Kemono Friends 2
Movies
Alternate Title
けものフレンズ２
Synopsis
Japari Park: a large zoo home to many exotic animals. But it’s not just an ordinary zoo; thanks to the mysterious “Sandstar,” many of the animals have become anthropomorphized girls known as Friends! Upon waking up in the park with no memories, a girl known as Kaban befriends fellow Friend Serval, and together they set out on an adventure through the park to find out what kind of animal Kaban is and meeting new Friends along the way!
Background
Kemono Friends is a multimedia franchise by Mine Yoshizaki that began as a mobile game developed by Nexon that was in service from March 2015 to December 2016. A second mobile game called Kemono Friends Pavilion by Bushiroad was also released in 2018 along with a Nintendo Switch game called Kemono Friends Picross.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Furai called Kemono Friends: Welcome to Japari Park! began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten’s Shonen Ace magazine in May 2015. The manga spans two volumes and is licensed in English by Yen Press.
The first season of the TV anime adaptation was produced by Yaoyorozu and aired from January to March 2017. It featured Tatsuki as director, series composer, and scriptwriter. The opening theme was “Yokoso Japari Park e” by Dobutsu Biscuits×PPP and the ending theme was "Boku no Friend" by Mewhan. The second season of the anime was announced in July 2017 and confirmed in September 2018. Tomason is producing the animation and Ryuichi Kimura and Takuya Masumoto replace Tatsuki as director and series composter, respectively. The opening theme for the second season is "Notteke~ Japari Beat” by Dobutsu Biscuits×PPP. The anime will premiere in Japan on Jan. 7, 2019.
Characters
Serval (Voiced by: Yuka Ozaki)
A serval cat from the Savannah Area of Japari Park, Serval is energetic and curious. She quickly befriends Kaban and is eager to journey with her throughout the park.
Fennec (Voiced by: Kana Motomiya)
A fennec fox who is friends with Raccoon.
Raccoon (Voiced by: Saki Ono)
A raccoon who is chasing after Kaban and Serval in order to get back something she thinks was stolen from her.
Royal Penguin (Voiced by: Mikoi Sasaki)
Emperor Penguin (Voiced by: Ruka Nemoto)
Gentoo Penguin (Voiced by: Kyoka Tamura)
Rockhopper Penguin (Voiced by: Aina Aiba)
Humboldt Penguin (Voiced by: Ikuko Chikuta)
Lucky Beast
Called “Boss” by the Friends, Lucky Beast is a small robotic creature. He helps Kaban by answering her questions about Japari Park and the Friends.
Kyururu (Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa)
Caracal (Voiced by: Riko Koike)
Western Parotia (Voiced by: Madoka Suge)
Greater Iophorina (Voiced by: Mashiro Yagi)
Margay (Voiced by: Mami Yamashita)
Giant Panda (Voiced by: Kaori Maeda)
Alpaca Suri (Voiced by: Yukiyo Fujii)
Indian Spot-billed Duck (Voiced by: Yuki Kaneko)
International Streaming
- Crunchyroll
Official Links
Staff
- Director: Ryuichi Kimura
- Series Composition: Takuya Masumoto
- CGI Director: Hideo Taniguchi
- Sound Director: Nobuyuki Abe
- Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno
- Music: Akiyuki Tateyama
- Animation Producer: Shinnosuke Numata