Mugumogu

Maru (born: ) is a male Japanese Scottish Fold cat.
==History==
Maru's videos are under the account name mugumogu. His owner is rarely seen in the videos. The videos include title cards in English and Japanese setting up and describing the events and often show Maru playing in cardboard boxes, indicated by "I love a box!" in his first video.
Videos of Maru are collections of clips — usually around 3 - 7 minutes in length — of Maru engaging in various activities, with most videos having a central theme or activity as indicated by the title card. During these videos, Maru shows his fascination with boxes, placid personality, amusing antics, and inventive intelligence and intuition.
In August 2013, Maru's owner adopted a kitten named Hana from a veterinarian. During the two-week trial, Maru and Hana got along very well, and Mugumogu decided to make Hana a new family member.
In November 2020, Maru's owner adopted another kitten named Miri from a neighbor who had rescued her from a storm drain.
==Fame==
Entertainment Weekly mentioned Maru alongside Keyboard Cat and Nora
in its "Notable Kitty Videos" article. The New York Times mentioned Maru in an article about cats and dogs in the media and included pictures of the cat. Maru's videos have been featured in Fresh Step's commercial on their YouTube Channel. Maru has also been featured in advertisements within Japan for various products. As of December 2011, Maru's channel is the 7th most subscribed in Japan.
In March 2017, Maru was certified as the most viewed animal on YouTube. His videos have been watched 405,235,246 times as of January 3, 2019.
== External links ==
* Maru (cat)
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Category:Japanese YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2008