And in fact there are subtle clues even just in this image to indicate that she isn't what she's posing as, either. Not that it's a secret in the game or anything; we know she's a human wearing nekomimi; but I'm curious if people without knowledge of the franchise can pick her out. Without cheating using danbooru tags. :p
It's the second girl from left, isn't it? The one with the black hair and purple eyes?
Because if what I'm seeing is right, she's the only one who doesn't have slit pupils. What's more, she isn't wearing some sort of bell collar - and her cat ears look pretty fake, too.
It's the second girl from left, isn't it? The one with the black hair and purple eyes?
Because if what I'm seeing is right, she's the only one who doesn't have slit pupils. What's more, she isn't wearing some sort of bell collar - and her cat ears look pretty fake, too.
Observant! Yes, that's Shigure, the protagonist's sister, and the owner of all the catgirls. There are hints throughout volume 1 that she's something of a bro-con, despite how strongly she encourages Chocola and Vanilla's relationship with him; and seeing her here like this seems to serve as confirmation of it. Either that or she just really likes teasing him. ;)
You caught all the clues that I spotted, so well done. Clue 1: Unlike the true catgirls, Shigure's nekomimi don't have tufts of fur coming out of them. Clue 2: Her eyes are human with pinpoint pupils rather than feline with slit-pupils. Clue 3: She isn't wearing the requisite catgirl bell, which serves as proof that a catgirl both has an owner and has been trained sufficiently to be allowed out of the house without without their owner. The bells are fairly central to what story there is in volume 1, so they're not going to have someone wear one who doesn't fit the prerequisites.