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| 17 | Some works tend to unintentionally appeal to MediaNotes/FurryFandom members. A large number of fiction starring animals attract ''some'' sort of furry audience (in fact, some [[CultClassic more obscure]] works are only remembered now due to furries and {{the internet|IsForCats}}), however some especially provoke this. |
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| 19 | Contrary to what some would say, this is rarely due to PerverseSexualLust; many people who are fond of a specific type of animal (dogs, foxes, turtles, etc.) are often drawn to characters of that type. That being said, [[{{Yiff}} the aforementioned lust]] ''is'' undoubtedly there otherwise, to the point that some furries -- especially {{NSFW}} / Rule34 artists and writers -- will often indulge in heaps of SelfFanservice over these types of characters.[[note]]Expect characters who look plain or not that alluring in their source material to be turned into [[MrFanservice Mr.]] and [[MsFanservice Ms.]] {{Fanservice}}.[[/note]] |
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| 21 | 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. |
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| 23 | 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. |
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| 25 | 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}}). |
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| 27 | Japan has its own furry fandom where the characters are called "kemono" (meaning "beast"). Basically, the designs tend to be rounder and softer looking than other furry characters, and the ones appealing to the {{bara|Genre}} fans even have a more "stocky" look to them more often than not. Kemono characters are often popular internationally and, obviously, kemono fans are drawn to certain series as well. It's an evolved trope from the usage on monsters once considered as kemono such as {{kaiju}} and {{yokai}} creatures. |
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| 29 | Sub-trope to PeripheryDemographic. Often related to LGBTFanbase. May overlap with EnsembleDarkhorse. |
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| 31 | !!The following works have developed a fanbase within the Furry Fandom: |
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| 33 | [[index]] |
| 34 | * [[PopularWithFurries/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]] |
| 35 | * PopularWithFurries/VideoGames |
| 36 | * PopularWithFurries/WesternAnimation |
| 37 | [[/index]] |
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| 39 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 41 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 42 | * The Car Fox, a mascot for the company [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carfax_%28company%29 Carfax]], is moderately popular with the furry fandom due to being an anthropomorphic fox in jeans and a white shirt who smiles and wants to help customers make an informed choice when purchasing foxes. It's easy to find fanart of this mascot, and he even has a brief article on WikiFur. |
| 43 | * While the Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E. program, failed to keep its mission through the paranoid DrugsAreBad approach, it unintentionally found an appeal from the furry fandom through its mascot, Darren the Lion. |
| 44 | * Before the Orangina campaign, there was the Advertising/CadburysCaramelBunny. Introduced in TheEighties and frequently {{reviv|al}}ed ever since, this curvaceous, chocolate-selling rabbit was voted [[http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/caramel-bunny-among-sexiest-cartoons-1-1193942 the third sexiest cartoon character of all time]] in a 2009 UK-based poll[[note]][[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] was number one and WesternAnimation/BettyBoop was number two[[/note]]. |
| 45 | * The mascot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal, Tony the Tiger, has his fans. This is often combined with a LGBTFanbase. |
| 46 | ** The furry fandom's obsession to Tony at one point was so big that [[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/tony-tiger-harassed-twitter-furries-article-1.2512485 many furries began to sexually harass him]] on the official Kellogg's Website/{{Twitter}} page. It got so bad that Kellogg's Twitter page decided to block many furry accounts, including several furries who had not harassed him at all or had nothing to do with the incident. The Cheetos Twitter account, however, seized the opportunity to swoop in and profit off the mess, and if even a third of the tweets were made by trolls, this event became hilarious, and there is no way to tell who was legitimately thirsty for Tony or not. |
| 47 | * Other animal mascots like the Trix Rabbit and Chip the Wolf (for Cookie Crisp cereal) are also popular with furry fan-artists. |
| 48 | * This Old Spice SelfParody ad, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HarVCLNwEOk Rad Talkin' Wolfthorn]], which pokes fun at advertising campaigns that try too hard to be cool. It gets furry fans and wolf fans hooked on the wolf's appearance and making jokes about furry porn. After several day the whole comment section was mixed with good and bad comments as usual. Also like the similar case above, the comment section has been disabled. And yes, some furry artists made fanart of the character (including a lot of Rule34) almost instantly after the ad was posted. |
| 49 | * Advertising/{{Orangina}}, a [[WhatWereTheySellingAgain fruit-flavoured beverage]], has many ads featuring sexually provocative humanoid animals that seem to be aimed at furries. The original ads were unintentional, however. |
| 50 | * While the "Lactaid Cow" has been the mascot for American dairy company "Lactaid" since 1974. Beginning in 2015, she suddenly caught the attention from the furry fandom when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqbGisHfNBo she starred in a series of live-action/CGI ads]] interacting with human actors. As a result, she became a very popular cow character in the community due to her more curvaceous design. |
| 51 | * On the topic cows, while "The Laughing Cow" (known as ''La vache qui rit'' in France) has been around since 1921. The titular mascot gained a small following in the furry fandom between 1986 and 1989 where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cvPq2uEZsY she starred]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jzh9i3Dboo in a series of French animated commercials]] by animator Creator/RichardWilliams. Once the Main/TheNewTens rolled around, The Laughing Cow gained an even bigger following in the furry community where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARu4W8FY_20 she starred in a series]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDVAsMOeqJA of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soxbiVqBmpU CGI animated]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PJWYKxnaMM commercials]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_jw-Nlq9mc which aired in France, the United Kingdom, and America]]. As of 2021, "The Laughing Cow" and "The Lactaid Cow" are one of the few anthropomorphic cow mascots that's still popular with furries. |
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| 54 | [[folder:Anime and Manga]] |
| 55 | * ''Manga/AfricaSalaryman'', like ''Aggretsuko'' below, features anthropomorphic animals in an office setting. Although less well known, some like it better for having a more realistic art style and having more gags based on the characters being animals. |
| 56 | * ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'' has a following among furries because of its cute FunnyAnimal characters. The main character is a female Red Panda who sings DeathMetal in an uncute male voice to deal with her SuppressedRage at her annoying coworkers and superiors. The series also includes several other cool characters including a Fennec Fox and a Spotted Hyena who ''isn't'' [[HeinousHyena heinous]]. |
| 57 | * ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'' is essentially a DarkerAndEdgier version of ''Zootopia'' set in high school. A gray wolf tries to find his place in the [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals anthro dominant world]] amid the exciting, scary, and sexy chaos of adolescence. |
| 58 | * ''Anime/BoscoAdventure'' features a frog, turtle and otter alongside a fairy in the main cast. |
| 59 | * ''[[Anime/BNABrandNewAnimal Brand New Animal]]'' features a world full of biped animals, where a fantastical race of shapeshifting BeastMen live segretated from human society, which hates and fears them. Like ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' it uses anthropomorphic animals to talk about issues of prejudice and discrimination. |
| 60 | * ''Manga/ACentaursLife'' appeals greatly to Centaur fans, obviously. |
| 61 | * ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' has introduced quite a few new anthropomorphic characters in the franchise that appeal to different kind of fans, especially since many, if not all, of the {{Beast M|an}}en and {{Funny Animal}}s [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse disappeared during]] ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. Among these new characters are the [[DestroyerDeity Gods of Destruction]], a few notable examples being [[CatsAreSuperior Beerus, Champa]], and [[AsianFoxSpirit Liquir]], and the Trio de Dangers composed of wolves from the Universal Survival Arc: Bergamo, Basil and Lavenda. While these characters are generally liked with the general fanbase, they became popular with furries for the way they are drawn: with a more serious design than the original anthropomorphic characters in the original ''Manga/DragonBall'', who had more circular designs and were generally more used as comic relief. |
| 62 | * ''Manga/DragonQuestTheAdventureOfDai'': The dragon-like Crocodine and the walrus-like Borahorn seem quite popular among furries. |
| 63 | * ''Manga/GingaNagareboshiGin'' and its sequel ''Manga/GingaDensetsuWeed'' are about feral dogs. Both have a cult following among furries. |
