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韩国兽装 KPOP 表演团体 BASTTIE 将于 2025 年 10 月 13 日发布出道单曲《First Step》

I’ve been a fan of the Fire Emblem franchise for quite a while now. I got into the series thanks to Sacred Stones and like many, fell back in love with it thanks to Awakening. I’ve been following it ever since so imagine my surprise when I check social media and find out that a new mobile game just released with little to no warning.

As we have noted before, Jay Hosler is a biology professor with a special interest in bugs — or more precisely, insects. And they like to channel that interest into writing and illustrating full-color graphic novels for young readers — like their most recent creation, Ant Story. “Meet Rubi, a tiny ant with a big personality and an even bigger love for stories. Who knew the small world of her colony could be full of unexpected friendships, epic adventures, and death-defying escapes? Follow Rubi on the journey of a lifetime as she uncovers the mystery and wonder of one of the world’s tiniest, mightiest insects.” Look for it now from Harper Collins.

image c. 2025 Harper Collins Publishers

We made it to October! It’s time to celebrate Furry Book Month in the best way possible, by reading other people’s furry books and writing our own.

For the first part of that goal, check out the 2025 Furry Book Bundle available! We have some amazing authors and books in the bundle this year! As we’ve done for the last few years, you have a choice of only the general audience books or the full bundle that contains those books as well as the 18+ ones.

For the second part of the month’s “read and write furry fiction,” the Furry Novel Jam is going full-blast on Discord! It’s available year round, but it really kicks off in October. Set a goal that fits your schedule and write–it’s as simple as that!

If you’ve had a story idea for a while and haven’t had time to start writing it, this is a great time to do so. It’s also a great time to take a look through your to-be-read pile and grab something you’ve been wanting to read when you get a minute. It’s important to make time for the things you love.

Here are the current open markets for your short stories:
Indecent Exposure – Deadline December 22, 2025
CLAW Vol. 2 – Deadline April 30, 2026
This Is Halloween – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full

Please also check out the latest book releases from our members:
Dragon’s Soul, by J.F.R. Coates, Released June 7, 2025.
Two Strikes and I’m Out, by Michael H. Payne (poetry), Released June 16, 2025.
Tales from the Guild: Blood and Water, Released June 30, 2025.
A Portrait for Tomorrow, by Raynarde, Released June 30, 2025.
Winterfall, by Lauren Rivers, Released July 15, 2025.
The Bones Behind the Glass, by Renard Avec-Histoire, Released August 18, 2025.
Gravitational Pull, by Ty Fox, Released August 19, 2025.
Legend of Ahya: A Divinity Decayed [Book 5], by Matthew Colvath, Releasing Nov. 30, 2025.

Happy writing!
Kate Shaw

Ah Digimon. If you grew up in the 90’s, the word likely brings to mind a group of kids getting lost in a strange world and meeting up with an assortment of monsters including an adorable dinosaur. Digimon hasn’t had the same impact as other similar franchises, but it remains impressive how it stood the test of time and managed to maintain a healthy fanbase across the globe. Nowhere is this more evident, then with Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth.

Now, I’m not, what you call, a die-hard fan of the Aliens franchise. While I enjoyed the second movie and I played and enjoyed many of the games like the 2010 Aliens VS Predator and Aliens: Colonial Marines, I’m more or less what you call a casual enjoyer of the series. But, I’m also a fan of the FPS genre so when I first heard of this game, I was curious about it. That is, until I saw it was VR only. Thankfully, the game now has a console release with Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition, meaning us non-VR players can finally check this title out. Was it worth the wait? In a way, yes it was! At the same time, it does suffer from some small issues that, while not game-breaking, were noticeable enough to make me, well, take notice.

TigerTails Radio Season 16 Episode 36 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.

