Likely, Bananya’s anime treatment by studio Gathering is due to the plush toys’ celebrity among kawaii fans worldwide (The anime was crowdfunded last March).
A new anime about a “strange cat” that is also a banana is proving popular among American adults.
Bananya is a combination of the words “banana” and “nyan,” the Japanese version of the American “meow.”
Originally a mascot for stationary company Q-Lia, the fruit-feline hybrid Bananya now stars in an eponymous anime series, which first aired on July 4th.