From Japari Library, the Kemono Friends Wiki
We Need Translators!
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Japari Library is in need of additional volunteer translators to help us catch up on our massive translation backlog and assist us in our mission of bringing Japan-only Kemono Friends knowledge to the west.
If you would like to apply, please visit us at the Japari Park Discord server and ask for Charlotte. A Discord account is required.
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What is Kemono Friends?
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Kemono Friends, also known as KemoFure, is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Mine Yoshizaki, that focuses on the adventures of anthropomorphized animal girls known simply as Friends. It began as a 2015 mobile game but has expanded into a manga, stage play and wildly successful 2017 anime with multiple new projects planned for the future. While it is a relatively new IP, the franchise has succeeded in making a name for itself on its path to becoming a "series that will last 100 years".
The universe of Kemono Friends, contrary to its innocent appearance, is expansive and complex. It boasts a cast of over 400 characters as well as an intricate and puzzling backstory. What's more, much of the series's media has never seen an official release outside of its native Japan. Our wiki, Japari Library, exists as a resource for the series's English-speaking fanbase. It features translations, detailed analyses of the franchise's lore, and information on Friends and the real creatures from which they came.
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Friend of the Week
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The Culpeo is a canid native to South America. They used to live only in the Andean mountain range all the way to the southern tip of the continent though they could spread further into the plains recently. They look very similar to red foxes in size and shape, though they fur is grey on the back. They weigh around 11 kilograms and are 120 cm long from head to tail. They're a part of the so-called South American foxes, though they're closer related to wolves and jackals.
Culpeo are opportunistic predators and will feed on anything they can find. The introduction of the European hare and rabbit to the continent has allowed them to spread into the plains and they can be found across all habitats along the South American west coast. They play an important role in the ecosystem as they keep the number of prey animals under control. Unfortunately they also feed on young livestock, making them a threat to local ranchers.
Culpeo are generally solitary outside of breeding season between August and October. vixens give birth to 2-5 pups after two months. The offspring is weaned after another two months and reaches their adult size at seven months of age. They use a variety of sounds to communicate.
Culpeo were domesticated by the indigenous people on the Tierra del Fuego. The so-called Fuegian Dog was tawny-coloured and white, with erect ears, a sharp snout and thick tail. European expeditionists had a disdain for them because they were "ugly" and useless. They weren't loyal to their owners and only ever useful by wrapping themselves around humans for warmth. They were later exterminated for being "dangerous to men and cattle".
Kemono Friends' Culpeo only appeared in the Nexon Game so far. She has light brown eyes with long dirty blonde hair that fades to brown at the tips of her hair, animal ears and middlemost bang, while fading to blonde in the bangs at the side of her face. She has two pointy animal ears and a long tail with the same colors as the rest of her hair. She wears a white long sleeved shirt with a fur collar and a beige vest with a pink bow tie. Her short pink circular skirt has the same tartan pattern as her bow tie, while she also wears russet or reddish brown leggings that fades to dark brown towards the bottom and shoes of the same color.
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Mobile Games
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Kemono Friends News
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9/24/2019:
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Games
| Kemono Friends 3 has now been released on Japanese App and Google Play stores. An English beginner's guide and translated menus can be found here.
1/12/2019:
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Games
| Kemono Friends 3 and Kemono Friends: Planet Tours a new mobile and arcade game respectively, has been announced by SEGA. You can preregister here and instructions for preregistering are here.
11/2/2018:
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Collab
| A visual for Anime Jam 2018 has been posted on Twitter, featuring characters, including Friends, in Christmas-themed outfits.
10/29/2018:
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Games
| Kemono Friends Pavilion has received a major update, introducing Generation 2 Friends and a new area, the Generation 2 Savanna.
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Collab
| A new collaboration with the Hitachishi Kamine Zoo has revealed a redesign for Japanese Cormorant, along with a new Friend, Great Cormorant.
10/28/2018:
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Anime
| The official broadcast date of Season 2 has been announced as January 7th, 2019, via Twitter.
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Anime
| The seventh episode of the Welcome to Japari Park ONA has been released.
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Misc
| A new visual for Season 2 has revealed two new Friends; Greater Lophorina and Western Parotia.
10/16/2018:
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Music
| An official MV for Fennec Who Listens to Everything I Say from the Safari Drive album has been uploaded.
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Projects
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Kemono Friends (2015 Mobile Game) Translation Progress
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Did You Know?
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- While the Generation ? Northern White-Faced Owl is called Professor Konoha, her Generation 2 counterpart was called Professor Konoha-chan.
- Most known types of Cellien are based on real-world algae, both in design and name.
- The first season of the Kemono Friends anime only features a single island of Japari Park, known as the Kyōshū Region.
- Kemonoplasm enables Friends' tails to "clip through" their clothing.
- Kako and Nana are cousins.
- Dall Sheep is the only Friend whose design appeared for the first time ever in Kemono Friends Pavilion. (Scarlet Macaw's design appeared on merchandise before debuting 'officially' in Pavilion.)
- Serval's EX design, despite being first introduced in Guidebook 3, was not officially specified as an EX design until 2019 at Kemono Friends World.
- Slow Loris is the only Friend who has neither a design nor an official debut: she exists as a mention in Brown Greater Galago's Nexon dialogue.
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