| "Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou" is, as far as I know, the first anime to focus on such characters (and I'm not talking about mere kemonomimi), but a lot of Western childrens' cartoons have such characters (Like Winnie the poopooh). Because of the existence of "bronies," "furries," and "My Little Pony," I make this assumption. (Or is there something I missed?) I've always thought Anime to have begun on a similar level to Western cartoons, but Western cartoons diverged and became brain-melting garbage, while anime diverged and became brain-melting fanservice... Is this anime the advent of a new wave of cultural diffusion from the West? |
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| Hamtaro, Chi's Sweet Home, and Squid Girl say hi. |
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zombie_pegasus said: Hamtaro, Chi's Sweet Home, and Squid Girl say hi. Right, but hamtaro is ONLY about hamsters, Chi's Sweet Home appears to have a cat, but it's an actual cat, and the squid girl's appearance looks fully human. I guess in Hamtaro, they at least function as humans, but with its exclusive hamster cast, there is a huge dearth in true anthropomorphic diversity which the West has thrived upon. |
MortalMelancholyDec 31, 2015 7:33 PM
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FrozenWhiskers said: Digimon has renamon and lots of freaky anthro creatures. Those are pets, which are unfortunately inferiors of human beings. Guys, admit it. Japan is behind the curve in this case~ |
MortalMelancholyDec 31, 2015 7:34 PM
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| Yeah. Anime has no cute anthropomorphic bunny character like Looney Tunes show Lola. |
DrGeroCreationDec 31, 2015 7:40 PM
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MortalMelancholy said: FrozenWhiskers said: Digimon has renamon and lots of freaky anthro creatures. Those are pets, which are unfortunately inferiors of human beings. Guys, admit it. Japan is behind the curve in this case~ Digimon... pets... lol You want anthro being protagonists then? I can only thing in that Solatorobo game where dog and cat people live in floating islands and use mechas.  |
Jerkhov said: Hmm, I guess the Chimera Ant Arc counts. But still, HxH is decades behind Mickey Mouse and Buggs Bunny; let alone a single arc out of a series about kids. |
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FrozenWhiskers said: MortalMelancholy said: Those are pets, which are unfortunately inferiors of human beings. Guys, admit it. Japan is behind the curve in this case~ Digimon... pets... lol You want anthro being protagonists then? I can only thing in that Solatorobo game where dog and cat people live in floating islands and use mechas. Hmm... I actually forgot about Sonic, dat hedgehog. Which was animated in... 1996? And there don't really seem to be others (until monster musume nichijou). I guess the Japanese just don't like it? |
MortalMelancholyDec 31, 2015 7:43 PM
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Anthropomorphism is so advanced in western cartoons that you have a sexy anthropomorphic angel fish. |
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DrGeroCreation said: Anthropomorphism is so advanced in western cartoons that you have a sexy anthropomorphic angel fish. Wow, I'm impressed. It's like a whole world of disturbing anthropomorphism that I don't want to know about exists in the murky deaths of Western cartoon culture... I don't suppose there's enough to warrant a PhD program for it? |
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| never heard that term before, is this some kind of fetish? |
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| I don't get why it matters................. Anyway, nothing the west does in terms of that type of character compares to:  |
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MortalMelancholy said: You only really find disturbing anthropomorphism in brony fan art and furry fan art.Wow, I'm impressed. It's like a whole world of disturbing anthropomorphism that I don't want to know about exists in the murky deaths of Western cartoon culture... I don't suppose there's enough to warrant a PhD program for it? Kagami_Hiiragi said: LOL you seriously believe that thing is better looking than Looney Tunes show Lola?I don't get why it matters................. Anyway, nothing the west does in terms of that type of character compares to: |
DrGeroCreationDec 31, 2015 7:50 PM
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| I wish that we got furry anime too. It's my kinda stuff |
Retroalwayswins said: never heard that term before, is this some kind of fetish? No, it's a needlessly long word that I would be amused to see in a wordy titled work, such as "Danshi Koukousei de Urekko Light Novel Sakka wo Shiteiru keredo, Toshishita no Classmate de Seiyuu no Onnanoko ni Kubi wo Shimerareteiru" (this is a light novel, legit) Kagami_Hiiragi said: I don't get why it matters................. Anyway, nothing the west does in terms of that type of character compares to: Hmm, I've never watched it, but even if Japan catches up, will such animes continue to be created? Is it that the West has achieved a certain level of enlightenment to create such cartoons; or perhaps that Japan was sufficiently enlightened to forgo such cartoons, but has fallen (possibly temporarily) into the darkness that is true anthropomorphic characters? |
MortalMelancholyDec 31, 2015 7:55 PM
