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For a long time, we’ve been talking about an animated TV series based on the award-winning comic series Usagi Yojimbo. For years. Nay, for decades! Well now, according to Netflix, it’s about to become a reality — and soon! “First announced in July 2020, the adaptation of Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo is coming to Netflix in April 2022 — specifically on April 28th, 2022… Candie Langdale and Doug Langdale are serving as the showrunners for the series. They’re best known for their work on Netflix’s Maya and the Three, [as well as] working on DreamWorks projects Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.” Now as to the plot: “Usagi is a young rabbit who doesn’t want much from life – just to be history’s greatest Samurai. When he comes to the futuristic city of Neo Edo to seek his destiny, he accidentally unleashes dozens of the bizarre, ancient monsters known as Yokai. Now, along with his new friends Chizu, Gen, and Kitsune, he must clean up the mess he’s made.” Stan Sakai himself is proudly involved with every step of the production.

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Word came out recently from Animation World Network that even more animation based on the stories of Dr. Seuss are in the works. “Netflix and Dr. Seuss Enterprises are teaming up to bring some of the most iconic and beloved stories and characters of the Dr. Seuss world to life with five new animated preschool series and specials. The projects are inspired by stories like Horton Hears a Who!; The Sneetches; One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; and Wacky Wednesday; [along with] characters like Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose. Executive producer Dustin Ferrer (Esme & Roy, Shimmer & Shine, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood) will serve as showrunner across all five, with additional showrunners revealed in the coming weeks. The announcement expands the partnership between Netflix and Dr. Seuss Enterprises following the launch of the critically acclaimed animated series Green Eggs and Ham in 2019, which will have its anticipated second season premiere April 8, 2022.” The various shows are a mixed bag of 2D and 3D animation. The article has more details!

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Why Do People Hate Furries?

Xege Kheiru, Writer, Furry

22 March 2022

Why Do People Hate Furries?

It’s a difficult question to answer, and I think the reason for this is because there is no set answer. Furries are antagonized time and time again in mainstream media. To explore why people hate furries so much, we must first establish what a furry is. This is briefly explained in our “How to make a fursona” article but it deserves further coverage.

What Is A Furry?

WebMD defines furries as “people who have an interest in anthropomorphic animals, or animals with human qualities”, it then goes on to explain “many furries create their own animal character, known as a fursona, which functions as their avatar within furry communities.” While this is definitely paraphrasing, there is a crucial point that can be taken from this: furries are people. They are literally someone with a hobby, just like any other person, and that hobby happens to be imagining themselves as an animal with human characteristics. The average furry isn’t parading around begging for the attention of others. More often than not, being a furry is a lot more intimate than you think and if you’re uncomfortable with someone talking about it for whatever reason, it’s pretty likely they’ll be more than happy to stop. However this is a catch 22. Furries only keep their hobby so secret because of their distaste in mainstream media, but mainstream media antagonizes people who are open about their furry interests. Hating furries is a whole hypocritical mess of do’s and don’ts so hopefully we can either help you understand why furries are hated so much, or even better, become a little bit more accepting of furry culture.

Furry Porn

There seems to be a huge misconception that all furries are these freaks who spend 18 hours a day drawing furry porn. While some furries may do this, hating furries for this is weird for two reasons.

 

1. This is a textbook case of hating a whole community of people for the behavior of a minority of people. If you’re weirded out by people who draw furry porn, cool, nobody is forcing you to speak to them, but to completely alienate the entire furry fandom because you don’t want to speak to specific people is ridiculous. In fact, there are explicitly SFW furry communities which make the publishing of any NSFW furry content a bannable offense. Furry porn is almost a subculture within the furry fandom that not all furries themselves are on board with. You can find plenty of SFW furry art on hundreds of sites, forums, discord servers, reddit threads etc, yet there still seems to be some stigma surrounding drawing furry porn.Also, since when was drawing porn a reason to hate a whole community of people? League of Legends, one of the biggest games in the world for the good part of a decade, has one of the biggest hentai galleries of any game in the world (probably closely followed by Overwatch). The site lolhentai.net, which is completely free to access by the way, has tens of thousands of images of your favorite League character in every sex position you could imagine, and this is excluding things like: exclusive patreons, pornhub, hentaihaven and an almost endless list of other sites. Better yet, visit the site rule34.xxx which is literally the rule that “if it exists, there is porn of it” and type in any beloved cartoon, game, movie, any piece of entertainment you wish and watch as hundreds of pictures of your childhood getting railed. With this in mind, why would anyone hate furries because people draw furry porn? It’s not a phenomenon exclusive to the furry fandom

