アニマル

noun

animal

Means an animal, but compared with the ordinary word 動物 it often feels more katakana-like, casual, commercial, or stylistic, as in アニマル柄 or animal-themed media and products.

• このブランドはアニマル柄がらの服ふくが多おおい。

  This brand has many clothes with animal prints.

• 子こども向むけの番ばん組ぐみにかわいいアニマルがたくさん出でてくる。

  Lots of cute animals appear in the children's program.