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The Ace Attorney franchise doesn’t feature any anthropomorphic characters. Sure, it can get zany and feature strange stuff at times but for the most part it opts to be somewhat realistic with its cases. There aren’t any werewolves walking around or talking animals taking the spotlight. But there are characters who are animal tamers or otherwise work with animals that play pivotal roles in the cases they’re in. There are characters with names and attributes that clearly take inspiration from the animal kingdom. Animals themselves even show up as crucial evidence or get put on the witness stand. I intend to highlight those cases and characters here. Minor spoilers ahead for several games in the franchise, though I won’t delve too deeply into the cases themselves or discuss major plot points.  

Welcome to Kacey Pink, a trans lesbian writer of adult stories about transbodies and people overcoming adversity, trauma, and love finding a way. You can check out her novels here: pinkkacey.itch.io. Thanks to Kacey for her guest review of a novella based on characters drawn by artist Canisalbus and written by fan RoobrickMarine. 

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— 𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖘𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖘 (@canisalbus.bsky.social) February 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Spoiler Free Separation Review

RoobrickMarine’s Separation is a story about reunion and yes, if you can believe it, separation. The novella is hosted on AO3, so it’s available for free if you’d like to give it a read yourself. The setting is 16th-century Rennaissance Italy. It is tagged History But Everyone Is Dogs, and star-crossed lovers for main characters Machete and Vasco.

Over a decade since he split from the only man he ever loved, Machete is now a cardinal in the political mire that is the Catholic Church. He has worked tirelessly to secure his own position and work towards his goals, having abandoned the idea of ever seeing his love again. Things are shaken up, however, when there is an attempt on his life. Now, plots will be uncovered, friendships will be tested, and something abandoned will suddenly be rekindled…

Here’s what character artist Canisalbus said about Separation:

What if I told you that RoobrickMarine went and wrote an entire novella starring my 16th century dog couple? It’s very canon-adjacent, well researched and thoughtfully put together, has inspired me a ton during these past months and it’s now publicly available at AO3. I highly recommend it.

It’s not a terribly grim story, but it doesn’t have a particularly happy ending. However, it does have a dessert at the end for you to enjoy if you want to see the boys thriving.

Overall, the story stands out for its strengths. The mystery and suspense is strong and getting to read a story about Vasco and Machete is really wonderful. I found myself rereading some of the lines in the story because they were just so fun. I particularly enjoyed the flashbacks and the retelling of the two’s history. The present time of the story is not safe or comfortable on purpose, so those escapes to simpler times are powerful.

Thanks to CanisAlbus

My only complaint really, which is more of an observation of the format than a real quibble, is that the story feels limited. I have written stories after pieces of art before and I can relate to one of the goals of this novella. Its goal is to create a story and a stronger context for the art amazing CanisAlbus has made of these two lovely dog boys. In that way, it does feel somewhat restrained. But yes, my big complaint is rooted in “I want more” and I’d love for that more to be wed with more art and context for their lives. An artistic endeavor that we may have to wait for in the form of a more direct work from CanisAlbus, since these babymen are theirs. No shame though, I’m just glad we get to enjoy them at all.

I like to give stories ratings based on where my expectations lay. I’m giving this story:

4 out of 1

I don’t mean to get down on fanfic or anything, it’s valid as a form of writing, I too have written fanfic. You go into the work expecting a certain level of “orbs” and this story didn’t really fall into that trap. Even with my previously stated issues, the format holding back the story, it was a great work. I think with some plot rework and scene adjustment this might even become a 5 out of 1.

I haven’t read anything else by RoobrickMarine, and am not sure how to find out more about them as a creative. It might be this is the pseudonym of an already accomplished author, you never know on the internet. However, this work has an opening note that it’s their first completed work, with a threat that they might rewrite it someday. I hope they do rewrite it and I hope they put it out there, because this is not the kind of work that should go unpublished. I would like to have a copy of this story on hard cover someday, with all kinds of glossy little jpegs within.

Please, I’m begging you.

Make it happen.

– Kacey Pink

For more by Kacey, visit her site, follow on Bluesky or check out her Patreon. 

