Kemono
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[[Image:Japanese traditional furry art2.jpg|thumb|350px|''Kemono-Taiheiki'', a work of Japanese [[art]] from the [[Muromachi period]].]]
'''Kemono''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]] 獣 or けもの "beast") is a genre of [[Japan|Japanese]] [[art]] and [[fictional character|character design]] that prominently features [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] animal characters. It is used widely in visual arts, especially [[drawing]] and [[painting]], and can be found in many [[manga]], [[anime]], and [[video game]] works, perhaps most notably [[Sega]]'s ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' games. Anthropomorphic animal characters in the kemono genre are frequently called '''Jūjin''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]] 獣人 or じゅうじん "[[therianthrope]]"; alternatively, these characters are also sometimes read as ''kemonobito'' "beast-human"). Their design differs from artist to artist, but they generally employ animal traits considered [[cuteness|cute]] and endearing. However, most kemono characters retain a fundamentally human personality, seldom behaving as the actual animals from which they have been anthropomorphic; as such, kemono are typically depicted living as humans do.
==See also==
*[[Anthropomorphism]]
*[[Therianthropy]]
*[[Anime]]
*[[Manga]]
*[[Kemonomimi]]
*[[Furry fandom]]
*[[Talking animal]]
*[[Funny animal]]
== External links ==
* [http://www.fang.or.jp/ 獣コミュニティ・FANG] [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http%3A//www.fang.or.jp/ en] ''(Kemono Community FANG)''
* [http://www.kemonosearch.com/ 動物・獣人・幻想動物検索サイト・けもサーチ] [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http%3A//www.kemonosearch.com/ en] ''(Kemono Search)''
*[http://www.kemonoart.org]
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