| 64 | * ''Manga/{{Gingitsune}}'' is about a girl who can see FunnyAnimal heralds. Most of the draw comes from Gintaro and Haru. |
| 65 | * ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'': The Wolf from ''Little Red Riding Hood'' and Mrs. Fox (and her maid, Miss Cat) from ''The Marriage of Mrs. Fox'' have some recognition amongst the furry fandom. |
| 66 | * Freddie from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' has become popular in the Japanese ([[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff and Taiwanese]]) furry fandom due to his cute appearance and behavior. |
| 67 | * ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}'' has gained popularity with furries in both the Japanese and Western sides of the fandom, thanks to being mostly about cute hamsters. |
| 68 | * ''Manga/HyperPolice'' has great furry appeal, with the main cast being a {{Catgirl}}, a Kitsune, and two [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent completely different Werewolves]]. |
| 69 | * The ''Manga/HappyHappyClover'' manga series has gained a very small following in the furry fandom in the west. Mainly due to the main characters being adorable rabbits. In Japan, Rambler, Mallow, Luna, and Chima/Clover are popular in the Japanese side of the fandom. |
| 70 | * From [[Creator/TatsuyamaSayuri the creator]] behind ''Happy Happy Clover'', brings us the ''Pukupuku Natural Circular Notice'' (ぷくぷく天然かいらんばん, ''Pukupuku Tennen Kairanban'') manga series which also gained a similar following in the Japanese furry community due to being entirely focused on adorable house pets (such as dogs, cats, and hamsters). The manga was seralized on the Shoujo magazine "Ciao" between 1999 till 2005 which the aformentioned ''Happy Happy Clover'' series was also published on. |
| 71 | * A few of the Chimera Ants from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' such as Leol, Cheetu, Werrefin, and Bihorn have been noted by furries. |
| 72 | * ''Manga/InterspeciesReviewers'' quickly built up a fandom in the furry/kemono community due to the Beastfolk in the series; Mii the {{catgirl}} and Elza the Hyena are quite popular amongst the succu-girls due to furry fans. Brooz the dog hybrid beastman and Ice the polar bear hybrid beastwoman also have their fans, and chapter 30 introduced the Beast Road, where all the Beastfolk congregate, with a section set aside for succu-girl Beastfolk that run up the furry scale from 0-[[BestialityIsDepraved 100]] percent. |
| 73 | * Not even ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' is immune. |
| 74 | ** Killer Queen from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond Is Unbreakable]]'' has received this sort of attention despite being a [[FightingSpirit Stand]] for its humanoid feline appearance. Same deal for Anubis, a userless Stand that can possess anyone that wields the weapon he's bound to, as he has [[NonHumanHead an animal head and a human body]]. |
| 75 | ** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'' introduced Diego Brando, a {{Bishonen}} who can transform into a [[RaptorAttack (large, scaly, quill-mohawked)]] raptor, and has a (largely {{Fanon}}) in-between form with [[LittleBitBeastly sharp teeth, slit pupils, and a tail]]. Naturally, scalies and the sometimes-overlapping [[CuteMonsterGuy monster boy]] fanbase love him. |
| 76 | * ''Anime/JuuniSenshiBakuretsuEtoRanger'': The main cast consists on anthropomorphic animals who represent the Chinese zodiac. |
| 77 | * ''Literature/KaiketsuZorori'', being a series set in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, naturally draws in a sizeable PeripheryDemographic made up of furries. Zorori and his rival Gaon are especially popular, though there are some [[{{Shipping}} other reasons]] for that as well. In fact, the anime in particular is popular enough with furries that, [[NoExportForYou while it has never had]] [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes a widespread English release or translation]], a prominent FanSub of the show has been in production by the [[https://zorori-project.forumotion.com/ Zorori Project]], a group comprised mostly of furry fans of the series. |
| 78 | * ''Anime/KemonoFriends'' has a variety of animal species that appeal to furries. |
| 79 | * ''Manga/KillingBites'' practically panders to the MediaNotes/FurryFandom. |
| 80 | * ''Manga/{{Legendz}}'': The titular Legendz -- especially Shiron, [[EvilIsCool Ranshiin]], and Greedo, who are bipedal, humanoid dragons who wear clothes (or in Shiron's case, [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal accessories]]) -- used to be hugely popular at one point, especially with scalies. |
| 81 | * Fafnir from ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia2017'' has a small but still relative fanbase within the furry community. |
| 82 | * Spanish, Dutch, and Japanese furries who grew up in the 80's had fond memories of the 1986 series ''Anime/MapleTown''. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff This is especially true in Spain, where the series gained DVD releases.]] It helps that the series had a [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/23/c6/81/23c6818278a8589fac1901627486e811.jpg cute and]] [[http://i.imgur.com/ZKwfaft.jpg nostalgic setting.]] |
| 83 | * Tiger from ''Anime/MonsterRancher'' has a small following among wolf furries. |
| 84 | * ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' is popular with dragon fans, especially ones for [[LittleBitBeastly kemonomimis]]. |
| 85 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': |
| 86 | ** [[AsianFoxSpirit Kurama the nine-tailed fox]]. Being a giant monster-sized fox, he is popular with furry macro fans. |
| 87 | ** Akamaru is a cute dog character so there are some works dedicated to him. One manga omake about Kiba on a date was even from Akamaru's POV. |
| 88 | * ''Manga/OnePiece'' had always been on the periphery with furries due to the presence of Zoan-type Devil Fruits, which, once consumed by someone, will allow them to turn into a specific animal, as well as an in-between form. Then, ''One Piece'' dove completely into it once the main characters reached the "island" (actually a [[spoiler:colossal elephant wandering about the ocean]]) of Zou, which, except for a few short-term visitors, is inhabited entirely by anthropomorphic animals known as the Minks (regardless of what species they actually are). A few of them even joined the main characters for the following arc. |
| 89 | * ''Manga/OumagadokiDoubutsuen'': Most of the cast are zoo animals who can become {{Funny Animal}}s, and one of the main characters is a human cursed with an anthropomorphic rabbit appearance. |
| 90 | * The LizardFolk from ''Literature/{{Overlord|2012}}'' have fans among scalies, especially Crusch Lulu. |
| 91 | * ''Anime/SherlockHound'': |
| 92 | ** The series is a FunnyAnimal version of ''Franchise/SherlockHolmes''. Naturally furry ''Sherlock'' fans like it. |
| 93 | ** John Watson has a furry LGBTFanbase. Part of it is related to his popularity in other ''Sherlock'' media while others simply like his design in ''Sherlock Hound''. |
| 94 | * ''Manga/ShirokumaCafe'' has a lot of furry fans due to the main characters being animals. |
| 95 | * Wolfrun from ''Anime/SmilePrecure'' (a.k.a. ''[[DubNameChange Glitter Force]]'') is pretty popular, especially with wolf-loving furries, due to having long hair and a skin-tight suit. |
| 96 | * ''Anime/SwordArtOnlineTheMovieOrdinalScale'' features an unnamed Ordinal Scale player (who's apparently called "Tosaneko" according to [[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Sword-Art-Online-The-Movie-Ordinal-Scale/Tosaneko/ this]]) with a [[CatFolk humanoid tiger avatar]], of whom has a lot of attention due to how much he stands out, curiosity over how he acquired said avatar, and his fighting style of using a rocket launcher. |
| 97 | * ''Anime/WanWanCelebSoreyukeTetsunoshin'' appeals to fans of both feral and anthro characters due to its premise, and like ''Literature/KaiketsuZorori'' above draws in a large PeripheryDemographic. Fittingly enough it was also given the FanSub treatment by the very same group of furries who subbed ''Zorori'', and nowadays it's likely the few remaining fans you'll find for the show are furries. |
| 98 | * ''Anime/WildKnightsGulkeeva'' has its own FunnyAnimal characters (though not that well-known) who have some fans -- mostly because they wear armor that doesn't leave much to the imagination -- in the form of the ”Beast Guardians”, which consists of Greyfus the wolf, Beakwood the eagle, and Garriel the gorilla. |
| 99 | * ''Anime/WolfsRain'' is often cited in creating a lot of wolf fans (or "wolfaboos" as people say in a derogatory fashion) and is popular with wolf fans in general. Almost all major characters are wolves who can also make {{bishonen}} human illusions to blend in, which only helped its popularity. |
| 100 | * Creator/OsamuTezuka: |
| 101 | ** ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion'': The titular character Kimba/Leo alongside his LoveInterest and [[OfficialCouple future wife]] Kitty/Raiya/Laiya has a small but dedicated following in the west. In Japan, both characters are popular in the Japanese furry fandom especially from longtime Tezuka fans. The mascot of the Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team, which was based on the adult version of Leo, also gets quite a decent amount of attention from furries. |
| 102 | ** [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Amazing_Three-3.jpg Bokko/Captain Bunny]], the leader of an alien [[InnocentAliens trio disguised as animals]] from Creator/OsamuTezuka's 1965 series ''Wonder 3''/''The Amazing 3'', has gained a following among the furry fandom. This is especially true in Japan, where she's featured in tons of fanart and tributes to Tezuka. Its release in the west in the 60s helped inspire some very early furry fans. |
