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! align="center" bgcolor="#5380FB" | '''Original Net Animation'''
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| '''Japanese Title''': || ようこそジャパリパーク
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| '''Romanised Title''': || Youkoso Japari Park
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| '''Directed by''': || Haruki Kasugamori
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| '''Produced by''': || Nobuyuki Hosoya,Hitoshi Kajii,Eiji Kato 
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| '''Written by''': || Ryutaro Kenmochi
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| '''Music by''': || Akiyuki Tateyama, Kyouhei Matuno
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| '''Studio''': || ？
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| '''Original Network''': || AniTele
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| '''Original Run''': || August 12th, 2018 – September 30, 2020
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| '''Episodes''': || 36
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'''Welcome to Japari Park''' is an original net animation set after the events of the original Kemono Friends [[Kemono Friends (2015 Mobile Game)|mobile game]] produced in collaboration with Nexon. The plot of the ONA mirrors that of the Nexon game, and serves as a retelling of the events. Crunchyroll picked up the series for streaming under the title "Welcome to the JAPARI PARK".

The anime has had sporadic release periods compared to the main Kemono Friends series. At the end of episode 11, it was announced that episode 12 would premiere on April 15, 2019, a few months after the premiere of [[Kemono Friends (Season 2)]]. After the release of episode 24 on October 14, 2019, the status of the anime was unknown until the Spring 2020 anime season. Episode 25 was suddenly released as the start of the second season on April 15, 2020.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-14/crunchyroll-streams-welcome-to-the-japari-park-2nd-season-wacky-tv-nanana-3rd-season-anime/.158585</ref>

== Plot ==
During the reconstruction of [[Japari Park]], Park Guide [[Mirai]] and Friend [[Serval]] host a video record of their previous adventures for park guests. Mirai, [[Serval]], and [[Caracal]] travelled through the various areas of Japari Park after Serval gets a mysterious pendant that helps Friends fight against the [[Celliens]] who have invaded Japari Park. The group also searched for a mysterious [[Cellval|Cellien who looks like Serval]].

The plot is largely based on the original story missions from the Nexon game. A [[Lucky]] Beast with the registration number 2021LB-1 features prominently in the intro and credits for the series. It projects the main episodes on the walls of the storage room it's sitting in. The state of said room changes as the series goes on, tying into the later abandonment of the park.

All episodes open with a disclaimer stating "This program was reconstructed based on the record of JAPARIPARK. It may differ from other records in terms of audio, video, chronology, etc. Please watch this program on your understanding." This indicates that the program is based on the original mobile game, not the other titles that came after it that viewers would be more familiar with.

== Differences with Nexon Version ==
* Certain vitriolic or harsh dialogue (such as [[Eurasian Eagle-Owl]]’s insults towards [[Crested Ibis]]’ tone-deafness) has been drastically toned down from original game.
* Friends no longer make fun of others who are suffering or have been attacked by Celliens.
* Some Friends in the original game don't take Celliens seriously, while in ONA, all Friends consider them a serious threat.
* Certain comedic moments involving Celliens (such as them waiting for Friends to finish speaking before attacking them, or being mixed in as one of prize rewards from Sky Race) are removed.
* The background for [[White Rhinoceros]] and [[Black Rhinoceros]]' dynamic differs from the Nexon game; White Rhino says that their princess-and-knight dynamic is simply them playing pretend, whereas in the original game Black Rhino calls her princess due to saving her from a big Cellien.
* In the original game, [[Superb Lyrebird]] is the referee during Sky Race. In the ONA version, the role goes to [[Rock Dove]] instead.
* The friends who acted as luggage inside the gondola that must be carried by the participants of the Sky Race are completely absent in the ONA.
* In the original, White Rhino reunited with Black Rhino at the Waterfront Area in [[Nakabe Region]] and fight against the big black Cellien that was powering the barrier at [[Kemono Castle]]. In the ONA, they reunited with each other in [[Park Central]] and fight a normal black Cellien.

== Episodes==
===Season 1===
*[[WtJPE001|Episode 1]]
*[[WtJPE002|Episode 2]]
*[[WtJPE003|Episode 3]]
*[[WtJPE004|Episode 4]]
*[[WtJPE005|Episode 5]]
*[[WtJPE006|Episode 6]]
*[[WtJPE007|Episode 7]]
*[[WtJPE008|Episode 8]]
*[[WtJPE009|Episode 9]]
*[[WtJPE010|Episode 10]]
*[[WtJPE011|Episode 11]]
*[[WtJPE012|Episode 12]]
*[[WtJPE013|Episode 13]]
*[[WtJPE014|Episode 14]]
*[[WtJPE015|Episode 15]]
*[[WtJPE016|Episode 16]]
*[[WtJPE017|Episode 17]]
*[[WtJPE018|Episode 18]]
*[[WtJPE019|Episode 19]]
*[[WtJPE020|Episode 20]]
*[[WtJPE021|Episode 21]]
*[[WtJPE022|Episode 22]]
*[[WtJPE023|Episode 23]]
*[[WtJPE024|Episode 24]]
===Season 2===
*[[WtJPE025|Episode 25]]
*[[WtJPE026|Episode 26]]
*[[WtJPE027|Episode 27]]
*[[WtJPE028|Episode 28]]
*[[WtJPE029|Episode 29]]
*[[WtJPE030|Episode 30]]
*[[WtJPE031|Episode 31]]
*[[WtJPE032|Episode 32]]
*[[WtJPE033|Episode 33]]
*[[WtJPE034|Episode 34]]
*[[WtJPE035|Episode 35]]
*[[WtJPE036|Episode 36]]

== Cast ==
* [[Lucky Beast]]: Aya Uchida
* [[Mirai]]: Aya Uchida
* [[Serval]]: Ai Nonaka
* [[Caracal]]: Ryo Hi 
* [[Cellval]]: Ai Nonaka
* [[Toki]]: Haruka Terui
* [[Northern White-Faced Owl]]: Yukei Saito
* [[Eurasian Eagle Owl]]: Hitomi Owada
* [[Silver Fox]]: Ryoko Shiraishi
* [[Arabian Oryx]]: Akemi Kanda
* [[Thompson's Gazelle]]: Masumi Asano
* [[Raccoon]]: Naomi Ozora
* [[Fennec Fox]]: Yukiyo Fujii
* [[White Rhinoceros]]: Ryoko Shiraishi
* [[Black Rhinoceros]]: Naomi Ozora
* [[Northern Goshawk]]: Yukei Saito
* [[Bald Eagle]]: Ryoko Shiraishi
* [[Rock Dove]]: Sayuri Yahagi
* [[Margay]]: Haruka Terui
* [[Kako]]: Kikuko Inoue
* Park staff: Mashiro Yagi , Madoka Suga , Rufu Nemoto
* Narration: Yuka Ozaki (Episode 1-4), Kana Motomiya (Episode 5-8), Saki Ono (Episode 9-12)

== Trivia ==
*Because this ONA is a retelling of the original story, all Friends who appear are using their old designs (except for [[Wild Bactrian Camel]] and [[Dromedary]], who use their EX designs).

== References ==
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