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Neco Coneco (Japanese: ねここねこ "Neko Koneko") is a popular stuffed animal franchise that appears frequently in the world of Azumanga Daioh. Neco Coneco appears to be based on the real life toy franchise Tarepanda. The typical example is a white cat with a white kitten sitting on its head, but it also comes in different versions and sizes, such as a sleeping Neco Coneco^[1] or an Iriomote Neco Coneco. Chiyo has also been seen wearing a Neco Coneco T-shirt. Sakaki adores the brand, much as she does all cats. During the class trip to Okinawa, she buys an Iriomote Cat version of Neco Coneco.^[2] Chiyo also likes it – at one point she brings a sleeping Neco Coneco to school,^[1] and at another Sakaki and Kagura decide to make her a Neco Coneco of their own as a birthday present. However, this ended up a failure because both Sakaki and Kagura are poor at sewing and Chiyo could not even recognize their creation as a Neco Coneco.^[3] Conventional romanization spelling of the pronunciation of the brand's name yields "neko koneko" ("neko" Japanese for cat + "koneko" Japanese for "kitten"); however "Neco Coneco" is often used and creates another joke in itself, Connected Cat.

In episode 24 when Sakaki googles cats online, one of the results is a fictional Neco Coneco website, called Neco Coneco Daisuki (ねここねこ大好き Neko Koneko Daisuki), which translates to "Neco Coneco Love". Its web adress is "neko-konekolove.co.jp".

In addition, Neco Conecos are heroes of "Journeys of Neko Koneko" (ねここねこのたび "Neko Koneko no Tabi"), a series of photographs formerly on Azuma's website.^[4] A Neco Coneco doll also appeared as a festival booth prize in Yotsuba&!.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 See Chapter 32.
↑ See Chapter 33.
↑ See Chapter 29.
↑ Neco Coneco no Tabi, archived by the Internet Archive on 3 June 2002.

[Azumanga_Chapter_32-1] 1.0 ^1.1 See Chapter 32.

[2] See Chapter 33.

[3] See Chapter 29.

[4] Neco Coneco no Tabi, archived by the Internet Archive on 3 June 2002.

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 [[File:Neco_Coneco.jpg|thumb|282px|The most common version of Neco Coneco.]]
-'''Neco Coneco''' (Japanese: ねここねこ ''"Neko Koneko"'') is a popular stuffed animal franchise that appears frequently in the world of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''. Neco Coneco appears to be based on the real life toy franchise [[wikipedia:TarePanda|Tarepanda]]. The typical example is a white cat with a white kitten sitting on its head, but it also comes in different versions and sizes, such as a sleeping Neco Coneco<ref name="Azumanga Chapter 32">See [http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Azumanga_Daioh_Volume_4/Chapter_32 Chapter 32].</ref> or an Iriomote Neco Coneco. Chiyo has also been seen wearing a Neco Coneco T-shirt. [[Sakaki]] adores the brand, much as she does all cats. During the class trip to [[Okinawa]], she buys an Iriomote Cat version of Neco Coneco.<ref>See [http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Azumanga_Daioh_Volume_4/Chapter_33 Chapter 33].</ref> [[Chiyo]] also likes it – at one point she brings a sleeping Neco Coneco to school,<ref name="Azumanga Chapter 32">See [http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Azumanga_Daioh_Volume_4/Chapter_32 Chapter 32].</ref> and at another Sakaki and [[Kagura]] decide to make her a Neco Coneco of their own as a birthday present. However, this ended up a failure because both Sakaki and Kagura are poor at sewing and Chiyo could not even recognize their creation as a Neco Coneco.<ref>See [http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Azumanga_Daioh_Volume_3/Chapter_29 Chapter 29].</ref> Conventional romanization spelling of the pronunciation of the brand's name yields "neko koneko" ("neko" Japanese for cat + "koneko" Japanese for "kitten"); however "Neco Coneco" is often used and creates another joke in itself, Connected Cat.
+'''Neco Coneco''' (Japanese: ねここねこ ''"Neko Koneko"'') is a popular stuffed animal franchise that appears frequently in the world of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''. Neco Coneco appears to be based on the real life toy franchise [[wikipedia:Tarepanda|Tarepanda]]. The typical example is a white cat with a white kitten sitting on its head, but it also comes in different versions and sizes, such as a sleeping Neco Coneco<ref name="Azumanga Chapter 32">See [http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Azumanga_Daioh_Volume_4/Chapter_32 Chapter 32].</ref> or an Iriomote Neco Coneco. Chiyo has also been seen wearing a Neco Coneco T-shirt. [[Sakaki]] adores the brand, much as she does all cats. During the class trip to [[Okinawa]], she buys an Iriomote Cat version of Neco Coneco.<ref>See [http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Azumanga_Daioh_Volume_4/Chapter_33 Chapter 33].</ref> [[Chiyo]] also likes it – at one point she brings a sleeping Neco Coneco to school,<ref name="Azumanga Chapter 32">See [http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Azumanga_Daioh_Volume_4/Chapter_32 Chapter 32].</ref> and at another Sakaki and [[Kagura]] decide to make her a Neco Coneco of their own as a birthday present. However, this ended up a failure because both Sakaki and Kagura are poor at sewing and Chiyo could not even recognize their creation as a Neco Coneco.<ref>See [http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Azumanga_Daioh_Volume_3/Chapter_29 Chapter 29].</ref> Conventional romanization spelling of the pronunciation of the brand's name yields "neko koneko" ("neko" Japanese for cat + "koneko" Japanese for "kitten"); however "Neco Coneco" is often used and creates another joke in itself, Connected Cat.
 In [[Azumanga Daioh Episode 24|episode 24]] when Sakaki googles cats online, one of the results is a fictional Neco Coneco website, called Neco Coneco Daisuki (ねここねこ大好き ''Neko Koneko Daisuki''), which translates to "Neco Coneco Love". Its web adress is "neko-konekolove.co.jp".