>>87559213The West usually fucks this up by going to far and slamming into furry territory. Like that one Aladin episode where Jasmin turns into a snek. She's snake up to the waist immediately which covers up the funbits and eventually she's snake to the neck and has a hood. That's not good.
On the other hand, the West AND East often fuck it up by saying "oh this girl who looks like a normal human being is actually a dragon" or just boring like
>>87559278This is my way of thinking:
Is it human with x? Monstergirl
Is it humanoid x? Furry/Xeno
Of course my definition isn't perfect because it lets lazy bullshit like catgirls through. And it's just my definition. I'm sure I'm going to catch hell for it.
>>87559302Is a very good example of a western monstergirl, I think. As is pic related. I think there's a reason that Inque drove me nuts as a kid while snake Jasmin didn't do shit for me even though I prefer snake to goo now.