History Main / PopularWithFurries

* Creator/{{Sanrio}}: The company has become popular with the furry fandom in recent years in the west (and especially Japan). While Retsuko from the aforementioned "Aggretsuko" franchise has already became popular in the community since 2016. Other Sanrio character franchises have their own set of fans as listed below:

*** On the western side of things, Catnip from ''WesternAnimation/HelloKittysFurryTaleTheater'' has quite a few fans for a more obscure character within the franchise.

* And of course, many furries have an affinity for plush toys, accounting for a subset of plushophiles.

* Frito Lay used to sell a style of potato chips called Crunch Tators that featured a content, fun-loving alligator as the mascot drawing potential scalie fans. Knowledge of these chips was further boosted by the film ''Film/HomeAlone1''. The gator also had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPp1_-riN_c his own tv commercial]].

* ''Franchise/SylvanianFamilies'', being little plush animal figurines, definitely attracts a fair amount of furries, especially in Japan (where secondary merch like large plushes and even costumed appearances are common) and the United Kingdom. The [[WesternAnimation/SylvanianFamilies 80s cartoon]] is also quite popular with furries and is in fact the GatewaySeries for a few of them).

* Rainforest Cafe has animal mascot characters called The Wild Bunch, featuring an anthropomorphic crocodile, elephant, frog, gorilla, iguana, jaguar, macaw parrot, and monkey who all have their own [[TheMerch merchandise]]. These character's cartoony anthropomorphic styles naturally give them fans in both the furry and scalie communities. With a comprehensive bar for adult patrons, a food menu that has a gourmet flair, on top of the obligatory kid's menu, the restaurant has an all-ages target market that further reinforces this. In addition, the animatronics will likely be a draw for people who grew up with [[Creator/ChuckECheese Chuck E. Cheese]]. Of note for anthropomorphic fans are Cha-Cha Frog, Iggy Iguana, Nile Crocodile, and Rio Macaw who have art styles with especially anthro-like bodies.

* ''Manga/{{Legendz}}'': The titular Legendz -- especially Shiron, [[EvilIsCool Ranshiin]], and Greedo, who are semi-humans bipedal dragons who wear clothes (or in Shiron's case, [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal accessories]]) -- used to be hugely popular at one point, especially with scalies.

*** The Squirtle line has a lot of anthropomorphic turtles fans. Blastoise gets coolness points for boasting twin cannons that look like they came off of a tank. The Squirtle Squad characters are also very popular.

* Cryptid legends have the potential to draw furry and/or scalie fandom. Examples include Bigfoot/Sasquatch, yeti, The Loch Ness Monster, and various humanoid species reports, to name a few.

*** The Squirtle line have a lot of fans who enjoy anthropomorphic turtles. Blastoise gets coolness points for boasting twin cannons that look like they came off of a tank. The Squirtle Squad characters are also very popular.

* ''Manga/{{Legendz}}'': The titular Legendz -- especially Shiron, [[EvilIsCool Ranshiin]], and Greedo -- used to be hugely popular at one point, especially with scalies.

* Iorek from ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' and [[Film/TheGoldenCompass its film adaptation]] is popular because he's a cool polar bear character.

* The music video for the Music/CaravanPalace song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbQgXeY_zi4 Lone Digger]]", which features animated FunnyAnimals inside a strip club, [[spoiler:ending in [[{{Gorn}} a very bloody fight]]]], attracts a lot of furries.

* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' has a following with some groups of furries and is often tagged as "furry" on Website/{{Pixiv}}.

* ''Literature/{{Warrior|Cats}}s'' is ''the'' most popular fandom for cat lovers and one of the largest communities in the furry fandom period. It produces a lot of FanWorks, especially {{Fan Animation}}s on Website/YouTube. The books, helped by {{the internet|IsForCats}}, got many people into cats, while also turning many of them into furries.

