| seems kinda furry, I just don't get it |
| The fluffy ears and tails are what makes them great imo. Also, characters with animal traits tend to be cuter to me. |
| "Well, she's flatter than a pancake" -Mimi Alpacas "Woof" -Tobiichi Origami "Are you trying to turn the dormitory into a strip club!?! -Atena Saotome |
| not a furry but I think its cuz they're cute and look good on cute anime waifus :) |
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| I agree, it's kind of weird. But from a psychological/narrative perspective, it makes a lot of sense why people like them. People associate certain animal characteristics with personality traits. For example, a character with fox ears would be associated with cunning behavior and intelligence. Someone with dog ears would be associated with loyalty. Someone with cat ears would be associated with impulsiveness, extroversion, and agreeableness. Because people have certain preconceptions of animal behavior, when applied to a human being, it makes for fast characterization. Instead of building up and supporting the fact that a character is cunning, the author can just make the character a human-fox hybrid. Kemonomari (almost always) hold narrative value, and that's why you don't see many girls with giraffe horns; nobody knows how giraffes act, and they therefore wouldn't connect "giraffe behavior" with the giraffe girl. Additionally, of course, the "I watch anime in a straight jacket" types just want to look at whatever plunges them further into their moe stupor. |
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| I mean if you've ever been on the internet you would probably recognize that most people find animals to be cute. Simply apply those characteristics or personality traits to a character and then give them an appealing design to encompass those traits and it just multiplies exponentially. |
| I like human characters that are occasionally drawn with them - not that the character was born with them or sports them 24/7 that makes them too furry-like. Having animal, specifically cat-like ears adds a cute touch imo. The difference between these and furries would be that furries tend to not just have the ears, but they often would go to the extremes of animal-ifying the entire character (or themselves, lol) from head to toe, such as changing the face/body structure etc. Some examples that I really like: 1. In a recent Ensemble Stars event they had a few characters with cat ears 2. From what I'm currently watching, the transformation of Miketsukami from Inu x Boku SS is really cute too c: (technically non-human and non-cat ears but you get my drift) |
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It's not rocket science...  ...dis shit's kawaii bruh |
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GamerDLM said: I mean if you've ever been on the internet you would probably recognize that most people find animals to be cute. Simply apply those characteristics or personality traits to a character and then give them an appealing design to encompass those traits and it just multiplies exponentially. are anime girls not moeblob cute enough already? |
| Well it's art. You can add anything in art, and it might be appealing to some. For example, I don't find the appeal in most of Picasso's abstract art, does that mean others don't? Adding animal ears can indicate certain character traits of that person. Another thing (since I can't relate to 'furry' culture of the west), will you consider fables with animals as the characters to be furry culture?? I don't find animal ears cute, unless they actual complement with the the person's actual personality. Btw, do you find horned anime characters adorable? Or fanged ones? |
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Cuz cute is justice.And some us like fluffy things and it’s f*cking hot. |
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| why do people always ask what the appeal of something is peoples brains are wired to be attracted to different things? why don't you ask mother nature why humans are made that way |
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| I like it and I think it's cute but I don't know why. Must be some type of psychological conditioning devised by the japanese mossad or something. |
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| In my case because I find them cuter with animal ears and tails. Animals are cute, so humans with animal traits follow the same logic. |
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| Animals are cute Animal ears and a tail attached to a cute anime girl is even more cute But all that furry stuff? Not for me |
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| Most probably fanservice for those furry fans... |
| not a strong factor for me, I mean I like if it's comedy but animal characteristic is not a priority for me, it is there to complement the show. I feel like it doesn't matter anymore, they won't even animate light novel version of Holo. |
| I didn't know that kemonomimi was until I looked it up. It's only ears and tails, like the Nekopara girls. Personally I can't get enough cat girls, like Coconut from Nekopara, Holo from Spice & Wolf or Raphtalia from Rising of the Shield Hero. Forgot about the fox girls from Azur Lane, Akagi & Kaga, they are supremely hot. But actual furry's (with fur covering the whole body), that's a no go for me. I find the addition of the cat ears and tail makes them extra appealing, don't know why, it just does. I've ordered a cat ears headband for my missus to wear, can't wait! |
23feanorMay 7, 2020 3:59 AM
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BladeVengeance said: seems kinda furry, I just don't get it As a furry, I resent that statement. Having said that, I do enjoy kemonomimi but for different appeal. Animal ears add some flair to the hair region. I love me some unique hairstyles. But seriously, furries don't want that stuff. |
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| Because generally the ears come with a pair of big jugs or some cute loli, the ears probably don't change that much |
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| Many kemonomimi characters have the "four ears" problem. Does it make sense for them to have both a pair of animal ears higher on the head and a pair of human ears in the usual place? I can think of at least one anime where the catgirl characters have both cat ears and human ears. A common way to sidestep this problem is for the kemonomimi character to have enough hair to hide where the human ears would normally be, so that they neither have four visible ears nor are visibly missing human ears, which viewers may find odd and discomforting. That girls are far more likely to have long enough hair to pull this off may be one reason kemonomimi girls are more common than kemonomimi boys. |
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