Most manga/anime I've seen featuring animals are either about pets or anthropomorphic animals living in a human-like society. How cool would it be to have a comic/manga that focuses on wild animals?

The manga could be called 'Gorilla' or 'Wild' or something like that, but I like the name 'Gorilla' most so far. It would be a dark, gritty manga about a tribe of monkeys fighting to survive. An action-packed manga with a little bit of politics mixed in. Avoiding predators, escaping natural disasters and fighting against other tribes for resources, or even amongst yourselves deciding who's going to be leader or where to go next. There would be no humans or human-like intelligence. The monkeys would have different personalities that make them stand out. It'd be almost like watching a documentary in manga form.

I think that instead of having it narrated like a documentary or mostly silent, with the animals speaking a little bit so you can understand their motivations and actions. Like in Game of Thrones, main characters are not exempt from death so there would be a lot of chances to build tension and change power dynamics.

I tried making some mock pages (https://imgur.com/a/GK4noMh9). They don't really capture the dark and gritty feel I wanted (some of them are kinda funny) but apart from that I think it gives an idea of what I mean.

I don't have any plans to actually go and make this manga, because I have no interest in animals and can't really draw them either. But if you do know any comics/manga like this already, feel free to let me know!

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