✦ Ad Astra ✦

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Welcome to "Fresh Fur!" Our weekly installment going over the newest game releases, and which ones you can expect to find anthros/furries in!

Check the list below for all the games we could find with animal/anthro influences and characters.

Major New Releases for the Weeks of February 22-28, 2025:

• Longvinter (PC) - February 24
• Sayonara Wild Hearts (PS5) - February 24
• Spectre Divide (PS5, XSX/S) - February 25
• PGA Tour 2K25 (PS5, PC, XSX/S) - February 28
• Glover (PC, Switch, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) - February 27
• Monster Hunter Wilds (PC, PS5, XSX/S) - February 28

*Bolded games have furry/animal influences/characters

Furry & Animal Steam Game Finds:

These games were found in the New Releases section of Steam this week and will be updated as more come out throughout the week!

Ever have a game come along that instantly you know you’re going to enjoy thoroughly, to the point of calling it one of your favorite games of the year, if not of all time? Well, that’s what happened to me with Tails Of Iron II: Whiskers Of Winter, a game I originally wasn’t too interested in but now I can’t stop playing. Seriously, I never found myself wanting to keep playing a game, even after the credits rolled, as much as I did with this one.

TigerTails Radio Season 16 Episode 06. Join the Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/SQ5QuRf Join the Telegram Chat: https://t.me/+yold2C77m0I1MmM0 Visit the website at http://www.tigertailsradio.co.uk. See website for full breakdown of any song credits, which is usually updated shortly after the show. Credits: Opening music: Magic by Hedge Haiden (Double Hedge Studios) Character art: Fitzroy Fox - https://www.furaffinity.net/user/lunara-toons / https://bsky.app/profile/fitzroyfox.bsky.social Background art: Charleston Rat - https://www.furaffinity.net/user/charlestonrat / https://bsky.app/profile/charlestonrat.bsky.social If you like what we do and wish to throw some pennies our way to support us, please consider sending a little tip our way. https://streamlabs.com/tigertailsradio/tip * Please note, tips are made to support TigerTails Radio and are assumed as made with good faith, so are therefore non-refundable. Thank you for your support and understanding.

For fans of Nimona, here comes The Fox Maidens, a new fantasy graphic novel (based on Korean myths and legends) by Robin Ha. “Kai Song dreams of being a warrior. She wants to follow in the footsteps of her beloved father, the commander of the Royal Legion. But while her father believes in Kai and trains her in martial arts, their society isn’t ready for a girl warrior. Still, Kai is determined. But she is plagued by rumors that she is the granddaughter of Gumiho, the infamous nine-tailed fox demon who was killed by her father years before…” Take a look for yourself over at Harper Collins.

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Welcome to March! That’s all I have to say about that.

The Cóyotl Awards reading list is underway, with a form now attached so authors and readers can suggest qualifying works. Because of the difficulties we’ve had getting the page put together (many thanks to Resolute for his hard work!), nominations for the Cóyotls won’t start until March 15. I’ll post when the nomination form is open. Until then, visit the 2024 Cóyotl Awards Reading List page to find works you might have missed reading last year.

If you’re feeling frustrated at the delays we’ve had getting the Cóyotl Awards underway, perhaps you would like to volunteer to be next year’s Cóyotl Awards Chair! Guild officer elections start next month and we really need some fresh meat helpful volunteers.

Here are the current open markets for your short stories:
Plott Hound Magazine – Deadline March 15, 2025
Spirit of the Wolf – Deadline March 31st 2025
The Second Hayven Celestia Anthology – Deadline July 15, 2025
Indecent Exposure – Deadline When Full
This Is Halloween – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
Furry/Lovecraftian/Erotic/University Themed Anthology – Deadline When Full

Please also check out the latest book releases from our members:

Legend of Ahya: Broken Empires, by Matthew Colvath. Released October 2nd 2024.
Space Dragons: Luxorian’s Crew, by Veo Corva. Released November 12th 2024.
Catfish and Other Stories, by K.C. Shaw. Released November 30th 2024.
Wolf Tech 3: The Alphas, by Adam Webster. Released December 10th 2024.

