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2	[[caption-width-right:225:Sekai de ichiban minna suki!]]
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4	''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.
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6	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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9	!!Provides examples of:
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11	* AcrophobicBird: None of the birds or the pegasus is afraid to fly; however, Sakamata, a whale, cannot swim.
12	* ArtShift: Whenever Yunihiko shows up, expect this to happen. What the hell, happens all. The. Time. To Characters. [[BeautifulAllAlong Good thing too.]]
13	%%* BoltOfDivineRetribution
14	%%-->"The Useless God's custom is not to bring Heaven's grace, but punishment from the heavens comes instantaneously."
15	%%* {{Camp}}: Kumakawa
16	%%* TheCutie: Chiiko
17	* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Usahara can be seen doing this when ever he gets really annoyed or very angry.
18	* ExoticEyeDesigns: Peganosuke has sky-blue eyes and no pupils.
19	%%* FestivalEpisode: Episode 10
20	%%* FunnyAnimal: Everyone in the cast, though they appear to be people in animal suits.
21	%%* DarkIsNotEvil: Peganosuke
22	%%* GagSeries
23	* 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.
24	%%* HairTriggerTemper: Usahaa
25	%%* HollywoodToneDeaf: The result of Uruno's singing in Episode 3.
26	* InterspeciesRomance: Uruno, a wolf, is in love with Chiiko, a cheetah.
27	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Usahara does have moments where he isn't treating any males characters badly.
28	%%* {{Keet}}: Uruno
29	%%* LightIsNotGood: Yunihiko
30	%%* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Nobody lives up to their AnimalStereotypes.
31	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Everyone in the forest. They even worship a ''God of Uselessness'' (that rock with a red "X" in the picture).
32	%%* ShrinkingViolet: Kuranosuke.
33	%%* SmokingIsCool: Usahara seems to think so.
34	* SuperDeformed: The default art style, although occasionally a more realistic style is used for ArtShift moments.
35	%%* ThePollyanna: Chiiko and Uruno.

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