 

2. Okay, let’s say you just want to hate the small subcommunity who draw the furry porn, yet again, why? Some of these people are literally freelance artists just trying to put food on their table, why are they villains all of a sudden because of it? It’s a similar stigma to the one that surrounds people who make money from Onlyfans. People seem to see sex work and similarly drawing porn, in any context, as a dishonorable or shameful way of making money.In the case of furry porn, or any hentai for that matter, most often, these people are making money from a commission based service (like our own), they don’t control what they are asked to draw, they just accept the money and draw what is asked of them. It’s no secret that people like hentai, so why put the people who draw it down?

Blatant Homophobia

If you don’t already know by now, the furry fandom is extremely pro-LGBTQ+ and most communities will have a large LGBTQ+ population (look at our list of top 5 furry discord servers if you don’t believe us). The fandom’s close affiliation with the LGBTQ+ community also draws a lot of hate towards the furry community because “it’s kinda gay”. It’s situations like this where the issue seems to stem deeper than a hatred for furries and more a deep-rooted hatred for the LGBTQ+ community.

For the people who take issue with “furries being gay”, this is:

1. A major generalization of the furry community
2. An issue with the LGBTQ+ community, not furries

However, in most cases, if someone is homophobic, there is a good chance they also hate the furry community.

Misunderstanding Roleplaying 

Before we dive into this, let’s clarify what furry roleplay typically consists of.

Furry Roleplay in a Nutshell: roleplaying refers to two or more people taking on the roles of different characters in an imaginary situation acting out the behaviors of said characters. Confused? No? Good. They’ll usually use dialogue and “act things out” in italics to create a little performance. There are different kinds of roleplay and yes some of them are a little bit more NSFW than others, but long story short roleplaying is just acting like a different person in an imaginary scenario with other people. For a more thorough explanation read this.

It is usually done for entertainment purposes only and a lot of people outside of the community don’t seem to understand this. You may see furries greet each other with a “woof” or an “awooo” and this is just another way of saying hello. The same way, you might choose a path of wizarding in your favorite RPG and carry out your wizard-like behaviors in the game, furry roleplaying is the exact same concept. Do you wish you were actually a wizard, facing the threat of death everyday at the hands of the forces of evil? No, probably not. Nor does a furry wish they were actually a wolf roaming the wilderness, foraging for food. It is purely for the entertainment of pretending to be someone or something else. This is a case of different strokes for different folks, and some folks just happen to enjoy furry roleplaying.

While we’re at it, let’s also address the elephant in the room: NSFW furry roleplay. NSFW roleplay usually involves two or more furries, having sex or doing something sexual with one another. At the end of the day, it’s still roleplay, just a little bit more of an acquired taste. Everyone has their kinks and fetishes and we shouldn’t be shaming people for them. The average person’s search history is probably worse than some of the things that furries say to one another in these roleplays. Sure, this is less for entertainment and a bit more for “sexual satisfaction” let’s say, but it’s all in the spirit of good fun anyway.

