Lumbercats

"These cats love to dance without moving their feet, which is a little weird. Also, they don't blink. Creepy!"
— Play Nintendo

The Lumbercats (マキネコ^?, Makineko) are characters who request the help of Woodcutter Bear^[1] (マキグマさん^[2]^?, Makiguma-san) with chopping firewood that appear in LumBEARjack in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Story[]

The Lumbercats request the help of Woodcutter Bear to chop their wood for them. They provide wood for him to chop, as well as cans, baseball bats, brooms, and a refrigerator to top it all off. In LumBEARjack, they are seen chopping wood during the warmer time of the year, while in LumBEARjack 2, they continue chopping even more firewood into the winter. In Barbershop Remix, they are seen chopping wood outside of the barbershop, still in winter. Here, the Lumbercats wear familiar-looking afros while Woodcutter Bear sports a fancy bowtie. In Final Remix, they make the bear chop a giant peach with a child Lumbercat inside.

Woodcutter Bear wears clothes three times his size because his muscles get really big whenever he flexes^[1]. The cats wear their tank tops all year long, hence why they need so much firewood. Woodcutter Bear has yet to decide if he should tell them about coats^[3].

A lone Lumbercat appears in Rhythm Tengoku The Best Plus Comic in 29発声練習 (Vocalization Practice), who sees a Chorus Kid practice singing, while three Lumbercats appear in Turf War. Here, The Kitties try to get the Lumbercats to leave their turf, who instead simply stare back at them. The Lumbercats analize all the Kitties' features, such as their lack of whiskers and clothes, different ears, and the presence of fingers. This causes the Kitties to run off in fear, while the Lumbercats think about how cute they are when they run. A group of Lumbercats appears in 33レスラーとファン (Wrestler and Fans) as well, where they are seen taking a picture with the Wrestler.

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The Lumbercats are heavily implied to be attracted to Woodcutter Bear. It can be inferred that they purposefully create a situation in which they need firewood specifically to have the bear come over so that they can admire him.
While the information given in the Rhythm Items is generally consistent across languages, some details are changed. For example, in Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+, the German version of Rhythm Paradise, and Rhythm Sesang: The Best+, it is stated that Woodcutter Bear wears larger clothes because he used to be quite fat, but lost weight from chopping wood, and needs suspenders to keep his pants up^[2]^[4]^[5]. In other versions, it is instead stated that he needs clothes three times his size because of his muscles getting so big when he flexes^[1]^[6]^[7]^[8].
- Additionally, Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+ and Rhythm Sesang: The Best+ state that the Lumbercats are surprisingly unaware that there are long-sleeved clothes as well^[9]^[10]. The French version of Rhythm Paradise Megamix specifies that Woodcutter Bear is the neighbor of the Lumbercats^[11]^[12]. The German and Italian versions states the bear wonders if he should tell the cats about jackets instead^[13]^[14]. The Spanish version meanwhile specifies there are coats in the closet rather than talking about them generally^[15].

In Other Languages[]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マキネコ	Lumbercat [from Manekineko (マネキネコ^?, Manekineko) + lumber (マキ^?, Maki)]
English^NOA	Lumbercats
English^NOE	Lumbercats
French	Le clan ron-ron	The ron-ron clan
Spanish	Los gatos leñadores	Lumberjack cats
German	Klotzkatzen	Log cats
Italian	I gatti legnaioli	The carpenter cats
Korean	장작 고양이	Firewood Cat

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マキグマさん^[2]	Mr. Lumberbear [from bear (グマ^?, Guma) + lumber (マキ^?, Maki)]
English^NOA	Woodcutter Bear^[1]
English^NOE	Woodcutter Bear^[1]
French	Monsieur l'ours^[6]	Mr. Bear
Spanish	El oso^[8]	The bear
German	Der Holzhackerbär^[4]	The Woodcutter Bear
Italian	Orsuto^[7]	From "Orso" (Bear) + "uto" (common name suffix)
Korean	장작 곰^[5]	Firewood Bear

