# Yet another Buffy question: Anya and bunnies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 23, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-buffy-question-anya-and-bunnies/251814 "2004-06-23T16:24:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-buffy-question-anya-and-bunnies/251814/21 "2004-06-23T22:59:21Z")
Oops. Even though mods never seem to edit coding errors when I ask, I’ll ask anyway, can somebody fix my spoiler tag? ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-buffy-question-anya-and-bunnies/251814/22 "2004-06-23T23:06:19Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > There was no scene in the series involving Anya falling into a bunny hutch. The closest we see to anything like that is in “Tabula Rasa” when [spoiler]an amnesiac Anya accidentally conjures first one, then dozens of bunnies[/spolier] but this is well after her bunny phobia (which apparently has no clinical name) is established. The only times Anya is seen with a live bunny is in “Tabula Rasa” and in the flashback in “Selfless” when she’s raising them. Other bunny appearances are her Halloween costume and a stuffed bunny she stumbles across in “The Gift.” Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I keep seeing this picture in my mind. A still image. I’m beginning to think the “Anya falls in the bunny hutch” scenario is something I saw in the comic series. Perhaps a fellow comic nerdo can verify. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-buffy-question-anya-and-bunnies/251814/23 "2004-06-24T02:28:18Z")
I have nothing useful to add, other than Anya’s fear of bunnies was one of my very favorite things about her, and one of my favorite things about the show. I was always looking for little mentions of bunnies by Anya. Continue productive discourse. ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-buffy-question-anya-and-bunnies/251814/24 "2004-06-24T03:24:49Z")
> [@ParadoxMan](#): > > If this happened in the series, it is in one of the episodes I missed and may go a long ways to answering the question. > > I didn’t even know there was a BtVS comic. Are they still making them since the series ended? There was a BTVS comic series that ran during the latter half of the series. It lasted more than five years (63 issues). There was an Angel ongoing series, and I think two minis. Most of the supporting characters got their own mini at some point; there were perhaps seven or eight of them. There was an ongoing series about a future Slayer, Fray, and most recently, a limited series Tales of the Vampires. Total of more than 120 individual issues and graphic novels. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-buffy-question-anya-and-bunnies/251814/25 "2004-06-24T11:58:44Z")
**Otto** , the reason “mods never seem to edit coding errors when I ask” is the way you ask. If you ask in the thread, as you did, the chances are that a Mod won’t even notice it. The way to ask is to hit the REPORT BAD POST button (the exclamation point button in the upper right corner). That calls it to the attention of the Moderator. Yes, I understand that the “explanation” of that button implies it’s to be used for really bad stuff, but we’ve said time and again, that’s the only way to be sure of attracting moderator attention. Someone ELSE reported your post, and so I have fixed the spoilers for you. And, of course, let me add that the “origin” story that had Anya on a rabbit farm occurred (in real life) long after she’d had the bunny-phobia, so it was basically a joke/reversal. ---
**Author:** ![Izzybella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@Izzybella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Izzybella)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-buffy-question-anya-and-bunnies/251814/26 "2004-06-24T17:54:26Z")
I seem to recall reading an interview not too with Emma Caulfield, the actress who played Anya, where the bunny phobia was discussed. The writers never did give a reason for Anya’s phobia and left it up to both Emma and the audience to formulate their own conclusion. I don’t recall reading what conclusion Emma came to about it though. I’d have to find the interview in question. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-buffy-question-anya-and-bunnies/251814/27 "2004-06-24T17:56:44Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > **Otto** , the reason “mods never seem to edit coding errors when I ask” is the way you ask. If you ask in the thread, as you did, the chances are that a Mod won’t even notice it. The way to ask is to hit the REPORT BAD POST button (the exclamation point button in the upper right corner). That calls it to the attention of the Moderator. There is no “report bad post” button on my own posts. Never has been. There is no mechanism within the thread to report my own posts other than posting to ask for the correction. > [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Someone ELSE reported your post, and so I have fixed the spoilers for you. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-buffy-question-anya-and-bunnies/251814/28 "2004-06-24T23:12:01Z")
lquote]There is no “report bad post” button on my own posts. Never has been. There is no mechanism within the thread to report my own posts other than posting to ask for the correction. [/quote] Ah, sorry, I had forgot about that. Best bet is to report the post above or below, and to say, “Hey, I’m reporting my post which is one above this one, please can you fix the wossname.” The fact is that Uke and I just don’t have time to read all the threads here, searching for posts that say, “Please fix my link.” We need your help in calling such things to our attention, via REPORT BAD POST or email or similar. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-buffy-question-anya-and-bunnies/251814/29 "2004-06-25T03:35:32Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > You’re mixing seasons. Everything up to Anya was from one year; the next year, Willow was Joan of Arc, Oz was God, Zander was James Bond, I don’t remember what Buffy was, … I’m pretty sure that that year Buffy dressed as Red Riding Hood with a basketfull of weapons instead of food 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-buffy-question-anya-and-bunnies/251814.md?page=1)