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This Cat Belongs In A Studio Ghibli Film

This is a two-panel side-by-side meme featuring a real brown tabby cat with striking bright blue eyes standing on a white couch. The left panel shows the cat mid-meow with its mouth open, and the right panel shows the same cat with its mouth closed, looking toward the camera with a calm, slightly stern expression. The text at the top of the image reads 'This cat belongs in ghibli film'; the joke/observation is that the cat's highly expressive, distinctively charming features match the style of anthropomorphic, memorable animal characters that commonly appear in Studio Ghibli animated films.
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Overview

This is a two-panel side-by-side meme featuring a real brown tabby cat with striking bright blue eyes standing on a white couch. The left panel shows the cat mid-meow with its mouth open, and the right panel shows the same cat with its mouth closed, looking toward the camera with a calm, slightly stern expression. The text at the top of the image reads 'This cat belongs in ghibli film'; the joke/observation is that the cat's highly expressive, distinctively charming features match the style of anthropomorphic, memorable animal characters that commonly appear in Studio Ghibli animated films.

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This meme was posted to X (formerly Twitter) by the account WholesomeMeme, as stated in the provided source information. It is a viral wholesome meme that highlights how the real cat's appearance resembles the beloved animated animal characters created by Studio Ghibli.

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