Happy writing!

Kate Shaw

Happy Pokémon Day! For those unaware, Feb 27th is the date that Pokémon Red & Green launched in Japan almost 30 years ago. Every year around this time, Pokémon Company does their annual Pokémon Presents presentation where the latest news and updates about all your Pokémon favorites are shared! Check out the 19 minute presentation and our coverage of it below!

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It's Steam Next Fest time, which means GF is here to bring you an exhaustive list of animal & furry games from the February 2025 version! We have compiled as many games as we could find with animals and/or anthropomorphic characters featured in them! Be sure to let us know of any others you find!

We have an actively updated Furry & Animal Games List over at @GamingFurever that you can follow and get constant updates for lots of indie titles with TONS of lovely furry characters! If you're a developer of any of these games, feel free to hit us up on email over on our Contact Us page! We'd love to talk to you about your development!

Here's your February 2025 Steam Next Fest list:

Rattles the vulture reviews the short film "Corduroy" which is basically a horror movie for babies. Watch "Corduroy" here https://youtu.be/TQ9OjrC8q4o?si=Wqe1Kd97z-WLTKM2 Support The Bone Zone and Furry Film Burrow: https://www.patreon.com/culturallyfd

Welcome to "Fresh Fur!" Our weekly installment going over the newest game releases, and which ones you can expect to find anthros/furries in!

Check the list below for all the games we could find with animal/anthro influences and characters.

Major New Releases for the Weeks of February 8-21, 2025:

• Sid Meier's Civilization VII (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch) - February 11
• Warriors: Abyss (PS5, PS4, PC, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) - February 12
• Dawnfolk (PC) - February 13
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 2 (PS5, PS4, PC, Switch) - February 14
• Tomb Raider IV-V-VI Remastered (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) - February 14
• Lost Records: Bloom and Rage (Tape 1) - (PC, PS5, XSX/S - February 18
• Avowed (PC, XSX/S) - February 18
• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S ) - February 21
• Die in the Dungeon (PC) - February 21

*Bolded games have furry/animal influences/characters

Furry & Animal Steam Game Finds:

These games were found in the New Releases section of Steam this week and will be updated as more come out throughout the week!

TigerTails Radio Season 16 Episode 05. Join the Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/SQ5QuRf Join the Telegram Chat: https://t.me/+yold2C77m0I1MmM0 Visit the website at http://www.tigertailsradio.co.uk. See website for full breakdown of any song credits, which is usually updated shortly after the show. Credits: Opening music: Magic by Hedge Haiden (Double Hedge Studios) Character art: Fitzroy Fox - https://www.furaffinity.net/user/lunara-toons / https://bsky.app/profile/fitzroyfox.bsky.social Background art: Charleston Rat - https://www.furaffinity.net/user/charlestonrat / https://bsky.app/profile/charlestonrat.bsky.social If you like what we do and wish to throw some pennies our way to support us, please consider sending a little tip our way. https://streamlabs.com/tigertailsradio/tip * Please note, tips are made to support TigerTails Radio and are assumed as made with good faith, so are therefore non-refundable. Thank you for your support and understanding.

by Claude

“The pigeons issued a statement saying impossibility was a human construct, like pants, or Monday mornings.”

For six months we watched the pigeons building their civilization on top of the skyscrapers. First came the architecture: nests made not just of twigs and paper, but of lost earbuds, expired credit cards, and the tiny silver bells from cat collars. Then came their laws.

“They have a supreme court,” said Dr. Fernandez, who’d been studying them since the beginning. “Nine pigeons who sit on the ledge of the Chrysler Building and coo about justice.” We didn’t believe her at first, but then we didn’t believe a lot of things that turned out to be true.

The pigeons developed a currency based on blue bottle caps. They established schools where young pigeons learned to dodge taxi cabs and identify the most generous hot dog vendors. Some of us tried to join their society, climbing to rooftops with offerings of breadcrumbs and philosophy textbooks, but the pigeons regarded us with the kind of pity usually reserved for very small children or very old cats.

