Nyan Cat

Examples

Nyan Cat rainbow space animation — animated pixel-art pastry cat with rainbow trail and moving stars.

Nyan Cat rainbow space animation

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Credit & details

Nyan Cat rainbow space animation

Nyan Cat character/animation: Chris Torres (prguitarman); source entry documents the original animated GIF.; This GIF contains no audio.

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Game screenshot featuring a flying bison with a pink toaster-pastry body and rainbow trail in a Nyan Cat crossover visual remix.

Nyan Bison game crossover

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No visible caption. Game screenshot featuring a flying bison with a pink toaster-pastry body and rainbow trail in a Nyan Cat crossover visual remix.

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Windows file-copy dialog edited so its progress bar is Nyan Cat’s rainbow trail. Caption: Copying 164 items (132 MB)

Nyan Cat copy progress

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Copying 164 items (132 MB)

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About & sources

A pixel cat with a pastry body flies through space, trailing a rainbow over an insistent musical loop. Its appeal lies in cheerful repetition and an instantly remixable audiovisual package.

Date

Animation: April 2, 2011; music-video pairing: April 5, 2011

History

Chris Torres posted the animation to LOL-COMICS before saraj00n paired it with a cover of Daniwell-P’s song on YouTube. The video pairing and later remixes are distinct from the original drawing.

Know Your Meme — Nyan Cat
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