Those who have been waiting for more adventures in Japari Park have something to be happy about. It’s been announced that a new Kemono Friends short series will begin streaming on TV Tokyo’s AniTele app. The series is called Yokoso Japari Park (Welcome Japari Park) …Read more »
Kemono Friends fans, mark your calendars for March 26. Why? Well, we’re not quite sure yet. March 15 saw the launch of a new Kemono Friends website featuring a counter and the words “coming soon.” The counter is currently at 11 days, meaning whatever’s being …Read more »
Tatsuki, who directed the first hit season of Kemono Friends before being removed from the project, is back with his own original anime. He shared a short video previewing the anime, called Hentatsu, January 31. The two-minute promotional video, produced by Tatsuki and his animation …Read more »
It’s a confirmation Kemono Friends fans have been dreading for months, and now it’s finally here: the director and studio behind the first season will not be a part of the second. The news came from studio Yaoyorozu producer Yoshitada Fukuhara, who posted on Twitter …Read more »
Kemono Friends, one of the surprise hits of 2017, is wishing fans a Merry Christmas with a new music video posted to the series’ official Twitter feed. (Well, more emphasis on music than video… this is Kemono Friends, after all…) The video reworks the series’ …Read more »
Welcome to Japari Park, a futuristic nature preserve where a mysterious substance called “Sand Star” transforms wild animals into affable, anthropomorphic characters called “Friends” who spend their carefree days frolicking for the amusement of the human guests. One day, a lost human child wanders into …Read more »
Something interesting is going down behind the scenes with the Kemono Friends project. While the first anime series had director TATSUKI at the helm, he says he’s no longer attached to the project due to a notification from Kadokawa. He expressed disappointment in his removal …Read more »
An early look at the fifth official Kemono Friends guidebook had everyone abuzz about a potential season two, with the wraparound jacket appearing to announce as much. Speculation is one thing, but now that we have another peek it turns out it's all true. The …Read more »
Anthropomorphism is, to quote Webster, “an interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristics.” In other words, giving something distinctly inhuman human form. There are plenty of anime and manga that’ve done this over the years, but which …Read more »
The surprise hit Kemono Friends anime may have ended this past Saturday, but it's not the last we'll see of the Friends on screens. According to the anime staff, a new video project has been green-lit for the property. While there's currently not much …Read more »
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