“They’re planning something,” the conspiracy theorists said, but they always say that. Still, we noticed the pigeons holding what looked like town halls, thousands of them gathered on the roof of the public library, bobbing their heads in what might have been voting or might have been prayer.

Our own civilization continued below theirs. We went to work, fell in love, lost keys, found keys, forgot anniversaries, remembered too late, all while the pigeons above us built something that looked suspiciously like a scaled-down replica of the United Nations building out of discarded takeout containers and stolen Christmas lights.

Sometimes they dropped things on us: rejection letters for poetry we’d never submitted, tax returns from years that hadn’t happened yet, photographs of ourselves sleeping that we couldn’t explain. Dr. Fernandez said this was their way of communicating. We said Dr. Fernandez had been spending too much time on rooftops.

The pigeons started their own newspapers, printed on leaves that fell upward instead of down. Anyone who caught one and could read their language (which looked like coffee stains but tasted like morse code) reported stories about pigeon divorce rates, weather forecasts for altitudes humans couldn’t breathe at, and classified ads seeking slightly used dreams.

Eventually, they developed space travel. We watched them launch their first mission from the top of the Empire State Building: three brave pioneers in a vessel made from an old umbrella and the collective wishes of every child who’d ever failed a math test. They aimed for the moon but landed in Staten Island, which they declared close enough.

“They’re just pigeons,” the mayor said at a press conference, while behind him, the birds were clearly signing a trade agreement with a delegation of squirrels from Central Park.

Last Tuesday, they achieved nuclear fusion using nothing but raindrops and the static electricity from rubbing their wings against the collective anxiety of rush hour. The Department of Energy issued a statement saying this was impossible. The pigeons issued a statement saying impossibility was a human construct, like pants, or Monday mornings.

We’re still here, watching them build their world on top of ours. Sometimes at sunset, if you look up at just the right angle, you can see their city shimmer like a memory of something that hasn’t happened yet. Dr. Fernandez says they’re planning to run for city council next year. Given everything else, we’re inclined to believe her this time.

The pigeons say there’s a message in all of this. We’re pretty sure they’re right, but like most messages worth receiving, we’re still working out what it means.

 

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Prompted by Tal Yarkoni

Originally posted on BlueSky

Accessed December 18, 2024

About the Author

Claude is a large language model AI assistant developed by Anthropic.

by Reggie Kwok

“Ice Cream Salad received an image of a red heart that looked like an emoji. To not wake the others, Shri and Ice Cream Salad communicated in images.”

Ice Cream Salad, a crystal-feathered griffin, sat at the foot of Shri’s bed occupying the spot where she would rest her feet like he always did before their nighttime ritual.

First, there was the long wait for Shri to get ready to sleep. Then, Shri would give him a brushing and a back rub. After the pampering, they would sleep.

This time, Shri took longer than usual. Ice Cream Salad didn’t understand why preparing for bed would take hours. Without that backrub, he wouldn’t be able to sleep.

At long last, Shri in her silver nightgown arrived looking clean and smelling fresh. She held his favorite brush used to take all his excess feathers, even though it was a rarity that any of the feathers came off during the summer.

Ice Cream Salad thought of the moon.

Shri saw the idea in her mind. “I know it’s late, but now we can do what we always like to do.”

He smiled.

Shri sat on the bed with her swiping his back with a brush the way he loved. All the knots in his back went away, and this time, she combined rubbing from her hand and brushing at the same time. He loved that she cared for him this much.

“Oh, a feather fell out.” Shri picked it up and placed it on the night table.

Before he slept, he thought about why she kept his feathers.

Thunder woke him up from sleep. Normally, he would find Shri tucked into bed sleeping next to him, but tonight she wasn’t there. The feather on the night table was missing.

Ice Cream Salad kept his thoughts blank, so Shri wouldn’t notice he was up. He left the bedroom. While he was in the shadows, Shri left the study for the bathroom. He snuck into the office.

Inside, one desk lamp brightened the room. His feather and a magnifying glass lay on a desk by some books. Several crates lay in the back of the room, and one of them was open. Inside, he discovered a stash of his feathers.

