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|introduction='''African Bush Elephant''' makes a brief appearance in the first volume of the [[Kemono Friends: Welcome to Japari Park!|manga]], during Chapter 8.5.
|personality=Not much can be gathered about African Bush Elephant's personality, because of her extremely brief interactions with [[Nana]] and [[Caracal/Manga|Caracal]]. It seems that she likes to do things at her own pace, claiming that "every day is like New Year's Day" to her.
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|personality=Though her appearance in the manga is short and thus reveals little about her full personality, African Bush Elephant is described as having her head in the clouds. She does things without understanding the full meaning behind them, such as her not understanding that trick-or-treating is related to Halloween until [[Nana]] explains it to her, and doesn't fully understand Halloween itself, despite showing up on Nana's doorstep in the traditional trick-or-treating manner. Furthermore, she also has difficulty with gathering the proper meaning of individual sentences or phrases. For example, in the localization, she misconstrues "Halloween" into "Hallo Wien", a reference to a Vienna boys choir. However, despite her airhead nature, she seems to have an acceptable understanding of various New Year's traditions, believing that every day is New Year's in her mind.
|plotrole=African Bush Elephant first appears on Nana's doorstep on Halloween, although she obviously has never been trick-or-treating before, as she mistakenly says "Track and Treatment" rather than "Trick or Treat". Nana goes on to correct her mistake on the greeting and explains a little about the holiday to the clueless Friend.
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In addition, she has a greedy and gluttonous side to her. Compounded with her belief that every day is New Year's, she at one point asks Nana to give her various end-of-year holiday gifts, including a New Year's allowance, a Christmas cake, and humorously, the Old Testament. When explained why traditions are the way they are, she then exploits this, potentially misunderstanding Nana's point, attempting to get candy from {{sbpg|Caracal|Manga}} days after Halloween had already ended, believing that it is the national norm to rearrange traditions, to Caracal's annoyance.
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|plotrole=African Bush Elephant first appears on Nana's doorstep on Halloween, although she obviously has never been trick-or-treating before, as she mistakenly says "Trick or Treatment" rather than "Trick or Treat". Nana goes on to correct her mistake on the greeting and explains a little about the holiday to the clueless Friend.
  
 
Nana gives her a piece of candy and explains that holidays have different meanings in different cultures, and that "rearranging customs" is the norm for their (presumably Japanese) culture. African Bush Elephant thanks the human and leaves, saying that she gave her a good idea. A few days later, the elephant visits Caracal's home and asks for candy once again. Caracal informs her that Halloween ended a few days prior, but Elephant replies that she has "rearranged" the holiday so that every day is Halloween from now on. She is rejected, and the scene ends.
 
Nana gives her a piece of candy and explains that holidays have different meanings in different cultures, and that "rearranging customs" is the norm for their (presumably Japanese) culture. African Bush Elephant thanks the human and leaves, saying that she gave her a good idea. A few days later, the elephant visits Caracal's home and asks for candy once again. Caracal informs her that Halloween ended a few days prior, but Elephant replies that she has "rearranged" the holiday so that every day is Halloween from now on. She is rejected, and the scene ends.
 
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Latest revision as of 23:07, 8 October 2022

African Bush Elephant

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Friend Data
First Appearance: Ch.8.5, Pg.137
Featured in Chapter(s): Chapter 8.5
Occupation: Unknown
Associated Characters: Nana
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African Bush Elephant makes a brief appearance in the first volume of the manga, during Chapter 8.5.

Personality

Though her appearance in the manga is short and thus reveals little about her full personality, African Bush Elephant is described as having her head in the clouds. She does things without understanding the full meaning behind them, such as her not understanding that trick-or-treating is related to Halloween until Nana explains it to her, and doesn't fully understand Halloween itself, despite showing up on Nana's doorstep in the traditional trick-or-treating manner. Furthermore, she also has difficulty with gathering the proper meaning of individual sentences or phrases. For example, in the localization, she misconstrues "Halloween" into "Hallo Wien", a reference to a Vienna boys choir. However, despite her airhead nature, she seems to have an acceptable understanding of various New Year's traditions, believing that every day is New Year's in her mind.

In addition, she has a greedy and gluttonous side to her. Compounded with her belief that every day is New Year's, she at one point asks Nana to give her various end-of-year holiday gifts, including a New Year's allowance, a Christmas cake, and humorously, the Old Testament. When explained why traditions are the way they are, she then exploits this, potentially misunderstanding Nana's point, attempting to get candy from Caracal days after Halloween had already ended, believing that it is the national norm to rearrange traditions, to Caracal's annoyance.

Role in the Plot

African Bush Elephant first appears on Nana's doorstep on Halloween, although she obviously has never been trick-or-treating before, as she mistakenly says "Trick or Treatment" rather than "Trick or Treat". Nana goes on to correct her mistake on the greeting and explains a little about the holiday to the clueless Friend.

Nana gives her a piece of candy and explains that holidays have different meanings in different cultures, and that "rearranging customs" is the norm for their (presumably Japanese) culture. African Bush Elephant thanks the human and leaves, saying that she gave her a good idea. A few days later, the elephant visits Caracal's home and asks for candy once again. Caracal informs her that Halloween ended a few days prior, but Elephant replies that she has "rearranged" the holiday so that every day is Halloween from now on. She is rejected, and the scene ends.

Kemono Friends: Welcome to Japari Park!
Characters
Major Characters CaracalEzo Red FoxMiraiNanaServal
Minor Characters African Bush ElephantAfrican Wild DogBlack RhinocerosCheetahCrested IbisGray WolfGolden Snub-Nosed MonkeyIndian PeafowlKoalaNorthern Sea OtterMargayPeach PantherRaccoonRaccoon DogReindeerScarlet IbisShisa LeftyShisa RightSilver FoxSouthern Rockhopper PenguinStoatTsuchinoko
Cameos AardwolfBinturongBlack MambaBoomslangBrazilian PorcupineChinese White DolphinCommon Bottlenose DolphinCommon OstrichEmperor PenguinEzo Brown BearForest OwletGentoo PenguinGiant PandaHilgendorf's Tube-Nosed BatHippopotamusHonduran White BatHooded SealHoney BadgerHumboldt PenguinMountain HareNana's SisterPink-Backed PelicanQuaggaRed KangarooRed PandaRothschild's GiraffeRoyal PenguinSnow Sheep
Chapters
123456788.5910111213141516171819Final Chapter
Locations
CityJapari Park (Riukiu Area) • Japari CaféJapari CakeJapari Girls Academy
Terminology
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