Voting Station

Cathy Cat (Ask Japanese)

Please vote to return to collections.

Internet Personality

The Resume

    Born in Munich, Germany
    Currently based in Tokyo, Japan
    YouTube personality, hostess of the 'Ask Japanese' YouTube channel
    Birthday is March 8; actual birth year is unknown

Why she might be annoying:

    She's not a natural redhead.
    She hasn't disclosed her real last name or age (claiming to be 'eternally 22').
    She is into 'Lolita Fashion', which is basically dressing up in cutesy frilly babydoll dresses.
    She calls her fans 'Kittens'.
    She is allergic to nuts.
    She was criticized by the cosplay community for befriending and working with Anime Matsuri convention CEO John Leigh after he was accused of sexually harassing several female cosplayers.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She is trilingual, fluent in English, German and Japanese.
    She has several college degrees - a Bachelor's in English literature and two Master's in Drama and Science Fiction Studies.
    She's also worked as a news reporter for Japan's NHK World network.
    Her 'Ask Japanese' channel is very informative about Japanese culture as well as surveying opinions of Japanese citizens and tourists.
    Her life motto is 'Do what you love, love what you do'.

Credit: Tim the Slipperman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 109 Votes: 50.46% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3510 Votes: 39.54% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2448 Votes: 48.94% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 1874 Votes: 43.92% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1753 Votes: 40.05% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 465 Votes: 44.95% Annoying