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Known in Japan as "[[wikipedia:Kemonomimi|kemonomimi]]" (roughly translating as "animal ears", but [[Gratuitous Japanese|not so easy to spell]]), these are the most dramatically [[Sliding Scale of Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphized]] characters, who appear virtually human, but feature the added characteristics of an animal's [[Unusual Ears|ears]] and tail. A
A similar term is "[http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Gijinka gijinka]", similarly anthropomorphized creatures, animals or [[Mon
This can overlap with [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]], depending on the setting; one of the most common (some would argue [[Cliche|overused]]) ways to invent a fictional race or alien species is to take a non-hominid animal and [[Intelligent Gerbil|anthropomorphize it]] to an extreme, resulting in a virtually human character with a few animal traits, or alternatively, an [[Petting Zoo People|animal head on a human frame]], complete with other human features like a pair of [[Non-Mammal Mammaries]]. This is often [[Hand Wave
Sometimes referred to as the "ten percent" variety of anthropomorphism, usually to differentiate fans of this type of character from [[Furry Fandom]]. See also [[Cute Monster Girl]] or [[Beast Man]]. Compare [[Half-Human Hybrid]] for an [[Interspecies Romance|actual hybrid]] between a human and another species.
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See [[Petting Zoo People]] and especially [[Funny Animal]] and [[Civilized Animal]] for animal characters who retain larger shares of animal features, on the [[Sliding Scale of Anthropomorphism]]. See [[Beast Folk]] for human characters who retain larger shares of animal features.
Examples do not have to be defaultly
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* Liru, a werewolf in ''[[Magical Pokaan]]''.
* Certain Familiars and Guardian Beasts from ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', such as Alph and Zafila.
* The titular [[Half-Human Hybrid|half dog-demon]] of ''[[Inuyasha]]'' looks like a human with dog-ears and fangs. His brother Sesshomaru (dog-demon) and [[The Rival]] Koga and his clan (wolf-demons) are full demons, but they look pretty human except for the tail and pointy ears. It is implied that this is only their disguise form; at least Sesshomaru is able to convert into his true form, a giant demon dog
Several other examples appear throughout the series, like Shippo (fox-demon), Myoga (flea-demon), the bat-demon clan and Jinenji (half <s>ginormous bug-eyed horse thing</s> horse-demon).
* Kotaro Inugami in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', same as [[Inuyasha]]. Likes to call himself a [[Big Badass Wolf|wolf]].
* The Inukami in, well, ''[[Inukami!]]!''. Most of them hide their dog-like traits pretty well, though Tomohane's tail is quite clearly visible in human form.
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=== Bovines ===
* ''Milk Party''
=== Reptiles & Dragons ===
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== Comic Books ==
* The Shi'ar, in ''[[X-Men]]'' comics, are supposed to be descended from birds. The only real sign of this is that [[Human Aliens|they have feathers instead of hair]] and (sometimes) on their forearms. Although there are some "throwbacks" who are [[Winged Humanoid
* The DC Universe has the winged Thanagarians, exemplified by [[Hawkman]] and [[Justice League|Hawkgirl.]]
* ''Kingdom'' is about groups of dogs, genetically engineered to have a humanoid shape, fighting [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]]. With the exception of Gene the Hackman, all the males are quite clearly dog-men; the females, on the other hand, just look like well-built human women with slight caninesque features.
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** The snakelike Yuan-ti are just downright demonic. They are (in some versions) the descendants of humans who crossed their genes with those of snakes, and some of them still look almost exactly like humans and infiltrate human society accordingly.
** The semi-aquatic Tortles (guess) from the ''Mystara'' campaign setting are friendly nomads, except for the brutish Snappers.
** And of course Kobolds, small lizard-
** There's the Half-dragon template for applying to almost ''anything'' corporeal and living, as well as the Draconic template, which is similar but less powerful.
** The Dragonborn from the ''Races of the Dragon'' supplement for 3.5E. Although due to their creator, Bahamut, wanting his worshipers to have a choice about fighting Dragonborn can not reproduce, they're created by a transformation ritual (although they are reborn through an egg).
** Confusingly, the 4th Edition has a different type of Dragonborn. The have scales, lay eggs and have [[Non-Mammal Mammaries|breasts]] and
* Viashino in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' are the resident lizard-people.
* In ''[[Shadowrun]]'', people possesed by insect spirits can [[Body Horror|end up looking like this]].
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== Video Games ==
* ''[[Touhou]]'' has several examples of this, and plenty of other [[Petting Zoo People]], thanks to the nature of how many youkai are former animals turned into [[Hybrid Monster|part monster]], and [[Cute Monster Girl|mostly anthropromorphised girls]].
** Mystia Lorelei, also from the ''Touhou'' games, is actually a sparrow demon, and consequently sports a pair of stubby little wings. She's also associated with fried chicken, though mentioning such around her is a good way to make her frightened or
** Aya Shameimaru, from the ''[[Touhou]]'' games, is supposedly a full-fledged crow tengu. Although the official art from the games never depicts her with wings, many fan depictions, and even officially recognized [[Doujinshi]], show her with a pair of black crow wings.
{{quote|"Aya-san doesn't have any wings, does she? That's right. ...They're fold-away wings."}}
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** Reisen Udongein Inaba is a "lunar rabbit".
** Tewi Inaba a "youkai rabbit".
** The [[Boss Subtitles|Tiny, Tiny, Clever Commander]] of ''Undefined Fantastic Object'', Nazrin, is a mouse youkai who [[Chew Toy|is unfortunate enough to be in a series with three well-known]] [[
** And then there's Wriggle Nightbug from ''[[Touhou|Touhou: Imperishable Night]]'', who is supposedly a (very tomboyish) firefly-girl. She doesn't glow in the dark, though...
