Damekko Dōbutsu
| Damekko Dōbutsu | |
First volume cover | |
| だめっこどうぶつ | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Noriko Kuwata |
| Published by | Takeshobo |
| Magazine | Manga Life |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | November 2001 – 2003 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Setsuko Shibuichi |
| Written by | Mitsuyo Suenaga |
| Music by | Tsunta Kobayashi |
| Studio | Magic Bus |
| Original network | Kids Station |
| Original run | 17 January 2005 – 21 February 2005 |
| Episodes | 26 |
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).