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For example:

I noticed what the name of the game Nekopara (ネコぱら) is half-written using
katakana(ネコ - neko) and half-written using hiragana(ぱら - para). I'm wondering
why so. Сould you explain this to me? Maybe I'm wrong about something, I'm
curious to know.
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katakana orthography hiragana
Is it correct/appropriate to write a word using katakana and hiragana at the same time?
Yes, it would be accepted. For example, あずきバー, なでしこジャパン and いちごミルク, though
there may not be many and it may not be accepted for formal names. Only the
author knows why he wrote the name like that.

Generally, katakana is used for loan‐words and onomatopoeic words, and we feel
more affinity and softness for hiragana than kanji.

Names of animals and plants are generally written in katakana in the case of
academic names.
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