Dear Papabear,

I’m new here. I've very recently been delving myself into parts of the furry community, but yet even though I've drawn and thought about my own fursona, love seeing others fursonas, and have always in my life supported and loved seeing furries share art and fursuits, I feel so disconnected from it all. It feels uncomfortable to call myself a furry even if rationally I am one. My partner says I’m in denial. I suppose I’ve just had a long history since childhood of supporting furries while not necessarily being a furry myself. I liked my friends, and I defended them at a time where discrimination was rampant. I’ve had best friends, family, and now a partner who are all furries and love them all. I love the art and creativity in this community so much.

Now I find myself in the realization that I’m interested in the community, and I like making fursona art for instance; but even though I have all this it feels weird to call myself a part of this community. I feel like I have to earn the title of being a furry and I don’t know where I got this notion from because, rationally, I know of course not.

I think I feel too disconnected from the community to claim myself to be a part of it. It feels odd to me to just call myself a furry; it doesn’t feel that simple to my brain. It feels like a sort of commitment or a big identity and something that needs history behind it. I don’t know how to explain my thoughts. I have countless theories of just why I could be feeling so disconnected and uncomfortable at calling myself a furry. But I don’t know why or how.

I’m sorry for this ramble ..., but I would like guidance on this. How can I, as a newcomer, feel comfortable calling myself a part of this community? How can I feel more connected and, I suppose, feel "deserving" to being a furry? Am I in denial?

Anonymous (age 18)

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Dear Furiend,

Thank you for your letter. First thing you must do! 

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT SO DO NOT IGNORE WHAT I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU OR YOU WILL REGRET IT FOREVER AND EVER!!! *CUE FLASHY RED LIGHTS AND SIRENS! PANIC AND RUN AROUND IN RANDOM PATTERNS AS YOU SCREAM IN TERROR!*

calm ... down ... and be more like Baloo (more below on that).

The furry fandom has no organization to it. No membership fees. Hell, there aren't even strict guidelines on what qualifies you as a furry or not. Everyone has a different opinion. Scientists are even confused. In the book Furscience: A Decade of Psychological Research on the Furry Fandom (IARP, 2023), about the only thing a group of sociologists and other researchers could agree on is that furries are people who have "a fan-like interest in stories, art, media, and fantasies featuring anthropomorphized animal characters." However, having an interest in such things doesn't mean you have to be a furry. I mean, there are millions of people out there who like movies, cartoons, TV shows, and books featuring anthros, and they don't call themselves furries. My fursuit maker, the talented Beastcub, is heavily involved in furcons and doing commissions, but she doesn't consider herself a furry. There are authors who have been invited to be guests of honor at furcons who don't think of themselves as furries (Robert J. Sawyer, author of the "Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy" springs to mind--I recommend his books, btw). R. Crumb, author of the Fritz the Cat comics, would spit in your face if you called him a furry.

But I digress....

When it comes to labeling oneself, there are several options here:

1. You might like anthro stuff, but you do not consider yourself furry.
2. You can be a furry hobbyist (being involved in the fandom and all that it entails)
3. You can be a furry lifestyler (fanship), which means identifying personally with anthros in various ways, but not necessarily being active in the fandom
4. You can be both a hobbyist and a lifestyler (when this goes to the far end of the scale and your life is basically all about furry, you are talking about being "furry trash," which is a fun label, really, and not meant to be insulting)

You can be any of these things to varying degrees or none of them. Look, being a furry is not like coming out about your sexual identity. This isn't about genetics or even psychology (unless you're a Lycan or Therian, which is a whole nuther conversation). If you don't want to be considered a furry because you aren't comfortable with that, then that is totally fine, and people like your partner shouldn't accuse you of being in "denial" or anything like that. Do what you want to do, be what you want to be, and identify as you feel you truly are without apologies.

As for your comment that you feel like you have to somehow "earn" the right to be called a furry: nonsense. Anyone can call themselves a furry if they like. And if anyone tries to gatekeep you, tell them Papabear told them to stick that attitude where the sun don't shine. Furthermore, your "countless theories" comment indicates you are waaaaaaaaaaay overthinking this, my furiend.