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Woodcutter Bear needs these suspenders to keep his trousers up because his muscles get so big when he flexes that he has to wear clothes three sizes too big!" ~ Suspenders, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "マキグマさん、昔はかなり太っていたらしいケド、マキわりをしているうち、体がひきしまって理想の体型をゲットしたらしい！おかげで、ズボンがゆるくなったから、このサスペンダーで、ズボンが下がらないように、とめているらしい。" (Makiguma-san, who used to be quite fat, seems to have gained his ideal body shape while chopping firewood! Thanks to that, his trousers became looser, so he uses these suspenders to keep his trousers from falling down.) ~ サスペンダー (Suspenders), Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+
↑ "The cats wear these all year long, which is probably why they use so much firewood in the winter. The bear hasn't decided if he should tell them about coats." ~ Tank Top, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Der Holzhackerbär braucht diese Hosenträger, um seine Hose in Position zu halten... Durch die Holzhackerei hat er so viel abgenommen, dass sie ihm sonst wohl in die Kniekehlen rutschen würde." (The Woodcutter Bear needs these braces to keep his pants in place... He's lost so much weight from chopping wood that it would probably be riding down the back of his knees otherwise.) ~ Hosenträger (Suspenders), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (German)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "예전에는 상당히 뚱뚱했던 장작 곰이지만, 장작을 패다 보니 몸이 단련되어 이상적인 체형이 되었다고 한다! 덕분에 바지가 헐렁해져서 이 멜빵으로 바지가 흘러내리지 않도록 고정시켜 두었다고." (The wood bear used to be very fat, but it is said that after chopping firewood, his body was strengthened and became an ideal body shape! Thanks to that, his pants became baggy, so these suspenders fixed his pants so that they wouldn't fall off.) ~ 멜빵 (Shoulder Strap), Rhythm Sesang: The Best+
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "Monsieur l'ours a vraiment besoin de bretelles... Il est hyper-costaud ! Les muscles de ses cuisses prennent tellement de volume quand il s'assoit qu'il est obligé de porter des pantalons trois tailles trop grands..." (Mr. Bear really needs braces... He's super strong! His thigh muscles take on so much volume when he sits down that he has to wear pants that are three sizes too big...) ~ Bretelles (Braces), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (French)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "Orsuto, l'orso che ci aiuta a tagliare la legna, ha bisogno di queste bretelle per tenere su i pantaloni: li ha scelti di tre taglie più grandi perché i suoi muscoli diventano enormi quando lavora!" (Orsuto, the bear who helps us cut wood, needs these suspenders to hold his pants up: he chose them three sizes bigger because his muscles get huge when he works!) ~ Bretelle (Braces), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (Italian)
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 "El oso que nos ayuda necesita estos tirantes porque los músculos se le hinchan tanto al cortar la leña que tiene que llevar pantalones tres tallas más grandes." (The bear helping us needs these braces because his muscles swell so much from chopping wood that he has to wear pants three sizes too big.) ~ Tirantes (Suspenders), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (Spanish)
↑ "マキネコたちは、冬もこれを着ているけど、やっぱり寒いらしい。でも、びっくりすることに、マキネコたちは、「長そで」という服があることを、知らないらしい。マキグマさんも、いつ長そでのことを教えるか、なやんでいるらしい。" (Makineko wear this even in winter, but they seem to be cold anyway. But to my surprise, Makineko doesn't seem to know that there are clothes with long sleeves. Makiguma-san seems to be worried about when to tell them about it.) ~ タンクトップ (Tank Top), Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+
↑ "장작 고양이들은 겨울에도 이걸 입고 있는데, 역시 추운 모양. 하지만 놀랍게도 장작 고양이들은 「긴팔」이라는 옷이 있다는 사실을 모르는 듯하다. 장작 곰도 언제 긴팔을 가르쳐 줘야 할지 고민이라고." (The firewood cats wear these even in winter, and they look cold. But surprisingly, the firewood cats don't seem to know that there is such a thing as long-sleeved garments.) ~ 러닝셔츠 (Running Shirt), Rhythm Sesang: The Best+
↑ "Mes voisins les chats portent ces trucs toute l'année, qu'il pleuve, qu'il vente ou qu'il neige. Et il neige beaucoup par ici... Pas étonnant qu'ils consomment tant de bois de chauffage. Je devrais peut-être leur parler des manteaux..." (These puny cats can count on their neighbor teddy bear to cut them logs for the winter.) ~ Bûches ron-ron (Purr-purr logs) description, Rhythm Paradise Megamix (French)
↑ "Mes voisins les chats portent ces trucs toute l'année, qu'il pleuve, qu'il vente ou qu'il neige. Et il neige beaucoup par ici... Pas étonnant qu'ils consomment tant de bois de chauffage. Je devrais peut-être leur parler des manteaux..." (My neighbors the cats wear these things all year round, rain, shine or snow. And it snows a lot around here... No wonder they use up so much firewood. I maybe I should tell them about coats...) ~ Marcel (Male undershirt), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (French)
↑ "Die Katzen tragen sie das ganze Jahr über. Deshalb brauchen sie wohl auch so viel Feuerholz im Winter. Der Bär ist sich noch nicht sicher, ob er den Katzen etwas über Jacken erzählen soll." (The cats wear them all year round. That's probably why they need so much firewood in winter. The bear isn't sure yet if he should tell the cats about jackets.) ~ Feinripphemd (Undershirt), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (German)
↑ "I gatti la indossano tutto l'anno, ecco perché forse hanno bisogno di tutta quella legna da ardere in inverno. L'orso che li aiuta non sa ancora se rivelare loro l'esistenza dei giubbotti imbottiti..." (The cats wear it all year round, that's why maybe they need all that firewood in winter. The bear that helps them doesn't know yet whether to reveal the existence of the padded jackets to them...) ~ Canottiera (Tank Top), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (Italian)
↑ "Los gatos llevan estas camisetas todo el año, por eso necesitan tanta leña en invierno. El oso aún se está pensando si debería hablarles de los abrigos que hay en el armario..." (The cats wear these shirts all year long, that's why they need so much firewood in winter. The bear is still wondering if he should tell them about the coats in the closet...) ~ Camiseta (T-Shirt), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (Spanish)

