| Is it just for me or furry anime became more common in recent seasons?! We have Murenase! Seton Gakuen, Uchi Tama, Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga and maybe Dorohedoro (still haven't seen it myself) and new season of Show By Rock (if we consider just their lives) in this season. Last season we had Beastars, Africa no Salaryman and Hatage Kemono Michi and before that we had Buisness Fish and Aggretsuko and the new Trigger anime will be furry... Like what happened in Japan and what made furry anime trending there? When it did started? I don't know but is it because of Nanachi and Made in Abyss and its success? Share your thoughts. (Also I know animal ears aren't really furry but we also have more type of these shows and I think it's because of Tatsuki (Kemono Friends, Kemurikusa) shows) |
| I have only watched beastars tbh and it was good but I guess they do are becoming common in a sense but not that much. |
| Dorohedoro is definitively not a furry anime Beastars is on another level though, it's way more Zootopia inspired |
Themousen said: Dorohedoro is definitively not a furry anime Beastars is on another level though, it's way more Zootopia inspired Well,Dorohedoro has a guy with a lizard head,and reptiles are cold-blooded animals so i wouldn´t call it a furry anime per say.Last time i checked the word `furry´ refers to animals covered with fur. |
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| If it's real, why can't I get that killing bites sequel? |
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| Weebs and furries are on the same level. |
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| I can guess that Netflix and Disney are a big deal in Japan just like here. maybe some creators thought that Zootopia and bojack horseman for example where a refreshing way to tell a story so they went with that. |
Missaliensan said: Well,Dorohedoro has a guy with a lizard head,and reptiles are cold-blooded animals so i wouldn´t call it a furry anime per say.Last time i checked the word `furry´ refers to animals covered with fur. Within furry fandom, there's no requirement that characters have to be literally furry (bearing fur or hair). Those with feathers, scales, etc., are also included. Dauphine said: Almost all of these are not furries, i don't consider human like characters which have just animal ears and tails as furry(which most of the examples are), some are just regular animals(Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga), Besides, you can like/love animals without being a furry, there's nothing strange about wanting to watch an anime with cute animals! >_< There's different degrees of furry. People who behave and/or accessorize like animals don't really count. At the other end, normal animals aren't really furries either("The Tibetan Dog") . Anything in between should probably count, whether it's kemono/ears-and-tail, or full anthro ("Beastars"), or talking animal ("Arashi no Yoru ni"). And then there's the meta-category of characters who can transform between two or more of these forms ("Wolf Children"). As you suggest, just because a person likes a few of these works doesn't make them a furry. But if they have a particular affinity for works that include them and that's part of the draw, then it's much more likely they are a furry. |
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mwalimu said: Missaliensan said: Well,Dorohedoro has a guy with a lizard head,and reptiles are cold-blooded animals so i wouldn´t call it a furry anime per say.Last time i checked the word `furry´ refers to animals covered with fur. Within furry fandom, there's no requirement that characters have to be literally furry (bearing fur or hair). Those with feathers, scales, etc., are also included. I wasn´t referring to the fandom specifically,i was just defining what term `furry´ actually meant.Of course the fandom can interpet it in whichever way they want,but that´s what the original term means. |
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| I don't know when did it begun. But I'm sure I'll never watch any of it. Not intentionally at least. |
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Themousen said: OK, my mistake you're probably rightDorohedoro is definitively not a furry anime Beastars is on another level though, it's way more Zootopia inspired Yeah, but we hadn't an adaptation until recently but 3 years also isn't that much a manga to take an adaptation so fair enough.Dauphine said: Almost all of these are not furries, i don't consider human like characters which have just animal ears and tails as furry(which most of the examples are), some are just regular animals(Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga) Hmm, okay (?!). Now we should define furry which to me is animal characters (with fur) that have human personality which Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga counts and other examples at least partially count. All male characters in Murenase! Seton Gakuen are much more like animals than humans. I dropped Uchi Tama but they have take both human and animal form. Besides, you can like/love animals without being a furry, there's nothing strange about wanting to watch an anime with cute animals! >_< I didn't say there's anything strange about them. I'm pretty enjoying most of them myself |