Which leads me back to Baloo, my "Bear Necessities" inspiration. Baloo enjoys his jungle, eating, and sleeping, and he doesn't worry about much other than that other than his friends. He's a very happy bear. We should all emulate him.

In this world, when it comes to things you have to do, there are only a few things that qualify:

1. You have to eat and drink.
2. You have to poop and pee.
3. You have to breathe oxygen.
4. You have to sleep.

Literally everything else is optional, so don't let others tell you what you have to do. Such people are usually just trying to control or manipulate you, and that includes some people in the fandom.

Take all this artificial pressure off yourself--pressure being applied both from without and from within--and just enjoy furry stuff if that's what you want to do. You don't have to attend furmeets or furcons if you don't want to, or go on furry social media, or even create a fursona if you don't want to. Or, if you do, go ahead. But even doing so doesn't mean you have to identify as a furry. I mean, when it comes to avatars, just think of people who play World of Warcraft or Dungeons and Dragons and create an anthro character of some sort. Many of them aren't furries, yet they might have, say, a character who is a kobold or maybe they are a dragon or a minotaur warrior or something like that, characters that would fit right into the fandom, and yet they are not furries.

And there's nothing wrong with having lots of furry friends and family members and yet not being a furry yourself. This is called being a fur ally. My last two husbands have been fur allies. Cool people. You can be like that if you wish.

I hope my words have eased your mind somewhat. Stop pressuring yourself, stop torturing yourself, stop feeling like you have to make a decision about this. You don't. And if someone asks you if you are a furry, just say, "Well, I have furry friends and I like the art, but I don't have a fursona and I'm cool with just being me right now and enjoying the ride," or something of that nature. No need to commit one way or the other. If that frustrates people, that's their problem, not yours.

Blessed Be,
Papabear

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Welcome to another odd episode of BFFT! All the regular features are here this episode. Taebyn, Rayne, TickTock, Cheetaro and Ziggy are all here! We play a little this or that, have a review of a movie called Fixed, hear some furry news, and we torture Taebyn with avocados. Taebyn gives us some interesting facts about Rubik’s cubes.  We shamelessly plug our other projects and merch, and generally  have a super time. So,if you have nothing to do for about an hour, why not tune in for another T-Riffic (that is Taebyn-Riffic) episode of BFFT! Moobarkfluff everyfur!

For those wanting more information about Blucifer, here is the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mustang

This podcast contains adult language and adult topics. It is rated M for Mature. Listener discretion is advised.

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Recently on Cartoon Brew we stumbled across an article about a new animated short film called Forevergreen — created by Disney Story vet Jeremy Spears and Disney animator Nathan Engelhardt, literally in their off hours… along with something like 200 friends volunteering their time. A CGI film, Forevergreen is specially crafted to look like one of Jeremy Spears’ passions, wood carving. “In the film, an orphaned bear cub is taken in by a fatherly tree. As the mischievous cub grows up, his attention wanders, and a hunger for trash leads to big trouble.” The article features an interview with Jeremy, lots of behind-the-scenes development art, and a special preview clip as well.

image c. 2025 CartoonBrew.com

I’ve mentioned the upcoming Legends Z-A a few times now. But before we venture into the bright lights and busy streets of Luminose City, I thought it would be good to take a look back, in more ways than one.

TigerTails Radio Season 16 Episode 35 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.

Ready to take on the monumental task of being the manager of a band destined for…wait, where’d they all go? They were supposed to meet me here at 9 AM! Oh no, they’re probably down at the bar again. What have I gotten myself into… Well, welcome to ROCKBEASTS, and your chance to help bring a rowdy, ragtag group of misfit bandmates trying to make it big in the world of music in the mid-1990s. 