* The term "[=MAP=]" (MultiAnimatorProject) is used on Website/YouTube to describe multiple artists collaborating together to make animations set to music. Despite the fact it's such a general term, almost every [=MAP=] happens to be a feral furry based video. Most usually revolve around either ''Literature/WarriorCats'' characters (in fact, most ''Warrior Cats'' videos on [=YouTube=] are [=MAPs=]) or cat (or dog) {{original character}}s.

* PopularWithFurries/AnimatedFilms

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* Creator/{{Dropout}}'s NSFW ''Furry Force'' series was intended to poke fun at the [[{{Yiff}} more sexual aspects of the furry fandom]] and also [[SaturdayMorningCartoon Saturday Morning Cartoons]], but the majority of furries found it to be [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales funny]].
* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' has attracted a lot of furries.
** This is mainly due to the anthropomorphic hellhound Loona, who became a goddess in the furry fandom almost overnight, with her sassy and dark personality combined with a less than modest outfit.
** The owl demon Stolas is also incredibly popular with the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom, and increasingly also his daughter, Octavia
* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'', from the same creator as ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'', is also incredibly popular with furries, given that the demons in the show’s version of hell often have animalistic traits or are outright anthropomorphic animals.

* ''WebAnimation/TrueTail'' is an upcoming animated series that has a loyal fanbase watching its development like a hawk thanks in large part to having a diverse cast of well-drawn anthro characters. Doh-Li in particular introduced some furries to the lesser-known mythologic creatures known as {{Kirin}}.

* ''Website/CollegeHumor'''s NSFW ''Furry Force'' series was intended to poke fun at the [[{{Yiff}} more sexual aspects of the furry fandom]] and also [[SaturdayMorningCartoon Saturday Morning Cartoons]], but the majority of furries found it to be [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales funny]].

*** Typhlosion, and later its Hisuian counterpart, have proven to be a hit with furries for their resemblance to weasels or badgers and, in the case of the latter, its unique design and lore.

* {{Wendigo}}s and {{skinwalker}}s have gotten popular with furries after several modern works of media began depicting them as human/deer hybrid monsters with [[SkullForAHead deer skulls for heads]]. However, because of cultural appropriation concerns and the fact that both creatures are ''very'' taboo in Native American communities, this has sparked a bit of controversy within the Fandom itself.

* Sometime during [[UsefulNotes/{{Christmas}} the holiday season]] between the mid to late 2000s, reindeer have suddenly caught the attention of the furry community, all thanks to the massive popularity of ''Franchise/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'' that's been increasing over the past 80 years and beyond. More context on the furry popularity of the reindeer are listed below:
** Similar to Bambi, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is another relatively rare case of a deer (specifically "reindeer") being very popular in the furry community, especially during the Christmas season, due to him being typically portrayed as [[ShrinkingViolet adorably awkward]] and [[{{Moe}} overall sweet-natured and shy]]. Furries tend to either prefer the beloved Creator/RankinBass [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1964 version]] [[WesternAnimation/RudolphsShinyNewYear of the titular reindeer]] or [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1998 the 1998 feature film's]] take on Rudolph, since both versions are very endearing to the public.
** [[Literature/TwasTheNightBeforeChristmas Santa Claus's reindeer]] [[note]]Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen[[/note]] have all been popular in the furry fandom since the 2000s. However, Rudolph still trumps over all of them in terms of popularity.
** To a smaller degree, Clarice -- Rudolph's girlfriend from the Rankin/Bass special -- has gained a similar following with furries during the Christmas season, helped by her kind-hearted nature and being the only reindeer that didn't make fun of Rudolph's nose in said special.

* {{Wendigo}}s and {{skinwalker}}s have gotten popular with furries after several modern works of media began depicting them as human/deer hybrid monsters with [[SkullForAHead deer skulls for heads]]. Because of cultural appropriation concerns and the fact that both creatures are ''very'' taboo in Native American communities however, this has sparked a bit of controversy within the Fandom itself.

