Thanks. This helps. I'm still not certain, but it gives me more info.
Yeah, that "lucky cat" you're talking about is the Japanese Bobtail. This is what I thought Karin was based on at first, but Karin has a full tail, not a Bob.
The other link to Toriyama's cat, Koge, wasn't included for some...
Hello. I'm an author writing a book about the Dragon Ball cartoon and comic book series, and I need your help to identify the breed of cat that this anthropomorphic talking cat was inspired by.
This requires some fun detective work.
Here's a picture of the talking cat, named Karin...