Japari Library:Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where's my bug friends/other things?

A: There is no canonical reason that insect/dinosaur Friends cannot happen, there is only speculation as to why not. The sole concept creator Mine Yoshizaki has shown zero interest in creating insect/dinosaur Friends as well as having zero reason to do so. His main inspiration to create Friends came from going on safari's to Africa/Madagascar/other places; you typically don't go on safari's to look at bugs nor go to zoo's to do the same. But then you can argue "well what about the UMA Friends", the idea of UMA Friends didn't occur until he was tasked to create rare/powerful Friends for the 2015 Nexon game and while they aren't real they're still based on mammalia animals for the most part.

Q: What are Japari buns made out of?

A: As per episode 7, The Library, we learned that Japari Buns are made out of field grown vegetables that are harvested by the Lucky Beasts. The specifics of how they're made or if there are other ingrediants involved are currently unknown.

Q: Why is Serval crying in episode 10?

A: The reason why Serval was crying in episode 10 is currently unknown and there isn't enough information to give a definitive answer; and only speculation exists as to why this may be so. While information has been given specifically in Hakase and Mimi's conversation about generations in guidebook 3, that gives a small amount of creditance to some these specualtions, this is a question that still can't be answered in a definitive way at all.

Q: What is the timeline of Kemono Friends?

A: There is no definitive timeline to the Kemono Friends universe. However given Hakase and Mimi's conversation about generations in guidebook 3, the art used to as a background gives a certain order that being the Manga's, then the Nexon games, and finally current art, so it can be logically guessed that the current timeline at the moment is: Manga>Nexon>Anime>Pavilion; this is also a logical timeline given the events of the Manga and Nexon game. Pavilion comes after anime due to the fact that the cup that Kaban carved into the ground on the top of the mountain can be seen so it is definitely after the anime, how long afterwards is unknown. Pavilion also has "ghost" messages that randomly appear that are references to past events in the series or something someone has said in the past; such as Kaban, Manga Ezo Red Fox, and references made to the Nexon game main story.

Q: Can there be more than 1 Friend of the same species?

A: Yes, as per the 3rd guidebook in Hakase and Mimi's conversation we learn that multiple Friends have the same species can occur; but the chances of that happening are extremely rare and compared to a multiple birth. The existence of what we call "Extra Serval" also brings into question of how sandstar effects an animal at a different age, that being Extra Serval is obviously an older serval and current Serval being a kitten especially in behavior; however how it truly effects age is something we currently do not know.

Q: Is Kaban a human or Friend/why wasn't she reverted when eaten?

A: Yes Kaban is a human Friend, she was sandstarred as a piece of human hair found in Mirai's hat(obviously). As to why she wasn't reverted when she was eaten by the Black Cerulean is something that can only be speculated on. Though the accepted answer and the most logical one is that Friends have a form to revert back to when they have their sandstar is taken away; Kaban however does not have a form to revert back to as a human can't revert back to something that isn't human so she stayed a human.

Q: Why are Kaban's hands black in ep 12?

A: When Kaban was eaten by the Black Cerulean and then saved it can be seen that her black leggings and gloves can be seen missing. At the end of episode 12 which takes place a month after the beating the Black cerulean we can see that Kaban's fingers and legs are a bit black. Given how kemonoplasm makes up a percentage Friends clothes it can be concluded that when she was eaten some of the kemonoplasm that makes up some of her clothes was taken away and is currently in the process of restoring itself.

Q: Why is there a crashed B12 in ep 11?

A: Why there is a crashed B12 bomber in episode 11 is currenly unknown and it's unknown whether it crashed by itself or was attacked and then crashed. The choice to use a B12 bomber was suggested by Mine Yoshizaki and the idea to use a passenger plane was suggested by Tatasuki; in which Director Tatsuki went with Mine's suggestion. Why Mine wanted to use a B12 instead of a passenger plane is currently unknown at the time.