** There's also Yamame Kurodani, who is a [[Giant Spider|spider]] [[Youkai]]. Her outfit reflects her spider-ness, with her buttons representing spider eyes, and her poofy skirt with a yellow ribbon wound about it being her 'abdomen'. She was banished for her "evil" powers of spreading disease, however, [[Dark Is Not Evil|she is popular among the other outcasts because she is actually a very friendly person]].
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** ''Breath Of Fire IV'' has an entire sub-race of the Grassrunner clan (which also includes wolf/dog people) as kitsune. Ursula and [[Karma Houdini|Yuna]] are the only two you run into to a great extent.
** Momo from ''Breath Of Fire III''. Her ears resemble a rabbit, but according to [[Word of God|Capcom]], she's a small part Grassrunner Clan (the same clan as Bow from ''Breath of Fire 2'', in which he's an anthropomorphic dog).
** Scias from ''Breath Of Fire IV'' is also part of this. The Grassrunner clan is best known for their healing abilities (Bow is arguably the best healer in the second game, and Momo and Scias are both good auxiliary healers. In fact, most players of ''Breath of Fire III'' use Momo as their healer, despite the fact that main character Ryu has far better healing magics, usually because they prefer to save his AP for his dragon transformations
Per [[Word of God|Capcom]], Scias is actually from the same clan Ursula is from (no matter that Ursula is a Fox Person; perhaps it's a sub-race, or the result of a lot of intermarriage with humans).
** One of the few examples from ''Dragon Quarter'' is Cupid (a dog-person).
** ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' has monkeys, too. Most notable in ''II'' with the Highlander Clan, and per [[Word of God|Capcom]] also in ''IV''.
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* Konoha of ''[[Arcana Heart]]'' is a dog-girl [[Ninja]]. Akane and Nazuna Inukawa are also dog-girls.
* Lunar from ''[[Mischief Makers]]'' is a wolf man. And he is craaaaaaaazy.
* [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Fenrich]] from ''[[Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten]]'' combines the [[Pointy Ears]] and [[Cute Little Fang
* Tarus from ''[[Mischief Makers]]'' is based on a gorilla, although the resemblance is subtler than it is for the other Beastector members.
* The Pooka from ''[[Odin Sphere]]'', who get that way due to being cursed.
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* Almost the entire cast of ''[[Legend of Mana]]'' falls into this in some way or other. There are anthropomorphic snakes, birds, cats, monkeys, and ''teapots''.
* Makoto of ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' is a squirrel girl. [[Squirrel Girl|No, not that one.]] Though she's [[Spanner in the Works|almost just as big a thorn in the side of evil]] as that one.
** A brief summary of all the [[Petting Zoo People]] in ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' is worth adding here, as well. They run the gamut from [[Funny Animal
* The [[Star Ocean]] games are filled with animalistic humanoids of the "alternate evolutionary path" school. These tend to vary from [[Petting Zoo People]] (a few background NPCs, including frog and fish people) right up through this trope (menodixes like [[Star Ocean 3|Roger S. Huxley]] are raccoon-people, and [[Winged Humanoid|featherfolk]] and [[Catgirl|felinefolk]] have their own tropes). These will generally all be expounded upon at length by the game's [[Encyclopedia Exposita|dictionary]].
* The draenei in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' have a few vaguely goat/antelope-like traits; their feet are cloven hooves, and the females (and ''[[Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism|some]]'' of the males) have horns. However, although they have tails, those look (if anything) vaguely reptilian; and they also have a few more outright alien traits such as blue skin, catfish-whisker-like facial tendrils, and—on the males, anyway—Klingon foreheads.
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* ''[[Dreamwalk Journal]]'' - a soft porn webcomic. Entire races of insect and arachnoid people, and all the females have [[Non-Mammal Mammaries|big boobs]].
* The gard are a race of deermen from [[Winters in Lavelle]].
* In ''[[Vanadys: Tales of a Fallen Goddess]]'', wights are basically humanoid with [[Pointy Ears]], [[Cute Little Fangs]], claws and furry tails. Their animalistic traits are fairly generic with little hint as to what kind of animal they are based
* In ''[[Endstone]]'', the "higher animals" are
* In [[Dubious Company]], there is Walter ([[Winged Humanoid|Bird]]), Tiren ([[Catgirl|Cat]]), and Raque'falicoona ([[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Raccoon]]) for named characters. Dalmatian, bunny, and bear people have also been shown as background characters in the [[Insistent Terminology|Elven]] Royal Court.
* The Numinous in ''[[Bedlam Genesis]]''.
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* ''[[Road Rovers]]'' is about a team of dogs [[Multinational Team|from several corners of the globe]] transformed into [[Half Human Hybrids]]. [[They Fight Crime]]. [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]?
* The crew of the Primate Avengers in ''[[Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys|Captain Simian and The Space Monkeys]]'', as well as Rhesus-2 in part.
* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' - Beast Boy deserves a mention here, between his [[Unusual Ears]] and [[Cute Little Fangs]]
** It should be noted he's a human though. In [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|the comics]] he gained his powers from an accident, when his father tried to save his life using a machine not tested on humans. In the comics he initially lacked any abnormal features besides being green, but [[Canon Immigrant|he eventually was given animal-like features]] after the cartoon became popular.
* Even though he is a puppet in the shape of a normal boy thoughout most of the movie, Disney's [[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]] looks like a puppet
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