| Do you classify cat-girls as furry? If so then get ready my friend because it’s not going anywhere. Also there’s a difference between furry and plain animals. I’m pretty sure even most furries wouldn’t have sex with their dog |
g1lJan 20, 2020 7:18 AM
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| I don't mind them nor care about their rise. Since this is not the same as those furry cosplayers, I am not disturbed by it at the slightest. To an extent. I enjoy watching things like Konohana Kitan or Uma Musume. They're kawaii and must be protected. However, things like Beastar in which triggers my disturbance. That.. That fears me. p.s. I didn't watch Beastar. It just gives off a weird feeling similar to when I see furry cosplayers so I couldn't afford to try it out. |
| Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga isn't a furry anime they're literally just dogs. |
| If you read Eleceed you're automatically my friend. |
| I'm thinking maybe because of Zootopia? It certainly had an impact on the whole world. xD Japan doing 'animal' anime isn't that new (look at Pom Poko) but yes, I've definitely noticed an increase the past four years or so.... |
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| I would call none or maybe(!) one of those you listed 'furry anime'. I think it's just another buzzword that's trending right now and I'm already preparing for it to be overused to the point of meaninglessness over the next few years. Personally I find it ridiculous to call anything that includes anything with fur in any capacity a 'furry anime' as if it was exclusively pandering to that fetish/fanbase, but then again I think the same about calling any sports anime or male-cast anime in general 'fujobait' and that also became a thing so I do not expect reason to prevail, especially not in the anime community who loves generalizing, seeing things in black and white and dividing itself into tribal communities based on one aspect they like/dislike in anime. It's the perfect feeding ground for bs like this. I'll just say that if you retroactively apply 'furry lenses' to past years of anime you will also find a lot of alleged 'furry anime', but since the trend of looking at every anime through that particular lens has only started recently, of course it's easy to misconstrue that as 'furry anime' being on the rise. But just because people start using that term more now compared to a few years ago when talking about anime doesn't mean that they do so because there's more of it now. Most of the time it's just random trends of what people care about or like to rant about at the moment - isekai, elitism, fujobait or 'furry'. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Ever since Zootopia came out I've seen more furry support. |
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| As the discussion stated, I don't know if humans with ears, tails, etc are furry or no. It's not easy to define, but it's true that there are appearing more and more anime/manga with a lot of characters with animal parts. Such a good time to be alive. |
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AnimeDownUnder said: Any ideas what was the first furries anime? "Kimba the White Lion" dates from the 1960s. I have no idea if it's the earliest. |
| A møøse once bit my sister... |
| SMH all these posts trying to define what is or isn't furry instead of addressing OPs question which is what caused this trend (which is definitely a thing, can't argue there). I think it's connected to the rise of veganism/vegetarianism and the general anti-meat stuff which is popping up more and more. Between the people who see farming as harmful to the climate (which it is but in a very small way compared to other sources of emissions) and the general rise in empathy in recent history which has led to SJW culture and the extremes we see there - in this case, for better or wose, extending that empathy to our food. Bit of personal opinion: I'm not a fan. While the trend did produce Beastars which is a fantastic production in many ways (I wrote about it in my blog), in general I find it harder to relate to animal characters in some ways. In Beastars for instance, I found it difficult to care about the romance because there was no spice in the physical side for me. In fact, far from it arousing my interest, I found the thought of them doing it gross. |
| “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” -Friedrich Nietzsche Aggregate scoring is bad for the anime fandom |
| I can kinda see why anime with anthropomorphic animals are becoming a thing. Especially with critically acclaimed shows like Beastars and Aggretsuko. But let me just say that furry anime isn't a new thing. And also how has no one mentioned any notable mascots like these two...   And literally, one of the most iconic Japanese mascots of all time...  I know she's not really a cat, but still... They're all anthropomorphic so basically furry bait. |
