For the 2015 EP by the American rock band Cult Leader, see Useless Animal.
Damekko Dōbutsu (Japanese: だめっこどうぶつ, lit. "Useless Animals") is a Japanese manga series by Noriko Kuwata serialized in Manga Life since the November 2001 issue. It was later adapted into a comedy anime series on Kids Station, a Japanese broadcast satellite station. It features characters that wear kigurumi costumes. Each character in the anime does not live up to the standards of their species, making them outcasts who must live in the "Useless" Forest. The main character, Uruno, is a wolf who has the personality of a shy rabbit; meanwhile, his friend and foil, Usahara the rabbit, has a wolf-like dominance and aggression. Each of the 26 episodes is 5 minutes long, bringing the total series to 130 minutes (2 hours 10 minutes).
Uruno is sent to live in the forest with other 'useless' animals since he fails to act lupine or possess any traits of his species. Instead of being aggressive and fierce like a wolf, he is very shy and passive, often at the receiving end of Usahara's physical outbursts. Usahara, the rabbit, can be seen as a foil to Uruno since the rabbit is more assertive and the wolf is more timid in this case. He has a crush on the cute little Chiiko-chan, hoping that even though he’s useless, he will win her heart someday. He is very easily moved to tears and can be said to be quite gullible, particularly in the face of Yunihiko's trickery.
Usahara is an aggressive, bad-tempered rabbit who chain smokes. He often gets annoyed at Uruno and physically abuses him, but it seems he does care for the wolf, as shown when Uruno disappears in episode 26. He is revealed to have bouts of melancholy, which usually resolve themselves in a matter of days. He has a competitive friendship with Yunihiko, and the two often try to one-up each other.
Chiiko is a clumsy little cheetah girl who Uruno has a huge crush on. She is clueless, bad at running, and unskilled at hunting, but is very friendly and well-liked. She is also a member of the Female Feline Club, along with fellow wildcats Kuron, Rinku, and Piyu. She is shown to enjoy cooking, but is a miserable failure at it, as the prepared food leaves her friends quite ill. In spite of this, Uruno always eats the offered food as a show of his love.
Yunihiko, the Master of the Forest, is a devilish, 'unpure' unicorn who enjoys drinking sake and eating fried squid. He is Peganosuke's twin brother. Mischievous, but never malevolent, he often lies to manipulate Uruno and Usahara for his own amusement. On rare occasions he is seen to have a conscience, but this does not stop him from thoroughly enjoying getting the other animals riled up.
Peganosuke is Yunihiko's twin brother, who works as a courier delivering packages. He is very shy and timid, but quickly becomes friends with Uruno, due to their shared lack of self-confidence. He takes Uruno for flights, after Uruno helps him to realize that he should enjoy life and see things never seen before.
Takaoka is a grumpy, near-sighted eagle who is at constant conflict with Usahara. He is poor at hunting, and somewhat cowardly. In the first episode he declares that he and Uruno should ally themselves together against Usahara, but this is short-lived, because neither is strong enough to fight the rabbit. Takaoka has a secret crush on Fukurou, an owl.
Kumanee is a traveling saleswoman. She is outgoing and friendly, often sharing leftover goods with her companions. She shares a deep bond with Usahara, being his good friend while also his rival in combat.
