TV series
Useless Animals
2005, Japanese, on Kids Station.
One day, Uruno, a useless Wolf, is looking for a new home. He finds a forest full of animals that don't quite fit their parts. A bunny that is ill tempered, a clumsy cheetah and a near-sighted eagle.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 26
- Episode length
- 5 min
- Status
- Ended in 2005
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Latest episode
S1 E26: Goodbye Uruno-kun
Aired 21 February 2005
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Motoki TakagiUruno (voice) · 26 ep
- Noriaki SugiyamaUsahara (voice) · 26 ep
- Sayaka NaritaChiiko (voice) · 26 ep
- Toshiyuki MorikawaYunihiko (voice) · 26 ep
- Makoto AokiTakaoka (voice) · 11 ep
- Hiroshi KamiyaPeganosuke (voice) · 11 ep
- Mariko GomiPiyu (voice) · 5 ep
- Hana TakedaKumanee (voice) · 4 ep
- Daisuke MatsubaraKumakawa (voice) · 2 ep
- Kouzou DouzakaUseless God (voice) · 2 ep
- Yuusuke KasaharaSakamata (voice) · 2 ep
- Kanoko InadaKirin (voice) · 2 ep
Details
- First aired
- 17 January 2005
- Last aired
- 21 February 2005
- Network
- Kids Station
- Original title
- だめっこどうぶつ
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
- Rated
- TV-G
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What Useless Animals is based on
Useless Animals is based on Damekko Dōbutsu, a manga series by Noriko Kuwata, published by Bamboo Comics.
Manga series
Damekko Dōbutsu
By Noriko Kuwata
Published by Bamboo Comics
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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Useless Animals: quick answers
Is Useless Animals worth watching?
Useless Animals doesn’t have enough ratings for a verdict yet.
How many seasons of Useless Animals are there?
Useless Animals has 1 season and 26 episodes, about 5 minutes each.
Is Useless Animals finished?
Yes. Useless Animals ended in 2005, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is Useless Animals on?
Useless Animals isn’t listed on any OTT platform in India yet. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
Useless Animals parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
Useless Animals is rated TV-G. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
What shows are like Useless Animals?
If you liked Useless Animals, try Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Maison Ikkoku, Teasing Master Takagi-san.
What is Useless Animals based on?
Useless Animals is based on Damekko Dōbutsu, a manga series by Noriko Kuwata, published by Bamboo Comics.