| 103 | ** His fantasy series ''Manga/{{Unico}}'' has gained a cult following with the western furry community since the mid 1980s since both films used to frequently air on Creator/DisneyChannel (then "The Disney Channel") and people who rented them at home video stores. Mainly for people who are fond of unicorns and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids fascinated with darker animation]]. In Japan, the series is [[MultipleDemographicAppeal beloved by both genders and audiences]] despite [[DownerEnding the original manga having a sad ending]], while the films (''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'' and ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'') were [[BittersweetEnding more bittersweet.]] [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter The title character is extremely cute]] [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/18/cf/f3/18cff3cc04ab4d70b37482ebcadc00b4.jpg alongside his friend]] [[CuteKitten Chao/Katy]] (renamed [[AdaptationNameChange "Chloe"]] in ''Manga/UnicoAwakening'') and Sphinx's Daughter/Marusu. Unico's sister [[https://tezukaosamu.net/jp/unico/character/images/chara22.png Corn/Kon from the original manga]] also has her own set of furry fans in Japan due to her notably pretty appearance compared to her brother. |
| 104 | ** ''Anime/BagiTheMonsterOfMightyNature'': [[SexyCatPerson Bagi the catwoman]] has caught a lot of attention with the furry community due to her seductive personality. Helps that this animated film is one of Tezuka's few animated works geared towards an older audience, alongside being one of his last works during his lifetime. |
| 105 | [[/folder]] |
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| 107 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 108 | * Most ''Animation/LeafieAHenIntoTheWild'' fans don't consider themselves furries but it does appeal to both fans of birds and the small amount of bird-loving furries out there. |
| 109 | * ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' has a following with some groups of furries and is often tagged as "furry" on Platform/{{Pixiv}}. |
| 110 | * ''Animation/RimbaRacer'' is one of the most popular underrated Malaysia-made shows to the furry fandom. In the first laps of Season 1, Tag, Axle, Meika, Tamira, Ms. Dira, and Ms. Torres where the most popular with furries, while the second laps of Season 2 gave them Pike and Vyxx, both of whom are the most popular villains to said furries. |
| 111 | * The North Korean propaganda cartoon ''Animation/SquirrelAndHedgehog'' has a small furry following because it depicts Americans as badass wolves, resulting in much InsultBackfire. One character who is [[EnsembleDarkhorse very popular]] is Lt. Vixen, a sexy FoxyVixen wearing [[{{Meganekko}} glasses]] and a [[GoodLookingPrivates uniform]]. |
| 112 | * [[FantasticFoxes Yossi]] and [[WolfMan Eerie]] from the South Korean kids show ''Telemonster''. This show is almost completely unknown outside of South Korea except within the furry fandom. |
| 113 | [[/folder]] |
| 114 | |
| 115 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 116 | * Steve Gallacci's ''ComicBook/AlbedoErmaFelnaEDF'', a ScienceFiction thriller with political overtones, was one of the first serious furry comics. Might be a borderline example though, since Steve was one of the early members of the then-young fandom, and stayed there. |
| 117 | * ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': |
| 118 | ** Killer Croc is a pretty popular character among scalies within the MediaNotes/FurryFandom. |
| 119 | ** Though relatively obscure, Man-Bat gets some love from furries, mainly the bat types, every now and then. |
| 120 | ** There's an obscure villain from Batman's Rogues Gallery named Orca that's, you guessed it...an anthropomorphic orca. What's better is she's female and quite large (probably about the same size as Killer Croc). Naturally, only the fandom seems to even know she exists. |
| 121 | * ''ComicBook/{{Blacksad}}'' is a series of gritty FilmNoir stories in a world filled with anthropomorphic characters. The most popular characters are the titular PrivateDetective and his "friend" the chief of police Smirnov. Hell they even get shipped together even though Smirnov is already married. |
| 122 | %%* Adult comic ''ComicBook/OmahaTheCatDancer'' |
| 123 | * ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': |
| 124 | ** Quite a few CanonForeigner characters from ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' and ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'', such as Sally Acorn, Bunnie Rabbot, and Nicole the Lynx, are quite popular with furry ''Sonic'' fans and even the mainstream furry community. |
| 125 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'': Super Sonic has some popularity among furries for being a separate character and Sonic's SuperpoweredEvilSide. Also, the Fleetway incarnation of Amy has some popularity due to her generally more {{tomboy}}ish personality and appearance. |
| 126 | ** ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'' made its own splash with characters like Tangle the Lemur, Whisper the Wolf, and Jewel the Beetle. The two central villains of the ''Imposter Syndrome'' saga, Surge the Tenrec and Kitsunami the Fennec (Kit for short), have also garnered a significant following among furries. |
| 127 | %%*** To a lesser extent, a few characters like Tekno, Ebony, Johnny Lightfoot, and Porker Lewis also have followings. |
| 128 | * Obscure Marvel character Tigra was a furry gateway character in the 1970s and 80s. [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Man-Wolf]] was much the same, with a side order of sword-and-planet too. |
| 129 | * The ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' villain Cheetah has a following amongst furries. It helps that how animalistic she is greatly varies in both [[DependingOnTheArtist design]] and [[DependingOnTheWriter behavior]]. |
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| 132 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 133 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' are pretty popular among furries. |
| 134 | * ''ComicStrip/RupertBear'' has a following amongst furries. The titular character, Ottoline Otter and Pong-Ping are the three characters that attract furries the most, while Bill Badger has a few fans. |
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| 138 | [[folder:Fairy Tales]] |
| 139 | * TheBigBadWolf from ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood'' is considered by many furries to be their gateway character into the furry fandom. Since The Big Bad Wolf serves as the earliest introduction of an animal character (mainly with said wolf depicted as an anthropomorphic animal in some adaptations) gaining popularity with the furry fandom. Especially since this story alongside ''The Three Little Pigs'' and ''Literature/TheWolfAndTheSevenYoungKids'' is responsible for popularizing "vore" before the fandom's existence. |
| 140 | * While ''The Wolf and the Seven Kids'' is [[MainstreamObscurity very obscure in the west]] (especially the United States, The United Kingdom, and Canada), ''Mother Goat and her Seven Goat Kids'' are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff very popular in the Japanese furry community]] due to a majority of animated adaptations being from Japan. Japanese furries strongly prefer the Mother Goat's design being young and beautiful (such as [[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91AkHs+JoaL.jpg Shogo Hirata's version]] of the story from 1985, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsEuON-8-Pg which would be used for the 1986 anime]] ''My Favorite Fairy Tales'') over her middle-aged depiction from other adaptations. |
| 141 | * An even more obscure fairy tale is ''The Wedding of Mrs. Fox'' (which has actually two Grimm Fairly Tales) with Mrs. Fox and her maid Mrs. Cat gaining a small following in the community. The aforementioned ''Grimms Fairy Tales Classics'' adaptation only help give both the characters and story more attention to the public. |
| 142 | [[/folder]] |
| 143 | |
| 144 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 145 | * Most ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon'' fans don't consider themselves furries, but it also has gained popularity with furries, werewolf fans and TransformationFiction fans. |
| 146 | * ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' has some popularity with furries, mainly because of the Na'vi, an entire species of CatFolk, for which humans can uplink to Avatars of. Plus, Jake Sully not only gets to become a Na'vi but also gains a BondCreature to become a defacto DragonRider and [[InterspeciesRomance romances Neytiri]] in his Na'vi form. Some fans have even done elaborate Na'vi cosplays. ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater'' expanded upon this with sentient whales who form bonds with the Tulkan and are noted as being even smarter than humans and able to uplink with Na'vi as well. |
| 147 | * The German film ''Film/{{Finsterworld}}'' has been praised by furries because one of the characters is a furry, and unlike many other depictions of the furry fandom, it is relatively accurate and does not focus on the sexual aspects of said fandom. |
| 148 | * ''Film/Guardians2017'' would have probably been completely forgotten shortly after it debuted, if it wasn't for the presence of Ursus, a ''[[{{Bara}} hulking]]'' man-bear hybrid who's usually a WalkingShirtlessScene. |
| 149 | * Rocket Raccoon from ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' is this due to the fact that he's a talking raccoon with attitude and a main character in the film. [[OlderThanTheyThink He has actually appeared in other media before this film and the comic it is adapting]], it's just that Rocket's appearance here (and possibly the comic beforehand) is what '''really''' set off his popularity with the furries. |
| 150 | * Most attention given to ''Film/{{Hop}}'' comes from furries, especially rabbit fans who like E.B. and the Pink Berets. |
| 151 | * ''Junoon'', a MediaNotes/{{Bollywood}} remake of ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon'', was adapted a bit differently - instead of the David counterpart turning into a werewolf, he turns into a non-anthro ''tiger'', complete with a TransformationSequence. As a result, it has gained a small following among feline furries and TransformationFiction fans. |
| 152 | * ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' is very popular among dinosaur fans, naturally. The velociraptors alone have a notable fandom, with Blue being a particularly popular example for them. |
