Nekogami-sama

ネコ神様

Neko-gami-sama is a cat-like creature that frequently remains inside a vending machine to warm drinks to "body temperature"; he often employs mysterious powers to play tricks on Mesousa, such as dropping him into a hole that appears out of nowhere. As his catchphrase, he almost always ends his sentences with "-desu nya," and additionally, "nya" is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound a cat makes; the English equivalent is "meow" (hence, he actually says "Meow" in the English translation). In each episode, he is shown with his fur a different color, and in the final episode, there is a scene where he is constantly changing colors. When he is unable to watch the vending machines, he often asks others to step in for him until his return; Mesousa did this in one episode of the anime. Neko-gami-sama has an elder brother who looks nearly identical to him but wears yellow glasses and appears in the 25th episode, when he was truly a god in Ichijou's box. Neko-gami-sama bears a resemblance to Chiyo's "Father" in Azumanga Daioh, and might even be a parody of him.