Mike

Mike is a cat belonging to Jirō in the 1996 anime adaptation.GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996): Episode 12
==Appearance==
Jirō is a cat with cream fur, whiskers, pink nose, eyes with brown irises and black pupils, and ears with pink insides. Notably, his tail is tipped with brown fur.
==Personality==
Mike cares for his owner Jirō, wanting to stay with him and affectionately rubbing his leg. Even during his owner's trial, he looked solemn as he answers that was abandoned, but immediately denied any other mistreatment.
==History==
===1996 Anime===
Mike is taken to a ghost town by his owner Jirō and his friend , who plans to leave him here because his mother refuses to let the cat stay. Jirō says his goodbyes, but Mike brushes his legs, wanting to stay with him. He is kicked away and lands on his feet, where Jirō tells him to go away. Saddened Mike runs off into the darkness, where a group of angry cats stare at Jirō and Yūko and proceed to pounce.
Sometime later, his former owner Jirō is taken to court, where Mike is called to the stand. He sadly nods when Daikoku-Neko asks him if he was abandoned, but shakes his head when asked if he had any other mistreatment. He watches as Jirō's verdict, pethood, is given to him and as his former owner pleads for Mike's help. 
Later, after Neko-Sennin is defeated, the cats and humans are released from his control. Mike is carried by Jirō, who along with the other humans confront the Cat Hermit, apologize after understanding how the cats feel after being pets. He happily meows when Jirō asks him, who promises Neko-Sennin that he will take good care of Mike. He watches as Neko-Sennin takes all the stray cats away and the court room returning to its true abandoned appearance.
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