| 153 | * ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'', an InterspeciesRomance between a human woman and a {{fishm|en}}an, hits a lot of furry buttons. |
| 154 | * The original ''Film/TeenWolf'' has a sizable following of werewolf fans because of, well, the film being about a high school student who finds out he's a werewolf. |
| 155 | * ''Film/VanHelsing'' gave its werewolves quite muscular designs that appeals to bara furries. [[spoiler:Gabriel's werewolf form particularly stands out for having thick features and lush black hair.]] |
| 156 | * The Cowardly Lion from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' has one. It often overlaps with the LGBTFanbase due to many viewing him as gay. |
| 157 | [[/folder]] |
| 158 | |
| 159 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 160 | * Quite a few furries have admitted to being fans of ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', despite the books having a more xenofictional bent with their realistic portrayal of animals and animal behaviour. Another draw is the alien designs, particularly the Andalites and the Hork Bajir, who resemble centaurs and vaguely anthropomorphic reptilians respectively. In this case there’s also quite a big overlap with fans of TransformationFiction and XenoFiction. |
| 161 | * ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'': Aslan is popular with lion fans, while Reepicheep attracts rodent fans. |
| 162 | * ''Literature/GuardiansOfGaHoole'' is about talking owls and thus has a lot of bird furry fans. |
| 163 | ** The spinoff ''Literature/WolvesOfTheBeyond'' has a following amongst wolf fans. |
| 164 | * ''Literature/GeronimoStilton'' takes place in a world where most of the FunnyAnimal population is made up of mice, rats and cats. A good amount of the female characters are popular for obvious reasons... |
| 165 | * Iorek from ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' and [[Film/TheGoldenCompass its film adaptation]] is popular because he's a cool polar bear character. In general, the idea of Daemons, animals bound intrinsically to a person's soul that stick with them their whole lives and can communiate freely with their human, resonates with some furries. |
| 166 | * ''Literature/TheFangsOfKaath'' series by Paul Kidd is quite hailed in the MediaNotes/FurryFandom. |
| 167 | * Kidd's earlier book ''Mus Of Kerbridge'', set in his ''TabletopGame/LaceAndSteel'' RPG, attracts fans of mice and centaurs. |
| 168 | * Whatever fan art or fan fiction there is for ''Literature/TheHermuxTantamoqAdventures'' comes from furries, especially rodent furry fans because the titular character is a mouse. |
| 169 | * Creator/KyellGold inverts this. Their books are made for furry fans, but are good enough that even non-furries like them. |
| 170 | * The '' Literature/LandOfOz'' books has this due to its various talking animal characters like the Cowardly Lion and Hungry Tiger. It's shown that ''all'' animals can talk in Oz (with Toto just being quiet), which helps. |
| 171 | * ''Literature/PeterRabbit'' (as well as [[WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit the cartoon version]] and [[Film/PeterRabbit the films]]) has quite a few furry fans. The fact that it mostly focuses on cute rabbits trying to get food from a mean farmer helps. To a lesser extent, the characters from ''Literature/TheTaleOfTomKitten'', Creator/BeatrixPotter's other animal tale, also have their own set of fans (especially in the United Kingdom) due to being adorable kittens. |
| 172 | * ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' is in a world full of animal characters and thus is a popular book series with furries. Both the novels and the animated adaptation [[GatewaySeries made furries out of many of those who read the books or watched the TV show]]. Orlando the Axe in particular has a following among [[LGBTFanbase gay furries]] due to him being a muscular warrior. |
| 173 | * Creator/RichardScarry created the "Busytown" books. While they are not as commonly known as other furry media, they do have a following due to the WorldOfFunnyAnimals setting. |
| 174 | * [[CultClassic What fan art there is]] for ''Literature/TheSummerKingChronicles'' comes from avian and fantasy creature fans due to the series being a blend of {{Xenofiction}} and HighFantasy like the above-mentioned ''Literature/GuardiansOfGaHoole''. |
| 175 | * ''Literature/{{Silverwing}}'', and [[WesternAnimation/{{Silverwing}} its animated adaptation]], are both stories about bats ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and other forest animals]]) and as a result has gained a lot of bat furry fans. |
| 176 | * ''Literature/{{Stellaluna}}'', and the 2003 direct-to-video adaptation, is focused on bats (specifically the "Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat") and has also gained bat furry fans. |
| 177 | * ''Literature/{{Survivor|Dogs}}s'' has a small but steady fandom of people drawn in by the dog and wolf characters. |
| 178 | * Creator/TakashiYanase: While his works don't gain much attention with the Japanese furry fandom compared to other Japanese works. Some of his more animal stories has gained some attention with the fandom. Here are a few examples: |
| 179 | ** While the ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'' franchise is mostly food based [[CashCowFranchise and is a juggernauht when it comes to merchandise in Japan]], [[TeamPet Cheese the Dog]] (the bakery's pet dog owned by Uncle Jam) and Rare Cheese have become beloved in the Japanese furry fandom for years due to their [[PreciousPuppy very cute character designs.]] |
| 180 | ** His picture book ''Anime/TheKindlyLion'' (known as ''Yasashii Lion'' in Japan) has become very beloved with Japanese furries due to how heartwarming yet somber relationship between a [[InterspeciesAdoption female dog adopting a lion cub]]. The 1970 animated short by Creator/MushiProductions only increased the stories' popularity with older members of the fandom. Particularly Muku-muku due to how good of a parent she is with Buru-buru the Lion. |
| 181 | ** The 1977 animated short ''Anime/TheRoseFlowerAndJoe'' (''Bara no Hana to Joe'') gained similar reception as ''The Kindly Lion'' since the entire short stars an adorable orphaned dog named "Joe". Unlike ''The Kindly Lion'', the short is more uplifting since it's about Joe's romantic relationship with a rose flower. Joe alongside Cheese from Anpanman share the same amount of Japanese furry fans due to having similar character designs. |
| 182 | ** One of Yanase's most beloved children's books is ''[[Anime/RingingBell Chirin no Suzu]]'' (known as ''Ringing Bell'' in the west) especially the 1978 feature film. Being a dark revenge tale about animals, it has its fair share of furry fans on both sides of the Pacific. The original book has also been retold in many different forms in its native country. Chirin is also beloved by furries (mainly as a lamb) [[SweetSheep due to his cute appearance]], but many have also found his adult design [[EvilIsCool outright badass]]. |
| 183 | * ''Literature/TheTaleOfDespereaux'' and [[WesternAnimation/TheTaleOfDespereaux its animated adaptation]] are popular with mouse and rodent furries due to it's focus on rodent characters, such as the titular character, a mouse, and side character Roscuro, a rat. |
| 184 | * Jacob and the other werewolves from the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' series have fans due to their ability to turn into wolves. |
| 185 | * ''Literature/VarjakPaw'' stars a series of cats and has a steady following amongst furries. Much of the fandom [[FriendlyFandoms intersects]] with the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' fandom. |
| 186 | * ''Literature/WatershipDown'' is very influential amongst {{xenofiction}} fans and writers. It has a small but dedicated fandom due to its strong lore and rabbit-focused premise. |
| 187 | * ''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 Platform/YouTube. The books, helped by {{the internet|IsForCats}}, got many people into cats, while also turning many of them into furries. |
| 188 | * ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' is written by an Creator/{{Erin|Hunter}} (the writers of ''Warriors'') and is about dragons. Naturally, it attracts scalies. |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 192 | * ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' has attracted some furries, mostly those who watched the show when they were kids. Baby Bop and B.J. seem to be the most popular characters among furries. |
| 193 | * ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' has a good chunk of furry fans. Bear fans ([[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant no, not fans of]] [[TheBear that kind]]) particularly like the titular character -- a huge, fluffy, huggable bear who's technically also a fursuit character -- while otter fans like Pip & Pop. |
| 194 | * [[Series/BeingHumanUK Both versions of]] ''[[Series/BeingHumanUS Being Human]]'' have a lot of furry fans who are attracted to the series thanks to the werewolf characters in either version. Naturally, both versions (especially the US version) attract a dedicated following of [[TransformationFiction transformation enthusiasts]]. |
| 195 | * ''Series/BetweenTheLions'' has a following among furries, especially cat fans. Cleo Lion, as an anthro lioness, is the most popular ''Between the Lions'' character among furries. |
| 196 | * ''Series/FraggleRock'' is the most popular Muppets series among furries, with Gobo and Red gaining the most attention and fanart out of all the Fraggles in the fandom. |
| 197 | * The ''Series/{{Lucifer}}'' episode "[[Recap/Lucifer2016S03E25BooNormal Boo Normal]]" is praised by furries for showing a realistic portrayal of their community and repudiating its most negative stereotypes. |
