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(Last Update June 6, 2013)

Table of Contents

Purpose of the Recommended Anthropomorphics List
Motion Picture
Dramatic Short Work or Series
Novel
Short Fiction
Other Literary Work
Graphic Story
Comic Strip
Magazine
Website
Published Illustration
Game
Miscellany

TOC     Purpose of the Recommended Anthropomorphics List

This twelfth annual Recommended Anthropomorphics List has two purposes. Firstly, it is open for all Furry fans to recommend what they consider to be the best anthropomorphic movies, TV series, novels, artwork, games, etc. that they found first published during 2013. It is for fans who want to know what anthropomorphic movies, TV series, novels, etc. others found to be worth looking for. The List is open to anyone to add to, so if you know of any 2013 Furry movies or comic books or comic strips, etc. that you consider worth recommending, please send your recommendations to:

recommended@ursamajorawards.org

The ALAA reserves the right to exclude from the Recommended Anthropomorphics List, and from contention for an Ursa Major Award, any works it deems to be obscene, libelous, illegal, or otherwise detrimental to the integrity and good standing of the Ursa Major Awards and the anthropomorphics fandom that those awards represent.

All recommendations for 2013 must be received by January 15, 2014.

It would be greatly appreciated if you are able to provide weblinks to your recommendations so that we can correctly add them to the list.

The second purpose is to serve as a guide to which items were produced in 2014, to help fans determine what is eligible to nominate for the year's Ursa Major Awards (to be voted upon in 2014). Note: Recommendation of items to this list does not constitute nomination for the awards, nor is it a requirement for nomination! Nominations may not be done until January 2014 - check the Nominations page for instructions.

Fursuit performances qualify under "Dramatic Short Work or Series", preferably in recorded form, or as performances which will be repeated.

The dividing line in size between Novel and Short Fiction is 40,000 words.

The "Other Literary Work" category is for any literary work that does not fit into the existing written categories, including but not limited to such things as short story and comic strip collections, graphic novels, and non-fiction.

The Published Illustration category is intended for single illustrations only. When multiple illustrations exist in the same story/book be careful to identify exactly which illustration you mean. Should you wish to recommend an artist of several illustrations in the same story, none of which stands out above the other, cite the title page or other first illustration.

Recommended Anthropomorphic Miscellany is not matched by a similar category in the Ursa Major Awards. Recommended Miscellany is for those items like the Realm of the Claw action figures that appeared awhile back, or the Cthulhu plush dolls that do not fit into any of the existing categories, but are too good to be ignored.

This Recommended List is posted at http://www.ursamajorawards.org/. This website includes links to as many as possible of the recommended items that have their own entries on the Internet; so if you want to know more about any of them, you can go right to its site.

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Recommended List for 2008
Recommended List for 2009
Recommended List for 2010
Recommended List for 2011
Recommended List for 2012

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic Motion Picture

           [Live-action or animated feature-length movies.]

1. The Croods (Directed by Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco, February 15)
2. Epic (Directed by Chris Wedge, May 24)
3. Khumba (Directed by Antohny Silverston, July 4)
4. Oz: The Great and Powerful (Directed by Sam Raimi, March 8)

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series

           [TV series or one-shots, advertisements or short videos.]

1. FursuitTV (Timduru, monthly episodes #83 to ?)
2. Glove and Boots (videos from "Buy Amazing Product" to ?)
3. Littlest Pet Shop (Directed by Joel Dickle and Dallas Parker, Season 1 Episode 10 to ?)
4. Meet Thomas: Creator of an Alternate Universe (Young & Rubicam agency, February)
5. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (Directed by James Thiessen and James Wooton, season 3 ep 10 to ?)
6. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic "Pinkie Pie Party" DVD [episodes are all old, other stuff is new](Shout, January 29)
7. My Little Pony: Tron (Cheer up, Fluttershy!) (Al Stiff, May 6)
8. Omelette (Madeline Sharafian, April)
9. The Safety Prance (Furs Without Suits, May 10)
10. Shave It (Directed by Fernando Maldonado and Jorge Tereso, April 9)
11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Directed by Michael Chang, Alan Wan, Juan Jose Meza-Leon, and Sebastian Montes, Season 1 Episode 13 to ?)
12. Wastelander Panda (Epic Films, videos released May 27 to ?)

