Kemonomimi

Kemonomimi (Japanese 獣耳（けものみみ) "animal ears") is an anime and manga terminology describing humanoid characters that possess animal-like features. Unlike kemono characters who appear primarily animal-like, kemonomimi characters typically appear human except for added animal-like qualities, such as an added tail and ears. Often, these animal-like characteristics are part of the character's attire and can be removed at will.

List of kemonomimi characters by animal

Cat, typically called catgirls/catboys or "nekomimi".:"See List of catgirls"

Rabbit, typically called bunnygirls or "usagimimi" (or "usamimi" for short).
* Alice from "Angelic Layer" (robotic doll)
* Arina Makihara from "Waku Waku 7"
* Arisu Arisugawa and the other bunnygirls from "Kagihime Monogatari Eikyuu Alice Rondo"
* All characters from the Rabbit Force from "Getsumento Heiki Mina"
* Berry Shirayuki from "Tokyo Mew Mew A la Mode" (also part mountain cat)
* Delmo from "Cosplay Complex"
* Erina Goldsmith from "Variable Geo"
* Futaba and Konohana from "Pick of the Litter (manga)"
* Fran from "Final Fantasy XII"
* Komugi Nakahara from "The SoulTaker" and "Nurse Witch Komugi"
* Kuya and Sakuya from "Utawarerumono"
* Meroko Yue from "Full Moon O Sagashite"
* Mimika from "Usagi-chan de Cue"
* Mint Blancmanche from "Galaxy Angel"
* Rabinella from [http://www.drunkduck.com/Gaijin_Hi Gaijin Hi]
* Rami Nana-Hikari from the "Keio Flying Squadron series"
* Reisen Udongein Inaba from "Imperishable Night"
* Siesta45 and Siesta410 from "Umineko no Naku Koro ni"
* Tewi Inaba from "Imperishable Night"
* Usada Akari from "Di Gi Charat Nyo"
* Usada Hikaru (also known as Rabi~en~Rose) from the "Di Gi Charat" series
* Lily from "Animonster"
* Usahara from "Damekko Doubutsu"
* Yui Meroko from "Full Moon o Sagashite"

Dog, sometimes known as "inumimi"
*Arf from "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha"
* Coo Erhard from "Di Gi Charat"
* Elga, Luna and Rino from "Inumimi"
* Erurū, Arurū, Yuzuha, Dorii, Gura, Oboro and many others from "Utawarerumono"
* Hake from "Inukami!
* InuYasha and Sesshomaru from "InuYasha"
* Ichi from the manga "Mahou Shoujo Neko X"
* Izumi Lio from "Full Moon o Sagashite"
* Kotaro Inugami from "Negima"
* Karin from "Pick of the Litter (manga)"
* Konoha from the video game Arcana Heart
* Ky Schweitzer from "Di Gi Charat"
* Momizi Inubashiri from "Mountain of Faith"
* Rik Heisenberg from "Di Gi Charat"
* Sendan, Nadeshiko, Tayune and the rest of Kaoru's pack from "Inukami!
* Hinata from Pure Pure

Fox, sometimes known as "kitsunemimi"
* Aria from the Nintendo DS game Ontamarama
* Chizuru Minamoto from Kanokon
* Firefox-tan, from the Moezilla group - a personification of Mozilla Firefox
* Foxxy Love from "Drawn Together"
* Kogane Mikasa from "Foxy Lady"
* Kokon from "Kon Kon Kokon" (kyubi foxgirl)
* Lisa from "Tsunami Channel"
* Meirin and Tamamo-no-Mae from "Yami to Boshi to Hon no Tabibito"
* Megumi Takani from "Rurouni Kenshin" (Only occasionally, but it's still present)
* Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto
* Ran Yakumo from "Perfect Cherry Blossom" (kyubi foxgirl)
* Sakura from "Hyper Police" (kyubi foxgirl)
* Shippo from "InuYasha"
* Tayura Minamoto from Kanokon
* Youko from "Inukami!"
* Youko from "Tactics"
* Youko Kurama and Koto from "YuYu Hakusho"

Bird, rarely known as "torimimi."
* Arima Ahiru from "Princess Tutu" (duck)
* Bud Mint from "KO Beast" (chicken)
* Cooro from "+Anima" (crow)
* Harpy from "Greek mythology" (eagle)
* Kazusa from "Kamichama Karin"
* Mint Aizawa from "Tokyo Mew Mew" (lorikeet)
* Mystia Lorelei from "Imperishable Night" (night sparrow)
* Ringo Akai from "Tokyo Mew Mew" (penguin)
* Setsuna Sakurazaki from "Negima!"
* Takaoka from "Damekko Doubutsu" (eagle)
* Touka from "Utawarerumono")
* Oswald Cobblepot from "Batman" (penguin)
* Medli from ""Monkey or "sarumimi."
* Pudding Fong from "Tokyo Mew Mew" (Golden lion tamarin)
* The Saiyan race of the Dragon Ball series
* Son Goku from the Saiyuki series

Wolf or "okamimimi"
* Ayame from "InuYasha"
* from "Spice and Wolf"
* Koga from "Inuyasha"
* Liru from "Renkin 3-kyū Magical ? Pokān"
* Link from "Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess"
* Nozomu Ezomori from Kanokon
* Ouka from ".hack//Legend of the Twilight"
* Uruno from "Damekko Doubutsu"
* Yuzuha from "Utawarerumono"
* Zafiira from "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's" (male)
* Zakuro Fujiwara from "Tokyo Mew Mew"

Other
* Bessie Higgenbottom from "The Mighty B!" a (bee)
* Bagi from "Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature" (1984) (half mountain lion, although many argue that Bagi is a "kemono" or "furry" character, due to her significantly more animalistic traits).
*Donald Duck from "Kingdom Hearts" (octopus, also turn into a cecaelia,)
* Chiiko from "Damekko Doubutsu" (cheetah)
* Goofy from "Kingdom Hearts II" (tortoise/sea turtle)
* Husky from "+Anima" (fish)
* Izume-Chan from "Foxy Lady" (weasel)
* Juri from "YuYu Hakusho" (dragon)
* Kumaneesan from "Damekko Doubutsu" (bear)
* Midorikawa Retasu from "Tokyo Mew Mew" (Finless Porpoise, also turns into a mermaid)
* Mei Mah from "KO Beast" (mermaid)
* Mekka Mannen from "KO Beast" (sea turtle)
* Mink from "Dragon Half" (red dragon)
* Nana from "+Anima" (bat)
* Peganosuke from "Damekko Doubutsu" (pegasus)
* Pyocola Analogue III from the "Di Gi Charat" series (panda)
* Senri from "+Anima" (bear)
* Boris from "Hana no Ko Lunlun" (raccoon)
* Sora from "Kingdom Hearts (dolphin, lion)
* Karin Kokubu from "Tonde Buurin "(pig)
* Unagi-tan from "Popotan" (ferret / hondo stoat)
* Viral from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (shark)
* Wriggle Nightbug from "Imperishable Night" (firefly)
* Yunihiko from "Damekko Doubutsu" (unicorn)
* Wan Dabadadatta from "KO Beast" (tiger)
* An unnamed Shinigami ram-girl in Full Moon O Sagashite

ee also

*Catgirl (nekomimi)
*OS-tan
*Playboy Bunny
*Zoomorphism

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