Definitions
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- noun A
humanoid fictional character who possesses animal-like features (including ears). - noun A
cosplayer whowears animal-like features.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Oh, and about the “cat” thing: Cats in Japan are viewed as adorable balls of fur, and it is quite common for “mischievous but cute” female characters to have some cat-like characteristics, from doing the :3 (look sideways to see the emoticon) smile (like, um, this) to full-fledged catgirl/ kemonomimi status. gwen 7:50 pm on June 21, 2008 | # | Reply
HIP PARADE FIGURINES: COLLECTING WOMEN’S BODIES » Sociological Images 2008
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The problem lies with the statement "X anime", where X is an aesthetic or genre (e.g. yuri, kemonomimi, moe, bishounen, harem, fighting, sci-fi, fantasy).
Design daily news 2009
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The problem lies with the statement "X anime", where X is an aesthetic or genre (e.g. yuri, kemonomimi, moe, bishounen, harem, fighting, sci-fi, fantasy).
Design daily news 2009
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The problem lies with the statement "X anime", where X is an aesthetic or genre (e.g. yuri, kemonomimi, moe, bishounen, harem, fighting, sci-fi, fantasy).
Design daily news 2009
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The problem lies with the statement "X anime", where X is an aesthetic or genre (e.g. yuri, kemonomimi, moe, bishounen, harem, fighting, sci-fi, fantasy).
Design daily news 2009
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The problem lies with the statement "X anime", where X is an aesthetic or genre (e.g. yuri, kemonomimi, moe, bishounen, harem, fighting, sci-fi, fantasy).
Design daily news 2009
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The problem lies with the statement "X anime", where X is an aesthetic or genre (e.g. yuri, kemonomimi, moe, bishounen, harem, fighting, sci-fi, fantasy).
Design daily news 2009
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The problem lies with the statement "X anime", where X is an aesthetic or genre (e.g. yuri, kemonomimi, moe, bishounen, harem, fighting, sci-fi, fantasy).
Design daily news 2009
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The problem lies with the statement "X anime", where X is an aesthetic or genre (e.g. yuri, kemonomimi, moe, bishounen, harem, fighting, sci-fi, fantasy).
Design daily news 2009
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The problem lies with the statement "X anime", where X is an aesthetic or genre (e.g. yuri, kemonomimi, moe, bishounen, harem, fighting, sci-fi, fantasy).
Design daily news 2009
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