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DESCRIPTION:
Evolved animals, called Manimals, looking for answers and a better life,
migrate from Africa to New York City to live amongst people and find
happiness and purpose. They discover that the New York jungle is much
more sophisticated and complicated than the jungle from where they came.
Changes occur in Manimals and people as they learn about each other and
the struggles experienced by Manimals striving to coexist with people. The
human world is a mess and Manimals try to understand the complicated nature
of people while people try to understand the simple nature of Manimals.
Many people are excited by this evolutionary situation while others do
not understand or accept it. Manimals are loved and hated. Despised and
respected. Accepted and rejected.
The Dystopian "What If" Premise:
What if animals lived among us? Would people react differently? Would people
learn from them? Would people despise them and be disgusted with their
presence? How would it change civilization and how people react in their
day to day lives? What kind of impact would it have on the economy? What if
animals were effected by the pollution created by technology in the modern
world? How would they evolve? How would animals living among people be
possible.
Story Conflict:
The Manimals struggle to fit into human society. They strive to find their
purpose and place in the world. They are faced with homelessness, hunger,
persecution, inequality, and acceptance in the new city jungle with
different classes of people. They clearly do not fit in or belong and that
works against them constantly.
Theme:
Manimals is an allegory for racial prejudice, modern day conflicts and
differences in diverse cultures, and the handicapped. It addresses the
difference in lifestyles between the upper and lower class. Lessons and
examples in the story aims to address the social, moral, physical,
economical and personality differences and challenges between one another to
readers. It is also an allegory of pollution, poaching and the destruction
of the environment caused by people and their growing civilizations, wants
and needs.
PROTAGONIST:
The story follows and African Elephant, named Mayaka, who strives to
understand human nature and why people do the things they do. As he comes
to understand their reasons he begins to act, and think more like them.
This helps him in the new world, but also gets him into trouble. Mayaka
has a group of close friends that he's gained through showing kindness and
compassion to others. These friends are both Manimals and people.
ANTAGONIST:
The beginning antagonist is the people of the city. Human nature. People do
not understand what is happening and therefore react defensive, aggressive
and negative toward the Manimals. Like the undead in a zombie film.
Later a Society Against Manimals sets out to rid the city of the Manimals
and feels they are a dangerous disruption in nature that must be forced out
of the city or exterminated if necessarily.
The main antagonist is the Black Panther named Sefu. For the first
couple seasons of the show he appears friendly and to have the Manimals
protection, acceptance and best interest in mind. But later he his position
and popularity goes to his head. He develops is own agenda and seeks power
and dominance and eventually becoming a threatening public enemy that must
be captured. He believes that the future belongs to Manimals and they are
the species that will eventually rule the world. He will stop at nothing
and works against people and Manimals that do not agree or see his future
vision.