Kaban

Kaban (Japanese: かばん Hepburn: Kaban) is the name given to the human Friend who stars as the protagonist of the Kemono Friends 2017 anime. She received her name from her companion and best friend Serval, with whom she spends the duration of her adventure in the anime story, after the bag she was born wearing.

Appearance
Kaban is a girl of short stature. She has black, short messy hair. She also wears a safari hat that is rather battered and has holes in its rim - for most of the series, it has a single green feather. However, in Episode 11, Arai returns a red feather to the hat. The hat once belonged to Mirai. She wears a red shirt with black trims, and a dark gray undershirt below that. She carries around a white backpack, for which she is named for. She has grayish-white pants with red and black trimming, as well as black stockings and gloves. She wears brown boots.

Personality
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Backstory
describe, briefly, the circumstances leading up to the birth of the human Friend Kaban (as seen on Mirai's page)

Kemono Friends (2017 Anime)
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Episode 1
In the first episode, Kaban wanders the savanna area and encounters Serval in a chase game that she calls "hunter and prey." Serval inquires Kaban about her friend type and territory; however, Kaban claims to not know anything but is able to speak and identify her bag. Serval tells that Kaban was possibly born from the sandstar from last night's eruption and suggests going to the library to learn about Kaban's friend type. Serval accompanies Kaban through the savanna area and protects him from a Cerulean. Kaban feels sad about her inadequacy, but Serval reassures Kaban about her potential. After a break and more walking, Serval tells Kaban to climb trees if she needs to run away from a cerulean. She helps Kaban climb a small tree, and they get a view of the area. They continue on to the water pool and encounter the Hippopotamus. Hippopotamus questions Kaban's capabilities, pointing out Kaban's lack of abilities. However, she proves her worth by exercising her intelligence by distracting the Cerulean at the bridge with a paper airplane. Afterwards, Kaban and Serval make paper airplanes together, and Kaban departs for the jungle with Serval. Near the end of the episode, Serval and Kaban encounter a Lucky Beast referred to as "Boss," whom acts as Kaban's guide throughout the show.

Episode 2
In this episode, Kaban encounters many friends in the Jungle area. Boss guides them to a bridge that have been destroyed in attempts to reclaim a Japari Bus. In her dilemma, she gathers the help of Jaguar, the Small-Clawed Otter, and Serval to reconstruct a bridge and the Japari Bus.

Episode 3
After learning that the Japari Bus's battery has run dry, Kaban, Boss, and Serval travel to the mountains in search of a cafe to recharge the battery. At the base of the mountain, they find a tram station with no vehicles to ride and encounter the Japanese Crested Ibis. The Japanese Crested Ibis flies Kaban to the top of the mountain to the cafe. Kaban encounters Suri Alpaca and is able to recharge the battery. Suri Alpaca complains about the lack of visitors, and Kaban helps to make the cafe more visible by weeding the grass to create a mug impression on the grass.

Episode 4
After getting the Japari Bus operational, Serval, Kaban, and Boss travel to the desert area and encounter a sandstorm. They encounter the Sand Cat who falls from the sky while trying to get the bus unstuck from the sand. They have small chatter and visit Sand Cat's home. At her home, they find an underground passage to the labyrinths. Kaban and Serval enter the labyrinths and encounter the Tsuchinoko, who guides Kaban and Serval through the Labyrinth. They stumble upon an exit closed by rubble, but Kaban helps find a secret exit behind the wooden panels and discovers another part of the labyrinth. They return to the Japari Bus and travel to the next area.

Episode 5
In this episode, Kaban encounters the American Beaver after knocking down her stack of logs into the water. The American Beaver wants build herself a house, but she feels anxiety any time she attempts to build. Due to the loss of her construction materials, Serval and Kaban volunteer to gather wood for the American Beaver. Lucky Beast locates a nearby forest, and they encounter the Prarie Dog who is digging countless holes in the ground. With Prarie Dog's working speed and American Beaver's instruction, they gather materials very quickly. Back near the lake, Kaban suggests that the American Beaver attempt to make a smaller model of her desired log house. The American Beaver and Prarie Dog attempt to build their own homes without success, and Kaban makes another suggestion, in which the American Beaver and Prarie Dog join efforts to create a home. They successfully create a log house with an underground tunnel. Kaban, Serval, and Boss depart from the Lake Shore later in the day.

