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The'''Kindhearted Cat Lover''' is the more benevolent version of [[Crazy Cat Lady]] and [[Right-Hand-Cat]].

== [[Anime]] &and [[Manga]] ==

* Miu and Kisara from ''[[Kenichi: theThe Mightiest Disciple (Manga)|Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple]]'' instantly become overjoyed when in a cat's presence. [[Action Girl|Kisara]] has taken this fondness to new extremes when she created the ''Nya Kwan Do'' which is a style based off of a cat's movement.

* Yuzu Kurosaki from ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'' has a whole episode devoted to finding a cat (which turns out to be the spirit of a ''dead'' cat) and taking care of it, thus when she's in trouble with hollows, it protects her and in so doing can finally pass on.

* ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'': Sakaki is very kindhearted and loves all animals, especially cats. Unfortunately, [[Animals Hate Him|cats don't love her]].

* Ryoma Echizen from ''[[The Prince of Tennis (Manga)|The Prince of Tennis]]'' shows quite a bit of love toward his cat Karupin.

* [[Beware the Nice Ones|Kanone Hilbert]] of ''[[Spiral (Manga)|Spiral]]'' adores cats, though he doesn't own any himself, he's been seen feeding strays and buying plush cats to keep himself company. {{spoiler|What's more, at one point during his attack on Tsukiomi highschool, Hiyono Yuizaki planned to momentarily "stun" him and thus keep from getting shot simply by ''wearing a pair of kitty ears''. The craziest part? '''''It worked.'''''}}

* Sora in ''[[Sketchbook (Manga)|Sketchbook ~full color'S]]'' doesn't have a cat (though a few of her friends do), but is your typical [[Friend to All Living Things]]...but the kid keeps giving them expired food, which her brother calls her out on. So this might be subverted in the cats' eyes, until she realizes her error.

* Hikari Yagami/Kari Kamiya from ''[[Digimon Adventure (Anime)|Digimon Adventure]]'', who has both a real-life pet cat and a cat Digimon.

* [[Those Two Guys|Suzuka]] of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''. Her entire mansion is filled with adopted kittens.

* Kuwabara from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho (Manga)|Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', who completely gave in to other bullies holding his kitten hostage.

* Bunji Kugashira of the ''[[Gungrave (Video Game)|Gungrave]]'' anime adopts a ragged-eared cat sometime after his introduction in the series. This, along with his close relationship to the show's protagonist, help distract us from the fact that he's kind of a [[CareerProfessional KillersKiller|cold-blooded mob enforcer]].

* Alphonse from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]''. Since he's an empty shell of armor with the soul of a boy embedded into it, he often takes kitties and places them inside. [[Hilarity Ensues]] more than once.

* [[Robot Girl|Chachamaru]] of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' is quite fond of cats, the reader's first hint that, [[My Master, Right or Wrong|despite her mistress]], she isn't all that evil ([[Noble Demon|and neither is said mistress]], [[Tsundere|no matter what she says]]). Referenced later on when she gets a {{spoiler|''[[Kill Sat]] shaped like a kitty''}}.

* Mitsukake in ''[[Fushigi Yuugi (Manga)|Fushigi Yuugi]]'', who has a cute kitten named Tama.

* Greece, and to a degree Japan in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]''.

* [[Gentle Giant]] Corporal Randel Oland in ''[[Pumpkin Scissors (Anime)|Pumpkin Scissors]]'', who apparently spends most of his pay on cat food.

* Sebastian Michaelis from ''[[Black Butler (Mangaanime)|Black Butler]]''. Apparently even remorseless, supercompetent demons who will kill without a second thought love cats. Especially silky black strays. He also once cuddled a tiger! Although the "kindhearted" part may not apply...

* Haruka from ''[[Rah Xephon (Anime)|Rah XephonRahXephon]]'' think Buchi is the cutest widdle kitty evah!

* [[Cloning Blues|The various MISAKAs]] apparently have a strong attachment to cats in ''[[To Aru Majutsu no Index (Light Novel)|To AruA MajutsuCertain noMagical Index]]''. Or it may just be number 10032 that does. In any case, it's the humanizing touch given to ten thousand clones who do not otherwise have much in the way of identity or character traits at that point. The original Misaka ''Mikoto'', while finding cats adorable and cuddly like most normal girls her age, is hesitant to approach them as the ambient electricity generated by her mere presence causes discomfort in the poor little animals.

