History Manga / AnimalLand

* ShoutOut: The Volume 7 omake of Llama Akiko is one to Manga/DragonBall wherein she wears a uniform similar to Goku's and performs Tenshinhan's signature move in mid-air.

* PluckyComicRelie: This seems to be the entire schtick for llamas.

* Raised By Wolves: Tarouza was raised by tanuki, Capri by lions, and Riemu by gorillas.

* LastOfHisKind

* BearsAreBadNews: The bear fought by Zeke's family in volume 2 is the largest animal seen up to that point in the series, and it kills every adult wolf in the family, fatally wounding Zeke's dad. Even after seemingly dying it is revealed to later be alive.

Think [[XMeetsY Animal Farm meets Tarzan]], with a touch of WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} thrown in for flavor.

Written and drawn by Makoto Raiku of {{Zatch Bell}} fame and translated by Kodansha.

!!''Animal Land'' provides examples of:

'''''Animal Land''''' (Japanese title '''''Doubutsu no Kuni'''''). Also known as "Animal Kingdom".

The jungle can be a hard place to live, and is no such place for a baby. But Monoko (a tanuki) cannot bear to leave this helpless thing alone, and so takes it in. With the help of the whole tanuki village, they survive the harsh winter while trying to avoid the predators that surround them, even befriending some of them.

Also known as "Animal Kingdom" or "Animal Land". Think [[XMeetsY Animal Farm meets Tarzan]], with a touch of WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} thrown in for flavor.

Written and drawn by Makoto Raiku of {{Zatch Bell}} fame and translated by Kodansha. Japanese name: Doubutsu no Kuni.

* PapaWolf[[=/=]]MamaBear: Many of the animals for Tarouza.

* PapaWolf{{/}}MamaBear: Many of the animals for Tarouza.

* CanonImmigrant: Ponygon and his mother from {{Zatch Bell}} are introduced in volume five, with "Mamagon" urging Taroza to make her son a part of his traveling group. Notably, his cry is "Mehh mehh" in Animal Land (or at least the English translation) compared to "meru meru me" in Zatch Bell.
* CharacterDevelopment: For Taroza to succeed in his goal of uniting all types of animals, meat-eaters must undergo a major change in the way they think.

* ChildrenAreInnocent: The young meat-eaters are the easiest for Tarouza to influence. Capri and the four lion cubs show up at Taroza's festival in volume four, while the older lions are too pride(ha)ful to attend.

* DancePartyEnding: After the conflict between Taroza's animal village and Capri's lion family is resolved when Taroza helps them fight against evil lions, Tarouza holds a festival for the entire village, including such recently made discoveries as "dancing" and "wine".

* AnimalTalk: Each species speaks a different language, called a cry. Oddly enough human words are the only language that all animals can understand, which is what makes Taroza's goal a possibility.

* BadassAdorable: Monoko. While normally displayed as a cute and lovable airhead, she acts as a speedy and competent mount for Taroza in battle and can look quite feral when she gets very serious.

* BringMyBrownPants: When Pepper is scared by Kurokagi in chapter 3. Since Pepper's a tanuki he doesn't wear pants, so we get quite a good view of this. It's undetailed so it stays funny, but even so at least one scantalator has found it too inappropriate to include in their scantalation.

* CheerfulChild: Monoko, even though she becomes Taroza'a "mommy", seems to be only a kid herself at the start of the series.
* ChildSoldiers: Used by the horses in volume five, one in particular serving as a catalyst for Ena the hyena's (and her and her fellow horses') character development. Taroza is basically a child general.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: The young meat-eaters are the easiest for Taroza to influence. Capri and the four lion cubs show up at Taroza's festival in volume four, while the older lions are too pride(ha)ful to attend.
* CivilizedAnimal: In striving for his goal Taroza makes the animals around him smarter. Some characters, like Jyu, disapprove intensely of this.
* DancePartyEnding: After the conflict between Taroza's animal village and Capri's lion family is resolved when Taroza helps them fight against evil lions, Taroza holds a festival for the entire village, including such recently made discoveries as "dancing" and "wine".

* DefeatMeansFriendship: After Taroza defeats the most evil lion in the pride, the others cool down, and when he later helps them out and feeds them delicious cheese they basically become friends with him (especially the kids).

