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6The Kobitos/Kobitos Zukan is a bit of an oddball franchise first published by Toshitaka Nabata, in 2006. It concerns the alleged existence of miniature humanoids reffered to only as "Kobitos".
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8The Kobitos started off exclusively as children's picture books, but has since branched out to include a video game adaptation, playing cards, an anime with live action elements and a Feltmation(?) miniseries.
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10The official website can be found [[http://kobitos.com/en/sp/kobitos/ here]]. A portion of the feltmation can be found [[https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa_zmd6EMbBwcnS9H0YbP6lMJIsOSCVr1 here]]
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13!!The Kobitos/Kobitos Zukan provides examples of:
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15* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Kobitos come in all colors of the rainbow, from bright blues and reds to carrot orange and light green... as well as more mundane browns and peaches.
16* AssInALionSkin: Subverted; although most of them do look like this, those extra parts aren't a disguise.
17* BizarreAlienBiology:
18** Gulping Gourd Kobitos really take the cake, if the pictures provided and the DVD extras are to be believed. These creatures mimic gourds until they reach adulthood, and then go around sucking up water through their heads which they then turn into alcohol. Appropriately, they are largely hollow.
19** In another case of this, Canny Nannies and Little Flower Heads happen to be the same species.
20* GoodAnimalsEvilAnimals: Some of the kobitos are certainly treated this way.
21* HeliCritter: Healing Greenwing Kobitos do this for hilarious effect.
22* LikeRealityUnlessNoted: The setting for this franchise is supposedly 21st-century earth with the only difference being the existence of these tiny humanoid beings running around, of course.
23* MushroomMan: The mushroom Kobitos, all three varieties, can be thought of as this.
24* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman?: Despite showing signs of intelligence in some instances, such as deliberately watering trees, or conversing amongst themselves, the Kobitos are always treated as wild animals (By humans at any rate).
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