* ''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]'': Suzaku Kururugi is said to love cats, but the fact that [[Animals Hate Him]] has become somewhat of a running gag on the show. So much that he's gained the [[Fan Nickname]] of [[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|"Suzakaki"]]. And yet in one of the last scenes of the series, Arthur, the cat he'd been taking care of, {{spoiler|is seen standing in front of his (empty) grave}}.

* Miriana of ''[[Fairy Tail (Manga)|Fairy Tail]]'' is of the villainous {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn|(at first)]]}} variety, and has turned loving cats into an ''obsession''. At one point, she refuses to even hurt Natsu, her enemy, who was currently poorly-disguised as a cat, and she was even well aware of it.

** Wendy, Natsu and {{spoiler|Gajeel}} as well.

* Hinagiku of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' is an avid cat lover. Shiranui plays a prominent role in her drama scenes with Hayate. The fact that her foster mother is allergic to cats keeps her from having cats of her own. She's also compared to felines for her fear of heights.

* Bruno in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5 Ds (Anime)5D's|Yu-Gi-Oh 5 Ds]]'', who {{spoiler|lost his memory}} trying to save one.

* Doctor Ritsuko Akagi from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' is a cat person. She even has cat-themed office decorations. She mostly likes them because of [[Dysfunction Junction|loneliness issues]] though.

* In one of the ''[[Mai-HiME (Anime)|MaiMy-HiME]]'' [[Bonus Material|omake shorts]], it's shown that Mikoto Minagi has a pair of cats - one white and one black - to keep her company when Mai isn't around. Mikoto herself acts [[Genki Girl|cat-like]] a lot.

* Vamp in ''[[Tentai Senshi Sunred (Manga)|Tentai Senshi Sunred]]'' is nice to cats, and is shocked by the implication that a wild monster living in his attic had eaten the neighbour's kitty ({{spoiler|the cat was fine; the monster had simply removed its collar because it considered collaring cats animal cruelty}}). Not bad for a self-proclaimed [[Sentai]] villain with plans for [[Take Over the World|World Domination]].

* In one of the ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Anime)|Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' drama CDs, it is revealed {{spoiler|in an alternate timeline}} Madoka used her wish to rescue a cat from getting run over. Presumably the same cat is the one being hugged by Madoka in the opening credits of the anime. This is one of the first demonstrations of her kindness to Homura, and eventually she bonds with her to the point of {{spoiler|going through the same month [[Groundhog Day Loop|repeatedly]] to save Madoka's life}}.

* Kai from ''[[Beyblade (Anime)|Beyblade]]''...[[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|sort of]].

* Enma from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn (Manga)|Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]''. Shown when he goes to feed a couple stray cats.

* [[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'s Dream of the Endless seems to have an affinity for cats, it's one of the many reasons Bast adores him.

* In ''[[North Sea Hijack (Film)|North Sea Hijack]]'', also released as ''ffolkes'' (yes, with 2 f's and no capital, not a typo) Roger Moore is deliberately casted against type. Rather than the womanizing playboy characters he was known for as [[James Bond (Filmfilm)|James Bond]] and [[The Saint]], the character Rufus Excalibur ffolkes was a bearded eccentric arrogant misogynist cat-lover. At the end of the film, having expressed his disdain for medals, he's instead presented with a trio of kittens in recognition of his heroism. He's rather touched.

* [[Darkman (Film)|Darkman]] usually keeps a cat or two around.

* Blondie from ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Film)|The Good the Bad And The Ugly]]'' takes time out to stroke a cat while clearing a town of Mooks with Tuco.

** Subverted with [[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Characters/Ministry of Magic/Characters|Dolores Umbridge]], who likes kittens [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|and is a total, horrid bitch]].

*** Also Filch, though he comes off as more sympathetic than Umbridge. (Of course, so does ''[[Complete Monster|Voldemort]]''...) His only friend seems to be [[Cats Are Mean|his evil cat, Mrs. Norris]], and he seems truly horrified in the second book when {{spoiler|she's attacked by Slytherin's monster}}.

** The title of one of his books is even, ''[[The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (Literature)|The Cat Who Walks Through Walls]]''.

** ''[[The Puppet Masters (Literaturenovel)|The Puppet Masters]]'''s most [[Tear Jerker|heart wrenching]] scene comes when {{spoiler|Pirate the cat is taken over by a slug. He doesn't survive the ordeal and dies in Sam's arms. When Sam and Old Man make their final charge, Sam narrates that he owes them revenge for Pirate.}}

* Six-year-old Queen Varicose in the second ''[[Welkin Weasels]]'' trilogy is constantly surrounded by cats. They come from miles around to see her, because the old saying that "a cat can look at a queen" is taken rather more seriously by the [[Talking Animal]] population of Welkin.

