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2 | [[caption-width-right:225:Sekai de ichiban minna suki!]] |
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4 | ''Damekko Doubutsu'' ("Useless Animals") is a manga by Noriko Kuwata, which was serialized in ''Manga Life'' from 2001 to 2003. It was adapted to a 26-episode anime series in 2005, with each episode being only five minutes or so in duration airing on Creator/KidsStation. |
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6 | The series focuses on a timid wolf named Uruno, who stumbles into a forest one day on the brink of starvation. He soon encounters an aggressive, chain-smoking rabbit named Usahara, along with many other animals with no special talents who do not meet [[AnimalStereotypes the expectations of how their species should behave]]. While the characters view each other as animals, they're visually depicted as people in animal costumes. |
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9 | !!Provides examples of: |
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11 | * AcrophobicBird: None of the birds or the pegasus is afraid to fly; however, Sakamata, a whale, cannot swim. |
12 | * ArtShift: Whenever Yunihiko shows up, expect this to happen. What the hell, happens all. The. Time. To Characters. [[BeautifulAllAlong Good thing too.]] |
13 | %%* BoltOfDivineRetribution |
14 | %%-->"The Useless God's custom is not to bring Heaven's grace, but punishment from the heavens comes instantaneously." |
15 | %%* {{Camp}}: Kumakawa |
16 | %%* TheCutie: Chiiko |
17 | * CigaretteOfAnxiety: Usahara can be seen doing this when ever he gets really annoyed or very angry. |
18 | * ExoticEyeDesigns: Peganosuke has sky-blue eyes and no pupils. |
19 | %%* FestivalEpisode: Episode 10 |
20 | %%* FunnyAnimal: Everyone in the cast, though they appear to be people in animal suits. |
21 | %%* DarkIsNotEvil: Peganosuke |
22 | %%* GagSeries |
23 | * GoldfishScoopingGame: The [[CatGirl Female Feline club]] run one at the Useless God's festival. Being catgirls, they end up catching and eating all the fish themselves. |
24 | %%* HairTriggerTemper: Usahaa |
25 | %%* HollywoodToneDeaf: The result of Uruno's singing in Episode 3. |
26 | * InterspeciesRomance: Uruno, a wolf, is in love with Chiiko, a cheetah. |
27 | %%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Usahara does have moments where he isn't treating any males characters badly. |
28 | %%* {{Keet}}: Uruno |
29 | %%* LightIsNotGood: Yunihiko |
30 | %%* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Nobody lives up to their AnimalStereotypes. |
31 | * RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Everyone in the forest. They even worship a ''God of Uselessness'' (that rock with a red "X" in the picture). |
32 | %%* ShrinkingViolet: Kuranosuke. |
33 | %%* SmokingIsCool: Usahara seems to think so. |
34 | * SuperDeformed: The default art style, although occasionally a more realistic style is used for ArtShift moments. |
35 | %%* ThePollyanna: Chiiko and Uruno. |
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