A member of the Furry fandom, fans of anthropomorphic animal related media and its related creations.

Funny animal, talking animal, kemono or any genre of media featuring anthropomorphic animals.

Furry Fandom:

Furry fandom is a subculture of the science fiction and fantasy fandoms. Members of the furry fandom, known as furry fans or simply furries, particularly enjoy media that involves anthropomorphic animals: that is, fictional animals with human traits (such as walking on two feet, talking, wearing clothes, living in houses, etc.). Such media includes popular animated cartoons, comic books, and stories and novels.

Furry fans often refer to any such anthropomorphic animal character as a furry. Other, more mainstream terms for these types of characters are funny animal and talking animal, or kemono in Japan.

The furry fandom, as an umbrella subculture for various interests, has grown with the advent of the Internet. Content created by furry fans (visual art, stories, music, games, etc.) on the World Wide Web covers a wide range of interests including fantasies, philosophy, recipes, sex, politics, religion, and even personal lifestyle and identity.

Furry Animal:

Funny animal is a cartooning term for the genre of comics and animated cartoons in which the main characters are humanoid or talking animals. An animal character in such a cartoon may also be called a funny animal.

While most funny animal stories are light-hearted and humorous, the genre is not exclusively comedic. Dark or serious stories featuring anthropomorphic animals can also be grouped under the "funny animals" category. These stories may intersect with any other genre or group of genre, including historical stories, science fiction, Westerns, slapstick comedy, children's entertainment, and satire.

Talking Animal:

The talking animal or speaking animal term, in general, refers to any form of animal which can talk or conduct speech. This can by itself be interpreted in several manners, as listed in the below sections.

Kemono:

Kemono (Japanese �� or ����� "beast") is a genre of Japanese art and character design that prominently features animal-like fictional characters in human-like settings and situations. It bears many resemblances to the furry scene, but with many differences in background and aesthetic appeal. That is to say, kemono is as unique as Japan itself. Kemono 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 J��jin (Japanese ���� or ���夦���� "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 actually blurs their distinction between ordinary humans.

Anthropomorphism:

Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopoeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, the unseen author of things, and others. "Anthropomorphism" comes from two Greek words, ανθρωπος, anthrōpos, meaning human, and μορφη, morphē, meaning shape or form