* [[Honor Harrington (Literature)|Honor Harrington]] and Nimitz though Treecats aren't the same thing. One suspects that Nimitz was an avatar of David Weber's cat.

* Dean from the ''[[Garrett PIP.I.]]'' series is fond of cats, even hiding a kitten in the house against Garrett's direct orders in ''Red Iron Nights''.

* Shadow, the protagonist of ''[[American Gods (Literature)|American Gods]]'', is this, whether the cat in question is just a regular kitten or [[Physical God|Bast]].

* [[Jeeves and Wooster (Literaturenovel)|Bertie Wooster]] is quite fond of cats; in one story he mentions that cats "always do take to me". Makes sense, since he's the [[Nice Guy]] of his series.

* Prim in ''[[The Hunger Games (Literaturenovel)|The Hunger Games]]''. Her feline friend Buttercup is a [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]] in cat form: [[Cats Are Mean|he's mean to everyone]], but not Prim.

* Grace Cahill of ''[[The 39 Clues]]'': [[Cool Old Lady]], awesome [[Never Mess Withwith Granny|grandmother]], [[Iron Lady|matriarch]] of {{spoiler|the Madrigals}}, and owner of Saladin, the epitome of a [[Cool Cat]]. She appears to be very fond of him. Due to [[Death Byby Origin Story]], this ends up applying to Dan and Amy Cahill as well, with Saladin becoming the (often quite helpful) fourth member of their Clue-hunting team. Nellie Gomez likes Saladin quite a bit, too, as evidenced by her insistence upon getting his favorite red snapper for him every time the team moves on to a different city.

* Quite a few characters, including Tristan, from ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (TV)|All Creatures Great and Small]]''.

* Jackson Galaxy of ''[[My Cat From Hell]]'' is dedicated towards helping cats and owners get along. Since he's a musician, he looks more like a biker than a cat lover.

* In one episode of (I think) ''Animal Rescue'', a man had over 20 cats, even though he was only allowed two. It turned out that he couldn't afford to have them neutered or spayed, and things took their natural course. The rescue officers had nothing but praise for how well the man had performed the monumental task of caring for all of them (the apartment was fairly clean, the cats all socially well-adjusted and healthy), and so they allowed him to keep two of his beloved cats--aftercats—after spaying them for free.

== Radio[[Video Games]] ==

* Vayne from ''[[Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al -Revis]]'' never goes anywhere without his cat Sulpher, who even starts circling his legs in an adorable idle animation if you leave him alone. To be fair, though, his bond with Sulpher is a bit more complicated than most. He also can have a more-than-just-friends relationship with catgirl student, Nikki, and {{spoiler|will even marry her in her ending, resulting in a LOT of kids}}. Roxis, meanwhile, can be found having adopted a kitten and baby-talking to it in a scene you can see while walking around the school grounds, but he'd never actually admit it to your face.

* ''[[Tokimeki Memorial (Visual Novel)|Tokimeki Memorial 2]]'' has two of them, [[Dojikko|Miyuki Kotobuki]] and [[Broken Bird|Kaori Yae]]. Of special note, Kaori doesn't like dogs on the other hand.

** [[Spiritual Successor]] ''[[Mitsumete Knight (Video Game)|Mitsumete Knight]]'' has Laury Callwell, [[Badass|Gene Petromolla]] (who's a [[Friend to All Living Things]] in general) and, to the surprise of the players, {{spoiler|[[Gang-Bangers|Sam]] [[Sunglasses Atat Night|Burston]].}} They're all linked by an interesting event : Laury first finds three abandoned kitten she decides to adopt, and names them. Later, if you have Gene in your girl roster and [[Relationship Values|have good relationship]] with both Laury and Gene, Laury will lose the kitten and you can offer to search for them for her. You'll have two possible leads : {{spoiler|Go ask Gene, or go ask the local punks}}. Choosing the first option will {{spoiler|net you a special CG, where Gene has found the kitten, and, after explaining the situation, will agree to give them back, albeit with a sad face}} ; choosing the second one will {{spoiler|allow you to see an unknown kind side of Sam (who's normally in antagonistic ways with the main protagonist), and he too will give the kitten back}}.

* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]'', we have both Telma and her cat Louise and Impaz with her dozens of playful, friendly kitties. Link himself can pick up and carry less shy cats around, and even plays a minigame with some of Impaz's.

