Description
Name: Tama Nekono (猫野 たま)
Age: 17 years old
Birthday: June 14th
Nationality: ???? (she was bought by Hakase from a cattery in Jakarta, Indonesia)
Tama is an Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii) Chimera and Yuuki's twin sister. Tama was one of the first Chimera to be created along her little sister Yuuki, back when they were in Safari Garden Zoo and Resort. Tama and Yuuki were a fan favorites amongst visitors, so they had to be transferred to South Korea, where she and Yuuki perform as K-Pop idols. Tama stays in the group while Yuuki pursued for a solo career under her nickname YUUKI. Sadly, Tama and Yuuki's successful career ended when their creator was arrested. Tama is a kind-hearted and mature Chimera, but she can be tsundere and feral sometimes. Tama is also an avid gamer and otaku. She loves to cosplay as well as playing video games at Safari Garden's arcade near the Wild West area. She also works as a maid in Safari Garden's cafe and bakery, Cafe Onta
Voice actor: Kana Ueda (English voice by Sarah Anne Williams)
Known roles: Rin Tohsaka from Fate series, Saki Miyanaga from Saki, Anastasia Hoshin from Re:Zero, Shizune Rindo from Gunslinger Stratos, Female Slayer from Dungeon Fighter Online, Rachel Alucard from BlazBlue series, Sakuya Aizawa from Hayate the Combat Butler, Hayate Yagami from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Skyla from Pokémon Black and White, Aya Enomoto from Wrestle Angels Survivor, Mii Konori from A Certain Scientific Railgun, Yuel from Granblue Fantasy, Yuzuki Fuwa from Assassination Classroom, Sara Matsunaga from Ever 17: The Out of Infinity and Momo Kawashima from Girls und Panzer
Trivia: Tama's name is inspired by Tama Inubouzaki from Magical Girl Raising Project, while her name contains the kanji for cat. She shares name with the male protagonist from Music Gungun, an arcade rhythm game by Taito. Her appearance and design are inspired by a cat maid magical girl that appears as a stock character in Magical Girl Raising Project, where she and the other magical girls ends up being killed by a demon. She's also inspired by Atalanta/Archer of Red from Fate/Apocrypha and Tari from Meta Runner and SMG4's videos. Not all zoos in Indonesia has Asian Golden Cats, and only a number of them have it such as Taman Safari, Lembang Zoo & Park, Gembira Loka and Faunaland. Their numbers are dwindling due to wildfires, habitat destruction (for palm oil and timber), poaching (as pets and for meat and fur) and hunted as pests. In real life, their faces resemble small panthers or tigers than normal cats, and they can be found in Southeast Asia, India as well as China (Yunnan and Sichuan province)
UPDATE: I gave Tama a big overhaul on her facial design and her attire. Inspired by Junya Inoue's art (Deathsmiles and La Vie en Doll) as well as Mami Shimada from River City Girls. Enjoy!!
Tama Nekono (c) Mahou Shoujo Spica and Project Chimera, farhan43