Episode 6
In this episode, Kaban, Serval, and Boss are captured by the Arabian Oryx and Auroch, who are aligned with Lion and at war with Moose's group. The Arabian Oryx and Auroch take them to Lion's castle. At first they are intimidated by Lion's demeanor, but when the Oryx and Auroch leaves, Lion loosens the tension and converses with Kaban and Serval. Lion explains the war on the territories, her winning streak, and concerns. She inquires Kaban if she has any idea to prevent people from getting hurt and to making Moose win. Kaban suggests using rolled papers and breaking beach balls attached to their bodies to decide the battle. Kaban and Serval are sent to Moose's side as spies to help Moose win the war. The two participate in the sparring session and enter the war later in the day. Moose proposes charging to the fortress head-on; however, Kaban devises a strategy to aid in Moose's victory. At the end of the episode, Shoebill approaches Kaban and asks if she is a human.

Episode 7
At the beginning of the episode, Shoebill tells Kaban that humans were clever beings that developed interesting idea, possessed high intellect, and wielded tools. While not being able to pinpoint the exact area that humans lived, Kaban and Serval venture to the library to learn of the humans' whereabouts. Upon arriving at the forest, Kaban and Serval venture into a maze with various quizzes about animal facts. Kaban is able to read the writing on the signs, and Serval is fascinated Kaban's ability to read. After numerous trial and errors through the quizzes, Kaban and Serval finally reach the library and meet the Northern White Faced Owl (the Professor) and the Eurasian Eagle Owl (the assistant). After the introduction, the two owls remark that Kaban and Serval are the first to complete the maze. When Serval asks the two owls about Kaban's animal species, the two offer to answer only if they cook for them. The group enters the library and the owl introduces them to cooking books, the ingredient, and then cooking station. Serval cuts the vegetables, and Kaban starts a fire with a magnifying glass, which scares the owls and Serval. After finishing cooking, the owls taste the curry that Kaban made. At first, they gave jeering remarks about the spiciness, but they come to enjoy the dish. The owls tell Kaban that she is a human, but the two state that humans disappeared from the island by hiding or extinction. The two owls give Kaban and Serval VIP tickets to the P.P.P. concert and tell them to visit when they find the humans.

Episode 8
Kaban and Serval travel to Waterfront area to attend P.P.P.'s concert. They encounter Margay on a tree and watch a short debut of the group. They later visit P.P.P. during their practice session. They watch the practice and compliment the group for their music and dancing skills; however, Royal Penguin gets frustrated and leaves practice before the concert. Kaban and Serval find her sitting near the water outside the concert hall. The usher her back in to the concert hall and P.P.P. performs their song. After the concert, Kaban and Serval converse with the P.P.P. members and Royal Penguin comments that the humans were last seen at the Harbor.

Current Whereabouts
Kaban, along with Serval and other Friends (who are implied to be Common Raccoon and Fennec Fox), was last seen riding the Japari Bus, which has been repurposed as a boat, from the Kyōshū Region to the Gokoku Region. The group hopes to learn the fate of humanity by continuing their adventure elsewhere.

Serval
Serval is Kaban's endearing companion throughout the twelve episodes in the show. They both care for each other greatly and seem to admire and compliment each other's talents. Serval can perform exceptional physical tasks while Kaban utilizes problem solving and critical thinking skills. Throughout the anime, Serval is constantly fascinated by Kaban's ingenuity e.g. Kaban's paper airplane from Ep. 1, bridge from Ep. 2, ability to read in Ep. 7.

Lucky
Lucky acts as Kaban's guide throughout the anime. Lucky informs Kaban about the various friends and areas and views Kaban similarly to Mirai due to Kaban's hat. Through Mirai's recorded logs, Kaban gains hints about the humans' disappearance from the island.

Common Raccoon
Throughout most of the anime, the Common Raccoon does not meet Kaban till near the end of anime. She pursues Kaban in hopes to reclaim the hat she found in the savanna and accuses Kaban as a thief despite never having interacted with Kaban. The Common Raccoon goes throughout Japari Park and becomes fascinated with Kaban's feats that are told by other friends. Near the end when the Common Raccon finally meets Kaban, she realizes that Kaban is not the thief that she accuses her to be and comes to really admire Kaban.