You. You will see the mural after completing certain storyline tasks in Dream Drop Distance.

Trivia[]

• The idea of CAT, a graffiti artist with an anonymous identity, may have been inspired by Banksy, a famous street artist known for their social commentary with their graffiti.MKN is also a graffiti artist in the series who is said to create graffiti of social satire.
• The CAT logo was modified between the Japanese and English version. Its eyes were a Cross of Saint Peter and a pentagram in the Japanese version, which was changed to simply stars in the English version.

Gallery[]

CAT's graffiti in Towa Records.

CAT's graffiti in Udagawa Back Streets.

CAT's graffiti and Neku

CAT's artwork on a wall in Traverse Town.