Cat-Ear Maomao Tasting on a Chair Figure – Banpresto, Apothecary Diaries

Her name means "cat cat", and for once she actually looks the part. This cat-ear Maomao figure seats the rear palace's food taster on a wooden chair, eyes closed and cheeks flushed, savouring a bite from her chopsticks with the bliss she usually saves for a new poison.

Cat-ear Maomao, the food taster at work

She sits upright on a simple dark wooden chair with slatted back, one hand raising a pair of chopsticks to her lips, the other resting on her knee. Black cat ears poke up from her hair and a cat tail curls behind the chair, while the rest is her familiar outfit: jade green top, long maroon skirt, dark green slippers and braids tied with red and blue beads. Tasting the consorts' meals for poison is her job, and the satisfied face here says she is enjoying it far more than she should.

What you get

• One cat-ear Maomao figure seated on a wooden chair
• Painted PVC, chair and figure as shown
• Banpresto prize figure, delivered in its original box
• Ready to display, no assembly
• Other characters sold separately

A cosy piece for a desk or kitchen shelf

The chair gives her a stable footprint, so she sits happily on a desk, a bookshelf or next to your tea things. She is a fun contrast to the more formal Maomao figures and an easy gift for a friend who loves both cats and this series.