# Fumeancats (黄阿玛的后宫生活)
**Fumeancats** (黄阿玛的后宫生活, written in traditional characters as 黄阿玛的后宫生活, "The Harem Life of Huang Ama") is a Taiwanese pet-illustration and video brand built around a household of adopted cats, led by the orange mixed-breed cat Ama (黄阿玛), who plays an emperor surrounded by his "harem" of seven other cats and two human "servants," the creators Chiming (志铭) and Leemeow (狸猫). Founded in 2009, the brand claims more than five million fans across Asia and has published books annually since 2015.[1](https://creativexpo2.4pt.tw/brands/161.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009, by the Taiwanese creators Chiming and Leemeow[1](https://creativexpo2.4pt.tw/brands/161.html) |
| Cast | Ama (黄阿玛) as emperor, with 招弟, 三脚, Socles, 噜噜, 柚子, 浣肠, and 小花 (堵堵), plus the two human "servants"[2](https://image.skm.com.tw/prod/b24a3c94-1dfc-482a-bece-8aae3d8af992.pdf) |
| Fictional frame | The "Wanshui Dynasty" (万睡皇朝), founded 2015; harem members joined from 2011[2](https://image.skm.com.tw/prod/b24a3c94-1dfc-482a-bece-8aae3d8af992.pdf) |
| YouTube channel | Launched 29 December 2015; over 1.43 million subscribers by July 2020[3](https://stats.videoamigo.com/channel-directory/UCw2W7GIqJNB-UMUxncnMuiw.amigo) • [4](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/1356455) |
| Books | 9 photo and illustration books, 5 comics, and 2 children's books; annual publication since 2015[3](https://stats.videoamigo.com/channel-directory/UCw2W7GIqJNB-UMUxncnMuiw.amigo) • [1](https://creativexpo2.4pt.tw/brands/161.html) |
| Animated series | 13 episodes, first broadcast in Taiwan on 13 May 2022, produced by us studio 贰拾工作室[5](https://acg.gamer.com.tw/acgDetail.php?s=148396) |
| Advocacy | All eight cats were adopted; the brand promotes "adopt, don't abandon" (领养不弃养)[6](https://incgmedia.com/makingof/fumeancats-animation) |
## Origin: meeting Ama
The brand began with a stray. In 2009, Chiming and Leemeow, then university roommates, encountered an orange-and-white mixed-breed stray cat on Yangmingshan in Taipei. They first posted his information online hoping to find him an adopter, but because he was already an adult mixed-breed cat, months passed without anyone taking him; Leemeow, who was caring for him, grew attached, and Ama stayed.[7](https://stories.shopline.tw/fumeancats-interview/) • [4](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/1356455) The name combines the surname [Huang](https://www.edgepedia.org/huang-surname), which Leemeow shares, with "Ama," a title fitting the cat's commanding manner.[4](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/1356455) Ama's listed birthday is 2007.[2](https://image.skm.com.tw/prod/b24a3c94-1dfc-482a-bece-8aae3d8af992.pdf)
After graduating, the two founded the video studio Mihua Image (米花映像工作室), taking commercial and advertising work for clients including Quanlian and 7-Eleven. Ama became a comfort outside work, and casual clips of the cats uploaded online drew a following neither had planned.[8](https://www.eslitexpo.com/articles/5j1x5) • [7](https://stories.shopline.tw/fumeancats-interview/)
