Name: にゃん猫とは？ネットで話題のポプテチ猫の歴史と由来 (What is Nyan Cat? The history and origin of the popular internet pop-tart cat)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T07:03:03.000Z
Duration: 5 min 41 s
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Hello Internet and welcome to Behind The Meme, today we have a look at Nyan Cat.

Thank you so very much for all of the comments suggesting a video on this here topic.

You guys wanted it, now you have it, here we go!!!

Considering that the website we are currently using is YouTube, the pioneer of the old classic

cat video, it's safe to make the assumption that at least some of my viewers are cat people.

To the others who are dog people like me, I know that cats and cat people can be confusing

but rest assured, the cat I will speak of today is totally cute, totally fruity, and

This furry&fruity little fella's name is Nyan Cat.

Now for the longest time I had no clue of how to pronounce its name I always thought

it Nyan and then I thought it was neon, but apparently it is Ne-en and Don't act like

you knew how to properly pronounce it either!

He was created by a Puerto Rican illustrator named Chris Torres.

Chris first posted Nyan Cat on his art website LOL Comics! all the way back in April of 2011.

The concept of Nyan Cat was inspired by Torres' cat Marty and my favorite breakfast food ever,

You know, that breakfast food that taste delicious and has the possibility of giving you diabetes

before you turn 12, but it's totally worth it cause they taste amazing!

I could easily go on and ramble about how great Pop-tarts are but for the sake of not

making a 9 day long video, lets get back on track.

animation of a cat fused with a Pop-tart flying with a rainbow trailing behind him.

3 amazing things combined into one epic creation!

Torres uploaded the cat and thought it was going to be just another animation that was

seen one day and forgotten the next, but a few days later , YouTuber SARA JUNE uploaded

a video of Nyan Cat looping continuously and paired it with the song Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!

I think that's how it's pronounced, (which was made) by the Japanese music producer daniwellP.

The video is quite compelling and addictive, so much so that a 10 hour versions of this loop actually exists.

Here's a sample of the cuteness that is Nyan Cat.

The original video quickly spiraled into viral stardom and was pushed to that point by being

featured on the College Humor website and even on the Tosh.0 blog.

And as of making this video the original Nyan Cat upload has amassed over 148 million views!

Nyan Cat became so popular that it inspired new fans to create their very own remixes

and edits that range from action-packed to downright odd.

I tell you, only in this day and age could a fictional Pop-tarts cat become an internet legend.

One might even say that Nyan Cat is almost the Kim Kardashian of cats.

On the bright side this colorful critter has been featured on multiple games for computers

and smartphones and the deeper down the Nyan Cat rabbit hole you go, the more it seems

like people can't get enough of this cute little critter.

On the Nyan Cat website you can pick anything from a mexican Nyan Cat to a zombie Nyan cat

to fly endlessly through space for your amusement.

This website is dedicated to counting how down how long you can watch the cat fly and

the longest known record is a whopping 3289 hours.

I'd hate to see the PG & E bill for that guy's house.

But sadly as we all know nothing lasts forever.

Except STDS.  In November of 2012, Chris took to twitter to tweet all of Nyan Cat’s fanbase

that Marty, the cat named after Marty McFly, and the cat who inspired Nyan Cat, had died

in his arms from a battle with Feline infectious peritonitis.

Now I'm not a veterinarian, but that sort of sounds like the HIV of the C-A-T's.

Despite not being a cat person, it's really not hard to see the bond that these 2 clearly

had and feel nothing but remorse for Chris's loss.

In memory of his beloved Marty, He changed the Nyan Cat's animation on the website

Which was the usual Nyan Cat but just without his usual chipper demeanor.

Even though Marty is no longer with us, he will forever be immortalized and remembered

So there you have it, what started off as a simple animation for shits and giggles,

got looped together with a snazzy Japanese tune, and became an internet sensation in

the process that is a pillar of the culture.

That's the internet for you and on the internet memes are kiiiing!

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I'll catch you beautiful people next time.