Kemono
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Kemono (Japanese 獣, ケモノ, or けもの "beast") is a genre of Japanese art and character design that prominently features animal-like fictional characters in human-like settings and situations. It is used widely in drawing, painting, manga, anime, and video game designs, many of which are popular in the rest of the world.
Human-like animal characters in the kemono genre are frequently called Jūjin (Japanese 獣人 or じゅうじん "therianthrope"; alternatively, these characters are also sometimes read as kemonobito "beast-human").
Their unique design differs from artist to artist, but in general they combine popular character design with animal traits deemed cute and endearing. However, most kemono character designs retain a fundamentally human character and personality, seldom acting like the real animals after which they are designed.
As such, kemono are usually shown living the way normal humans live in the same setting: speaking normal language, wearing normal clothes, eating normal food, living in normal homes, in ways that blur their distinction from ordinary humans.
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[edit] Kemono and furry
Though based on very different cultural ideals, kemono and furry fandom on the Internet can occasionally overlap, both geographically and in influence. Some kemono artists appeal to both at the same time.
Due to similarity in subject matter, people interested in kemono art are also frequently interested in furry art (and vice versa.)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
(This is a brief list of well-distinguished kemono websites on the Internet. These websites are all link-free or have been irrevocably permitted to be linked to by their webmasters. Most of the sites are written only in Japanese, and some may contain themes perceived as mildly adult in nature.)
[edit] Communities
- 獣コミュニティ・FANG en - FANG kemono community
[edit] Artists
- EXZ en - RAVE CAVE, EXZ official web page
- 一馬 Kazuma en - BEAST SIDE BULL & BEAR, Kazuma's official web page
- 玄谷狂屈 Kyōkutsu Kurotani en - Kyōkutsu Kurotani's official web page
- SATORU en - Dragon's flagon, Satoru's official web page
- Jinroh en [Dead link]
- 杉野大雅 Taiga Sugino en [Dead link]
- 大地千尾 Seno Daichi en
- Chad Falseface en
- 虎岩もとい Motoi Toraiwa en [Error: shows "Forbidden" message]
- 二木 かざお Kazao Niki en [404 error not found]
- North en [403 Forbidden access]
- ぱんだ林屋 Panda Hayashiya en
- Dr. Comet site
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