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic Novel

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

1. Samurai Son, by M. H. Bonham (Sky Warrior Book Publishing, LLC, May 1)
2. Summerhill, by Kevin Frane (Argyll Productions, January 17)
3. Earthrise, by M.C.A. Hogarth. (Studio MCAH, April 30)
4. The Cats of Tanglewood Forest, by Charles de Lint and Charles Vess (Little, Brown, March 5)

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic Short Fiction

           [Stories less than 40,000 words, poetry and other short written works.]

1. Indigo Rain, by Watts Martin (FurPlanet Productions, January 17) Mature Audiences.

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work

           [Story collections, comic collections, graphic novels, non-fiction works, and convention program books.]

1. Rarity, by Katie Cook (story), Andy Price (art), Heather Breckel (coloring), Neil Uyetake (lettering), and Bobby Curnow (editor) (IDW, comicfolio, April 24)
2. District 14, Season 1, by Pierre Gabus & Romuald Reutimann (Humanoids, Inc., graphic novel, February 12)
3. Fluttershy, by Barbara Kesel (story), Tony Fleecs (art), and Amy Mebberson (coloring) (IDW, comicfolio, May 29)
4. Rainbow Dash, by Ryan K. Lindsay (story), Tony Fleecs (art), Neil Uyetake (lettering), and Bobby Curnow (editor) (IDW, comicfolio, March 20)
5. Sale Bête. T.2, On Ira Tous au Charadis, by Maïa Mazaurette and Jean-Paul Krassinsky (Ed. Dupuis, graphic novel, April 5)
6. La Saga d'Atlas & Axis. T.2, by Jean-Paul Pau (Ankama Editions, graphic novel, February 14)
7. The Mystical Cat: An Anthology of All Things Feline, edited by Dusty Rainbolt. (Sky Warrior Book Publishing, anthology, January 16)
8. Iron: or, The War After, by Shane-Michael Vidaurri (Archaia Entertainment, heavily illustrated novel, January 1)
9. Twilight Sparkle, by Thomas Zahler (story, art, lettering), Ronda Pattison (coloring), and Bobby Curnow (editor) (IDW,comicfolio, February 20)

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic Graphic Story

           [Includes comic books and serialized online stories.]

1. Furrlough, by various. (Radio Comix, monthly, issues #192 to ?)
2. Housepets!, by Rick Griffin (Internet, January 2, to ?)
3. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (IDW Publishing, issue 2 to ?)
4. Swords and Sausages, by Jan (Internet, January 12, to ?)
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, by various (IDW, issues 18 to ?)
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret History of the Foot Clan miniseries, by Mateus Santolouco and Erik Burnham. (IDW, issues 2-4)
7. TwoKinds, by Tom Fischbach (Internet, January 5, #706, to ?)

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic Comic Strip

           [For newspaper-style strips, including those with ongoing arcs.]

(Note - The Belfry contains links to a wide variety of on-line comics including many Furry ones.)

1. Buni, by Ryan Pagelow. (Internet from January 2 to ?)
2. Doc Rat, by Jenner (Internet, January 1 to ?)
3. Freefall, by Mark Stanley. (Internet strips from January 2 to ?)
4. The Three Jaguars, by M. C. A. Hogarth. (Internet strips from January 1 to ?)

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic 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.]

1. Flayrah, edited by Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry (Internet, January 1 to ?)

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic Website

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

1. Equestria Daily, My Little Pony fandom art and fanfic community site.

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic Published Illustration

           [Illustrations for books, magazines, convention program books, cover art for such, coffee table portfolios.]

1. Blotch, wraparound cover for Divisions by Kyell Gold, Sofawolf Press, January 17.
2. Stephen Hickman, cover of The Iron Breed, by Andre Norton (Baen Books, January 1)
3. Dark Natasha Mleynek, "Matthias, Ready for Battle" painting (The Metamor Keep website, February 3)
4. Redcoatcat, cover for Furnal Equinox 2013 con book, March 8.

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic Game

           [Computer or console games, role-playing games, board games.]

1. The Night of the Rabbit (Daedalic Entertainment, May 29)
2. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (Developer Sanzaru Games, Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment, February 5)

TOC     Recommended Anthropomorphic Miscellany