Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I dunno. Saying: "well we've had lizards, robots and kangaroos before so this is okay" isn't such a hot argument either.
It is because it all wraps down to "this sort of character doesn't exist back then!" but with vague statements. Even the attempt to defend them with "joke characters!" imply that they are "lesser" characters, yet are characters nonetheless.