![]() The idea is very simple, and it meshes together several elements that are generally well-liked across the Internet: cats, sugary foods, rainbows, space, pixel art, and cuteness. But whether or not you love it or hate it, the video is certainly memorable, with its hypnotic looping animation and music. Some argue that the music is what made the video so popular in the first place. The main source of annoyance, the song, is extremely catchy and upbeat, due to its repetitiveness. One might say that the video is annoying for the sake of being annoying, like many memes. The Nyan Cat video has both widespread appeal and widespread hatred. Response to the video was so great that several user-made games appeared before Torres released an official game. Many users have taken to creating their own "real life" Nyan Cat through video and images.Ī Nyan Cat progress bar for operating systems was created, and for a time the YouTube time bar transformed into a mini Nyan Cat. There are several versions where Nyan Cat is a dog. Other parodies replace Nyan Cat's body with another type of food (such as a waffle or a doughnut). Mexican Nyan Cat is probably the most recognized of the bunch. These include American, Russian, Chinese, French, and Nazi Nyan Cats. ![]() Popular YouTube channel Annoying Orange made a spoof.Ī lot of "cultural" versions of Nyan Cat have been uploaded by fans. Several remixes of the song exist, as well as cover versions. The next day, June 28, the video was restored to YouTube. Since he only owns the copyright to the Nyan Cat GIF, he had to contact saraj00n (who owns the video) and DaniwellP (who owns the song) as well. Once he was aware of the situation, Torres filed a counter-complaint. Many YouTube users were outraged, and some sent hate mail and death threats to Torres. Someone claiming to be PRguitarman filed a fraudulent copyright claim ( DMCA) to have the video removed. On June 27, 2011, the video was temporarily taken down from YouTube. The video then got picked up by G4's Attack of the Show, CollegeHumor, and tosh.0, which caused its popularity to really grow. The original song was created by user Momo Momo with the Japanese synthetic voice program, Vocaloid. The song came from the most popular Japanese videosharing website, Nico Nico Douga, but the version used in the Nyan Cat video is a remix version by Nico Nico Douga user daniwellP. On April 5, YouTube user saraj00n uploaded a video of Nyan Cat, which was paired with the "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!" song. Later that day, he reblogged the GIF on Tumblr, garnering 3,000 likes and reblogs within 2 weeks. He posted the GIF on his daily comic website, LOL-Comics, on April 2, 2011. Originally, he named it "Pop Tart Cat" (and he still calls it that himself). He later decided to create some pixel art, and the Nyan Cat GIF was born. ![]() While drawing during a Livestream video chat, Chris Torres (known as PRguitarman online) received requests to draw a "Pop Tart" and a "cat," so he jokingly combined the two into one image: Origin: The Nyan Cat meme includes the work of several people. Original Site: LOL-Comics ( ) YouTube ( ) It is still a fairly popular video, however. Peak popularity: The definitive peak popularity cannot be accurately determined because the video statistics are hidden, but one blog claims that June was Nyan Cat's peak. ![]() It can be described as obnoxious, annoying, hypnotic, catchy, or happy.ĭate discovered: Original GIF: Ap/ Video: April 5, 2011 While the original video lasts 3 minutes and 37 seconds, users have uploaded very long versions of the animation, from 6 hours to 10 hours. The GIF on Torres' website is neverending and has a time counter underneath (counting by deciseconds). The video uploaded to YouTube by user saraj00n pairs the GIF with fast-paced, high-pitched remix of the song "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!" Both versions are very repetitive. It bobs up and down and swishes its tail as it flies, and stars in the background pop and flash. Summary / Description: The original animated GIF that was uploaded to Chris Torres' website, LOL-Comics, includes a gray cat with a cherry Pop Tart body, flying through space and leaving a wavy rainbow trail in its wake. Production time: 3-4 hours (for the animated GIF) I’m actually lucky to have saved all of the original files, because I don’t normally do that!" I had no big plans other than turning it into an animated avatar for myself so I could use it in some forums. Purpose: From an interview Chris Torres gave to Pop Goes the Week! : "Honestly, it was just going to be a cute little animation to post on my website. Notable Contributors: YouTube user saraj00n, Nico Nico Douga user Momo Momo, Nico Nico Douga user daniwellP Creator(s): Christopher Torres (PRguitarman)
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