OMOCAT

About

OMOCAT is the creator of the indie video game OMORI, as well as a virtual YouTuber that goes by the same name. OMOCAT is known for their webcomics Omoriboy, Pretty Boy and the RPG video game OMORI. OMOCAT made their VTuber debut in June 2023 with a green-haired avatar that has cat ears. OMOCAT has previously come under controversy for merchandise that used the word "shota," a term that is used akin to the way one may use the word loli.

Online History

OMOCAT is best known as the creator of the indie RPG video game OMORI, as well as various other comics, including Pretty Boy. OMORI is a psychological horror game originally derived from OMOCAT's previous comics, which was originally published starting August 2011 (shown below, left).^[1] Pretty Boy is another comic drawn by OMOCAT, depicting a romance between two boys. The comic was originally published on OMOCAT's blog in November 2013 (shown below, bottom).^[2]

Shota Shirt Controversy

On November 17th, 2013, OMOCAT released two shirts as merchandise promoting both Pretty Boy and OMORI. One of the shirts showed the titular character from OMORI, a canonically 12-year-old boy, with the word "Shota" written under him.^[3]

The controversy around the Shota shirt was exacerbated by older tweets from OMOCAT, including a November 21st, 2013, tweet in which they said they "love little boys" (seen below, left).^[4] Soon after receiving backlash over the Shota shirt, on April 11, 2014, OMOCAT posted a tweet defending their use of the term (seen below, right).^[5]

OMOCAT later went on to post an apology acknowledging their misuse of the term, saying that they were not cognizant of the word's sexual connotations.^[6]

OMOCAT VTuber

On February 13th, 2021, OMOCAT took to their Twitter^[7] to post the earliest known rendition of their VTuber avatar. The post gathered over 20,000 likes in two years (seen below, left). OMOCAT also frequently does merch collaborations with Hololive, a VTuber agency (seen below, right).^[8]

On June 9th, 2023, OMOCAT posted their VTuber debut to their YouTube^[9] channel, gathering over 150,000 views in over a month (seen below).

Following

As of July 2023, Omocat has gathered over 37,000 followers on Twitch,^[14] 230,000 followers on YouTube,^[15] 390,000 followers on Twitter^[16] and 290,000 followers on Instagram.^[17]

Online Presence

On August 3rd, 2021, YouTuber^[10] Guwi posted a video titled, "Separating OMOCAT from OMORI," gathering over 200,000 views in two years (seen below).

In July 2023, OMOCAT's past controversies resurfaced on Twitter after commentators began comparing their faults to Toby Fox, the creator of the indie RPG game Undertale. On July 8th, 2023, Twitter^[11] user @spidergyatt posted a tweet about OMOCAT that gathered over 22,000 likes in two weeks (seen below, left). Twitter user^[12] @sockaki_ posted a tweet on July 12th using the Ambatukam meme, gathering over 3,000 likes in two weeks (seen below, right).

On July 14th, 2023, Twitter^[13] user @invaderpokey posted a tweet that read, "omocat vs toby fox debate," and showed a drawing comparing both of the artist's controversies. The post gathered over 66,000 likes in a week (seen below).

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