Nyarome

Nyarome (ニャロメ), created by Fujio Akatsuka, is a prominent character in the later portion of the Extraordinary Ataro manga and part of Akatsuka's Star System. His increasing role in the series lead to a spike in its popularity and the "Nyarome boom", although this would be all too temporary as the series would eventually be ended by order of Akatsuka's editor and Toei in favor of another series (in hopes to emulate the success). The inspiration for Nyarome came from Akatsuka's youth, when he and a friend named Okumura found a stray cat and decided to tie it to a rock, throwing it into a pond. Days later, Akatsuka would see that the cat had seemingly escaped from its likely predicament when he saw it in a field. In thinking back to the animal, Akatsuka recognized it as something that knew no fear and that hadn't given up in its escape, so he and his friends came to view it with respect. This formed the basis for an initial obnoxious cat character, but one that would become synonymous with being a stubborn fighter.