I've been looking at the various "furry charts" since the Cats trailer came out. I think this one has the closest to what the movie went with (the standing one at the bottom), but even it stylizes enough to avoid plummeting into the uncanny valley.
【Normal type】
Still a natural body
Cannot be called 'anthro' yet
Why!?② Can understand human words
Can also speak themselvesIllustrated guide to anthro (cat)【Two-footed type ①】
Able to walk on two feet
Physique is still that of an animal【Two-footed type ②】
Able to walk on two feet
Physique is relatively human-like【Animal parts type】
Looks more or less completely human
Ears and tail make up only a small part of the bodyDinnertime~Nyaaa~ ♡【Subtypes of the normal type】① Can understand human words
Cannot speak themselves③ Cannot speak themselves
Can perform gestures and uses body language【Clothed type】
Increases the human-like quality by wearing clothes
Occasionally has hair also【Completely human type】
Completely human
Traces of what they were before in their clothing and personality
Most of what is now called 'gijinka' is hereAt the two-footed stage the 'front legs' become obvious armsOnly wears clothes on the upper half of the body
Usually has the physique of an animal in this caseThe range of 'animal'The range of personification (in literature)
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