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[[caption-width-right:225:Sekai de ichiban minna suki!]]

''Damekko Doubutsu'' ("Useless Animals") is a manga by Noriko Kuwata, which was serialized in ''Manga Life'' from 2001 to 2003. It was adapted to a 26-episode anime series in 2005, with each episode being only five minutes or so in duration airing on Creator/KidsStation.

The series focuses on a timid wolf named Uruno, who stumbles into a forest one day on the brink of starvation. He soon encounters an aggressive, chain-smoking rabbit named Usahara, along with many other animals with no special talents who do not meet [[AnimalStereotypes the expectations of how their species should behave]]. While the characters view each other as animals, they're visually depicted as people in animal costumes.

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!!Provides examples of:

* AcrophobicBird: None of the birds or the pegasus is afraid to fly; however, Sakamata, a whale, cannot swim.
* ArtShift: Whenever Yunihiko shows up, expect this to happen. What the hell, happens all. The. Time. To Characters. [[BeautifulAllAlong Good thing too.]]
%%* BoltOfDivineRetribution
%%-->"The Useless God's custom is not to bring Heaven's grace, but punishment from the heavens comes instantaneously."
%%* {{Camp}}: Kumakawa
%%* TheCutie: Chiiko
* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Usahara can be seen doing this when ever he gets really annoyed or very angry.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Peganosuke has sky-blue eyes and no pupils.
%%* FestivalEpisode: Episode 10
%%* FunnyAnimal: Everyone in the cast, though they appear to be people in animal suits.
%%* DarkIsNotEvil: Peganosuke
%%* GagSeries
* GoldfishScoopingGame: The [[CatGirl Female Feline club]] run one at the Useless God's festival. Being catgirls, they end up catching and eating all the fish themselves.
%%* HairTriggerTemper: Usahaa
%%* HollywoodToneDeaf: The result of Uruno's singing in Episode 3.
* InterspeciesRomance: Uruno, a wolf, is in love with Chiiko, a cheetah.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Usahara does have moments where he isn't treating any males characters badly.
%%* {{Keet}}: Uruno
%%* LightIsNotGood: Yunihiko
%%* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Nobody lives up to their AnimalStereotypes.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Everyone in the forest. They even worship a ''God of Uselessness'' (that rock with a red "X" in the picture).
%%* ShrinkingViolet: Kuranosuke.
%%* SmokingIsCool: Usahara seems to think so.
* SuperDeformed: The default art style, although occasionally a more realistic style is used for ArtShift moments.
%%* ThePollyanna: Chiiko and Uruno.
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