KemoV
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Kemono Friends V Project, often abbreviated to KemoV Project or KemoV (Japanese: けもV, Hepburn: KemoV) is a Virtual YouTuber project announced in Official news on PPP ONLINE LIVE ~ Sekai Penguin no-chi Dai Kanshasai ~ on April 25th, 2021. Currently five members of the group are active on YouTube; each Virtual YouTuber also has a social media presence with a Twitter account.
A teaser showing new members was revealed at the end of Caracal's 3D debut stream on July 1st, 2022. Silhouettes of five new members were revealed. KemoV Twitter also announced it right after the stream.
Members
KemoV currently has 5 generations consisting of 6 members. "Generation" in KemoV usage differs from the term's usage in Kemono Friends (see Glossary#Generations). It corresponds to the common usage in the grouping of Virtual YouTubers, i.e. as batches where the members of a batch debut at the same time. KemoV Project has also announced five new members are coming soon.
First Generation
This consists of two Virtual YouTubers whose debut was announced simultaneously with the start of the KemoV project. Their first collaborative livestream took place at 22:00 JST on April 26th, 2021, on African Penguin's YouTube channel. The livestream used 3D models with full-body motion capture technology. Afterwards, regular livestreams continued to feature the 3D models from the torso up. African Penguin graduated from the KemoV Project on May 21st, 2022.
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Second Generation
An additional Virtual Youtuber, Island Fox, was announced in the Kemono Friends 3 livestream on June 7th, 2021. Her debut and first livestream was on 19:00 JST, June 11th, 2021.
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Third Generation
An additional Virtual YouTuber, Coyote, was announced via the KemoV Staff Twitter on November 30th, 2021. Unlike the other KemoV members, she's primarily an English Virtual YouTuber, but still speaks in Japanese frequently each stream. Prior to the announcement, she made a series of tweets on her Twitter in-character. Her debut and first livestream was on December 4th, 2021 at 6:00 PM PST/December 5th, 2021 at 11:00 JST.
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Fourth Generation
An additional Virtual YouTuber, Dire Wolf, was announced via the KemoV Staff Twitter on March 6th, 2022. Her debut and first livestream was March 19th, 19:00 JST.
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Fifth Generation
An additional Virtual YouTuber, Caracal, was announced via the KemoV Staff Twitter on May 21st, 2022. Her debut and first livestream was May 28th, 20:00 JST.
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Trivia
- African Penguin, Humboldt Penguin, and Island Fox represented KemoV at Life Like A Live!2, a three day online virtual idol concert. KemoV performed on the September 19, 2021.
- Humboldt Penguin, Island Fox and Coyote represented KemoV at Life Like A Live!3, a three day online virtual idol concert. KemoV performed on the first date, March 25, 2022.
- Park staff is the name KemoV members use to call any staff members of KemoV Project in general.
- Akamimi-san(アカミミさん) is a park staff member with a unique name. She helps run the KemoV Minecraft server and may join the game whenever KemoV members in need of assistance during a livestream or offline. Her in-game character's skin resembles Red-Eared Slider's design and has a shield with the character's stripy pattern.
- There is an unstated rule that KemoV members should not kill animals during playthroughs. It was noticeable when Coyote tried to avoid killing any hostile animals when playing Elden Ring.
References
- Official news on PPP ONLINE LIVE ~ Sekai Penguin no-chi Dai Kanshasai ~
- Live Like A Live2 info site
- Kemono Friends V Project official website
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| First Generation | African Penguin • Humboldt Penguin | ||||
| Second Generation | Island Fox | ||||
| Third Generation | Coyote | ||||
| Fourth Generation | Dire Wolf | ||||
| Fifth Generation | Caracal | ||||