Character: katy the cat (unico)
Known as "Chao" in Japan, Katy ("Chloe" in "Unico: Awakening") is a female cat created by Osamu Tezuka and Sanrio for the Unico manga series that ran from November 1976 till 1979. Debuting in "The Cat on the Broomstick" chapter, she wishes to become a "Cat Witch" after getting abandoned by her human owners but later decides to become a human girl. Unico decides to grant her wish by making her a human for a short period of time each passing day. In the 1981 movie, she becomes a human permanently after performing a selfless act by rescuing an old lady (known as either "Granny", "The Old Lady" and "The Old Begger Women" in the manga) from drowning with Unico's help.
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