Gijinka

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Gijinka (擬人化), also known as moe anthropomorphism, is a Japanese word meaning "humanoid", "personification", or "anthropomorphic",

Etymology[edit]

The use of the word outside of Japan has come to be slightly different from the use of the word "anthropomorphic" in the anime/manga/furry/etc communities. Rather than referring to just any animal with human characteristics, a gijinka is most often a fan re-design of an animal-like character in a human or humanoid form, (ex: a Digimon or Pokémon).[citation needed]

Often the newly created characters seem to wear a cosplay of the base character rather than having real animal features, and the species is just indicated by the color of clothing and some markings on the skin.[citation needed]

There is no real guideline where Gijinka ends and Anthro begins, but Gijinka may be[citation needed] a bridge between Kemonomimi and Anthro characters or an Anthro style acceptable in both the Furry and the Anime community.[clarify][citation needed]

Mainstream representations[edit]

The most common Gijinka-styled characters are Renamon and Gatomon from Digimon and Pikachu from Pokémon. More recently, My Little Pony characters have become popular subjects for gijinka cosplay.[clarify][citation needed]

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