diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Live2DStage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Live2DStage.tsx
index 0cfc3d0..7db8bea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Live2DStage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Live2DStage.tsx
@@ -145,6 +145,130 @@ export default function Live2DStage({ onKiraReady, onReady, outfit, celebrateTri
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, []);
 
+  // Idle animation loop — gentle breathing, blinking, sway for both models
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let animId: number;
+    const celebratingRef = { current: false };
+
+    // Expose to celebration effect via a data attribute on canvas
+    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+    if (canvas) (canvas as any).__celebrating = celebratingRef;
+
+    const blinkSchedule = () => 3000 + Math.random() * 4000; // 3-7s between blinks
+    let nextBlink = blinkSchedule();
+    let lastTs = 0;
+
+    const tick = (ts: number) => {
+      if (!lastTs) lastTs = ts;
+      const dt = (ts - lastTs) / 1000; // seconds
+      lastTs = ts;
+      const elapsed = ts / 1000; // total seconds
+
+      const celebrating = celebratingRef.current;
+
+      // ── Kira idle ──
+      const kira = kiraModelRef.current;
+      if (kira) {
+        try {
+          const core = kira.internalModel?.coreModel;
+          if (core && !celebrating) {
+            // Breathing (PARAM_BREATH: 0-1, sinusoidal)
+            const breath = 0.5 + Math.sin(elapsed * 1.2) * 0.5;
+            core.setParameterValueById('PARAM_BREATH', breath);
+
+            // Gentle body sway
+            const swayX = Math.sin(elapsed * 0.4) * 3;
+            const swayZ = Math.sin(elapsed * 0.3 + 1) * 1.5;
+            core.setParameterValueById('PARAM_BODY_ANGLE_X', swayX);
+            core.setParameterValueById('PARAM_BODY_ANGLE_Z', swayZ);
+
+            // Subtle head tilt
+            const headX = Math.sin(elapsed * 0.5 + 0.5) * 2;
+            const headY = Math.cos(elapsed * 0.35) * 1.5;
+            core.setParameterValueById('PARAM_ANGLE_X', headX);
+            core.setParameterValueById('PARAM_ANGLE_Y', headY);
+
+            // Eye tracking (subtle wander)
+            const eyeX = Math.sin(elapsed * 0.25 + 2) * 0.3;
+            const eyeY = Math.cos(elapsed * 0.2) * 0.2;
+            core.setParameterValueById('PARAM_EYE_BALL_X', eyeX);
+            core.setParameterValueById('PARAM_EYE_BALL_Y', eyeY);
+
+            // Hair sway
+            const hairSway = Math.sin(elapsed * 0.6) * 0.3;
+            core.setParameterValueById('PARAM_HAIR_SIDE', hairSway);
+            core.setParameterValueById('PARAM_HAIR_BACK', Math.sin(elapsed * 0.5 + 1) * 0.2);
+
+            // Periodic blink
+            nextBlink -= dt * 1000;
+            if (nextBlink <= 0) {
+              // Quick blink (close for ~120ms)
+              core.setParameterValueById('PARAM_EYE_L_OPEN', 0);
+              core.setParameterValueById('PARAM_EYE_R_OPEN', 0);
+              setTimeout(() => {
+                if (kiraModelRef.current?.internalModel?.coreModel) {
+                  kiraModelRef.current.internalModel.coreModel.setParameterValueById('PARAM_EYE_L_OPEN', 1);
+                  kiraModelRef.current.internalModel.coreModel.setParameterValueById('PARAM_EYE_R_OPEN', 1);
+                }
+              }, 120);
+              nextBlink = blinkSchedule();
+            }
+          }
+        } catch {}
+      }
+
+      // ── Mochi idle ──
+      const cat = catModelRef.current;
+      if (cat) {
+        try {
+          const core = cat.internalModel?.coreModel;
+          if (core && !celebrating) {
+            // Breathing
+            const catBreath = 0.5 + Math.sin(elapsed * 1.5) * 0.5;
+            core.setParameterValueById('ParamBreath', catBreath);
+
+            // Gentle body sway
+            const catSway = Math.sin(elapsed * 0.6) * 4;
+            core.setParameterValueById('ParamBodyAngleX', catSway);
+
+            // Tail sway (gentle idle, all 6 segments)
+            const tailBase = Math.sin(elapsed * 1.0) * 0.25;
+            core.setParameterValueById('Param_Angle_Rotation2', tailBase);
+            core.setParameterValueById('Param_Angle_Rotation3', tailBase * 0.8);
+            core.setParameterValueById('Param_Angle_Rotation4', tailBase * 0.6);
+            core.setParameterValueById('Param_Angle_Rotation5', tailBase * 0.4);
+            core.setParameterValueById('Param_Angle_Rotation6', tailBase * 0.3);
+            core.setParameterValueById('Param_Angle_Rotation7', tailBase * 0.2);
+
+            // Ear twitches (occasional)
+            const earTwitch = Math.sin(elapsed * 2.5 + 3) > 0.9 ? 0.3 : 0;
+            core.setParameterValueById('Param_Angle_Rotation10', earTwitch);
+            core.setParameterValueById('Param_Angle_Rotation13', earTwitch * 0.5);
+
+            // Eye blink (cat)
+            nextBlink -= dt * 1000;
+            if (nextBlink <= 0) {
+              core.setParameterValueById('ParamEyeLOpen', 0);
+              core.setParameterValueById('ParamEyeROpen', 0);
+              setTimeout(() => {
+                if (catModelRef.current?.internalModel?.coreModel) {
+                  catModelRef.current.internalModel.coreModel.setParameterValueById('ParamEyeLOpen', 1);
+                  catModelRef.current.internalModel.coreModel.setParameterValueById('ParamEyeROpen', 1);
+                }
+              }, 100);
+              nextBlink = blinkSchedule();
+            }
+          }
+        } catch {}
+      }
+
+      animId = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+    };
+
+    animId = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+    return () => cancelAnimationFrame(animId);
+  }, []);
+
   // Outfit swap effect
   //
   // The cubism4 _render loop (cubism4.es.js:4955-4965) iterates model.textures[]
@@ -224,6 +348,11 @@ export default function Live2DStage({ onKiraReady, onReady, outfit, celebrateTri
     const coreModel = cat.internalModel?.coreModel;
     if (!coreModel) return;
 
+    // Tell idle loop to pause
+    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+    const celebratingRef = canvas ? (canvas as any).__celebrating : null;
+    if (celebratingRef) celebratingRef.current = true;
+
     const PARAMS = {
       tail0: 'Param_Angle_Rotation2',
       tail1: 'Param_Angle_Rotation3',
@@ -306,6 +435,8 @@ export default function Live2DStage({ onKiraReady, onReady, outfit, celebrateTri
       if (t < 1) {
         animId = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
       } else {
+        // Resume idle animations
+        if (celebratingRef) celebratingRef.current = false;
         // Reset scale
         positionCat(cat);
       }