Fursuits / Furry Conventions

Fursuiting is likely one of the first things that comes to mind when the average person thinks of furries despite it being one of the less common hobbies in the furry fandom. It seems to irk the general public, more specifically when they are worn in public. Videos like this attempt to antagonize furries by making their meetups look like a freakshow. Yeah, at times it can be funny and the circumstance of furries is pretty unusual. However, we’re completely accepting of cosplaying at events like Comic-Con, the media has not yet seemed to come around on fursuits due to some weird stigma. Just like cosplaying, furries put on fursuits for fun. It’s an opportunity to show off their fursona, some of them even home-made, and meet other furries like themselves. Check out our article on “What Happened to RainFurrest” for a more in-depth example of why furry conventions don’t always paint furries in the best light.

Yes, I’m sure that most furries have a level of self-awareness and realize that their hobby isn’t the most “normal” one in the world but that is part of the problem. People don’t seem to understand that wearing and / or making these fursuits is a hobby, just like any other. It’s already quite hard for furries to find a safe space to discuss and pursue their hobby, so what’s even worse is the pressure to have “normal” interests and hobbies by mainstream media. For some reason it’s really cool to hate furries right now in some weird, ironic way, so it’s easy for people to hate them for fursuiting. This leads nicely into the next point

 

Hating Furries Ironically

I originally found this point under a Quora post and it was too true to not include. They put it better than I could and that is that “furries are the internet’s punching bag”. The “ironic” hate for furries is what slowly leads to a genuine hatred for them. The joke ends up shifting from “haha let’s laugh at the funny animal people” to “these people are gross they want to bang animals lmao”. This is typically followed by the usual “oh but I’m just joking, you can’t take a joke?” and this is how the vicious cycle of hating furries begins. Believe it or not, people don’t like being relentlessly made fun of by the internet for their hobbies, then, when attempting to stand up for themselves, being called “snowflakes” or “pansies” because they “can’t take a joke”. Then, once the people making jokes about furries fall into the furry-hating echo chamber of the internet, it becomes a textbook case of repetition breeds truth and these jokes start slowly becoming less of a joke and more a genuine issue with furries.

Furry Factionalism?!

Okay, now this one is going to sound wild, but there is factionalism within the furry fandom. Furries aren’t just hated by people who aren’t furries, furries get hate from within the community by other furries. There are rival furry communities and sub-communities and this manifests itself into bickering, twitter wars and generally hurt feelings. From an outsider perspective it can look petty, and in all fairness, it usually is, but more importantly, it alienates the furry fandom more than it already is. It’s bad enough that the community receives copious amounts of hate from most people, ironic or not, but hatred for the community within the community itself is not too hard to find either.

This isn’t to say that the furry community is super toxic. It’s not. For the most part, the furry fandom is super welcoming, but things like stolen art, gatekeeping and varying opinions on what is and isn’t acceptable when it comes to furry porn, can lead to rivaling communities.

Furry Social Skills

Furries, for the most part, are seen as weird or even crazy to the average person. They’re outcast. So, their ability to socialize is often stunted by the fact that they find comfort in furry communities that are accepting of them. Because of this, they end up in an echo chamber of sorts, making it extremely hard for them to communicate their thoughts and feelings to non-furries in fear that they might be seen as even weirder. This leads to a bit of a furry paradox in which non-furries think that they are weird anyway because of their social awkwardness and inability to express their feelings.

Of course it is not entirely the fault of the furries as they are just people who don’t fit in, but it certainly doesn’t help what people think of the furry fandom.

 

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Right before the release of the second Sonic the Hedgehog movie next month, IDW Publishing have gathered together some fan-favorite comic book stories of Sonic and his pal Tails the double-bushy fox in a new compilation, Sonic & Tails: Best Buds Forever. “Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles ‘Tails’ Prower. Best friends through thick and thin, they’ve always got each other’s backs. Celebrate the terrific twosome with these three high-speed, high-flying tales full of action and adrenaline. First, Dr. Eggman is missing, but his rogue robots are still running amok, and only Sonic can stop them. But he can’t do it without Tails! Then, the best buds are trying to take a break, but something stinks. Looks like baddies can have best friends too! And finally, Tails and Sonic explore an abandoned Dr. Eggman base, but they’re not alone! Can they trust the intruder? No worries. If thirty years of friendship has proven anything, it’s that they’ll be fine as long as they’ve got each other!” Available now in trade paperback.