Let’s be real here: If you’re a PC gamer, then you have a huge selection of furry games to choose from of all types of genres. But, if you’re a console gamer, like me? Well, outside of the occasional port from PC and something from Nintendo, we mostly get shovelware, basic platformers, and Sokoban clones. So, trying to find a decent furry console game teeters on the side of hard but not impossible. That isn’t to say they don’t exist as there are some good ones out there (I mean, look at the amazing games we reviewed on the site). In fact, just recently, a bunch of demos popped up onto the Xbox store via the ID@Xbox Indie Selects Event, including a few furry ones coming to the system, and I want to take some time and highlight some that I came across.

Recently the annual Good Furry Awards were presented at Another Furry Con in Ontario, California. Hosted by Grubbs Grizzly (the Ask Papabear fella!), the awards celebrate individuals and groups who demonstrate “outstanding spirit in the furry community” — as selected and voted on by the furry fans themselves! This year the Good Egg Award (for charitable and volunteer work) went to Yappy Slyfox, who not only helped to create Megaplex and the Funday Pawpet Show but also performs as a puppeteer for Give Kids The World (an organization that helps out children with life-threatening illnesses). The Image Award (for presenting a positive image of the fandom through various media media) went to Digging Up Positivity, a regular video show (hosted by Thabo Meerkat) about furry fans helping out with charities around the world. The Furtastic Award (for all-around Good Furries in several categories) went to Photographotter, who went above and beyond the call of duty by offering to donate a kidney to his best friend from VR Chat, halfway around the world. (The whole story was portrayed in The Reality of Hope, an excellent documentary short directed by Joe Hunting. Look for it!) And finally, the Lifetime Achievement Award went to Ken Fletcher, co-creator of the fanzine Vootie and the Spontoon Island shared universe — and a dedicated supporter of “funny animal” art from before there was a fandom! Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! Visit the Good Furry Awards web site to find out more — and remember to vote for them again in 2026!

image c. 2025 by Photographotter

Over the weekend of August 29th to September 1st, the open network beta for the upcoming Sonic Racing: Crossworlds took place, giving us players the chance to check the game out and try out a few maps and modes, both online and offline. I have to say, the game is shaping up to be a good racing game and another fun Sonic Racing entry, but I do have some small qualms about a few things, some of which I do hope gets fixed prior to release.

TigerTails Radio Season 16 Episode 34 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.

Hello Papa,

I recently just got a fursuit commissioned and I really love how it came out. I posted a vid of me dancing in it on the fursuit Reddit, and one of the replies asked if my suit was one of a character from the show My Hero Academia. After I looked up the character I didn’t think they looked too alike, but I also have diagnosed OCD, with a very long history of obsessions over appearance/originality/etc. This is something that’s really bothering me. I know most people who see the suit don’t even think about this character because inherently they don’t look alike, but it’s tough to see this after getting the fursuit which cost a lot of money.

I've been having intrusive thoughts telling me that MHA is gonna sue me or something and the internet is gonna say that my character isn’t original. I know this is extremely irrational and kind of ridiculous, but it would be nice to get some insight. I will assure you though, that when you see both characters side by side, you may ask yourself why this person asked if they were alike. Thank you for reading, and I hope you have a great day! :)

EJ

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Hi, EJ,

Not sure if you got my earlier email asking if you could share pics of your fursona and the My Hero Academia (MHA) character, but since I didn't hear back, I will just reply given the information I have from your email.

When it comes to copyright violation, I'm confident you have nothing to worry about. In order for you to be in clear violation, your fursona would need to have an unmistakable resemblance to the MHA character. That resemblance should not only be physical, but also be applicable to things like their behavior, background story, and even catch phrases. As you noted, "most people" who have seen your fursona have not mentioned that it looks like a pre-existing character. You are reacting, apparently, to ONE person making ONE remark about your character. This was, sadly, enough to trigger your OCD issues.

