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* ''ComicBook/TheUnfunnies'' is this trope all over: HannaBarbera-style characters start talking about pedo-pornography as soon as the second page, and it goes further downhill from there. Of course, the Hanna Barbera element also includes the occasional cartoony humans thrown in for good measure, but the comic still counts.
* ''AlbedoErmaFelnaEDF'' kickstarted much of this trope as a deadly serious MilitaryScienceFiction series where the furries usually follow up on the action with [[ActionFilmQuietDramaScene serious discussions about the sociopolitical ramifications]].

* ''Roleplay/RubyQuest''. To quote the entry: "Cute anthropomorphic animals right out of ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing''... in a setting that's basically Creator/HPLovecraft meets ''SilentHill''." The sequel, ''Roleplay/NanQuest'', also counts.

* ''{{We 3}}'', by GrantMorrison, is about three talking animals trying to find their way home; the covers feature "missing pets" notices written in childlike style. Kids'll love it, right? Sure! Except for the scenes featuring the cybernetic animal soldiers literally ''tearing apart the soldiers meant to come kill them'', the part where [[spoiler: the rabbit ''explodes while hurling itself at a car'']], and all sorts of graphic violence in between. Oh, and it's being adapted into a movie directed by the guy who made ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''.

* ''Anime/GingaDensetsuWeed'' is about talking dogs. Kid-friendly, right? ''Hardly'' -- there's some very disturbing stuff (including a dog who ''castrates his enemies''). Don't get started on the ''manga''.

* ''The Cat Piano'' may qualify, being about PettingZooPeople / Anthropomorphized cats who were being kidnapped in order for the titular piano to be played (it stabs a nail through a cat's tail every time a key is struck, making the cat yowl the note). Particularly the ending, where the catnapping human ''slips in his own blood and falls off a tower to his death''.

* ''Literature/{{Tasakeru}}'' is a series about cute, fluffy [[FunnyAnimal talking animals]] like squirrels and rabbits... which involves bloody warfare, racism (speciesism?), religious intolerance, MindRape, and not a little innuendo.

* ''{{We 3}}'', by GrantMorrison, is about three talking animals trying to find their way home; the covers feature "missing pets" notices written in childlike style. Kids'll love it, right? Sure! Except for the scenes featuring the cybernetic animal soldiers literally ''tearing apart the soldiers meant to come kill them'', the part where [[spoiler: the rabbit ''explodes while hurling itself at a car'']], and all sorts of graphic violence in between. Oh, and it's being adapted into a movie directed by the guy who made ''KungFuPanda''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/FatherOfThePride'' was a short-lived CGI cartoon featuring cute animals living in Siegfried & Roy's private zoo. It features plenty of adult humor.
* The 1950s AnimatedAdaptation of ''Literature/AnimalFarm'', though downplaying the DownerEnding of the original novel, uses a fair amount of its bleak material.
* ''WatershipDown''. The introductory animation has animals being killed, and this continues throughout the movie. At one point Bigwig is trapped by a snare around his neck and is clearly suffering. The original warren the protagonists come from is a moderately harsh dictatorship, and Efrafa (General Woundwort's warren) is much worse.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Felidae}}''. To quote the entry: "Despite being an animated film, it is ''definitely'' not for kids. The film contains graphic violence, disturbing images, adult language, and cat sex. Yes, ''cat sex''."
* ''Literature/ThePlagueDogs'' is an animated film based on a book by Richard Adams, author of ''Watership Down''. It's about two dogs that escape from a research lab and attempt to live in the wild. It starts with a dog drowning as part of an experiment involving how long it can tread water. The tale highlights the cruelty of animal research and vivisection. In America, the film was rated PG-13.

* ''ComicBook/FritzTheCat'' and its two {{Animated Adaptation}}s, ''Film/FritzTheCat'' and ''TheNineLivesOfFritzTheCat''. Graphic sex, graphic violence and satirical social commentary, all set in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals.

* Swedish comic strips ''ArneAnka'' and ''Comicbook/{{Rocky}}'' are filled to the brim with funny animals. They're also filled with alcohol consumption, sex and deep, deep cynicism.

* ''WesternAnimation/FatherOfThePride'' was a short-lived CGI cartoon featuring cute animals living in Sigfried and Roy's private zoo. It features plenty of adult humor.

* ''{{Lackadaisy}}'' is a webcomic about a bootlegging gang in Prohibition-era St. Louis, with plenty of gunfights, killings, and several sociopathic characters. There is painstaking attention to period-appropriate detail, with one exception: all the characters are anthropomorphic cats.

* ''ExterminatusNow'' features a comedic WorldOfFunnyAnimals based on ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''... mixed with ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', with all the blood, gore, death, and EldritchAbominations that implies. Thus, it largely deals in adult-oriented BlackComedy, with plenty of profanity to go with it.

