Gijinka is a specific type of humanization that superficially resembles really well-done cosplay.

The word itself is a romanization of the Japanese word "擬人化" which translates to "personification" in the English language. Meaning the intent is to depict something that is not human into something that is while retaining qualities from its original form, be it metaphorical (eg.: A personified fire being short tempered) or physical (eg.: The previous example having red hair).

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• Humanized - A non-human depicted as a human.
• Humanoidized - A non-humanoid depicted as a humanoid.
• Furrification - A character with no animal traits depicted as an anthro.
• Anthrofied - A character with animal traits (animal humanoids, taurs) or with little to no human traits (ferals, semi-anthros) depicted with more anthropomorphic traits.

See also

• forum #145709
• Kemono
• Kemonomimi
• Mecha Musume - A sub-genre of gijinka where the focus lies on machinery such as mechas and vehicles.