{"name":{"canonical":"Shamisen ","english":"Shamisen ","japanese":"シャミセン","synonyms":["Shami"]},"image":{"extension":".png","width":223,"height":348,"averageColor":{"hue":0.07511707903352804,"saturation":0.28166695850113826,"lightness":0.7821393148699168},"lastModified":1524327770},"mainQuoteId":"","description":"Shamisen is a male calico cat. A former stray, he was picked up by Haruhi Suzumiya in order to play a role in The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00. He now lives with Kyon. Kyon notes that Shamisen being a male calico cat is itself unusual, a 1 in 3,000 chance requiring the cat to have Klinefelter's syndrome.\n\nFun Fact: A shamisen is a three-stringed musical instrument similar to a guitar, originating in Japan. A shamisen is usually made of cat or dog hide, so calling a cat \"shamisen\" is analogous to a Westerner calling a cat \"tennis racket.\"","spoilers":[{"text":""}],"attributes":[{"name":"Gender","value":"Male"}],"id":"bwrHwrimgv","posts":null,"mappings":[{"service":"kitsu/character","serviceId":"10798"},{"service":"myanimelist/character","serviceId":"12660"}],"created":"2017-11-03T19:46:50Z","createdBy":"","edited":"2018-11-10T10:56:44Z","editedBy":"LMMn17-ig","likes":[],"isDraft":false}