Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B
- Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B are characters from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Nekomimi A (ネコミミA, the "brunette") and Nekomimi B (ネコミミB, the "blonde") are horrifying robotic catgirl celebrities whose exploits are apparently enjoyed by both humans and Transformers. Between appearing in cafeterias to meet-and-greet with scientific minds, guest-hosting virtual reality battle tournaments, and starring in comic books detailing their (presumably) fictional adventures, they get around quite a bit.
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Fiction
Energon cartoon
- Nekomimi A voice actor: Jocelyne Loewen (English), Masumi Asano (Japanese), Carmen Podio (Castilian Spanish)
- Nekomimi B voice actor: Chiara Zanni (English), Yukiko Tagami (Japanese), Marta Sáinz (Castilian Spanish)
The Nekomimis attended a real-world cafeteria at the same time as the Jones family, who were present there for a meal. The pair could be seen chatting with several human scientists, though one can only imagine what the two of them would have in common with scientists. Optimus Supreme
Nekomimis A and B reappeared within a video game-cum-virtual battle training simulator used by the Autobots. The duo acted as announcers and referees for a series of tournament fights held between the Autobots at a low point during their war for energon, which included digital clones of the deceased and the previous bodies of characters who had been upgraded, as well as several Decepticons, who hacked into the system in order to join the fun.
Nekomimi B seemed to be infatuated with Hot Shot, calling him "dreamy" twice. Unlike Nekomimi B, Nekomimi A thought Hot Shot was "scrawny" and had her sights set on Galvatron. However, perhaps changing her mind after witnessing Galvatron's brutal takedown of Demolishor and Snow Cat, she joined Nekomimi B in calling Hot Shot "dreamy" near the end of the tournament.
Following Hot Shot and Rodimus's victory by ring-out against Optimus Supreme in the final round, Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B presented the winning team with trophies—shortly before they announced that Hot Shot and Rodimus would now take on the "special guest fighter", a pint-sized virtual incarnation of Unicron. As this last battle commenced, the two announcers wished the audience goodbye. Distribution
Some time after the tournament, Six Shot was seen reading a humorous, Transformer-sized comic book featuring the two of them. Galvatron Terror
Legends comic
Nekomimi A was among the heroic female Transformers (and assorted robots) who appeared in one of Tigatron's dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers. Bonus Edition Vol. 11 In the waking world, Nekomimi A appeared on a billboard advertisement. Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40
Notes
- Though they were not named in either the Energon cartoon or the original Japanese dialogue, the Japanese ending credits to the episode identified them with the designations used in this article. "Nekomimi" (猫耳) is roughly Japanese for "kitty ears", and is a term generally applied in Japan to "catgirls".
- In the Animated universe, the Nekomimis appear to be "Hello Kitty"-style mascots called "Hello Nekomimi Pop-Star". Notebook paper used by Sari Sumdac to recount the events of the Autobots' second clash with the Headmaster and her own battle with the Constructicons features illustrations of them.
- In the Shattered Glass Animated universe, the role of the Nekomimis are filled by "So Long Inumimi Rock-Star", dog-themed girls.