mhkr said: Last season we had Beastars I don't think this can be qualified as furry stuff, Agretsko neither. Those are more of a social commentaries and play with the archetypes in the storytelling. And if the classic fables are furry propaganda to you...wow. mhkr said: Kemurikusa Plant people is not sci-fi to you but some sort of desire of unconventional social behaviour? Naaah. YossaRedMage said: in general I find it harder to relate to animal characters in some ways. In Beastars for instance, I found it difficult to care about the romance I don't get this, why the characters must be always relatable? Sometimes I could find something to be curious and interesting exactly because I can't relate to it - something foreign and alien to me. Japanse culture for example. |
alshuJan 20, 2020 12:26 PM
Maneki-Mew said: This +1. It's such a joke how randomly and mindlessly a fashion term like "furry" is applied to anything remotely antropmomorphic by people who just don't think. Sorry to be this hard, but this thread angers me, because it is peak stupidity. Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse are furrys. Yea, right.Beastars is as much a furry anime, as much as Disney produces "furry movies". Not everything with anthropomorphic or animalistic animals is furry stuff. Tbh I find it interesting. It's rarer to see non-humanoid characters in anime, today even more so than back then. So it seems that it comes back. |
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| Of all the examples you gave, the only ones that could really be considered furry are Beastars and Africa no Salaryman. I don't think it's as common as you say. Half-animal characters were always a big thing on Japan since they are based on their culture and folklore (like nekomatas), so I don't think it has anything to do with that trend. Also, Dorohedoro is definitely NOT a furry anime. |
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alshu said: YossaRedMage said: in general I find it harder to relate to animal characters in some ways. In Beastars for instance, I found it difficult to care about the romance I don't get this, why the characters must be always relatable? Sometimes I could find something to be curious and interesting exactly because I can't relate to it - something foreign and alien to me. Japanse culture for example. Yeah I agree. I don't think characters need to always be relatable. But in the specific instance in Beastars I was talking about, it was an issue of lack of... empathy would maybe be going too far, but it was an issue of relating to the two chracters that prevented the romance from working all that well for me. I mean, if the idea of the couple being physically intimate kind of grosses the viewer out, then it's going to limit how emotionally involved the viewr can get. I mean, unless grossing the viewer out is the intention, but I don't think that's what Beastars was going for. It's not that big a deal. I still cared about the ship to a degree, but... well I mean it's hard to compare and say "if they were humans", because Beastars just wouldn't work as a show without the characters being non-human. But, as far as romances go, I think the potential for a story involving two humans is way higher, for non-furries at least. A genuine furry would probably love the shit out of the romance in Beastars and all power to them lol. |
| “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” -Friedrich Nietzsche Aggregate scoring is bad for the anime fandom |
YossaRedMage said: empathy would maybe be going too far, but it was an issue of relating to the two chracters that prevented the romance from working all that well for me. I mean, if the idea of the couple being physically intimate kind of grosses the viewer out, then it's going to limit how emotionally involved the viewr can get. I mean, unless grossing the viewer out is the intention, but I don't think that's what Beastars was going for. Yeah, for me Beastars is more of a complex turn based board game - I am just curious what moves every figure has, what advantages, what disadvantage, statuses, positions in the bigger strategical picture... Don't really care about Legossi and Haru...they are kind of boring, especial the bunny girl. |
| Yeah, a couple of furry shows got out last season and we already have these kind of threads. No, I don't think that it's a trend (at least I think that it's as common as always), but I'm noticing another trend... people loving going full retard, that is truly a trend that always is going strong! |
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| When I hear the term "furry" I think of dogs fucking cats and horses-well, you get the idea. |
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| First of all, fuck furries. Second of all, everything is okay when trigger does it.  Song that represents my hype |
| Show by Rock is 100% not furry, how people think it is furry is beyond me. |
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| As someone who sits in both camps I find this thread to be mildly amusing. That said there have been anthro mascots in anime for years. I feel like the recent stuff though has picked due to stuff like aggretsuko and how relateable it is. |
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| bruh, furry shit has always been popular in anime. neko and inu girls have been around since at least the 90s. |
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