Not just another cat video

UPDATE1:  We're now livestreaming from the world's first cat cafe.

UPDATE2: For a taste of some serious drama, scroll to the bottom.

The Japanese mobile game Neko Atsume (“cat gathering”) has clawed its way to the top of Japanese pop culture. We’re not lion: at some points this year, the app drew as much global search interest as that other quintessentially Japanese beast, Godzilla.

For those of you who don’t know, Neko Atsume is a game in which you attract virtual stray cats by leaving them offerings. It’s so addictive that people can’t paws.

If that’s meow-sic to your ears, then you should be paws-itively ecstatic about tomorrow’s event. Real-life cats will be offered food in a cat cafe, and not just any cat cafe, but the world’s first cat cafe in Osaka. The decisions those cats make will then be broadcats broadcast live on MewTube YouTube.

Don’t try this at home. These cats are untrained. But if you’re feline up to it, do watch it at home, live from 11:00am to 22:00 Tokyo time, right here or on the Google Play Japan YouTube channel.

Highlights: The post-lunch showdown at the table.

The tension in the room began to grow and cats got into position

They faked each other out

There was a sudden attack followed by an equally sudden retreat

Pleas for mercy were ignored

There was one final attempt to restore honor

And then peace returned to Real Neko Atsume... or did it?