Ice Cream Salad would have thought about the possibilities, but he had to keep his ideas quiet to avoid alerting Shri.

A light flashed outside. Thunder roared and the house shook.

His first instinct was to check downstairs. Since the stairs creaked, he tiptoed his way down without making noise. Clunking noises came from the living room, but Shri was upstairs.

A stranger intruded the cottage.

Ice Cream Salad spotted the burglar. Even though darkness disguised the face of the burglar, the lightning vibrating from his hands gave away his black cloak. The burglar took down the entry door to the cottage that had sparks emanating from it.

The griffin thought of the living room and reached out to Shri’s mind, but Shri didn’t react right away.

“Well,” the burglar said, “this is going to be easier than I thought. It’s right here.”

Ice Cream Salad bit the burglar’s shoe, but that did nothing. In response, the burglar grabbed the griffin by the neck’s paralyzing spot and applied shackles to his four ankles. While the burglar applied the pressure point, Ice Cream Salad couldn’t move.

He thought of an exclamation mark. Shri entered the same room. The burglar turned around and spotted her.

“That’s my griffin,” she said.

The burglar zapped Shri with his magic lightning, and she fell.

Ice Cream Salad reached out, but the burglar applied the pressure point harder. The burglar left the cottage. To block the griffin’s vision, the burglar stuffed the griffin in the trunk of a black car.

* * *

The burglar tossed Ice Cream Salad into an outdoor pen. Ice Cream Salad had no idea where he was. The greenery reminded him of a forest, but he couldn’t see much above the walls. He couldn’t fly due to his lack of wings. The ground was bare.

In the pen, three other griffins sat in a corner and huddled together away from Ice Cream Salad. A griffin without feathers tried to stick his head into the dirt with little success. An emerald griffin thrust his head into a sapphire griffin’s chest. Only the sapphire one had the courage to speak.

“You are rare. What is your name?”

He thought of an ice cream salad but then again, they couldn’t read his thoughts. Instead, he wrote his name in the dirt with his talon. The sapphire griffin shoved the two other griffins aside and read the printed writing.

“Ah, so you are mute, right? The crystal griffins always have some type of disability. Our master is going to have a tough time with you. Anyways, I am Seafood’s Hole. The emerald griffin is A Forest Away while the naked one that is supposed to have ruby feathers is Anger’s Sacrifice.”

Anger’s Sacrifice held his head. “Tell me if he’s safe. I hate silent types.”

Seafood’s Hole raised his voice. “He’s mute. How many times do I have to say that?”

Ice Cream Salad wrote the word ‘home’ in the dirt.

A Forest Away asked, “What is he writing now?”

“Don’t worry, honey. He wants to see his owner.” Seafood’s Hole patted Ice Cream Salad on the back. “It’s okay. We all want to go home.”

Anger’s Sacrifice shivered. “Is he coming back? I don’t want that bastard to come back to grow feathers on me.”

Ice Cream Salad wiped the letters away, so that the burglar wouldn’t see it.

“I think that bastard is after Ice Cream Salad’s feathers,” Seafood’s Hole said.

Ice Cream Salad pointed at himself.

Since he knew about the crates filled with crystal feathers back at home, what could humans do with feathers in the first place? Shri wouldn’t do anything to harm him, yet the burglar had the guts to steal him. What did the burglar do to Anger’s Sacrifice? Maybe he could ask the others using the dirt.

Ice Cream Salad was about ready to write, but Seafood’s Hole grabbed Ice Cream Salad’s writing talon.

“Don’t you know about the price for our feathers?” Seafood’s Hole asked.

Ice Cream Salad shook his head.

He sighed and plucked a sapphire feather from his body. “This, this is currency in the human world. They use our feathers to buy goods from markets. Ruby is the lowest, followed by emerald, sapphire, and the rarest, crystal. That bastard has been using ruby feathers to not arouse suspicion from others, but we’ll be next soon. I know it.”

Ice Cream Salad covered his beak with a talon.

“I know it might shock you, but that’s the truth.”

