Item:Maneki-neko (Doubutsu no Mori+)

The Beckoning Cat (まねきねこ) is a furniture item in, , and. It is part of the Lucky Set in and. It can be placed on the surface of tables and other similar furniture that have surfaces for items. It is replaced by the in.

The Beckoning Cat can be obtained from the raffle, Wisp, a treasure hunt, or trees when the player has good luck. For the purpose of fêng shui, its color is special. This item is lucky, meaning it gives a 777-point Happy Room Academy bonus when placed in the player's house.

Version differences
In, the Lucky Set was removed, so the Beckoning Black Cat is not part of any furniture collection.

Leftover dummy item
In, the Beckoning Cat is still leftover in the game data as a dummy item, unobtainable without gameplay modification or glitches. It has the unused name "lucky cat" and uses the dummy model, a white triangle with red Japanese text reading ダミー (damī, dummy). Its name was also translated to other languages in the European version of, with the name "gato suerte" in Spanish, "chat fétiche" in French, "Glückskatze" in German, and "gatto fortuna" in Italian.