
It’s often the simple things that bring us most pleasure in life – like these giggle-inducing ‘neko montage’ photos making waves on Twitter in Japan.
Join us after the jump for delightful paper-augmented cats looking cute, angry, surprised, and plain old baffled!
It all started with this tweet from Shiratamaaaa.
▼ “If you have a cat, you should try neko montage! Draw body parts on a thin strip of paper. Then you just have to get the perspective right when you take the picture.”
https://twitter.com/shiratamaaaa/status/532500266407309312Not only do these cats look seriously cute, the strip over the eyes also provides anonymity for any shy cats out there.
▼ Nawww, he’s so angry!
猫モンタージュ pic.twitter.com/mTQ9K0T8jG
— は * る (@PlasterStar999) November 19, 2014
▼ Brooding wolf-cat, and wide-eyed surprise cat.
猫モンタージュしてみた
— m2k (@m2k_36_uryyy) November 19, 2014
かわいいwww pic.twitter.com/eQkcq1ZQGE
Some were inspired by anime characters:
▼ “I tried out Neko Montage”, says one owner. “This is Arakita Cat.”
猫モンタージュやってみたよ
— 遠吠 (@tooboe) November 19, 2014
荒北キャット pic.twitter.com/bLkh3C1qAr
Others are just beautiful.
▼ Who, me?
さっそく我が家も猫モンタージュを pic.twitter.com/0XmDQLC4vI
— ジャン斉藤 (@majan_saitou) November 19, 2014
And some aren’t even cats.
▼ “Neko Montage is so cute I just had to try it out. But…I don’t have a cat, so this is Dog Montage.”
猫モンタージュ可愛いからやってみたよ。
— かあさん(手洗い👏) (@higemarunyanko) November 20, 2014
いや、猫いないから犬モンタージュ。
まずはりんりん pic.twitter.com/YyWX5VRilm
At last, something on the internet that it’s definitely ok to try at home.
Source: Spotlight Media
Featured image: Twitter


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