* ''{{Tasakeru}}'' is a series about cute, fluffy [[FunnyAnimal talking animals]] like squirrels and rabbits... which involves bloody warfare, racism (speciesism?), religious intolerance, MindRape, and not a little innuendo.

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* ''{{Maus}}'' is a retelling of the author's father's experiences during the Holocaust, including his stay at Auschwitz. Jews are mice, Germans are cats, Americans are dogs (African-Americans are black dogs), Poles are pigs, French are frogs, Norwegians are reindeer, and Gypsies are moths.

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* ''ExterminatusNow'' features a comedic WorldOfFunnyAnimals based on ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''... mixed with ''[[{{TabletopGame/Warhammer40000}} Warhammer 40,000]]'', with all the blood, gore, death, and EldritchAbominations that implies. Thus, it largely deals in adult-oriented BlackComedy, with plenty of profanity to go with it.

* ''TheUnfunnies'' is this trope all over: HannaBarbera-style characters start talking about pedo-pornography as soon as the second page, and it goes further downhill from there. Of course, the Hanna Barbera element also includes the occasional cartoony humans thrown in for good measure, but the comic still counts.

* The infamous ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Pirates Air Pirates Funnies]]'' was a short-lived underground parody comic which featured Disney characters in adult situations, such as having sex and taking drugs. Disney sued the makers of the comic for copyright infringement, which apparently was exactly what they wanted.

* ''FatherOfThePride'' was a short-lived CGI cartoon featuring cute animals living in Sigfried and Roy's private zoo. It features plenty of adult humor.
* The 1950s AnimatedAdaptation of ''AnimalFarm'', though downplaying the DownerEnding of the original novel, uses a fair amount of its bleak material.

* ''Literature/ThePlagueDogs'' is an animated film based on a book by Richard Adams, author of ''Watership Down''. It's about two dogs that escape from a research lab and attempt to live in the wild. It starts with a dog drowning as part of an experiment involving how long it can tread water. The tale highlights the cruelty of animal research and vivisection. The film was rated PG-13.

* ''{{Grandville}}'' - the main character is an anthropomorphic badger who is a private investigator. It's set in a SteamPunk fantasy setting, and features plenty of sex, violence, and politics.

* Benoit Sokal's ''Inspector Canard''is about a detective duck in a world of talking animals are decidedly not for children.

* ''{{Felidae}}''. To quote the entry: "Despite being an animated film, it is ''definitely'' not for kids. The film contains graphic violence, disturbing images, adult language, and cat sex. Yes, ''cat sex''."
* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plague_Dogs_(film) The Plague Dogs]]'' is an animated film based on a book by Richard Adams, author of ''Watership Down''. It's about two dogs that escape from a research lab and attempt to live in the wild. It starts with a dog drowning as part of an experiment involving how long it can tread water. The tale highlights the cruelty of animal research and vivisection. The film was rated PG-13.

* ''FatherOfThePride.''
* The 1950s AnimatedAdaptation of ''AnimalFarm'', though downplaying the DownerEnding of the original novel, uses a fair amount of it's bleak material.

* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plague_Dogs_(film) The Plague Dogs]]'' (an animated film based on a book by Richard Adams, author of ''Watership Down'') is about two dogs that escape from a research lab and attempt to live in the wild. It starts with a dog drowning as part of an experiment involving how long it can tread water. The tale highlights the cruelty of animal research and vivisection. The film was rated PG-13.

* ''{{Maus}}'' is a retelling of the author's father's experiences during the Holocaust, including his stay at Auschwitz. Jews are mice, Germans are cats, Americans are dogs, (African-Americans are black dogs) Poles are pigs , French are frogs, Norwegians are reindeer, and Gypsies are moths.

* ''{{Blacksad}}'', is a FilmNoir style series of graphic novels about a black cat PI named Blacksad, later on aided by a weasel Weekly. It doesn't hold back showing blood, fatal injuries, wounds, controversial topics (e.g. racism), and sex.
* ''{{Grandville}}'' is much like ''Blacksad'' where the main character is an anthropomorpic animal (a badger) who is a private investigator. While it's set more in a SteamPunk fantasy setting, it doesn't hold back in showing violence, death and sex. And the plots generally involve politics.

* ''FatherOfThePride''

* ''ChirinnoSuzu''

* While later iterations of ''TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' were relatively kid-friendly, the original comic was rather gritty and featured plenty of violence and death.

CartoonAnimalStoriesForAdults break away from this perception. Their primary audience is adults and/or older teens. Stories still might be comedic, but they will also often have a serious and dark side to them. Many such works are almost entirely non-comedic in nature. They often contain graphic violence, sexuality, and profanity.

!!Examples: Special Note: If it is marketed as a work for children, it is not this trope.