[bearEN-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Woodcutter Bear needs these suspenders to keep his trousers up because his muscles get so big when he flexes that he has to wear clothes three sizes too big!" ~ Suspenders, Rhythm Heaven Megamix

[bearJP-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "マキグマさん、昔はかなり太っていたらしいケド、マキわりをしているうち、体がひきしまって理想の体型をゲットしたらしい！おかげで、ズボンがゆるくなったから、このサスペンダーで、ズボンが下がらないように、とめているらしい。" (Makiguma-san, who used to be quite fat, seems to have gained his ideal body shape while chopping firewood! Thanks to that, his trousers became looser, so he uses these suspenders to keep his trousers from falling down.) ~ サスペンダー (Suspenders), Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+

[3] "The cats wear these all year long, which is probably why they use so much firewood in the winter. The bear hasn't decided if he should tell them about coats." ~ Tank Top, Rhythm Heaven Megamix

[bearGE-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Der Holzhackerbär braucht diese Hosenträger, um seine Hose in Position zu halten... Durch die Holzhackerei hat er so viel abgenommen, dass sie ihm sonst wohl in die Kniekehlen rutschen würde." (The Woodcutter Bear needs these braces to keep his pants in place... He's lost so much weight from chopping wood that it would probably be riding down the back of his knees otherwise.) ~ Hosenträger (Suspenders), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (German)

[bearKR-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "예전에는 상당히 뚱뚱했던 장작 곰이지만, 장작을 패다 보니 몸이 단련되어 이상적인 체형이 되었다고 한다! 덕분에 바지가 헐렁해져서 이 멜빵으로 바지가 흘러내리지 않도록 고정시켜 두었다고." (The wood bear used to be very fat, but it is said that after chopping firewood, his body was strengthened and became an ideal body shape! Thanks to that, his pants became baggy, so these suspenders fixed his pants so that they wouldn't fall off.) ~ 멜빵 (Shoulder Strap), Rhythm Sesang: The Best+

[bearFR-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "Monsieur l'ours a vraiment besoin de bretelles... Il est hyper-costaud ! Les muscles de ses cuisses prennent tellement de volume quand il s'assoit qu'il est obligé de porter des pantalons trois tailles trop grands..." (Mr. Bear really needs braces... He's super strong! His thigh muscles take on so much volume when he sits down that he has to wear pants that are three sizes too big...) ~ Bretelles (Braces), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (French)