Kid's Station's official series site 2006-11-05 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
January 01, 1970
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For the 2015 EP by the American rock band Cult Leader see Useless Animal Damekko Dōbutsu Japanese だめっこどうぶつ lit Useless Animals is a Japanese manga series by Noriko Kuwata serialized in Manga Life since the November 2001 issue It was later adapted into a comedy anime series on Kids Station a Japanese broadcast satellite station It features characters that wear kigurumi costumes Each character in the anime does not live up to the standards of their species making them outcasts who must live in the Useless Forest The main character Uruno is a wolf who has the personality of a shy rabbit meanwhile his friend and foil Usahara the rabbit has a wolf like dominance and aggression Each of the 26 episodes is 5 minutes long bringing the total series to 130 minutes 2 hours 10 minutes Damekko DōbutsuFirst volume coverだめっこどうぶつGenreComedy MangaWritten byNoriko KuwataPublished byTakeshoboMagazineManga LifeDemographicSeinenOriginal runNovember 2001 2003Volumes5 Anime television seriesDirected bySetsuko ShibuichiWritten byMitsuyo SuenagaMusic byTsunta KobayashiStudioMagic BusOriginal networkKids StationOriginal run17 January 2005 21 February 2005Episodes26 Contents 1 Main characters 2 Secondary characters 3 Music 4 External linksMain characters editUruno a wolf Uruno is sent to live in the forest with other useless animals since he fails to act lupine or possess any traits of his species Instead of being aggressive and fierce like a wolf he is very shy and passive often at the receiving end of Usahara s physical outbursts Usahara the rabbit can be seen as a foil to Uruno since the rabbit is more assertive and the wolf is more timid in this case He has a crush on the cute little Chiiko chan hoping that even though he s useless he will win her heart someday He is very easily moved to tears and can be said to be quite gullible particularly in the face of Yunihiko s trickery Voiced by Motoki Takagi Usahara a rabbit Usahara is an aggressive bad tempered rabbit who chain smokes He often gets annoyed at Uruno and physically abuses him but it seems he does care for the wolf as shown when Uruno disappears in episode 26 He is revealed to have bouts of melancholy which usually resolve themselves in a matter of days He has a competitive friendship with Yunihiko and the two often try to one up each other Voiced by Noriaki Sugiyama Chiiko a cheetah Chiiko is a clumsy little cheetah girl who Uruno has a huge crush on She is clueless bad at running and unskilled at hunting but is very friendly and well liked She is also a member of the Female Feline Club along with fellow wildcats Kuron Rinku and Piyu She is shown to enjoy cooking but is a miserable failure at it as the prepared food leaves her friends quite ill In spite of this Uruno always eats the offered food as a show of his love Voiced by Narita Sayaka Yunihiko a unicorn Yunihiko the Master of the Forest is a devilish unpure unicorn who enjoys drinking sake and eating fried squid He is Peganosuke s twin brother Mischievous but never malevolent he often lies to manipulate Uruno and Usahara for his own amusement On rare occasions he is seen to have a conscience but this does not stop him from thoroughly enjoying getting the other animals riled up Voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa Peganosuke a Pegasus Peganosuke is Yunihiko s twin brother who works as a courier delivering packages He is very shy and timid but quickly becomes friends with Uruno due to their shared lack of self confidence He takes Uruno for flights after Uruno helps him to realize that he should enjoy life and see things never seen before Voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya Takaoka an eagle Takaoka is a grumpy near sighted eagle who is at constant conflict with Usahara He is poor at hunting and somewhat cowardly In the first episode he declares that he and Uruno should ally themselves together against Usahara but this is short lived because neither is strong enough to fight the rabbit Takaoka has a secret crush on Fukurou an owl Voiced by Makoto AokiSecondary characters editKumanee a bear Kumanee is a traveling saleswoman She is outgoing and friendly often sharing leftover goods with her companions She shares a deep bond with Usahara being his good friend while also his rival in combat Voiced by Takeda Hana Kumakawa a bear Kumakawa is Kumanee s younger brother He s a lively dancer and refers to himself a genius dancer Kuron a panther Kuron is the most tomboyish girl in the Female Feline Club and does not frighten easily Rinku a mountain cat Rinku is the most feminine member of the Female Feline Club Piyu a puma Piyu is an athletic member of the Female Feline Club and is always seen wearing a jogging suit Sakamata an orca Sakamata is calm and lonely boy and becomes Uruno s friend quickly He needs a life preserver to stay afloat because he cannot swim Fukurou an owl Fukurou is a straightforward girl and says exactly what she thinks She has a crush on Peganosuke Music editOpening theme Sekai de Ichiban Boku ga Suki by Ryōko Shintani Ending theme Life is Free by Ryōko ShintaniExternal links editKid s Station s official series site Archived 2006 11 05 at the Wayback Machine in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Damekko Dōbutsu amp oldid 1193840195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
