Anthro Swim

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Anthro Swim (often shortened as <AS> or AS) is a user-created community (subreddit) within Reddit dedicated to uncommonly traversed themes within the furry fandom at large.

Overview[edit]

Anthro Swim's description reads:

   
Anthro Swim
For the moodier incoherent side of anthros. AdultSwim-esque? Kinda! Though, look deeper through the waters and you'll find something more. Esotericism? Nostalgia?
   
Anthro Swim

Both English and Spanish are the accepted primary languages of posting.

<AS> Media shared not only on the sub but across other platforms mainly comprises of images, videos, writing, and music. Discussions, both community feedback and subject explorations, are present as well. "Poasters" and lurkers are principally furries though a non-insignificant number of people explicitly identifying as not a furry also partake in the community. [1] [2] It is fairly undefined in its scope, with the first rule of the sub declaring it "A Wild West [within reason]"

Descriptions of the community vary with many providing input. Artist DWC Marshal Arts quipped "A punch to the face. In other words, something real, visceral, tangible." [3] Regular patron 88piano88 opined "A cold splash of reality awakening you from some sort of fantastical dream, if I had to put it into one sentence. I've found so many amazing artists from posts here, and I'm glad that I'm able to share the work of others here as well, but at the end of the day, it's just a bunch of people who enjoy sharing these little snippets from their lives." [4]

History[edit]

The subreddit's history starts on Jun 28, 2021, by Poppa Boi, who, perceiving there were no feasibly pertinent communities for the media they created, began one themselves. Their content creation often referred to as "Furry Adult Swim" by both followers and friends, the somewhat abstract nature an outlier amongst more common furry themes such as "Animation Music Videos". Noting their work's continued comparison to Adult Swim by groups independent of each other, the name "Anthro Swim" appears by combining the term "Anthro" & Cartoon Network's late night channel block "Adult Swim" illustrating a hazy yet comprehensible concept of the focus matter. Technically beginning upon it's creation date, <AS> is seldom used by Poppa Boi until early 2024, gaining the vast majority in the same year. The sub has 3K+ members with people "poasting" daily.

  • (Poasting is a term for people who often post well-liked works. Usable as a noun/verb/adjective. "She's my favorite poaster." "They've poasted longer than I've been alive." "Nah that's no poast, that's a bombshell [bad]) [5]

Initially comprising solely of their work's stylistic themes, it's evolved into a minor hub for (not only but especially) furries who desire a more stylistically mature presence.

Staff[edit]

  • Poppa Boi - ?
  • Kapucni - ?
  • Ritchie - ?

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. User survey thread on /r/anthroswim's Reddit page. Dated 2024.
  2. User describing their appreciation of <AS> despite not being a furry Dated 2024.
  3. DWC Marshall Arts comment Dated 2024
  4. 88piano88 sharing their thoughts. Dated 2024
  5. Highly upvoted poast utilizing this terminology Dated September, 2024.


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