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DrGeroCreation said: MortalMelancholy said: LOL you seriously believe that thing is better looking than Looney Tunes show Lola?Anyway, nothing the west does in terms of that type of character compares to: How does it feel to know that Suu is better than anything your Lola can give? Sorry you reverse weeb, Suu is better and you're scared to admit it! |
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| Hetalia is technically anthropomorphism, since it's taking a very non-human thing (countries) and making them human, while still being those countries. You could also argue that this is what a lot of interpretations of youkai fall under. |
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Kagami_Hiiragi said: Ha in your dreams. No way that weird looking thing is better than Lola.DrGeroCreation said: LOL you seriously believe that thing is better looking than Looney Tunes show Lola? How does it feel to know that Suu is better than anything your Lola can give? Sorry you reverse weeb, Suu is better and you're scared to admit it! |
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Zazie122 said: Hetalia is technically anthropomorphism, since it's taking a very non-human thing (countries) and making them human, while still being those countries. You could also argue that this is what a lot of interpretations of youkai fall under. Youkai tend to look human, and are otherwise kemonomimi, or full animals; not nearly as advanced as Looney Toons. but of a slightly higher level than Tom and Jerry. |
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MortalMelancholy said: Hmm, I've never watched it, but even if Japan catches up, will such animes continue to be created? Is it that the West has achieved a certain level of enlightenment to create such cartoons; or perhaps that Japan was sufficiently enlightened to forgo such cartoons, but has fallen (possibly temporarily) into the darkness that is true anthropomorphic characters?[/quote] I don't know, but seeing the success of monster musume I'm sure we'll see generic clones of it eventually. |
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Kagami_Hiiragi said: MortalMelancholy said: Hmm, I've never watched it, but even if Japan catches up, will such animes continue to be created? Is it that the West has achieved a certain level of enlightenment to create such cartoons; or perhaps that Japan was sufficiently enlightened to forgo such cartoons, but has fallen (possibly temporarily) into the darkness that is true anthropomorphic characters? I don't know, but seeing the success of monster musume I'm sure we'll see generic clones of it eventually. Monster Musume Online, Rakudai Kishi no Monster Musume, and Gakuen Toshi no Monster Musume? Dear god... |
MortalMelancholyDec 31, 2015 8:02 PM
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DrGeroCreation said: Kagami_Hiiragi said: Ha in your dreams. No way that weird looking thing is better than Lola.How does it feel to know that Suu is better than anything your Lola can give? Sorry you reverse weeb, Suu is better and you're scared to admit it! Whatever helps you sleep at night you reverse weeb. |
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MortalMelancholy said: Kagami_Hiiragi said: I don't know, but seeing the success of monster musume I'm sure we'll see generic clones of it eventually. Monster Musume Online, Rakudai Kishi no Monster Musume, and Gakuen Toshi no Monster Musume? Dear god... Yeah. TBH I really don't care if Japan does or doesn't make anymore, but I'm sure we'll see more because as I said monster musume. |
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Kagami_Hiiragi said: LMAO reverse weeb even though I watch anime and you are the same guy that criticize people that use weeb as an insult.DrGeroCreation said: Ha in your dreams. No way that weird looking thing is better than Lola. Whatever helps you sleep at night you reverse weeb. Be salty at the fact that thing can't sing as good as Lola. |
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Retroalwayswins said: There is a manga for it I think. In the news section here a time I saw that there was a manga adaption of it.Why is there no My Little Pony anime? |
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| Don't even know how it got into a weeb vs reverse weeb thing. Well, the Monster Musume girls are cute but then, that is the thing with practically everything anime, give it boobs and there you have a show. Not that its a problem, I'd watch that show if I have the time someday. Back to the topic, I think Japan has ALWAYS been behind the West in terms of creating anthropomorphic characters. Japan seems to prefer having the usual young male human teen protagonist because that is more likely the main audience for most shows. Hence, all the trends in current anime. And anything that departs from that would probably alienate the audience? I dunno but that's what I think. For a topic like this, you won't have to look further than....  When the Transformers were Japanese toys, they were designed with the idea of them being piloted by humans. But when Hasbro bought the property, they went with the sentient alien idea and in the end, Transformers became and still is a mega-popular franchise in the West. In Japan, it still isn't popular because apparently one of the reasons is that Japanese people find the idea of giant talking robots weird or childish. |
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| you mean furries? i'd say no. my brother has spoken to japanese people online and they have all said that animals aren't a big deal in that way. unless it's kawaii and stuff, no-one will like it and take it seriously. animals almost never have the main spotlight, and even if they are there has to be a human [/i]somewhere[/i]. they're just reserved to be the kawaii mascots, whether in games any other media. |