* Anders of ''[[Dragon Age (Video Game)|Dragon Age]]'' has a fondness for kittens. The player can even give one to him as a pet, who he names Ser Pounce-A-Lot and carries into battle (where it can actually revive the entire party should a Party Wipe happen). Unfortunately he was forced to give up his kitten between ''Awakening'' and [[Dragon Age II|the sequel]], though he still has a big soft spot for them.

* Cormag from ''[[Fire Emblem: the Sacred Stones (Video Game)|Fire Emblem theThe Sacred Stones]]'', according to his supports with Natasha. He once found an injured kitty who barely survived the battle he and his group had been in, took him as his pet, and asked the aforementioned [[White Magician Girl]] to heal his injuries.

* Subverted by {{spoiler|Matt Engarde}} from ''[[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Ace Attorney]]'', who's a cat lover, but also a [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]

* {{spoiler|Yomiel}} in ''[[Ghost Trick: (VideoPhantom Game)Detective|Ghost Trick]]''. His cat is literally the only friend he has. Of course, the "kind-hearted" bit applies ''only'' to his cat. {{spoiler|Luckily, the cat is [[Samaritan Syndrome|considerably nicer]]}}.

* ''[[Blaz BlueBlazBlue]]'': (Video Game)|Ragna the Bloodedge]] wields the mighty Azure Grimoire, is known far and wide as the [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Grim Reaper]], has the world's largest bounty on his head, and is considered an SS-class criminal by the NOL...but he just loves cats, and cats seem to love him too if his interaction with Taokaka and the Kaka kitties are any indication.

** And even moresomore so [[Hospital Hottie|Litchi Faye-Ling]]. Despite obsessing over saving Arakune, she still finds time to protect the Kaka clan from his threat and even teaches the not-so-blessed-in-intelligence cats, and the kitties, Taokaka included, love her very much. {{spoiler|In what would be a slight [[Tear Jerker]] and a redeeming point in her [[Face Heel Turn]], one of the things she remembered before making the heavy decision was the fun times with Taokaka.}}

* The protagonist of ''[[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]]'' seems to have shades of this. If you complete one quest to feed a stray cat, the protagonist will request himself to continuing feeding it. Also, you have the option to spend the ''entire afternoon'' just petting a cat.

* Blackout of the ''[[Insecticomics (Webcomic)|Insecticomics]]'' loves to collect scorpion-bots (in toy form, that's continued incarnations of movie Scorponok). Since the scorpions purr when scritched, cluster around ankles, and are generally adorable, they might as well be cats with a fondness for toe-pinching.

{{quote| '''Arcee:''' How many scorpions do you ''need''?<br />

* ''[[Sister Claire (Webcomic)|Sister Claire]]'''s eponymous character.

* Even the KillTron 5000, mentioned in [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=28 this] ''[[VG Cats (Webcomic)|VG Cats]]'' comic, who hates all known beings in the universe, has a special place in his robot heart for cats.

* [[Tsundere|Yuudai]] from ''[[Sakana (Webcomic)|Sakana]]'', perhaps [[Hidden Depths|surprisingly]]. He owns a cat named [[Everything's Better Withwith Princesses|Hime]], which is pretty much his [[Only Friend]].

* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick|Judy]] the [[Everything's Better Withwith Monkeys|gorilla]] from ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''. A recent chapter was called "Judy Gets a Kitten" and involved... [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|Judy getting a kitten]]. {{spoiler|Yoshi the dinosaur tried to eat the kitten, but it survived. It's sporting an eyepatch.}}.

* Yun-lee and Dong-whi from ''[[Nineteen, Twenty -One (Webcomic)|Nineteen Twenty One]]''. Their love for cats is what got them together.

* In ''[[Wapsi Square (Webcomic)|Wapsi Square]]'', Amanda taking in a stray cat showed that she was starting to become slightly less cynical.

* Belkar Bitterleaf of ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|The Order of the Stick]]'' is ''far'' from kindhearted under usual circumstances, being [[Chaotic Evil]], [[Ax Crazy]], and an all around [[Sociopathic Hero]] with little of the "Heroic" part. However, he genuinely likes Mr. Scruffy, the late Lord Shojo's [[Right-Hand-Cat]], and caring for him has led to numerous [[Pet the Dog]] moments as part of his real/fake [[Character Development]].

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* This is a popular depiction of Nathan Explosion in ''[[Metalocalypse (Animation)|Metalocalypse]]'' fanworks. [http://pics.livejournal.com/gearsmoke/pic/000fp7k9\]{{Dead link}}

* The ''[[South Park (Animation)|South Park]]'' episode "Major Boobage" was somewhat bizarre for turning Cartman into this, serving as the one time in about ten years that one of his many, ''many'' [[Pet the Dog]] moments ''didn't'' turn out to be [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Jerk|fake]] or [[Manipulative Bastard]].

