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For those that are looking for anime characters to get them into the spirit of the season, there are plenty that features the majestic rabbit. Not all of them are about fuzzy messages of peace and love. This is anime, after all.
7 Great Rabbit, Re: ZERO
For those viewers out there that have seen Monty Python’s The Search For The Holy Grail this could be seen as part of a joke about underestimating the power of the harmless little bunny. The Great Rabbit isn’t just a single rabbit, but a whole army of bloodthirsty killers waiting to attack unsuspecting passers-by.
One of the most gruesome scenes in an already visceral fantasy-horror anime series features the character Sabaru, who sees an adorable little rabbit in a snowy field and approaches it out of curiosity. He loses a few fingers, and a hand, and things go downhill from there.
6 Rumi Usagiyama, My Hero Academia
She’s also known as Rabbit Hero Mirko, and other than some physical similarities, she doesn’t have much in common with the symbolic image of the rabbit as a peaceful, introspective, or team player. Rumi prefers to work alone and has a strong, aggressive personality that defines her as a righteous warrior.
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Rumi has above-average hearing abilities to track her enemies with minimal noise and is fast and anxious to rush into every fight. However, she looks for danger as opposed to avoiding it, which is very un-rabbit-like.
5 Usagi Tsukino, Sailor Moon
Also known as Neo-Queen Serenity or Sailor Moon depending on what version of the anime or manga, her name means “Rabbit” in Japanese, and is a reference to the image of the rabbit that appears on the moon. Sharp-eyed viewers will notice that almost everything Usagi owns, including clothing other than her school uniform, is always decorated with rabbits. Her hairstyle, where Mamoru gets his pet name for her, “Buns Head” looks suspiciously like floppy rabbit ears.
As if that wasn’t enough, she’s named “Bunny” in the German localization of the show. Rolls all that into a furry ball and it’s fair to say Usagi Tsukino is an honorary rabbit.
4 Frau, Peach Boy Riverside
Frau isn’t exactly an anthropomorphic rabbit. She’s part human and part rabbit, has more speed and strength than a regular human, and loves carrots. She has a cheerful demeanor and is well-liked by the other characters but deals with bigotry from the general public of the Western Continent, who shun her because of her half-rabbit status.
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Her past is a mystery, as is her weirdly obvious name which just means “woman” or “Mrs.” in German. Sally found her on the road and saved her from starvation by offering her a carrot, which brings Frau into the fold.
3 My Melo, Hello Kitty
Melody was introduced to the anime world in 1976 and is Sanrio’s first rabbit character. One of the earliest anime bunnies that audiences saw, the sweet little rabbit Melody is Kitty’s best friend from that iconic franchise, Hello Kitty.
She was born in the magical forest of Mariland and her design is based on Red Riding Hood, hence the adorable red hat. It doesn’t get much more kawaii than this. Also known as Melo, she makes friends with all the woodland critters, because of course she does, and her best friend is an equally cute mouse named Flat.
2 Barnaby Brooks Jr., Tiger & Bunny
When a person thinks about superheroes, they might not think of pink rabbits, but one of the most popular heroes in Tiger & Bunny uses the image to their advantage. Barnaby Brooks is the Bunny side of the team, and although he and his partner share the same NEXT power they use them in different ways.
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Both Tiger and Bunny have the power to increase their powers 100-fold, but the effect only lasts a short time and they can only use it once every 24 hours. Wild Tiger, as the name suggests, uses his powers for offense, which usually means destruction, while Bunny does what his animal symbol would and uses planning and strategy instead.
1 Carrot, One Piece
A supporting character who appears in the Whole Cake Island Saga and Wano Country Arc portions of the story, Carrot is an ally of the protagonist Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates. This character isn’t named after a rabbit or has rabbit traits, she’s actually a rabbit and a member of the Mink Tribe, which is a whole group of animals with human features.
Carrot is famous in One Piece for her dramatic transformation scene n which she takes on her Sulong form, which is only possible during the full moon. She turns into a majestic, six-foot god-like angelic celestial rabbit with glowing red eyes, and it’s equally creepy and impressive.
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