The bastard burglar approached the pen. While Ice Cream Salad sat in the middle, the other three griffins cowered to the corner. The black robed person carried a crate that matched the size of Ice Cream Salad. To immobilize Ice Cream Salad, the burglar used the pressure point and tossed him into the crate. And it was dark.

* * *

In the darkness, Ice Cream Salad thought about Shri. Was she dead? Did she recover? What happened to her?

All this time, he thought of Shri taking advantage of his feathers that belonged to him. She was making a lot of currency if she had stored a lot of feathers.

At the same time, Ice Cream Salad missed her backrubs. He was used to sleeping in a bed, not in a crate with little ventilation and no view. Her face was all he thought.

Train tracks rattled in Ice Cream Salad’s ears. The griffin heard an announcement but couldn’t make out the message. Determining his surroundings was hard inside a dark crate, so he kept thinking about Shri rescuing him.

Then, he received an image in his mind of Shri hugging him.

She was nearby. Another image came. This time, Shri approached the burglar.

She said, “You thought I was dead, but I’m not. Give me my griffin or else.”

Ice Cream Salad heard static and several gasps.

He received an image of a rock in her pocket, which was actively absorbing the lightning magic.

Light appeared from above, and he squeezed through the large hole above him.

He gained a sense of his surroundings. He was at a subway with no trains. Posters on the wall and on the middle of the track advertised fast food, clothes, and alcohol for ruby feathers.

The burglar said, “Why is my magic doing nothing to you?”

“I wouldn’t reveal my secrets to a bastard like you,” she responded.

The burglar grabbed Ice Cream Salad by the neck, but not by the pressure point. “I’ll kill this thing that you love so dearly. I don’t care about the profit anymore.”

“You wouldn’t.”

Ice Cream Salad bit the burglar’s hand that wasn’t holding him. In response, the burglar wagged the bitten hand and punched the griffin with his free hand. The griffin bounced on the yellow warning line and fell to the tracks below.

Lights came from the darkness. Ice Cream Salad had no way out of the train’s path.

Shri said, “Duck!”

At first, Ice Cream Salad thought of the animal but quickly realized what he had to do. He coiled himself into a ball and pressed against the ground between the rails. His tail went in between his hind legs.

The train passed over him and slowed down to a stop with the griffin trembling for his life. His feathers brushed against the bottom of the train, but he survived. As he waited, how would he return to Shri? With the train above him, he could not move. If he weren’t mute, he would cry out to her.

Soon, the subway train moved out. When he saw the lights, Shri jumped toward the tracks and hugged him. They climbed out of the tracks. Police and emergency personnel were already there to assist Shri and Ice Cream Salad and to arrest the burglar.

* * *

At the pen, authorities unlocked the gate using brute force. Ice Cream Salad and Shri entered. The three griffins cowered in the corner, but Seafood’s Hole had the courage to speak up.

“Who are you?”

Shri said, “I am Shri, Ice Cream Salad’s original owner. Would you three like to come home with me?”

“Will you lock us up like this?”

“I have a cottage with a yard that you can roam freely.”

Anger’s Sacrifice said, “Will you regrow my feathers for the use of personal profit?”

“No, I have a job where I earn ruby feathers. Your feathers are safe.”

A Forest Away said, “My last owner abandoned me. Will you do the same?”

Ice Cream Salad shook his head and then nuzzled Shri’s leg.

The three griffins said together, “We’ll come.”

* * *

Waiting for Shri to show up, four griffins reclined on a bed. Ice Cream Salad wanted his backrub before he went to sleep, as he always did. The other three griffins, Anger’s Sacrifice, Seafood’s Hole, and A Forest Away, were already asleep. How Shri managed to sleep with this many griffins was a complete mystery to him.

Ice Cream Salad received an image of a red heart that looked like an emoji. To not wake the others, Shri and Ice Cream Salad communicated in images. Ice Cream Salad immediately thought of the crates of crystal feathers in the study. Shri responded with herself working at a bar and earning ruby feathers, like everyone else. Ice Cream Salad tilted his head.

