Kusaneko

**Kusaneko** (くさっち) is a character that debuted on the Tamagoneko Generation 2. She is an adult-stage Tamagoneko, except on the 15th Anniversary iD L.

## Appearance

Kusaneko shares her facial appearance with Hashitamaneko, having a blue head with a yellow beak. She has a stem with two green leaves growing out the sides, and she appears to be sprouting from a brown flower pot. Some official artworks depict her wilting when she is sick or unhappy, hiding in her leaves when she is sleeping, and growing petals when she is happy.

On the Tamagoneko L.i.f.e. app, Kusaneko can also be pink, or brown with a pink beak and yellow leaves.

## Personality

Because Kusaneko has plant-like traits, she can make her own chlorophyll to nourish herself when nobody else is around to feed her. However, this means she becomes unwell when the sun isn't out. Kusaneko hangs out with the other unhealthy Tamagonekos, listens to heavy metal music, and dances along to it all night. Despite her love for music, she is tone-deaf and cannot play any instruments either.

She is also said to be very vain.

The McDonald’s Tamagoneko Toyz Happy Meal bag describes Kusaneko as *“Likes heavy metal music and dancing all night long!”*

## On Virtual Pets

### Tamagoneko Generation 2

Kusaneko can be achieved through neglecting Tongarineko or taking average care of Hashitamaneko. Kusaneko sleeps at 10 PM and wakes up at 9 AM.

### Tamagoneko Connection Version 2

Kusaneko is a gender-neutral average-health adult that appears in odd-numbered generations. It sleeps from 10 PM to 8 AM and its base weight is 30 LB. Its favourite food is melon and its least favourite food is meat.

### Tamagoneko iD L 15th Anniversary Edition

Kusaneko appears as a female toddler that can be obtained randomly from Maruneko or Memepuneko. She can evolve into Moruneko or Mikazukineko. Due to appearing in an earlier growth stage, Kusaneko sleeps three hours earlier than in her first two appearances. She sleeps from 7 PM to 7 AM.

## In Tamagoneko Media

### Tamagoneko Video Adventures

Kusaneko is part of the group of Tamagonekos sent to find an Earth artifact for the Tamagoneko Museum and is referred to as a male. He is partnered with Mameneko, and they argue over whether to bring back a cat (because it looks like Mameneko) or a potted flower (because it looks like Kusaneko). The cat ends up scaring them, so they bring back the flower instead.

## Name Origin

Kusaneko's name comes from *kusa*, the Japanese word for "grass" or "weed". *Kusa* is also found in other terms that refer to other plants in general. For example, *kusabana* means "flowering plant".

## Trivia

* On the online Tamatown for V3 and V4, there is a CD in The Tama Beat store in the Mall that has a Kusaneko on it.
* A misplacement on Bandai's original growth chart suggested that Kusaneko was the worst possible adult on the P2, and it was swapped with Takoneko. In actual fact, Kusaneko is the second unhealthiest adult and Takoneko is the unhealthiest. Kusaneko shares its animation patterns with Nyoroneko and as this video shows, taking care of Hashitamaneko the same way as a Kuchitamaneko would be to achieve Nyoroneko will result in an evolution to Kusaneko.