I assure you, EJ, all of this has to do with your OCD talking. You have absolutely nothing to worry about. If it makes you feel any better, I have seen out-and-out duplications of Disney characters at furcons, and nobody was ever sued. For example, I once bumped into a furry dressed as Brer Fox from Disney's Song of the South. I spoke with them briefly, and they were even imitating their speech patterns and mannerisms. This was years ago, and the furry never was sued. And this is Disney, a company well known for filing lawsuits.

Of course, MHA is not owned by Disney. The primary owner of the show is Viz Media, which is not known to be as lawsuit happy as Disney. However, they did recently win a $26 million lawsuit against 100 entities that were profiting off their shows using clear copyright infringement. Again, these were not in the same league as you and your fursuit. They were clearly profiting off stolen intellectual property, which is definitely not what you are doing.

Now, just to cover the bases, there are some circumstances to note here.
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1. If you dress up as a copyrighted character owned by a corporation or individual and you do so for profit, then yes, you can certainly be sued for that. For example, if I dressed up as Mickey Mouse and hired myself out to children's birthday parties and charged the parents money and then Disney found out, I would be in big trouble because they would definitely have a case against me. Disney is probably the most terrifying company in this regard. They even once sued a kindergarten for painting Disney characters on the school's walls.
2. If you are drawing a character owned by someone else but you are doing so for parody or satirical purposes, you cannot be sued--usually. A lot of this has to do with one of two things: 1) trademark violation; 2) use of a real, living person's name. For example, you can't use a commercial logo, alter it slightly, and put it on some artwork or a product for sale if that altered logo could easily be confused with the real thing. Or, of course, you can't just reproduce the logo and slap it on something. One extreme example is that you can't use the Seal of the President of the United States and put it on a website or, say, a book cover, as this implies the President is endorsing that thing. Also, you couldn't, say, name your fursona "Elon Musk" and go to cons telling people to call you Elon.
3. You also can't use satire and parody if it could easily be construed as defamation, slander, or libel. But for that to happen, you would have to be portraying something egregiously hurtful for profit. This is what President Donald Jessica Trump is trying with the show South Park. It's doubtful he will win, though, because for his lawsuit he would have to show that the creators of the cartoon, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, were depicting the events in the cartoon as true and factual, which they clearly are not doing.

Since you already know your fears are "irrational," I hope the above provides a bit more support for an argument you already understand: You are not going to get in trouble with your fursuit because: 1) it really is not that similar to the cartoon character, according to you and most other people, 2) you are not doing anything for profit, and 3) you are not doing anything that can be construed as libelous, slanderous, or defamatory.

You're fine. Relax and enjoy your new fursuit!

Bear Hugs!
Papabear

Welcome to "Fresh Fur!" Our bi-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 September 1-13, 2025:

• Metal Eden (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - September 2
• Hell is Us (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - September 4
• Hollow Knight: Silksong (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2) - September 4
• Cronos: The New Dawn (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PC) - September 5
• Everybody's Golf Hot Shots (PS5, Switch, PC) - September 5
• NBA 2K26 (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Switch 2, PC) - September 5
• Knights of the Crusades (PC) - September 6
• Bubsy: The Purrfect Collection (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) - September 9
• Firefighting Simulator: Ignite (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - September 9
• Shape of Dreams (PC) - September 10
• Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - September 10
• Borderlands 4 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - September 12
• Gloomy Eyes (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) - September 12
• NHL 26 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S) - September 12

*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!

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Welcome to another episode of BFFT! We have all the staff here as Rayne and Ziggy join us from their new home in Chile’! This episode has it all: jokes, puns, silliness, movie review, furry news, upcoming events, and our regular Taebyn wackiness!  Listening to this episode will lighten your heart and make you chuckle at least for a little while. So tune in for another amazing(?) episode of BFFT! Moobarkfluff everyfur!

This podcast contains adult language and adult topics. It is rated M for Mature. Listener discretion is advised.

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