* Mrs. Hasigawa from ''[[Lilo and Stitch The Series (Animation)|Lilo and& Stitch: The Series]]'' combines this with a touch of [[Crazy Cat Lady]]. Or at least, from ''her'' perspective -- herperspective—her "cats" are actually superpowered alien genetic experiments, but she's too blind and/or senile to notice.

* Dan from ''[[Dan Vs.]]'' has Mr. Mumbles.

* [[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] owns Gary, who is a snail, which appears to be the underwater equivalent of a cat in the show.

* This is how Ryan Adams is portrayed in ''[[Hey Joel (Animation)|Hey Joel]]''. He wrote an entire album for his dead cat, Wiskers, and even thinks the song "Mandy" was about a dog.

== [[Real Life]] ==

* [[Internet Counterattack|Anon]][[Image Boards|y]][[I Am Legion|mousAnonymous]]. Say what you will about how they treat humans, but they adore cats. [http://ohinternet.com/Kenny_Glenn_The_Animal_Abuser Just ask Kenny Glenn]{{Dead link}}.

* [[HPH.P. Lovecraft]], who gave cats magical powers in his stories and wrote one about an entire city of cats taking terrible vengeance on an elderly pair of creeps who kill a kitten. He deeply loved his [[Values Dissonance|unfortunately named]] black cat "Nigger-man".

* [[Saki (Creatorauthor)|Saki]] gave the eponymous "Tobermory" a tongue to rival his usual [[Upper Class Wit|Upper Class Wits]]s, and "The Achievement of the Cat" is basically a short essay on cats' [[Cats Are Superior|inherent awesomeness.]]

* [[Queen (Music)|Freddie Mercury]], who even wrote two good-bye songs dedicated to his cats shortly before his death.

* Robert Goulet loved cats, in fact when he guest starred on ''[[Two Guys, a Girl And A Pizza Place]]'' they made a joke about this and paired him with [[Crazy Cat Lady]] Ireene.

* [[Warren Ellis]], more of a [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]], is definitely this, if [http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=10633 this] is anything to go by.

** If we're listing comic book writers, can't forget [[Grant Morrison (Creator)|Grant Morrison]]. He devoted part of his [[No Fourth Wall|fourth wall demolishing]] [[Self-Insert Fic|appearance]] in the finale of his ''[[Animal Man (Comic Book)|Animal Man]]'' run to talk about how bad he felt when his cat died, how unfair it was, and how it impacted his writing of the series. This even seems to be the reason ([[In-Universe]] anyway) that he decided to {{spoiler|resurrect Animal Man's slain family, in an attempt to be kind rather than dramatic}}.

* [[Ernest Hemingway]] was given a [[wikipedia:Polydactyl cat|polydactyl cat]] as a gift. His will left his house and estate to that cat and its descendants in perpetuity. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120414153448/http://www.hemingwayhome.com/HTML/our_cats.htm There are now sixty of them living in his house.]

* [[Adam Howden]] shares this trait with his ''[[Dragon Age II (Video Game)|Dragon Age II]]'' character, Anders. In fact, during [https://web.archive.org/web/20130727122118/http://www.mcmbuzz.com/2011/10/10/mcm-buzz-podcast-21/ a podcast] one of his cats came into the room meowing loudly, clearly wanting to join in the conversation.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120731154345/http://www.muchlove.org/2011/02/10/its-okay-to-be-a-cat-guy-watch-some-realy-cat-guys/ It's okay to be a cat guy.]

* [[Noriaki Sugiyama]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20161006145755/http://www.nekojika.com/ if his blog is to be believed.]

* Tricia Helfer is a cat lover, having ten "rescue" cats. She insisted that [[Bungie]] agree to donate to cat-sheltering organizations as part of her contract before she would play Dare in ''[[Halo 3: ODST (Video Game)|Halo 3 ODST]]''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130624022238/http://www.scificool.com/bsgs-tricia-helfer-and-jamie-bamber-peta-ads/ See for yourself].

* Bethany Cosentino of [[Best Coast (Music)|Best Coast]] would rather talk about her cats instead of her music. So much that she put her cat Snacks on the cover of her album ''Crazy For You''.

* Hizaki, currently{{when}} in [[Versailles (Musicband)|Versailles]], often [[Twitter|tweets]] about his Persian cat, Sonia. One such tweet has him feeling bad because he has to leave Sonia behind whenever [[Versailles (Musicband)|Versailles]] tour.

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