* OffingTheOffspring‎
* [[PapaWolf Papa Wolf]]/MamaBear: Many of the animals for Tarouza.

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The jungle can be a hard place to live, and is no such place for a baby. But Monoko (a tanuki) cannot bear to leave this helpless thing alone, and so takes it in. With the help of the whole tanuki village, they survive the harsh winter while trying to avoid the predators that surround them, even befriending some of them.

And that's just part 1. It soon evolves into the baby trying to discover what happened to humanity, and how he can make new discoveries that might get the herbivores and carnivores to coexist.

Think [[XMeetsY Animal Farm meets Tarzan]], with a touch of WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} thrown in for flavor.

Written and drawn by Makoto Raiku of {{Zatch Bell}} fame and translated by Kodansha. Japanese name: Doubutsu no Kuni.

!!''Animal Land'' provides examples of:

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Seigo the wildcat from Chapter 0.
* AnimalTalk: Each species speaks a different language, called a cry. Oddly enough human words are the only language that all animals can understand, which is what makes Taroza's goal a possibility.
* BadassAdorable: Monoko. While normally displayed as a cute and lovable airhead, she acts as a speedy and competent mount for Taroza in battle and can look quite feral when she gets very serious.
* BearsAreBadNews: The bear fought by Zeke's family in volume 2 is the largest animal seen up to that point in the series, and it kills every adult wolf in the family, fatally wounding Zeke's dad. Even after seemingly dying it is revealed to later be alive.
* BlushSticker: Monoko has these.
* BringMyBrownPants: When Pepper is scared by Kurokagi in chapter 3. Since Pepper's a tanuki he doesn't wear pants, so we get quite a good view of this. It's undetailed so it stays funny, but even so at least one scantalator has found it too inappropriate to include in their scantalation.
* CanonImmigrant: Ponygon and his mother from {{Zatch Bell}} are introduced in volume five, with "Mamagon" urging Taroza to make her son a part of his traveling group. Notably, his cry is "Mehh mehh" in Animal Land (or at least the English translation) compared to "meru meru me" in Zatch Bell.
* CharacterDevelopment: For Taroza to succeed in his goal of uniting all types of animals, meat-eaters must undergo a major change in the way they think.
* CheerfulChild: Monoko, even though she becomes Taroza'a "mommy", seems to be only a kid herself at the start of the series.
* ChildSoldiers: Used by the horses in volume five, one in particular serving as a catalyst for Ena the hyena's (and her and her fellow horses') character development. Taroza is basically a child general.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: The young meat-eaters are the easiest for Taroza to influence. Capri and the four lion cubs show up at Taroza's festival in volume four, while the older lions are too pride(ha)ful to attend.
* CivilizedAnimal: In striving for his goal Taroza makes the animals around him smarter. Some characters, like Jyu, disapprove intensely of this.
* DancePartyEnding: After the conflict between Taroza's animal village and Capri's lion family is resolved when Taroza helps them fight against evil lions, Taroza holds a festival for the entire village, including such recently made discoveries as "dancing" and "wine".
* DarkIsNotEvil: Kurokagi.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After Taroza defeats the most evil lion in the pride, the others cool down, and when he later helps them out and feeds them delicious cheese they basically become friends with him (especially the kids).

* ProudWarriorRace: Hyenas seem to be this, having rules that they follow to distance them from other meat-eaters.

* CivilizedAnimal: In striving for his goal Taroza makes the animals around him smarter. Some, like Jyu, disapprove intensely of this.

Written and drawn by Makoto Raiku of ZatchBell fame and translated by Kodansha. Japanese name: Doubutsu no Kuni.

* ProudWarriorRace: Hyenas seem to be this, having rules that they follow to distance them from other meat-eaters.

* BrownAlert: When Pepper is scared by Kurokagi in chapter 3. Since Pepper's a tanuki he doesn't wear pants, so we get quite a good view of this. It's undetailed so it stays funny, but even so at least one scantalator has found it too inappropriate to include in their scantalation.

!!''Animal Land'' provides examples of:

Written and drawn by Makoto Raiku of ZatchBell fame and translated by Kodansha. Japanese name: Doubutsu no Kuni.