Pop Tarts are not only sweet, they are the comfort food of childhood for much of the internet generation. Why did Nyan Cat go viral so quickly? Because it has so many tried-and-true viral hit components in one place, yet they are combined into something new. The English equivalent is "meow." If you want to play the song yourself, sheet music for the piano version is available for download. What's important to know is that "nyan" is the sound a Japanese cat makes. This song is attributed to Momone Momo, a housekeeping robot with pink hair. The song is "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!", a tune made with the Vocaloid synthesizer that became popular in Japan for creating songs by fictional characters. Once you have the song in your head, then you will hear it any time you encounter the Pop Tart Cat image. Introducing Nyan Cat with just a static image would not do, as the music is an integral part of the meme. The first video version is closing on ten million views now, so you can imagine how many people have visited the Nyan Cat page -and the many spinoffs and tributes. I have opted to use a video for illustration here, so you can start and stop it as you please. The original image is accompanied by an endless loop of music, and in fact has a timer included. The cat was published on Apand became an instant hit. Nyan Cat (also called Pop Tart Cat) is an 8-bit animation produced by the artist at LOL-COMICS who goes by the name prguitarman. Like most memes, you've either seen it everywhere you go on the internet, or you are totally unaware of it -until now.
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