In the 1980s, before everyone was on the internet, Japanese photographer Satoru Tsuda created a sensation with Namennayo cats (sometimes also called Nameneko). These cats dressed like high school gangsters and juvenile delinquents, among other characters, and posed rebelliously in elaborate miniature settings. They could be seen smoking in the boy's room, sneaking kisses, peeping into the girl's bathroom, showing off their motorcycles, and intimidating normal adults. Since they couldn't be passed around on the internet, these cat photos were purchased, and each sold in the millions. While that's about as viral as you could get in those days, Namennayo were little known outside of Japan.
Like Harry Whittier Frees almost a century earlier, Tsuda trained kittens from an early age to wear clothing specially designed for them, and posed them gently and patiently for short periods of time. Read about how Tsuda came to develop Namennayo and see more of these cats at Flashkbak. -Thanks, WTM!
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