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Papabear,

I'm curious to know if there are any furry publications that have multiple stories/art shown on a regular basis. I have a story I want to include for them but my research has been frustrating.

Rif Foxworthy

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Dear Rif,

Back in the 1980s, '90s, and into the 2000s, there used to be a lot more options for furry writers to submit their stories in publications. There were several APAs, followed by BBS's and online archives where furry authors regularly submitted their stories. Today, many of those (FurRag, AnthroArchives, YiffStar, VCL, the Raccoon's Bookshelf, and most APAs with the noted exception of the quarterly Rowrbrazzle) are either gone or nearly inactive. The last death blow for the ones that were still limping around in recent years was probably COVID-19 (Raccoon's Bookshelf, for example, died somewhere around 2019 or 2020).

Furry writers these days seem to post stories on FurAffinity and SoFurry. These sites, of course, don't pay for your stories, but if you just wish to share your fiction, that's the way to go.

Since furry periodicals are rather a dead end these days (although you might wish to approach the publishers at Rowrbrazzle and give them a shot), the best solution for short fiction authors is to submit your work for publication in an anthology. The number of publishers even here is shrinking lately (for example, Bad Dog Books was swallowed up by FurPlanet Productions ten years ago), but there are still some out there, including FurPlanet, Sofawolf Press, and Thurston Howl Publications.

One last option: self-publishing. This could involve just setting up a personal website and putting your stories on it, or you can create an ebook quite easily these days.

I'm not certain exactly why furry short fiction seems to be languishing a bit these days. I fear one cause might be that Fred Patten's death has extinguished a voice that was our best promoter of furry fiction. We could really use one or more furries to pick up that banner and start waving it again, not just for the sake of the authors but also for furry readers.

Good luck to you, Rif.

Papabear

Does China Know What Furry Is? + More Feat. Yuho and Leola [FABP E20] This episode officially marks our second time interviewing Chinese furs. Introducing Leola and Yuho! Yuho is a collie and has been in the fandom since 2018. And Leola is a snow leopard and has been in the fandom since 2017. We feel that China is a country that not very many of us in the West know about, so let’s take the paws of our tour guides and see the country together! Timestamps: 00:00 Section 1: Introduction 00:00 Podcast intro 01:25 Guest introduction 04:00 Section 2: Yuho and plushie making 06:00 Is there a market for plushies in the Chinese furry fandom? 07:00 Do you plan on making fursuits? 10:03 What’s the best plushie/figurine that you’ve made? 12:06 What does your family think about your plushie making? 14:37 Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 16:40 Section 3: Comparing and Contrasting Fandoms 17:02 Do Chinese people know what furry is? 19:21 How did your parents react to you being a furry? 21:15 How hard is it to tell your parents? 23:31 Do you feel like Chinese furs are separated from the rest of the fandom? 27:28 How does Chinese culture affect how you behave or act as a furry? 30:44 Is the Chinese furry fandom more influenced by the West or Japan? 34:00 What are Chinese furry conventions like? 36:23 What conventions do you want to go outside of China? 39:24 Social media shoutout 41:14 Podcast outro Social Media: Official FABP Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxandburger Matcha Fox: https://twitter.com/foxnakh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9x... Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner http://www.youtube.com/c/LightningRunner Yuho: https://twitter.com/YuhoAsh Telegram @YuhoAsh Leola: https://twitter.com/Leola_rua Footage Credit: https://founterior.com/japanese-minim... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Furry-Fox-Ma... https://twitter.com/cj86Hua https://twitter.com/mochiri_work https://twitter.com/YuhoAsh https://twitter.com/dradrara https://www.deviantart.com/illumnious... https://www.thetraveltrunk.net/new-ch... https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworl... https://twitter.com/furrychina/media https://www.businessinsider.co.za/sam... https://skittlemonkeys.weebly.com/ani... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qkeT... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZsQK... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qkeT... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pQZG... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqBvY... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o0fk... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGRqu... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k-In... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVCXd... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecVGK... Other pictures and video provided by Yuho, Leola, Pixabay, and hosts' personal footage. Intro/Outro Music: Aioli by Andrew Langdon. ---- The Fox and Burger Podcast is one segment of our production house, Fox and Burger Productions. The podcast’s goal is twofold: 1, to know more about the Asian furry fandom; and 2, compare and contrast the Asian fandom with the Western one. If you have a guest that you would like to interview, please PM us! We will also take questions for our guests, so don’t miss this opportunity to know some amazing furs.