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| Question for people here. What animal is the character that Kagami Hiiragi posted supposed to be? Or is it a plant like thing? |
DrGeroCreationDec 31, 2015 8:26 PM
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DrGeroCreation said: Question for people here. What animal is the character that Kagami Hiiragi posted supposed to be? Or is it a plant like thing? A slime. http://myanimelist.net/character/73075/Suu |
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DrGeroCreation said: Question for people here. What animal is the character that Kagami Hiiragi posted supposed to be? Or is it a plant like thing? She's a slime girl, apparently. I gotta admit, she is kind of cute. |
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DrGeroCreation said: Question for people here. What animal is the character that Kagami Hiragi posted supposed to be? Or is it a plant like thing? Its a slime. Soooooo.......... This was funny on my end. Lola is fine from Spacejam, but from regular looney toons not so much. I like Suu more, but lola is fine. |
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| You guys are lacking a little Dog Days. |
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| Um. has anyone mentioned Gintama? Figured that would be a perfect fit for this topic. |
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| Thanks guys I couldn't for the life of me figure out what that character is supposed to be. Kagami_Hiiragi said: I hate Space Jam Lola. She's just a sexualized character for furries with no real personality. Looney Tunes show Lola is super cute , fun and has a personality.Lola is fine from Spacejam, but from regular looney toons not so much. I like Suu more, but lola is fine. |
DrGeroCreationDec 31, 2015 8:30 PM
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DrGeroCreation said: LMAO reverse weeb even though I watch anime and you are the same guy that criticize people that use weeb as an insult.Be salty at the fact that thing can't sing as good as Lola. [/quote] When did you become this easy. |
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| First of all, Japanese value dogs as it is. Second, Japanese value cat as it is. They seldom make anthropomorphic characters because they fear the vile human nature would defile the animal's integrity. |
| Other things that have been anthropomorphised in anime that I know of: Chinese zodiac (Fruits Basket, Etotama amongst others), trains (Oedosen ni Youkoso), the 7 deadly sins (FMA, Umineko amongst others), Akikan! (soft drink cans... no I'm serious), guns (Upotte!), blood types (Ketsuekigatakun!), war ships (Kancolle), ramen bowls (Nyamen). I'm sure there are many others, but those are the ones I'm aware of. |
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Zazie122 said: There are also sword(Touken Ranbu) which is full of Ikemen.Other things that have been anthropomorphised in anime that I know of: Chinese zodiac (Fruits Basket, Etotama amongst others), trains (Oedosen ni Youkoso), the 7 deadly sins (FMA, Umineko amongst others), Akikan! (soft drink cans... no I'm serious), guns (Upotte!), blood types (Ketsuekigatakun!), war ships (Kancolle), ramen bowls (Nyamen). I'm sure there are many others, but those are the ones I'm aware of. |
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Kagami_Hiiragi said: Easy with what? character limit.............. When did you become this easy. |
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NeoAnkara said: Zazie122 said: There are also sword(Touken Ranbu) which is full of Ikemen.Other things that have been anthropomorphised in anime that I know of: Chinese zodiac (Fruits Basket, Etotama amongst others), trains (Oedosen ni Youkoso), the 7 deadly sins (FMA, Umineko amongst others), Akikan! (soft drink cans... no I'm serious), guns (Upotte!), blood types (Ketsuekigatakun!), war ships (Kancolle), ramen bowls (Nyamen). I'm sure there are many others, but those are the ones I'm aware of. Soul Eater too. But the point is, they look like humans, so they may as well be transforming humans. |
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| Anthropomorphism is more rooted historically in western cartoons than anime. Anime has always mostly focused on human characters. Animated theatrical shorts from the golden age are where anthropomorphism became popular in western cartoons. In those shorts anything could literally have human characteristics without appearing human or come alive. Examples |
DrGeroCreationDec 31, 2015 8:45 PM
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ichii_1 said: Thank god for Monster Musume who made monster girls hot. Mighty shame that it was an awfully drab and utterly pointless show, even by ecchi standards. |
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| I've noticed when it comes to anime usually instead of typical animal anthropomorphism the Japanese would transform an animal character into a human character but have it retain certain animal features like cat ears, tail or jut have a human character with animal features. |
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DateYutaka said: Celestine from Ernest and Celestine is the same size as a mouse and doesn't have human proportions. Jerry as well and Tweety bird is small like a normal canary.iv never found it cute for animals be have human preportions when there not natulay that size |
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