[bearIT-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "Orsuto, l'orso che ci aiuta a tagliare la legna, ha bisogno di queste bretelle per tenere su i pantaloni: li ha scelti di tre taglie più grandi perché i suoi muscoli diventano enormi quando lavora!" (Orsuto, the bear who helps us cut wood, needs these suspenders to hold his pants up: he chose them three sizes bigger because his muscles get huge when he works!) ~ Bretelle (Braces), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (Italian)

[bearSP-8] 8.0 ^8.1 "El oso que nos ayuda necesita estos tirantes porque los músculos se le hinchan tanto al cortar la leña que tiene que llevar pantalones tres tallas más grandes." (The bear helping us needs these braces because his muscles swell so much from chopping wood that he has to wear pants three sizes too big.) ~ Tirantes (Suspenders), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (Spanish)

[9] "マキネコたちは、冬もこれを着ているけど、やっぱり寒いらしい。でも、びっくりすることに、マキネコたちは、「長そで」という服があることを、知らないらしい。マキグマさんも、いつ長そでのことを教えるか、なやんでいるらしい。" (Makineko wear this even in winter, but they seem to be cold anyway. But to my surprise, Makineko doesn't seem to know that there are clothes with long sleeves. Makiguma-san seems to be worried about when to tell them about it.) ~ タンクトップ (Tank Top), Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+

[10] "장작 고양이들은 겨울에도 이걸 입고 있는데, 역시 추운 모양. 하지만 놀랍게도 장작 고양이들은 「긴팔」이라는 옷이 있다는 사실을 모르는 듯하다. 장작 곰도 언제 긴팔을 가르쳐 줘야 할지 고민이라고." (The firewood cats wear these even in winter, and they look cold. But surprisingly, the firewood cats don't seem to know that there is such a thing as long-sleeved garments.) ~ 러닝셔츠 (Running Shirt), Rhythm Sesang: The Best+

[11] "Mes voisins les chats portent ces trucs toute l'année, qu'il pleuve, qu'il vente ou qu'il neige. Et il neige beaucoup par ici... Pas étonnant qu'ils consomment tant de bois de chauffage. Je devrais peut-être leur parler des manteaux..." (These puny cats can count on their neighbor teddy bear to cut them logs for the winter.) ~ Bûches ron-ron (Purr-purr logs) description, Rhythm Paradise Megamix (French)

[12] "Mes voisins les chats portent ces trucs toute l'année, qu'il pleuve, qu'il vente ou qu'il neige. Et il neige beaucoup par ici... Pas étonnant qu'ils consomment tant de bois de chauffage. Je devrais peut-être leur parler des manteaux..." (My neighbors the cats wear these things all year round, rain, shine or snow. And it snows a lot around here... No wonder they use up so much firewood. I maybe I should tell them about coats...) ~ Marcel (Male undershirt), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (French)

[13] "Die Katzen tragen sie das ganze Jahr über. Deshalb brauchen sie wohl auch so viel Feuerholz im Winter. Der Bär ist sich noch nicht sicher, ob er den Katzen etwas über Jacken erzählen soll." (The cats wear them all year round. That's probably why they need so much firewood in winter. The bear isn't sure yet if he should tell the cats about jackets.) ~ Feinripphemd (Undershirt), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (German)

[14] "I gatti la indossano tutto l'anno, ecco perché forse hanno bisogno di tutta quella legna da ardere in inverno. L'orso che li aiuta non sa ancora se rivelare loro l'esistenza dei giubbotti imbottiti..." (The cats wear it all year round, that's why maybe they need all that firewood in winter. The bear that helps them doesn't know yet whether to reveal the existence of the padded jackets to them...) ~ Canottiera (Tank Top), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (Italian)

[15] "Los gatos llevan estas camisetas todo el año, por eso necesitan tanta leña en invierno. El oso aún se está pensando si debería hablarles de los abrigos que hay en el armario..." (The cats wear these shirts all year long, that's why they need so much firewood in winter. The bear is still wondering if he should tell them about the coats in the closet...) ~ Camiseta (T-Shirt), Rhythm Paradise Megamix (Spanish)

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