| 198 | * ''Franchise/PowerRangers''/''Franchise/SuperSentai'' have managed to earn a niche following thanks to the designs of some of their monsters and other non-humanoid designs, especially in the case of ''Series/PowerRangersSPD''/''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' with one of their main characters, Doggie "Boss" Kruger (or Commander Anubis "Doggie" [[InconsistentSpelling Cruger]] in the American adaptation). A few other seasons with anthropomophic main characters that have gotten attention from furries are ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger'', where the ranger's teachers are former humans who got stuck in the form of anthropomorphic animals, ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger'', where most of the rangers are anthropomorphic animals called Zyumans from another world, ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'', which includes an anthropomorphic alien wolf, a robotic bull man, and an alien DraconicHumanoid as rangers, and ''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury'', where the team's MissionControl is an anthropomorphic cyborg dinosaur. Plenty of villains and monsters based on animals have appeared in the series as well. One particularly popular one is one-horned WolfMan Rouki from ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'', also known as Zen-Aku in ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce''. |
| 199 | * ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' gained a lot of attention with furries because of the elaborate animal costumes used in the show. |
| 200 | * The rather small fanbase for ''[[Series/SwampCritters The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon]]'' contains quite a few furries, which is inevitable given it focuses on characters played by people in animatronic animal costumes. |
| 201 | * Brazilian SaturdayMorningKidsShow ''TV Colosso'' was an early [[GatewaySeries gateway drug]] for Brazilian furries who grew up in the 90s, with the show being hosted by [[PeopleInRubberSuits actors wearing dog costumes]]. |
| 202 | * Most attention given to the obscure [=PBS=] Kids/[=TBN=] series ''The Reppies'' has come from furries. |
| 203 | * Much like the original film, ''Series/TeenWolf'' has attracted a following of [[TransformationFiction transformation enthusiasts]] and werewolf fans. |
| 204 | [[/folder]] |
| 205 | |
| 206 | [[folder:Multimedia Works]] |
| 207 | * ''Chaotic'' -- both the [[TabletopGame/{{Chaotic}} card game]] and the [[WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}} animated series]] -- has a good selection of Creatures for the furries to latch onto, espeically the more popular ones like [[CatFolk Intress]], [[HotAsHell Takinom]], and Chaor (the last of which more so applies to the {{bara|Genre}} crowd). |
| 208 | * ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': |
| 209 | ** The fact that several Digimon have designs based off animals, dinosaurs, and fantastic creatures (often being dragons) made it hit off swimmingly well with furries. Rookie/Child Level Digimon, especially most of the main cast Digimon, naturally get more attention, but [[Anime/DigimonTamers Guilmon and Renamon]] in particular are the most popular Digimon in the furry fandom than all the others. |
| 210 | ** [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Flamedramon]] is pretty popular with furries as well, though not to the same extent as Guilmon or Renamon. It especially helps that the armor looks more like a separate piece that could be physically removed than with many other Digimon; needless to say, there are many fan art interpretations of what that might look like. |
| 211 | ** [=WarGreymon=], [=WereGarurumon=], Leomon, and [=ExVeemon=] are especially popular with {{bara|Genre}} fans and the LGBTFanbase in general. Bulkmon is looking to be right behind them as well. They still have their female fans, if at least a few. |
| 212 | ** With sweet girl-next-door beauties Lilymon and Lilamon, and the dominatrix-themed "[[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids how did this design get into a franchise primarily targeted towards kids]]" Rosemon, some furries found that humanoid ''plants'' had more appeal than they'd known before. |
| 213 | ** [[Anime/DigimonGhostGame Angoramon and his evolution SymbareAngoramon]] have quickly proven to be popular with rabbit fans. Angoramon's design endears him equally to those that like fluffy and chubby characters. [=SymbareAngoramon=], meanwhile, is a beastly bishonen with a shirtless outfit. He's even been compared to a male Renamon at times. The appeal of both forms is also helped by Angoramon's [[RighteousRabbit kindhearted and intelligent personality]]. Even [[HairRaisingHare Lamortmon]] has his fair share of fans who like the more monstrous (though still fluffy) design. |
| 214 | ** As soon as Gammamon appeared in ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'', the furry fandom began making heaps of fanart about him and his Digivolutions. He's universally beloved by the fandom more so than many other Digimon in the franchise -- including the abovementioned Angoramon -- Mainly due to his cute triceratops appearance and innocent demeanor. His Dark Digivolution, [=GalusGammamon=], has also received a ton of fanart from people who are RootingForTheEmpire due to his edgy, darker design. |
| 215 | * ''Anime/FutureCardBuddyfight'' -- and the [[TabletopGame/FutureCardBuddyfight trading card game]] overall -- is home to a treasure trove of {{hunk}}y DraconicHumanoid Monsters, to the point that the franchise has gained notoriety through its furry fans (or specifically ''scalie'' fans), with a select few of those Monsters even being one of the main characters in their respective shows. The unintentional fanservice certainly helps as well, owing to all of these characters' armor designs [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/buddyfight/images/2/2a/Batzz_V_Gojinmaru.png leaving their lower backs exposed for their tails]]. |
| 216 | * ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' and other {{kaiju}}s, especially those who appear in the Franchise/MonsterVerse, are not immune to furry affection either, quite the opposite since they tend to attract scalies, macro fans and monster fans. Even back then the term "kemono" was often used on such gigantic monsters. |
| 217 | * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' is one of the most popular gaming franchises out there, with over a thousand variations on normally non-fictional animals alongside mythical beings, so invariably this has occurred: |
| 218 | ** General: |
| 219 | *** ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'' strikes a chord with many furries due to the [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals complete lack of humans]]. |
| 220 | *** Dog and cat Pokemon such as the Meowth line, Growlithe line, Houndour line, Absol, Glameow, and Zeraora are amongst the most popular Pokemon in fan-works. |
| 221 | *** Fox-like Pokémon like the Vulpix line, Fennekin line (especially [[CuteMonsterGirl Braixen]]), and the Nickit line are also very well received. |
| 222 | *** Legendary Pokemon often attract this, especially if they're animal-looking. Mew and Mewtwo are both extremely popular with cat fans (though Mewtwo is one of the most popular Pokemon ''period''). Lugia, Latios, Latias, Reshiram, Zekrom, Koraidon, and Miraidon are popular amongst dragon fans, though Lugia is supposed to be a bird-like CartoonCreature, and Latios and Latias might be as well ([[FeatheredDragons they have feathers]], which are rare on dragons). |
| 223 | *** The Charmander line (especially Charizard), the Dratini line, Flygon, and the Axew line are among the most popular among the dragon lovers. Those that like scalies also love Feraligatr, Sceptile, Serperior, Greninja, and Inteleon as well. |
| 224 | ** Debuted in Generation I: |
| 225 | *** The Squirtle line has a lot of anthropomorphic turtle 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. |
| 226 | *** Being the SeriesMascot, Pikachu, as well as its evolution Raichu (normal ''and'' Alolan) and its pre-evolution Pichu, have amassed a fanbase amongst furries. This escalated with the introduction of the Cosplay Pikachu, ''especially'' [[ActionGirl Pikachu Libre]]. |
| 227 | *** The Machop line is a borderline example. While the line has more obvious reptilian-esque characteristics (specifically the aforementioned Machop and its evolution Machoke), some still consider them too human looking. |
| 228 | *** Eeveelutions in general have ''a lot'' of fan-works about them. Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, and Glaceon are likely the most popular, but Jolteon and Sylveon aren't exactly unpopular either. |
| 229 | *** The Cubone line was already popular when it first debuted given its status as TheWoobie, not to mention a ton of EpilepticTrees associated with it. Then the Alolan variant of its evolved form Marowak showed up and breathed new life into its fanbase all over again. |
| 230 | *** Lapras has a following for being inspired by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiosaur plesiosaur]] and the Loch Ness Monster. The species also enjoys transporting people across large bodies of water and recognizes human speech, which doesn't hurt. |
| 231 | ** Debuted in Generation II: |
| 232 | *** Typhlosion, and later its Hisuian counterpart, have proven to be a hit with furries for their resemblance to badgers/weasels and, in the case of the latter, its unique design and lore. |
| 233 | ** Debuted in Generation III: |
| 234 | *** Blaziken is very popular with bird furries, especially those who are into [[BirdPeople very anthropomorphic birds]]. |
| 235 | *** Zangoose is a cool looking Persian cat/mongoose Pokemon which has caused it to become popular with furries. It is especially popular with the [[LGBTFanbase gay furries]] due to its fluffy/chubby appearance. |
| 236 | ** Debuted in Generation IV: |
| 237 | *** Buizel and Floatzel have quite the following among furries due tp being BadassAdorable sea otters/weasels. |
| 238 | *** Lopunny has a definite humanoid design to it, specifically of a rabbit. Its Mega Evolution was all but immediately noticed in turn. |
| 239 | *** Lucario deserves a special mention, partially because their absolutely monstrous popularity among furries has led them to become somewhat of a SeriesMascot. To put it into perspective just how popular Lucario is among furries, the amount of art tagged with Lucario on fanart sites eclipse that of most other Pokémon on this list. ''Combined''. |
