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Nyan Cat
A pixel-art cat with a Pop-Tart body flies through space trailing a rainbow.
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- From
- Nyan Cat (animated GIF) (2011)
- Type
- Other
- Created by
- Chris Torres
- Who
- Nyan Cat
- Became a meme
- 2011, YouTube
The scene
Chris Torres drew the animated cat. A YouTube user then paired it with a catchy Japanese song, “Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!”, and the looping video became one of the most-watched of the year.
In 2021 Torres sold the original GIF as an NFT.