*** Buizel and Floatzel have quite the following among furries due being cute and badass sea otters/weasels.

*** Due to being anthropomorphic foxes with a witch-motif, Fennekin's evolved forms, Braixen and Delphox (especially the former), were bound to gain a furry audience. Fennekin isn't without its fans, either.

*** The {{Bara|Genre}} [[LGBTFanbase fanbase]] has welcomed Rillaboom with open arms all thanks to its buff body, not unlike Incineroar, and its slight wildman aesthetic.

Most furries got into the fandom [[GatewaySeries through some sort of fiction]], typically through ones set in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals. BeastMan, FunnyAnimal and TalkingAnimal characters are most common in children's media, so many furries were drawn in from cartoons, video games, literature, or animated movies.

There are even some furries who are attracted to a character or creature that don't resemble any animal in particular, a good number of whom are into those as long as they look "bestial" enough, such as demons, gargoyles, and even goblins and orcs. Even robots can fall into this if they are designed after animals (i.e.. RobotDog) or otherwise have a bestial look (i.e. AnimalMecha and {{Robeast}}).

There are even some furries who are attracted to a character or creature that don't resemble any animal in particular as long as they look "bestial" enough, such as demons, gargoyles, and even goblins and orcs. Even robots can fall into this if they are designed after animals (ie. RobotDog) or otherwise have a bestial look (i.e. AnimalMecha and {{Robeast}}).

There are generally two types of furries: "feral" fans who like {{xenofiction}}, {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s, {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s, et cetera, and the more well-known "anthro" fans who like {{Funny Animal}}s and {{Beast M|an}}en. The two do intersect, but it's more common for the two not to due to differences in interest; they're attracted to different series. This is a part of the reason you rarely see people make ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' characters into {{Funny Animal}}s or make ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' characters into "normal" animals. There are even some furries who are attracted to a character or creature that don't resemble any animal in particular as long as they look "bestial" enough, such as demons, gargoyles, and even goblins and orcs. Even robots can fall into this if they are designed after animals (ie. RobotDog) or otherwise have a bestial look (ie. AnimalMecha and {{Robeast}}).

There are generally two types of furries: "feral" fans who like {{xenofiction}}, {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s, {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s, et cetera, and the more well-known "anthro" fans who like {{Funny Animal}}s. The two do intersect, but it's more common for the two not to due to differences in interest; they're attracted to different series. This is a part of the reason you rarely see people make ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' characters into {{Funny Animal}}s or make ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' characters into "normal" animals. There are even some furries who are attracted to a character or creature that don't resemble any animal in particular as long as they look "bestial" enough, such as demons, gargoyles, and even goblins and orcs. Even robots can fall into this if they are designed after animals (ie. RobotDog) or otherwise have a bestial look (ie. AnimalMecha and {{Robeast}}).

There are generally two types of furries: "feral" fans who like {{xenofiction}}, {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s, {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s, et cetera, and the more well-known "anthro" fans who like {{Funny Animal}}s. The two do intersect, but it's more common for the two not to due to differences in interest; they're attracted to different series. This is a part of the reason you rarely see people make ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' characters into {{Funny Animal}}s or make ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' characters into "normal" animals. There are even some furries who are attracted to a character or creature that don't resemble any animal in particular as long as they look "bestial" enough, such as demons, gargoyles, and even orcs. Even robots can fall into this if they are designed after animals (ie. RobotDog) or otherwise have a bestial look (ie. AnimalMecha and {{Robeast}}).

* Florence Ambrose from the long-running webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' is rather popular with furries thanks to the fact that she's a Wolf. While she may be flat-chested, the fandom is mostly okay with her... [[MultiBoobage you know...]]

* ''Animation/RimbaRacer'' is one of the most popular underrated shows made in Malaysia. In the first laps of Season 1 Tag, Axle, Meika and Tamira Ms. Dira and Ms. Torres where popular in the furry fandom while in the 2nd laps Season 2 Pike and Vyxx are the most popular villains that boosted the furry fandom.