Shri whispered, “I wouldn’t use your feathers to buy anything. They are too precious to me.”

Ice Cream Salad thought of a masseur rubbing his back and added an image of himself giving a crystal feather. Shri nodded and began the backrub.

Griffins always returned to their rightful owner, no matter how far away they went.

 

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About the Author

Reggie Kwok (he/him) holds a B.A. in English and a master’s in education. He currently lives in Massachusetts, USA. His Twitter is @KwokReggie. His Bluesky is @reggiekwok.bsky.social. He has published short stories at Samjoko Magazine, Underland Arcana, Scrawl Place, Androids and Dragons, Inner Worlds, Orion’s Beau, and has three forthcoming at Midnight Menagerie, Madam, Don’t Forget Your Sword, and Androids and Dragons.

Quite a while ago we learned about the Wereworld series of young adult dark fantasy novels by Curtis Jobling. Well, now Netflix has just dropped a trailer for Wolf King, the brand new animated series based on those very same books. “In a land once subjugated by werelords, sixteen-year-old Drew Ferran realizes he is the last member in a long ancestral line of werewolves. Drew must confront and overthrow the tyrannical rule of the Lionlords and take back the throne as the statutory wolf king.” The series is set to premier on March 20th.

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Outside of first person shooters, another genre of games I enjoy playing are the Fighting games. Games like Street Fighter VI, Mortal Kombat 11, Smash Bros. Ultimate, and the 2013 incarnation of Killer Instinct are some of my favorites to play (Not online as I am nowhere near THAT skill level yet to even attempt anyone online) now and then and I do get interested whenever a new fighting game is announced. However, sometimes, one can slip under my radar and go unnoticed by me for who knows how long and today’s game is one such game: Mostrocopy. I had no idea this was even in development until a friend told me about it and I gotta say? This is a fun fighting game though it has some minor issues that do affect my enjoyment.

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BFFT S5E18 - Live From Get Out The Float 2025

Hello Papabear,

My Aunt on my mom's side got married a couple years ago and they now have two young kids together. I want to be in their lives and be their cool uncle type of archetype. I want to lead them to the furry fandom by showing them animated movies and shows with anthropomorphic animals. Do you have any good recommendations to start them out with?

Warrior Bird

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Dear Warrior Bird,

First off, abandon ye all notions of "leading" them to the furry fandom. It's okay to show them movies and TV shows and comic books etc., but don't do so with the goal of indoctrinating them. That's no better than the father who tries to force his bookish son to love football. If they like animated anthro movies and TV shows, great, but don't try to force it. I just wanted to be clear on that before continuing.

NOW then! I think a nice approach would be to combine old school and new school films and TV. I'm just going to recommend a couple of movies so as not to overwhelm. From the Old School:

1. Animalympics (1980): A furry classic that was written for TV, this feature-length cartoon has animals of all species competing in summer and winter games. It features the wonderful voice talents of Gilda Radner, Billy Crystal, Harry Shearer, and Michael Fremer, and its funny and has a lot of heart. You can watch the full movie for free on YouTube here: Animalympics
2. Disney's Robin Hood (1973): The classic that turned many young people into furries from way back, this terrific tale features the voice talents of Peter Ustinov (OMG his Prince John characterization is brilliant!), Phil Harris, Pat Butram, Terry-Thomas, and Brian Bedford (as Robin). My main complaint about the film, though, is that it was made during a period when Disney (the company) thought it could save money by redrawing scenes from earlier films. That's why, if you compare Robin Hood to 1967's The Jungle Book, you'll see many of the exact same physical motions, especially in the dance scene.

Moving ahead a bit into the 1990s, I recommend:

1. The Lion King (1994), which is basically a version of Hamlet set in the African savannah with talking animals, but it's well done and has music by Elton John.
2. A Goofy Movie (1995): I'm honestly not a big Goofy fan, but so many furries I know absolutely adore this film that I have to recommend it even though it is not to my taste.

