I looked around and found that cat youkai can have a number of tails besides 2, but they're just called Bakeneko (化け猫 Monster Cat) instead of Nekomata (猫又 Forked Cat). There's even one particular legend that involves a cat youkai with 7 tails
KuroBaraHime said: I looked around and found that cat youkai can have a number of tails besides 2, but they're just called Bakeneko (化け猫 Monster Cat) instead of Nekomata (猫又 Forked Cat). There's even one particular legend that involves a cat youkai with 7 tails
I think I'm seeing a ninth tail here on her lower left there. It might be the same one that appears behind her head on the right at the top, but... well... with those clothes, I think she was meant to resemble Ran, with 9 tails.