Talk:Monster Girls/@comment-38965165-20190722145732/@comment-27950421-20190723233836

In there mamono form they have two tails. It doesn't give a description of their cat form but it does say that men often confuse them for normal cats and adopt them, something that wouldn't happen if they were huge and had two tails like their primal form would be like. (The myth says that only exceptionally large and intelligent cats can become Nekomata so the Nekomata itself would be large by cat standards, with the largest being the size of tigers.) It isn't a primal form, not in the same sense. They aren't taking the form of a Nekomata monster, they're just taking the form of a housecat.

Also, Nekomata are depicted with flames on or around their body quite often. It's pretty clear that fire is a frequently part of a Nekomata's appearance and abilities. Though I will admit the fire isn't necessarily required.