## Building the harem and the brand
**From fan page to channel.** Chiming and Leemeow adopted six more cats over the following years, forming the household of two people and their cats the brand centers on. In 2013 they created a Facebook fan page, initially as a kind of cloud storage for photos; when a fan began organizing their scattered videos for them, they decided to take control, and in late 2015 they opened the official YouTube channel "黄阿玛的后宫生活," moving their Facebook audience over.[4](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/1356455) • [9](https://www.cheers.com.tw/article/article.action?id=5085880) The channel listing gives a launch date of 29 December 2015.[3](https://stats.videoamigo.com/channel-directory/UCw2W7GIqJNB-UMUxncnMuiw.amigo)
The cats' distinct personalities supply the material: the mischievous Yuzu (柚子), the fierce-looking but gentle Lulu (噜噜), the mild Zhaodi (招弟), the long-haired Sanjiao (三脚), the reclusive Socles, and the sensitive, cross-eyed Huanchang (浣肠).[4](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/1356455) The fictional frame casts Ama as emperor of the "Wanshui Dynasty," founded in 2015, with the other cats as consorts, princes, and lords added from 2011 onward; the dynasty's stated mission is "healing people and promoting adoption."[2](https://image.skm.com.tw/prod/b24a3c94-1dfc-482a-bece-8aae3d8af992.pdf)
**Growth.** By July 2020 the channel had passed 1.43 million subscribers and the Facebook page more than 1.36 million likes, making it, per TVBS, Taiwan's most popular cat channel at the time.[4](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/1356455) The brand's own profile claims over five million fans across Asia.[1](https://creativexpo2.4pt.tw/brands/161.html) Its Instagram account, @fumeancat, lists about 1 million followers with more than 3,500 posts.[10](https://needmorefood.com/info/%E9%BB%83%E9%98%BF%E7%91%AA.html)
## Books and licensing
The brand has published a book every year since 2015; its catalog as listed on the channel comprises 9 photo and illustration books, 5 comics, and 2 children's books.[1](https://creativexpo2.4pt.tw/brands/161.html) • [3](https://stats.videoamigo.com/channel-directory/UCw2W7GIqJNB-UMUxncnMuiw.amigo) Titles include *后宫交换日记* (Harem Exchange Diary) and *被猫咪包围的日子*, both published by Bookery Culture (布克文化), and *猫永远是对的!* and *怎么可能忘了你*.[11](https://cdn.fuluen.edu.mo/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20231120152251795.pdf) • [12](https://www.eslite.com/product/1001110932653018) • [13](https://www.eslite.com/product/1001144562741745)
Merchandising is extensive. The official store sells cat-tea toys, plush charms, apparel, phone cases, and stationery, and the brand has collaborated with partners including the stationery maker Mr. Tom (汤姆先生) for Creative Expo Taiwan limited editions, the shoe brand PAIDAL, and TOYSELECT for phone accessories.[14](https://www.fumeanstore.com) LINE stickers have been part of the brand since its early years.[15](https://creator-mag-tw.weblog.to/archives/81704168.html)
Licensing is also enforced. In August 2025, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported that a marketing company that produced unauthorized Fumeancats gashapon capsule figures was ordered to pay more than NT$630,000 in damages, a ruling that had become final.[16](https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202508080128.aspx)
## The animated series
In 2022 the YouTube channel launched a same-name 3D animated series, produced with us studio 贰拾工作室, a studio founded in 2018 by university classmates who met at age 20, hence the name.[6](https://incgmedia.com/makingof/fumeancats-animation) The 13-episode first season premiered in Taiwan on 13 May 2022, with distribution by 回归线娱乐, and is rated general audiences.[5](https://acg.gamer.com.tw/acgDetail.php?s=148396)
The season depicts the early days of Ama's "reign": the servants Chiming and Leemeow move into a new home with Ama, the rabbit Huipang (灰胖), and the kitten Zhaodi. The first episode, "刚搬新家就出事" (Trouble Right After Moving In), adapts the earlier YouTube video "被纸箱背叛的阿玛" (Ama Betrayed by a Cardboard Box).[5](https://acg.gamer.com.tw/acgDetail.php?s=148396) • [6](https://incgmedia.com/makingof/fumeancats-animation)