| 240 | ** Debuted in Generation V: |
| 241 | *** While not as popular as the Lucario line before it, the Zorua line nonetheless still has a furry audience, especially among TransformationFiction fans. Zoroark is also popular in particular as, despite being based on a [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]], it was the closest there was to a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] Pokémon prior to Lycanroc. |
| 242 | ** Debuted in Generation VI: |
| 243 | *** 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. |
| 244 | ** Debuted in Generation VII: |
| 245 | *** Incineroar gets its popularity from both furry and Bara enthusiasts for being a bipedal tiger with a muscular design and having a {{Heel}} wrestler theme. |
| 246 | *** Primarina gained a cult following for being a beautiful, feminine sea-lion that's inspired by [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent mermaids]] and [[SelkiesAndWereSeals selkies]]. |
| 247 | *** All forms of Lycanroc have a furry audience due to being badass wolves, with the Midnight Form also getting attention due to being the only Pokémon to be directly based on a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]]. |
| 248 | *** Salazzle seems almost deliberately designed to cater to "scalies" due to her [[MsFanservice salacious]] design and Pokédex description. |
| 249 | ** Debuted in Generation VIII: |
| 250 | *** The {{Bara|Genre}} [[LGBTFanbase fanbase]] has welcomed Rillaboom with open arms all thanks to its buff-looking body, not unlike Incineroar, and its slight jungle man aesthetic. |
| 251 | *** Scorbunny garnered a furry fanbase the moment from the first trailer for ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' thanks to its design and portrayal in said trailer. Its evolutions, Raboot and Cinderace, aren't without their popularity, either. Gigantamax Cinderace got its own share of fans soon after, especially those of hot-blooded anime fans. |
| 252 | *** Several Pokémon revealed long after the announcement trailer, such as Inteleon, Obstagoon, and Toxtricity, have already proved to be popular with the furry fanbase once their designs were revealed. Gigantamax Inteleon only further stoked the proverbial fires. |
| 253 | *** Another Pokémon introduced from ''Sword and Shield'' that also became instantly popular is Wooloo, [[SweetSheep a super fluffy and adorable sheep Pokemon]]. |
| 254 | *** The two new Legendary Pokemon for Generation VIII, Zacian and Zamazenta, have proven to be popular with the furry fanbase, due to both being badass wolves with their motifs being based on weaponry (a sword and a shield, respectively). |
| 255 | ** Debuted in Generation IX: |
| 256 | *** Meowscarada and its pre-evolutions are practically love at first sight, since they're a family of grass cats that gain a StageMagician theme. |
| 257 | *** Fuecoco instantly gained a following among scalie lovers, particularly ones who were fans of Totodile from Generation II. It's not unusual for Fuecoco to have fanart depicting it alongside other crocodilian Pokemon like Sandile or Feraligatr for this reason, though some fanart depicts it as being a notorious BigEater and having a habit of biting everything it sees. Meanwhile its final evolution, Skeledirge, proved to be almost as, if not just as popular as Fuecoco, especially with the Bara crowd. |
| 258 | *** Quaquaval is popular amongst bird fans for being a glamorous duck based on [[{{Samba}} Brazilian dancers]]. |
| 259 | [[/folder]] |
| 260 | |
| 261 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 262 | * The music video for the Music/CaravanPalace song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbQgXeY_zi4 Lone Digger]]", which features animated FunnyAnimals inside a night club, [[spoiler:ending in [[{{Gorn}} a very bloody fight]]]], attracts a lot of furries. |
| 263 | * Music/{{Moby}}'s music video for "Beautiful," which depicts a swingers' party for people in animal costumes that [[GoneHorriblyWrong goes horribly wrong]]. |
| 264 | * The video for Music/{{Ylvis}}'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE The Fox]] (What Does The Fox Say?)" is popular with some members of the subculture due to the large amount of animal costume in it. Ylvis for their part claimed to be unaware of the subculture's existence when they were making the video. |
| 265 | * "I Know I'm A Wolf" by The Young Heretics uses a wolf and rabbit as a metaphor for DomesticAbuse. It's gained a following amongst wolf fans due to its sad, sympathetic lyrics about a wolf trying to abandon its instincts to kill rabbits. |
| 266 | * "The Animal Song" by Music/SavageGarden is treated by furries as an anthem, for obvious reasons. |
| 267 | * The music video for the Night Runner song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuHe9lm5vUE Magnum Bullets]]" features a cyberpunk world populated by furries - with one group out for bloody revenge for the death of their fallen friend. Its singer and lyricist, [[WebVideo/GameGrumps Dan Avidan]], became a furry himself not long after the video took off in popularity. |
| 268 | * The Norwegian duo Music/{{Subwoolfer}}, best known for representing Norway at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, are an AnonymousBand who dress in suits and sunglasses over yellow zentai suits with large-eared and fanged wolf masks. It's no surprise they've gained a growing furry fanbase. |
| 269 | * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'''s popularity with furries is parodied in the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVqsQ-9GLLE "FURRÝMON: Gotta Smash 'Em All!"]] by Music/TheChalkeaters. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YSVyA_CgKA full version]] in particular features lyrics like these: |
| 270 | -->''Pretend you like this game a lot\ |
| 271 | Pretend you play it for the plot\ |
| 272 | The only rule that you've been taught\ |
| 273 | Must be the [[RuleThirtyFour thirty-fourth]]'' |
| 274 | [[/folder]] |
| 275 | |
| 276 | [[folder:Myths and Religions]] |
| 277 | * Myth/ClassicalMythology is filled like a cornucopia with mythical creatures like [[OurMinotaursAreDifferent minotaurs]], [[OurCentaursAreDifferent centaurs]], [[FaunsAndSatyrs satyrs]], [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent gryphons]], and especially [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], all of which tend to be popular with furries. |
| 278 | * Myth/EgyptianMythology isn't too far behind either in terms of its Egyptian gods. Notable examples include Bastet (cat), Sobek (crocodile), Set (...[[CartoonCreature Set]]), and especially Anubis (jackal, usually of the Anubian kind), to the point that Malaysian furry artist Lim Guo Liang lampooned this by showing Anubis [[http://e926.net/post/show/78298/ lamenting his modern sex symbol status]] (which was even the page image at one point). |
| 279 | -->'''Anubis''': I was once a great god of death... Now, I'm a bloody symbol of sodomy and lust. WHAT HAVE '''I''' DONE TO DESERVE '''THIS!?''' |
| 280 | * The [[Myth/HinduMythology Hindu]] deity Ganesha, an elephant-headed BigFun being, is popular with furries, especially elephant lovers. |
| 281 | * TheKrampus has seen a surge in furry popularity since his use in Christmas-themed horror films of the 2010s, which led to greater exposure towards the fictional character in general. |
| 282 | * Sometime during [[UsefulNotes/{{Christmas}} the holiday season]] between the mid to late 2000s, the 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: |
| 283 | ** 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. |
| 284 | ** [[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. |
| 285 | ** 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. |
| 286 | * {{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 furry fandom itself. |
| 287 | * [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Werewolves]], in general, are very popular with furries. |
| 288 | * Cryptid legends have the potential to draw furry and/or scalie fandom. Examples include Wendigos, Bigfoot/Sasquatch, yeti, The Loch Ness Monster, and various humanoid species reports, to name a few. |
| 289 | * The Welsh custom/figure of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Lwyd Mari Lwyd]] has a small but appreciative following in the fandom, frequently drawn around wintertime to celebrate her. The tools traditional to her creation, a horse skull and cloak or sheet, usually lead to her depiction as a literal anthropomorphic horse skeleton in fancy dress. |
| 290 | [[/folder]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[folder:Sports]] |
| 293 | * A few sports mascots are popular with furries since sports mascots are often played by people in costumes similar to the suits furries wear. One example of a mascot who is pretty popular is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3lsCOHiBHM Zabivaka]] the wolf, the mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. |
| 294 | * Buffalo Bell, the primary mascot for the Orix Buffalos baseball team, is ''wildly'' popular in the furry fandom as well as wildly popular overall. So much so that, after her debut in 2011, merchandise sales for the team ''tripled''. |
| 295 | [[/folder]] |
| 296 | |
| 297 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 298 | * ''TabletopGame/AfterTheBomb'' is, first and foremost, a sci-fi post-apocalyptic fantasy game about survival and conflict in a ruined world. It also features mutant animals as its main cast and includes over a hundred pages of rules and tables for creating any type of animal character players could ever want from straight up [[TalkingAnimal talking animals]] to [[LittleBitBeastly animals in name only]] and [[BeastMan everything]] [[FunnyAnimal in]] [[SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism between.]] |
| 299 | * ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has introduced a few {{Beast M|an}}en, {{Funny Animal}}s, and generally monstrous races that furries have since become fans of. |
| 300 | ** The [[DraconicHumanoid dragonborn]] and [[OurKoboldsAreDifferent ko]][[TropeMaker bolds]] are particularly notable, and the latter have since become integrated into the MediaNotes/FurryFandom. |
