Animal Band

Unreleased

The Animal Band is a musician group, largely composed of minks, who performed with Uta.

Members

 * The guitarist Blion (ブライオン) is a lion mink with yellow fur and a red mane stylized to have a lot of arched pieces and a pompadour at the top. He has a tattoo on his right arm and neck with an arched pattern and Uta's name written in capital letters. He wears a black, white, and purple tank top and black leather pants. He also wears sunglasses, a silver belt, and bracelets on both wrists.
 * The bassist Girash (ジラッシュ) is a giraffe mink with long blue hair that covers his eyes. He wears a purple v-neck shirt, a black leather jacket, black leather pants, a silver belt, and a black top hat with a yellow star on the front.
 * The drummer Carpennya (カーペンニャー) is a cat mink with white fur, a slim neck, and puffy pink hair. She wears a wide brimmed top hat, a green shirt with a black striped pattern and Uta's symbol on the front, and light blue shorts.
 * The DJ Slim (スリム) is a rotund panda mink with a wide smile and small eyes. He wears an open short-sleeved teal hoodie with green trim, orange bracelets with yellow arrows on them, black pants, a black belt with a silver buckle, and yellow boots with grey soles. He has Uta's symbol on his right arm, and he wears a pink and white baseball cap with a green bill, "UTA" written on the front, and a headset attached on the sides. He keeps a bamboo stalk in his mouth.
 * The accordianist Dacson (ダクソン) is a dog with light blue fur, droopy eyes, a long tongue, a fluffy tail, and a ribbed accordion-like body. It is unknown if this is a feature of a particular species or due to a potential Devil Fruit ability. He wears a blue and white tracksuit with a gold star on the side of the pants and Uta's symbol on the back of the jacket. He also wears a striped sun hat.

One Piece Film: Red
The Animal Band participated in Uta's concert on Elegia.

Merchandise
Blion and Girash first appeared in the promotional artwork for Uta no Uta: ONE PIECE FILM RED. They were included as one of the five possible collectible cards that came with the physical album, listed as the Animal Band (動物バンド), instead of their name written in full katakana.

Trivia

 * Each band member seemingly references a real-life musician:
 * Blion's name seems to be a combination of "lion" (ライオン) and the name "Brian" (ブライアン). He may be a reference to Brian May, the lead guitarist of Queen.
 * Girash's name seems to be a combination of "giraffe" (ジラフ) and "Slash" (スラッシュ). He is likely a reference to Slash, the lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses, with whom he also shares visual elements such as a top hat and long hair.
 * Carpennya's name seems to be a combination of "Carpenter" (カーペンター) and "nya" (ニャー) She is likely a reference to Karen Carpenter, the singer and drummer of the duo The Carpenters.
 * Slim is likely a reference to the DJ Fatboy Slim.
 * Dacson's name may be combination of "dachshund" (ダックスフント) and "Jackson" (ジャクソン), referencing Michael Jackson.
 * Dacson appearance resemble that of a short Daaachshund.