Historical clue formulations

• Cat lady? — 2026-01-07
• Animated character who serves as an official Japanese tourism ambassador — 2024-07-12
• Fictional feline from Japan … or how one might greet 17-, 24-, 54- or 65-Across — 2023-01-10
• Toon who wears a red hair bow — 2017-04-21
• Japanese toon with a red bow — 2015-09-02
• Animated character who's five apples tall — 2015-02-21
• Japanimation character with a line of school supplies — 2010-05-27