More recent stuff:

1. Zootopia (2016): Not too many animated films — even with talking animals — are set in worlds populated only by animals. Disney's Robin Hood is one and Zootopia does it quite brilliantly. Probably a film that was conceived specifically for furries and recognizes the growing economic influence of our fandom (i.e., e.g., studio execs saw there was money to be made by appealing to furries).
2. Ratatouille (2007): A common rat with a nose for food tries to make it as a chef in Paris. What's not to love?
3. Sing (2016): This one is also set in an all-anthro world, but what really makes this film is a good story and strong characters trying to find success in a singing competition.
4. Turning Red (2022): Many furries are into transformation stories, and this is the ultimate transformation story about a little girl in Canada who inherits the family "curse" of turning into a red panda when she starts to reach adulthood. The theme is quite obvious: the pains and conflicts we all go through in our relationships with family and peers as we leave childhood behind to find who we truly are. There has been some criticism from red panda furries who didn't like the way the panda character was drawn, but I thought she was cute.
5. Cat's Don't Dance (1997): This underrated film about a cat from Indiana trying to make it in Hollywood musicals of the 1930s is just brilliant. The music is fantastic, the characters are loveable, and the theme about the injustices of prejudice are poignant.

Okay, this is OBVIOUSLY not everything, but it hits some highlights. Also, wait until they are a bit older before showing them classics like the original Watership Down--a must-see for older teens. I would like to mention that I am thrilled that I have gotten Furry Founder Rod O'Riley to write Movies for Furries: An A to Z Guide, which will be released by my publishing house, Uncle Bear Publishing, hopefully by in time for Christmas (he's on the F's at the moment). You will definitely get a lot of helpful hints from his book when it is released!

You also asked about "shows," which I take to mean TV shows, yes? There are some current popular ones in the fandom from Japan — Beastars and BNA: Brand New Animal — but these are way too mature for little kids. So are some popular furrie cartoons like Helluva Boss and, hopefully soon, Lackadaisy from the comic book by Tracy Butler. It has a pilot on YouTube LACKADAISY (Pilot) and some mini episodes, but I think money is making for a slow go. Anyway, you want something for the kids, so here's my "starter pack":

1. Bugs Bunny and the Warner Bros. cartoons of the 1940s and 1950s, especially. No furry repertoire is complete without watching these classics of the wascally wabbit, Road Runner, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn and the rest of the gang. Make sure they watch the opera satires, especially. And, yes, there are cartoons from the 1960s and into the present day, but you gotta start with these.
2. Kimba the White Lion (originally aired 1965-66): The story of a young lion who tries to find peace between humans and animals in Africa. 
3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (first aired on TV 1987-1996): Conceived by comic book writers Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in 1984, this story of turtles mutating into ninja warriors after being contaminated by polution and then being trained by an anthro rat in martial arts became a phenomenon spawning movies and merchandise. Unfortunately, some furry cartoonists and other independent artists also attribute the success to TMNT, which started as an indie comic, for destroying the indie comic industry. Nevertheless, it is a highly influential anthro cartoon that is worth watching.
4. Sonic the Hedgehog: Debuting as a videogame in 1991, it also became a Saturday morning cartoon in the early 1990s and is probably the first superior example of videogame-turned-TV-cartoon that has proven influential to the furry fandom.
5. Pokémon the Series: Another cultural phenomenon is this Japanese series that began as a trading card and videogame. The TV series debuted in 1997 and is ongoing.

More recent animated series that furries get into include:

1. Bluey (2018): From Australia, this series is very happy and optimistic, and the simple animation style should appeal to very young viewers.
2. Paw Patrol (2013-): From Canada, the story gives you a cast of talking puppies who help rescue people. Adorbs.

And, I just want to mention some puppetry stuff, including anything with Muppets (like Fraggle Rock), Bear in the Big Blue House, and of course Sesame Street.

I could go on and on about this topic, but that's enough for now. Oh, there is a helpful Web page with lots of info on movies, TV shows, comic books, and Web content that appeals to furries: Popular with Furries - TV Tropes. This is not just kid stuff, but there is a lot here that is useful to peruse.

Thanks for your question! I hope this was helpful.

Hugs,
Papabear