Kemono-Taiheiki, a work of Japanese art from the Muromachi period.

Kemono (Japanese 獣 or けもの "beast") is a genre of Japanese art and character design that prominently features therianthropized characters. It is used widely in visual arts, especially drawing and painting, and can be found in many manga, anime, and video game works. Anthropomorphized animal characters in the kemono genre are frequently called Jūjin (Japanese 獣人 or じゅうじん "therianthrope"; alternatively, these characters are also sometimes read as kemonobito "beast-human"). Their design differs from artist to artist, but they generally employ animal traits considered cute and endearing. However, most kemono characters retain a fundamentally human personality, seldom behaving as the actual animals from which they have been anthropomorphized; as such, kemono are typically depicted living as humans do. Download high resolution version (878x391, 78 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (878x391, 78 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... The Muromachi period (Japanese: 室町時代, Muromachi-jidai, also known as the Muromachi era, the Muromachi bakufu, the Ashikaga era, the Ashikaga period, or the Ashikaga bakufu) is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. ... This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Therianthropy (from n. ... For scale drawings or plans, see Plans (drawings). ... “Painter” redirects here. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... “Computer and video games” redirects here. ... Therianthropy is a generic term for any transformation of a human into an animal form, either as a part of mythology or as a spiritual concept. ... Knut, a young polar bear at the Berlin Zoo, has been referred to in news media as cute.[1] Cuteness is a kind of attractive beauty commonly associated with youth, innocence and helplessness, as well as a scientific concept and analytical model in Ethology, first introduced by Konrad Lorenz. ...

See also

• Anthropomorphism
• Anime
• Manga
• Kemonomimi
• Furry fandom
• Talking animal
• Funny animal
• Usagi Yojimbo

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... An example of kemonomimi: Ran Yakumo, a foxgirl from Touhou Project Kemonomimi (獣耳 animal ears) is an anime and manga terminology describing humanoid characters that possess animal-like features. ... Some furry fans create and wear costumes of their characters, commonly known as fursuits Furry fandom is a fandom distinguished by its enjoyment of anthropomorphic, often humanoid, animal characters. ... WPA poster by Kenneth Whitley, 1939 The talking animal or speaking animal term, in general, refers to any form of animal which can talk or conduct speech. ... Bugs Bunny, a typical funny animal character Funny animal is a cartooning term for the genre of comics and animated cartoons in which the main characters are humanoid or talking animals. ... Usagi Yojimbo (Japanese: 兎用心棒 rabbit bodyguard,) is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. ...

External links

• 獣コミュニティ・FANG en (Kemono Community FANG)
• 動物・獣人・幻想動物検索サイト・けもサーチ en (Kemono Search)