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Moobarkfluff!  Bearly and Taebyn are at it again. What maddness will ensue this week. We learn all about ants. Gay movies are discussed. We visit with Portland Fur Cheetaro and talk about his volunteer work at the Oregon Zoo, his coming out as furry, and his life as a cheetah.  Bearly reads the Ferdinand the Bull story, and we play some trivia. Join us once again and be our fluffy friends. Moobarkfluff!

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Animation World Network let us know: Dreamworks Animation have announced a new upcoming CGI animated TV series, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. And wouldn’t you know it, this new series features the return of none other than Jack Black as the voice of Po the panda. He’s been chatting about it on his socials. Here’s what Dreamworks says: “In the new series, when a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po must leave his home to embark on a globe-trotting quest for redemption and justice that finds him partnered up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade. Together, these two mismatched warriors set out on an epic adventure to find the magical weapons first and save the world from destruction — and they may even learn a thing or two from each other along the way.” No word yet from Dreamworks on a release date, but stay tooned.

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Stray Dogs was a hit comic in 2021. Its creators — writer Tony Fleecs and artist Trish Forstner — describe it as “Lady & The Tramp meets Silence of the Lambs“. Toward the end of the year they released a special two-issue miniseries spinoff called Stray Dogs — Dog Days. “A series of vicious short stories howling straight out of the pages of Stray Dogs, 2021’s surprise cartoon/horror smash hit! In Dog Days, each stray will get their moment to shine — questions will be answered, mysteries will be solved, and old wounds will be torn open.” It’s still available at your local comic book dealer, from Image.

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Planning to go to Texas Furry Fiesta, or TFF? Go for it – they are holding in-person this year! But there are some things to take note of. To enter the furcon, you need to show documents proving you are vaccinated, or tested negative for COVID-19. But on Mar 8, TFF clarified your COVID test […]

Furry fandom’s Ursa Major awards honor the best, most loved anthropomorphic creations of the past year (2021.) Vote now to help the community choose their favorite movies, art, books, news magazines, and more. You can vote until March 31.

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This year’s nominees are…

Best Motion Picture
Live-action or animated feature-length movies.

• Luca (Directed by Enrico Casarosa)
• My Little Pony: A New Generation (Directed by Robert Cullen and Jose Ucha)
• Raya and the Last Dragon (Directed by Don Hall, Carlos Lopez Estrada, Paul Briggs and John Ripa)
• Sing 2 (Directed by Garth Jennings)
• Wish Dragon (Directed by Chris Appelhans)

Best Dramatic Short Work
One-shots, advertisements or short videos.

• Fossils (Directed by Piti Yindee)
• Fuelled (Directed by Michelle Hao and Fawn Chan)
• Katrina the Fuzzy Princess (Directed by Charles Brubaker)
• Nobody Does It Better, a musical interlude by Princess Katre from the comic strip Carry On (Video production by Frank Berhring, artwork and concept by K. Garrison)
• The Mandrake (Directed by Quincy Baltes)

Best Dramatic Series
TV or YouTube series videos.

• Beastars, Season 2 (Directed by Shinichi Matsumi)
• Centaurworld (Created by Megan Nicole Dong)
• Chikn Nuggit (by Chikn Nuggit)
• Helluva Boss (Created by Vivienne Medrano) Mature Audiences.
• Odd Taxi (Directed by Mugi Kinoshita)

Best Novel
Written works of 40,000 words or more. Serialized novels qualify only for the year that the final chapter is published.

