>>45330961>This explains why Umbreon is the only(?) eeveelution to have visible eyelashes, maneki neko are often stylized with long 'lashes.Holy shit you're right. I always thought they were going for an egyptian look because of Bastet (another black cat with gold rings who became the moon goddess), but it would make sense that an eeveelution that debuted in a Japanese region would be extremely Japanese in design.