| 301 | ** Gnolls, which are basically [[FunnyAnimal humanoid hyenas]], have their fair share of furry fans. They've had racial stats across all ''D&D'' editions (and technically the first edition of ''Pathfinder'', but became a full-blown ancestry by ''2nd Edition''), with the exception of ''[[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragonsFifthEdition 5th Edition]]'' since they had been labeled as "too demonic" by the authors of ''Volo's Guide to Monsters''. This hasn't stopped certain fans from homebrewing hyena races though. |
| 302 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' has numerous playable funny animal races in official material. In addition to the above mentioned gnolls[[note]]which have since been renamed to kholo following the lore change brought forth by the Remaster[[/note]] and lizardfolk, there are also [[RatMen ratfolk]], {{catfolk}}, [[BeastFolk vanara, orang-pendak]], [[FoxFolk kitsune]], [[SnakePeople vishkanya, nagaji]], [[FrogMen grippli]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies trox]], [[LizardFolk reptoid]], [[BirdPeople tengu, and strix]]. There are even PlantPeople in the form of the ghoran and wyrwood (though the latter are technically constructs) that can appeal to furries. There's also third-party material that include "fursona" books, allowing players to build their own furry races. |
| 303 | * ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', being a {{Long Runn|er}}ing franchise, was bound to include at least a couple of Duel Monsters per anime series for furry fans to latch onto, especially if they happen to be part of a major character's deck. Blue-Eyes White Dragon, being the signature card of one of the main characters of [[Anime/YuGiOh the original anime]], is of course one of the most popular examples of them all. The Dragonmaid and Fur Hire archetypes are also not too fair behind, especially in Dragonmaid Sheou's case. |
| 304 | [[/folder]] |
| 305 | |
| 306 | [[folder:Theater]] |
| 307 | * ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' attracts furry fans due to the cat-themed plot and and the cat costumes, and the musical was a huge [[GatewaySeries gateway drug]] for many furries. |
| 308 | [[/folder]] |
| 309 | |
| 310 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 311 | * 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: |
| 312 | ** [[Anime/OnegaiMyMelody My Melody, Kuromi, and My Sweet Piano]] began gaining popularity in the western fandom beginning in the mid [[Main/TheNewTens 2010s decade]]. In Japan, My Sweet Piano and Kuromi has been popular with Japanese audiences since ''Onegai My Melody'' begun airing in 2005. Particularly Piano, [[BreakoutCharacter who suddenly became popular after the anime ended in 2009]]. Sanrio actually decided to make Piano more prominent in 2014 due to Japanese audiences falling in love with her portrayal in the anime and even gained her own set of merchandise (similar to Kuromi). |
| 313 | ** Sanrio's CashCowFranchise Franchise/HelloKitty (notably Kitty and her peers) has gained some popularity in the western community, but is very popular with the Japanese furry fandom. |
| 314 | ** On the western side of things, Catnip from ''WesternAnimation/HelloKittysFurryTaleTheater'' has quite a few fans for a more obscure character within the franchise. |
| 315 | ** The Toys/{{Jewelpet}} franchise has gained a cult following in the western side of the fandom. However Ruby, Garnet, and Sapphie are very popular in the Japanese side of the fandom due to their cute appearances. |
| 316 | ** In the Japanese side of the fandom, Mell and Maimai from the "Wish Me Mell" series has gained popularity due to their close friendship. [[LGBTFanbase Some fans would depict them as lesbians due to this.]] |
| 317 | * ''Toys/LittlestPetShop'' naturally attracts plenty of furry fans, being a series of mini collectible bobblehead figurines of many different animals. |
| 318 | * The toy collecting side of the ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' fanbase is a {{Friendly Fandom|s}} with furries and contains a lot of furry fans. |
| 319 | * The Teddy Ruxpin fanbase contains a good amount of furries. The show's animated series spin-off, ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin'', acted as a [[GatewaySeries gateway drug]] for a few furries who grew up in the late 1980s. |
| 320 | * ''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 in fact was the GatewaySeries for a few of them. |
| 321 | * There is a section of the furry fandom that have a certain fascination with inflatable pool toy animals. |
| 322 | * Many furries have an affinity for plush toys, accounting for a subset of plushophiles. |
| 323 | * The ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'' fandom is a {{Friendly Fandom|s}} with furries (mainly the [=G1=] ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' fanbase), so naturally there's kind of an overlap between the two. |
| 324 | [[/folder]] |
| 325 | |
| 326 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 327 | * ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' is popular with furries due to being a dating sim where all the love interests are birds. They're not even FunnyAnimal birds, but TalkingAnimal birds. Few fans find the birds attractive on their own (though the MoePersonification versions are another story...) but people like the humor and character designs. |
| 328 | %%* ''VideoGame/TheHayseedKnight'' |
| 329 | [[/folder]] |
| 330 | |
| 331 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 332 | * Jan Tigerknight's ''[[Webcomic/NineToNine College Catastrophe]]'' follows a freshman lion into his college dormitory, and the peculiar assorted {{Funny Animal}}s that share the building. Its sequel ''Webcomic/NineToNine'' follows the crew after the graduation. The artist also produces ''Webcomic/SwordsAndSausages'', about a pair of grifters in a medieval FunnyAnimal kingdom. Jan is also known for drawing his characters in cheesecake poses, which grows the furry audience. |
| 333 | * The champion of WebcomicsLongRunners is Creator/BillHolbrook's ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'', which centers on the family formed from by giant hare Kevin marrying alpha she-wolf Kell. Though mostly a NotableGagPerDayWebcomics, ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'' on occasion touches on poignant and touching story arcs, and attracts a large cadre of furry followers. |
| 334 | * Yinglets from ''Webcomic/OutOfPlacers'' are strangely cute aliens with traits of rats and birds so they have a small following of Furries. The comic that they come from is also popular because it is a TransformationFiction about a male human dealing with being turned into a female yinglet. |
| 335 | * Eric W. Schwartz's ''Webcomic/SabrinaOnline'' is one of the earliest founded web comics, that focuses on a young adult female skunk working in the adult entertainment industry (although NOT as an actress, she takes care of the computer-related work including website maintenance and cover design). This comic, though ended, still functions as a GatewaySeries for his more lucrative and explicit website "Fur After Dark." |
| 336 | * ''Webcomic/VGCats'' is one of the most well-known TwoGamersOnACouch web comics (and possibly one of the most popular web comics period). It's quite well-known to furries due to the FunnyAnimal cat protagonists. |
| 337 | * Florence Ambrose from the long-running webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' is rather popular with furries thanks to the fact that she's a Wolf (and far and away the most sympathetic character in the comic, being both morally upstanding and yet eternally put-upon). While she may be flat-chested, the fandom is mostly okay with her... [[MultiBoobage you know...]] |
| 338 | * ''Webcomic/{{Zoophobia}}'' features a wide cast of humans, animal-human hybrids, and anthro animals of all species, so it's not surprising it has a number of furry fans. Especially popular are Jayjay and her werewolf pack, despite never actually appearing during the comic's initial run (before it was put on hold to make way for a reboot in the future). The comic’s creator Creator/VivienneMedrano, also known as Vivziepop, has a number of furry fans herself, due to her fondness for animal characters in her projects. |
| 339 | * ''Webcomic/LitterboxComics'' has a number of furry fans thanks to the main character Fran and her family being cats and taking place in a world of anthro animals. |
| 340 | [[/folder]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 343 | * Gummigoo from ''WebAnimation/TheAmazingDigitalCircus'' had amassed a good amount of attention from the furry fandom, especially towards scalies and food creature fans, just from the Episode 2 previews alone, but his popularity exploded virtually overnight once he made his proper debut in the show. He, along with his fellow gummy crocodile [=NPCs=] Max and Chad, have each undergone SelfFanservice in their own standout ways. For example, the more popular of the trio, Gummigoo, is often portrayed with a HeroicBuild in furry art. |
| 344 | * ''WebAnimation/AngelHare'' hit it off with a small subsection of the community for being a CosmicHorrorReveal riff on beloved childhood [[EdutainmentShow Edutainment Shows]], featuring a cast of animal characters. The premise of a childhood viewer of these shows growing up and ''meeting'' the fictional main character in adulthood, who warmly welcomes him back with open arms, certainly provided some nice WishFulfillment to furry viewers. |
| 345 | * 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]]. |
| 346 | * ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' has attracted a lot of furries. |
| 347 | ** 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. |
| 348 | ** The owl demon Stolas is also incredibly popular with the MediaNotes/FurryFandom, and increasingly also his daughter, Octavia. |