Production took nearly eight months for preproduction, design, and communication alone, with postproduction still under way at the time of the interview. The team rebuilt the season's setting, the brand's original office in Wudu, Xizhi, from old videos, photos, and sketches. Ama's real-life build, a fat orange cat, posed a modeling problem: an overly round character limits animation, so the model went through repeated revisions to look plump and cute while remaining agile. The pipeline relied mainly on [Autodesk Maya](https://www.edgepedia.org/autodesk-maya) and CINEMA 4D alongside Adobe postproduction software.[6](https://incgmedia.com/makingof/fumeancats-animation)
## Advocacy
All eight cats in the harem were adopted, and the creators use the platform to promote "adopt, don't abandon" (领养不弃养). Because their audience skews toward junior-high and high-school age and older, they framed the animated series as a way to reach children with messages about caring for animals and respecting life.[6](https://incgmedia.com/makingof/fumeancats-animation) The dynasty's stated purpose is that stray animals and illegal pet breeding should decrease and that every life be treated with respect.[2](https://image.skm.com.tw/prod/b24a3c94-1dfc-482a-bece-8aae3d8af992.pdf)
The cats' aging has also shaped the brand's tone. Lulu once suffered a severe gastrointestinal illness and spent time at an animal hospital on intravenous fluids alone; the experience led the creators to install the cat climbing platforms they had postponed while renting, and to the view that if you want to do something for a cat, you should do it now.[7](https://stories.shopline.tw/fumeancats-interview/)
## References
1. [黃阿瑪的後宮生活 Fumeancats, 2024 臺灣文博會 Creative Expo Taiwan](https://creativexpo2.4pt.tw/brands/161.html)
2. [黃阿瑪的後宮生活 台南微服出巡 EDM, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi](https://image.skm.com.tw/prod/b24a3c94-1dfc-482a-bece-8aae3d8af992.pdf)
3. [黃阿瑪的後宮生活 YouTube Channel Statistics, VideoAmigo](https://stats.videoamigo.com/channel-directory/UCw2W7GIqJNB-UMUxncnMuiw.amigo)
4. [全台最紅貓咪！一窺《黃阿瑪的後宮生活》, TVBS News (19 July 2020)](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/1356455)
5. [〖動畫〗黃阿瑪的後宮生活, Bahamut ACG Database](https://acg.gamer.com.tw/acgDetail.php?s=148396)
6. [快給我罐罐！《黃阿瑪的後宮生活》動畫影集專訪, 映CG InCG Media (2 September 2022)](https://incgmedia.com/makingof/fumeancats-animation)
7. [專訪黃阿瑪的後宮生活：「生命只有一瞬，故事卻能永久留下」, SHOPLINE Dream Big (3 February 2020)](https://stories.shopline.tw/fumeancats-interview/)
8. [開箱黃阿瑪的新後宮 與奴才們的生活, eslite Expo](https://www.eslitexpo.com/articles/5j1x5)
9. [霸氣貓奴純拍片，用愛與療癒圈粉, Cheers快樂工作人](https://www.cheers.com.tw/article/article.action?id=5085880)
10. [黃阿瑪 profile page, needmorefood](https://needmorefood.com/info/%E9%BB%83%E9%98%BF%E7%91%AA.html)
11. [澳門大學圖書館館藏目錄 excerpt (布克文化 titles)](https://cdn.fuluen.edu.mo/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20231120152251795.pdf)
12. [黃阿瑪的後宮生活: 貓永遠是對的!, eslite online](https://www.eslite.com/product/1001110932653018)
13. [黃阿瑪的後宮生活: 怎麼可能忘了你, eslite online](https://www.eslite.com/product/1001144562741745)
14. [黃阿瑪的後宮生活 Fumeancats 官方網站](https://www.fumeanstore.com)
15. [歡度十週年！貼圖界最強貓網紅《黃阿瑪的後宮生活》的創作故事, LINE Original Stickers Magazine (20 December 2019)](https://creator-mag-tw.weblog.to/archives/81704168.html)
16. [侵權網紅黃阿瑪扭蛋公仔 行銷公司判賠逾63萬確定, Central News Agency (8 August 2025)](https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202508080128.aspx)
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