• Interesting Times, by George Cole and N.C. Shapero. (Jarlidium Press)
• Starwhal in Flight (The Entangled Universe, Book 3), by Mary E. Lowd. (Aethon Books)
• The Bee’s Waltz: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel, by Mary E. Lowd. (Shadow Spinners Press)
• The Captain’s Oath, by Rick Griffin. (Self-published)
• The Entropy Fountain (The Entangled Universe, Book 2), by Mary E. Lowd. (Aethon Books)

Best Short Fiction
Stories less than 40,000 words, poetry, and other short written works.

• “Crystal Fusion”, by Mary E. Lowd (in The Voice of Dog)
• “Dance of Wood and Grace”, by Marie Croke (in Zooscape)
• “The Arsenal of Obsolescence”, by Mary E. Lowd (in The Voice of Dog)
• “Too Cuddly”, by Mary E. Lowd (in Daily Science Fiction)
• “Where Have All The Mousies Gone”, by Mary E. Lowd (in Daily Science Fiction)

Best Other Literary Work
Story collections, comic collections, graphic novels, non-fiction works, and serialized online stories.

• Awoo!: Volume 1, by A.C. Stuart. (Fenris Publishing, comic strip collection)
• Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory, by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, illustrated by Benjamin Dewey, lettering by Nate Piekos. (Dark Horse, trade paperback collection)
• Difursity Vol. 2, edited by Weasel. (Thurston Howl Publications, short story/article collection)
• Sam Digger: Beaver Detective, by Ian Madison Keller. (Rainbow Dog Press, anthology)
• Shark Week: An Ocean Anthology, edited by Ian Madison Keller. (Rainbow Dog Press, anthology)

Best Non-Fiction Work
Includes documentaries, opinion pieces, and news articles.

• Furry Fiction Is Everywhere: A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Anthropomorphic Characters, by Ian Madison Keller & Mary E. Lowd. (Rainbow Dog Books, writing guide)
• How Furries Are Making Virtual Reality Worth Visiting, by Matt Baume. (Input, article)
• The otter who became an accidental VTuber star, by Patricia Hernandez. (Polygon, article)
• The Zoo Files, by Toad McKinley. (Youtube, video)
• This furry scientist won’t let Twitter’s COVID pessimists kill her vibe, by Chris Stokel-Walker. (Input, article)

Best Graphic Story
Includes comic books, and serialized online stories.

• 24/7, by Hladilnik. (Twitter)
• Blades of Furry, by Deya Muniz and Emily Erdos. (Webtoons)
• Found Retake, by Toddlergirl. (Fur Affinity)
• Isla Aukate, by Foxena. (Overlordcomic)
• Shine, by Babystar. (Fur Affinity) Adult material.

Best Comic Strip
Newspaper-style strips, including those with ongoing arcs.

• Carry On, by Kathy Garrison Kellogg. (Internet)
• Foxes in Love, by @foxes_in_love. (Twitter)
• Freefall, by Mark Stanley. (Internet)
• Friends You Are Stuck With, by Gabe Bold. (Internet)
• The Whiteboard, by Doc N. (Internet)

Best Magazine
Edited collections of creative and/or informational works by various people, professional or amateur, published in print or online in written, pictorial or audio-visual form.

• #ohmurr!, edited by Izzy Torres, aka Weasel. (Internet) Mature Audiences.
• Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch Packrat. (Internet)
• Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon. (Internet)
• InFurNation,, edited by Rod O’Riley. (Internet)
• Zooscape, edited by Mary E. Lowd. (Internet)

Best Published Illustration
Illustrations for books, magazines, convention program books, cover art for such, coffee-table portfolios.