| 349 | * Alex Henderson of ''WebAnimation/TheRhinoAndTheRedbill'' fame has made countless animations featuring FunnyAnimals, but he seems to have a preference to the muscular male type [[note]]including of the protagonists of The Rhino and the Redbill, Niles[[/note]], as well as canon characters like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] and [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry King K. Rool]]. As a result, he has a decent following in the furry community, and has collabed with other creators that have ties with said community, such as Luis Huerta (the character designer for ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'') and fellow animator Foster Eber (also known as "Adler the Eagle"). Most recently, he has collaborated with Bootleg Dub Productions to make a 9 minute [[WebAnimation/ReturnToKrocodileIsle DKC fan animated short]] starring K. Rool, with Creator/BenedictCampbell even reprising his role as the Kremling King himself! |
| 350 | * ''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}}. |
| 351 | * WebAnimation/WolfSongTheMovie is a rather obscure version of this, but those within the furry fandom who are aware of its existence are naturally huge fans of it due to the cast being wolves of every colour imaginable trying to go about their business while a fight between good and evil rages in the forefront and background. Basically every character here is subject to fan art, but Kara, Alador, Arrow, Cobalt and The Death Alpha all naturally are popular with the few in the community aware of its existence |
| 352 | [[/folder]] |
| 353 | |
| 354 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 355 | * [=YouTube=] reviewer WebVideo/CynicalReviews uses an anthropomorphic dog as his persona, and as a result, has some furry viewers (even if he does say "[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I'm not a furry. Honest.]]" in his channel description). |
| 356 | * ''Website/{{Neopets}}'' is popular with furries thanks to its usage of both "feral" and "anthro" chracters. |
| 357 | * ''WebVideo/TheFundayPawpetShow'' is attractive to furries, being a puppet show for adults where the puppets are animals. |
| 358 | * A good portion of ''[[WebVideo/DownTheRabbitHole Down The Rabbit Hole's]]'' fans are furries, especially on his Patreon Discord. His video on "Furries", which is very respectful compared to most other media's treatment of furries (more often than not treating them as targets of mockery) towards the community, has certainly helped matters. He even [[https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud/status/1158805760895115264 won an award from a furry community event]] for said video. |
| 359 | * The cartoon [=YouTuber=] WebVideo/{{Saberspark}} covers many SoBadItsGood animated films with reputations as [[PanderingToTheBase "furry bait"]], such as ''WesternAnimation/ElArca'' and ''[[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3746824/ Sheep and Wolves]]'' without disparaging the fandom itself -- in fact, he has expressed his appreciation for anthropomorphic characters done right in works of media. As a result, he's become very popular amongst furry audiences and is fairly well-regarded by the fandom. Having roots in the brony community also helped in this reputation. |
| 360 | * ''Website/SCPFoundation'': |
| 361 | ** 953, an anthropomorphic fox woman is very popular with the very few furries who like the [=SCP=] mythos. [[{{Irony}} Although 953 herself hates furries and murders any she encounters]]. |
| 362 | ** A much more popular one (still, among the few furries interested in [=SCP=]) is 1471-A, a creepy but apparently not dangerous creature that looks like a canine furry with a skull for a face. The image that inspired it is actually a photo of a furry fan in a "skulldog" suit. |
| 363 | * {{Horror}} media reviewer/analyzer ''WebVideo/NightMind'' held a poll in his early days among fans to determine what the channel mascot would be. This lead to the creation of Nick Nocturne, a four-eyed black cat with emo/goth aesthetics. Among the plethora of formats furries have expressed their love for this character in include fan art, plushes, puppets, stickers, posters, T-shirts, gloves, and even fursuits! |
| 364 | * Fivey Fox, the mascot of poll analysis website [[https://fivethirtyeight.com/ fivethirtyeight.com]], is a cute red fox with crooked square NerdGlasses who gained a sudden surge of popularity among furries in the leadup to the 2020 US presidential election. ''Magazine/RollingStone'' [[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/fivethirtyeight-nate-silver-fivey-fox-mascot-furry-porn-1085399/ wrote an article about the phenomenon]]. |
| 365 | [[/folder]] |
| 366 | |
| 367 | [[folder:Other]] |
| 368 | * Many animals are popular with furries. While there's possibly a fursona or [=OC=] for every type of animal out there, it's undeniable that certain species such as wolves or red foxes especially strike a chord with furries. Mythical creatures, particularly dragons, are also very popular. As such, there's (not quite unfounded) stereotypes about those animals and how those fursonas act. |
| 369 | * There are several fiction species that are almost unheard of outside of the furry fandom, as they are original creations of furry fans. |
| 370 | ** Sergals are such a popular species that they have gain a small amount of attention even outside of the furry fandom. They originated from the ''WebOriginal/{{Vilous}}'' setting, created by a pair of Japanese furry artists. Sergals have traits of sharks, wolves, and raptors. The Vilous setting has other races, but none of them are anywhere close to the popularity of sergals. They actually are significantly popular than the setting they originated from, as Sergals have become one of the most popular species in the fandom, but Vilous remains a niche setting which many fans may not even be aware exists. |
| 371 | ** Another popular race are Dutch angel dragons, a species with traits of dragons, horses, and several other animals. The very first Dutch angel dragon character ever created is Telephone, who is one of the most popular fursonas in furry fandom due to their overwhelming cuteness. |
| 372 | ** Rivaling sergals in popularity are protogens and primagens, who are furry alien cyborgs with snout shaped [[TVHeadRobot computer screens for faces]]. |
| 373 | ** Less well known are the "Skiltaire" basically ferrets/martins with antennae. Invented by one of the founders of furry fandom,[[note]]Mark Merlino, owner of the "Prancing Skiltaire" furry house.[[/note]] Skiltaires are rare, but there are several fursonas among older furry fans. |
| 374 | * [[http://www.ursamajorawards.org/index.htm The Annual Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Awards, also known as the Ursa Major Awards]], are given to the best anthropomorphic works each year as voted by the furry fandom. The recommendation lists are an excellent guide to finding works popular with furries. |
| 375 | ** Two more awards for anthropomorphic works are the [[http://coyotlawards.org/ Cóyotl Awards]] and the [[https://furrybookreview.wixsite.com/blog/leo-awards Leo Awards]] although these are both specifically for anthropomorphic literature. |
| 376 | * ''Build-A-Bear Workshop'' is rather popular with furries, especially its original characters such as the Honey Girls and Pawlette Coufur. |
| 377 | * ''Creator/ChuckECheese'' 's animatronic shows are one of the more important [[ClosetKey closet keys]] into the fandom. It's largely Chuck E. (especially the [[YouDirtyRat pre-1994 "Joisey rat" incarnation]] and the pre-2012 "Avenger" incarnation), Helen Henny (''especially'' her pre-2012 "cheerleader" version, though the [[CoolOldLady "Broadway" version]] and 2010s "Rockstar" incarnation get some love from furries too), Jasper T. Jowls and some of the past retired "Pizza Time Players" characters (especially Harmony Howlette) that attract furry fans. Some furries even own decommissioned ''Chuck E. Cheese'''s walkaround costumes or even ''decommissioned Chuck E. Cheese's animatronics''. |
| 378 | * ''Theatre/TheRockAfireExplosion'' is the second-most popular [[SuckECheeses family entertainment center]]-related furry fandom community, especially with furries who grew up visiting Showbiz Pizza restaurants in TheEighties. Rolfe [=DeWolfe=], Mitzi Mozzarella, and Beach Bear seem to be the most popular [=RAE=] members among furries. |
| 379 | * The Soviet Latvian animation ''Animation/{{Fantadroms}}'', due to its cast of NinjaPirateZombieRobot cute animals. Receklite in particular gets a lot of SelfFanservice. |
| 380 | * Animegao kigurumi (not to be confused with the below mentioned kigurumi) is a form of mascot costume common in Japan that gained popularity with western cosplayers in the mid-2000s. Quite a few kigurumi owners/"dollers" are also furries. |
| 381 | * Kigurumi are Japanese animal-style pajamas. They're not aimed at furries, but are pretty popular with them nevertheless. |
| 382 | * LittleBitBeastly characters are often associated with furries, though they may or may not be ''strictly'' "furry". |
| 383 | * The term "[=MAP=]" (MultiAnimatorProject) is used on Platform/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. |
| 384 | * Mascot costumes are popular with furries, especially sports mascots such as Polly Polaris of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball. |
| 385 | * ''Franchise/TheMuppets'' in general are pretty popular with furries (as mentioned with ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' and ''Series/FraggleRock'' in Live-Action TV). |
| 386 | * Certain aesthetic communities, such as that for the pastel aesthetic, tend to get along well with most furries. |
| 387 | * {{Plague Doctor}}s have a small niche in the furry fandom for their creepy bird-like appearance. |
| 388 | * Rainforest Cafe's mascots The Wild Bunch have attracted attention from some furries. 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. |
| 389 | * Great Wolf Lodge's group of mascots, the Great Wolf Pack, have great furry appeal, especially main mascot Wiley the Wolf. |
| 390 | * Frito Lay once sold a style of potato chips called Crunch Tators featuring a content, fun-loving alligator with cowboy hat and boots as the mascot, drawing potential scalie fans. Knowledge of these chips was further boosted by the film ''Film/HomeAlone1'' and the gator had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPp1_-riN_c his own tv commercial]]. |
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