Furry is often defined as "animals with human characteristics", but rarely as the reverse. If it is clearly human "with added animal parts" (such as ears and tails) I'd see it as nekomimi. Though, this is complicated by the fact that many Japanese characters are really animal spirits, but take on human forms which have such features as 'tells'.
It's tricky to draw the line, especially with characters like these which would be furry if they stayed transformed. Perhaps that's the best way to approach it - they are human some of the time, and furry the rest; whether the story as a whole is seen as "furry" depends on the frequency and importance of the transformed form.
I often have to make such decisions, as human or 'essentially human' characters are not permitted in sexual situations on Inkbunny. Personally I see furry characters as 'descending' from non-human animals, but it works the other way too, if you go far enough.
Furry is often defined as "animals with human characteristics", but rarely as the reverse. If it is clearly human "with added animal parts" (such as ears and tails) I'd see it as nekomimi. Though, this is complicated by the fact that many Japanese characters are really animal spirits, but take on human forms which have such features as 'tells'.
It's tricky to draw the line, especially with characters like these which would be furry if they stayed transformed. Perhaps that's the best way to approach it - they are human some of the time, and furry the rest; whether the story as a whole is seen as "furry" depends on the frequency and importance of the transformed form.
I often have to make such decisions, as human or 'essentially human' characters are not permitted in sexual situations on Inkbunny. Personally I see furry characters as 'descending' from non-human animals, but it works the other way too, if you go far enough.