• Caraid, “Beginnings”. (Furaffinity)
• Caraid, “Ruxa, Patient Professor”. (Magic the Gathering – Strixhaven: School of Mages Commander set, Artstation)
• Kathy Garrison Kellogg, “A World Of Our Own”. (Crosstime Cafe)
• Lofi, “Oh, Well”. (Furaffinity)
• Nomax, “Brothers”. (Twitter)

Best Game
Computer or console games, role-playing games, board games.

• Death’s Door. (Developer: Acid Nerve. Publisher: Devolver Digital)
• Deltarune: Chapter 2. (Developer & Publisher: Toby Fox)
• Doodle Champion Island Games. (Developer & Publisher: Google)
• F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch. (Developer: TiGames. Publisher: Bilibili)
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. (Developer & Publisher: Insomniac Games)

Best Website
Online collections of art, stories, and other creative and/or informational works. Includes galleries, story archives, directories, blogs, and personal sites.

• e621, Furry art. (Contains 18+ content)
• Fur Affinity, Furry art and stories. (Contains 18+ content)
• Fuzznet Music, World’s biggest furry-centered professional music distribution collective.
• Wikifur, Furry wiki.
• Zootopia News Network, All things Zootopia.

Anthropomorphic Costume (Fursuit)

• Armored Lizardman – maker: Treasure Court; owner, wearer: xinghejieZLS.
• Bash the Piñata – maker: Kemonokapi; owner, wearer: @TransformARTive / @BashThePinata.
• Fifel – makers: feathersOkapi and ZettaNova; owner, wearer: GlacierClear.
• Rocket Raccoon (Endgame Version) – maker, owner, wearer: Akela Taka.

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It’s wonderful how straightforward manga titles can be. Witness: I Am A Cat Barista, written and illustrated by Hiro Maijima. “For some people, the daily grind of city life is exhausting. Yet somewhere between the busy streets there’s a mysterious cat café that can only be found by weary souls. What’s on the menu? A delicious drink, specially brewed for each customer…by a cat barista!” Sign us up! Two volumes (for now) are available from Penguin Random House.

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Warning: Contains many impressions and accents by Hedgie throughout... Did we wait until Pi(e) Day to upload this? Might have done, but it is a Monday, so it totally counts. Another highlight from the 1000th Episode of TigerTails Radio, and this time it's the game of Russian Roulette. Not played since Season 2, this game requires 2 contestants and 1 stooge. Each contestant picks a "chamber" from the "gun" (in this case foam pies numbered 1 to 6) and then throws the pie into the stooge's face. If their chamber is blank, they survive. If it goes bang, then a punishment of all the remaining pies awaits them. Echo and RapidoFroggy face off, as TK takes the role of stooge (for once). 6 pies to be thrown, but who will get them? Watch and find out. Thumbnail/Title Card artwork by Zodd: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/zodd95/ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro and History. 08:28 - Meet the Contestants. 10:39 - The Game Begins. 13:00 - Pie 1. 16:08 - Pie 2. 20:29 - Pie 3. 22:58 - Pie 4. 26:30 - Pie 5. 32:48 - Pie 6 and Ending.

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We haven’t discussed it much, but since its creation in 2019 the “2.5D” animated series Odo has racked up more than one nomination for the Annie Awards. Here’s what Animation World Network said about it recently: “Odo, in which a diminutive, but determined, young owl demonstrates that there’s nothing you can’t do if you set your mind to it. Intended for kids aged three to five, Odo is a Polish-Northern Irish co-production that was designed and animated in the Letko studio in Warsaw. The series, which had its US premiere in December 2021 on HBO Max’s Cartoonito, has already won the hearts of young viewers in 151 countries… In the leafy playground of Forest Camp for Young Birds – whose diverse population of feathered creatures includes silly chickens, cheeky toucans, harmonious canaries, and a vain peacock, all under the loving and watchful supervision of Camp Leader, a supremely capable and good-natured eagle – Odo, with the help of his best friend Doodle (a thoughtful little bird of unknown species) positively tackles every challenge, no matter how big.”

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