A fan visual novel where you join Nana at Japari Park as new caretaker. Fun and food await in adventures with an energetic serval cat and an always hungry fox!
Hello everyone! We're very happy to announce that the chapter 2 update is now available! To avoid any issues, we recommend that you delete your old saves in the load screen and use the skip button (Control on PC, Command on Mac) to fast forward to chapter 2 from a new game.
As a Caretaker, it's important to remember that Friends aren't always familiar with human social norms, and some may forget them. So when Serval greets you in her underwear, firmly remind her to finish changing into her clothes before answering the door! Art by
@Menna_0012
Serval-chan here demonstrates just how well adapted she is to the beach. The blue and white of the swimsuit helps her blend in with the sky and hunt unsuspecting Caretakers! Art by
@Menna_0012
We're please to announce that the Kemono Friends Opening Day chapter 1 demo is now available! Download it on Steam or itchio! See our reply to this Tweet for the download links. Let's all enjoy Japari Park together!
I would like to introduce Oinari-sama, a kind fox goddess who is one of Japari Park's most passionate supporters. You can often find her assisting with park attractions and ensuring that everyone is enjoying Japari Park safely. Art by
@Menna_0012
Unlike me, Friends are much less shy about wearing their bikinis at the beach. Caracal-chan says that she was even looking forward to showing off her latest swimsuit today. I'm glad she feels that way! Art by
@Menna_0012
One of Ezo Red Fox-san's most effective strategies to defeat a Caretaker's attempts to get her to go outside is to simply take off her clothes. Your secret weapon to counter this is to bring in Nana-san! Together, this shameless fox is no match! Art by
@Menna_0012
Sometimes, when Serval-san spends too much time watching anime, she forgets to go to sleep. This often causes her to turn into a sleepy zombie the next day! Art by
@Menna_0012
No more stealing meat buns, because officer Sumatran Tiger is on duty! When she isn't patrolling, she's normally with her partner Shoebill. We're still designing the police patch, so the patches and the hat emblem have been left blank for future adjustment.
Dr. Demizu convinced me to wear a bikini for today's study at the beach, but... I'm too shy to be seen that exposed, so I borrowed a rash guard at the last moment. I shouldn't have listened to her! Art by
@Menna_0012
Are you looking for a translator? Silver Fox-san can help you! She is quite passionate about languages and is more than happy to help. You only need to be on the lookout for her more... questionable translations. Art by
@Menna_0012
You may be shocked to hear it, but there is someone in Japari Park who enjoys the sound of Crested Ibis-san's singing. That person is Tsuchinoko-san! Come to think of it, she hasn't been around much lately. I wonder why that is. Art by
@Menna_0012
You may not have met her before, but you no doubt have heard her before! Crested Ibis is Japari Park's famously tone-deaf songstress whose voice can be heard far and wide. Pay her a visit if you want to be blown away by her performance! Art by
@Menna_0012
When it's warm, Ezo Red Fox's favorite place to be is the beach! Unfortunately for her, we didn't gather at the beach to relax in the water. We're looking for aquatic Friends to participate in a scientific study! Art by
@Menna_0012
Have you met Caracal-san yet? She is Serval-san's smart and responsible best friend. There are some moments when Serval may have an umm... questionable idea, but Caracal is always there to help steer her away from potently troublesome ideas and keep her safe.
More faces for Serval-chan. We're nearly finished with all the artwork for chapter 1, so we've started work on assets for other chapters, like the swimsuit outfits you've been seeing. Art by
@Menna_0012
I know she looks a little bunny-like here, but we assure you that Anubis is not a bunny! This is an older drawing from
@navvvtis
, so she is pictured here in her old design.
Did you know there is more than one Ezo Red Fox? Another fox was struck by Sandstar almost a year ago now. The two may look similar, but their personalities are very different. The younger fox is quite shy, but is a kind girl who loves to play video games. Art by
@Menna_0012
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey-san was recently seen in the shopping district nearby the Sparkle river. She's been missing for the past month, but it is believed that she may have moved to the mountains for some reason. If you see her, please let us know! Art by
@Menna_0012
Raccoon-san is a girl who dreams big! She hopes to one day become the director of Japari Park. Until then, she's doing her best to make a name for herself as an upstanding and brave Friend worthy of everyone's praise. Art by
@Menna_0012
The Kemono Friends Opening Day demo has been downloaded over 900 times! We would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who has played the game thus far! Art by
@Menna_0012
She may look scary at first, but you'll see that Shoebill-chan is a kind and selfless girl once you get to know her. She works with Sumatran Tiger as a Park Police officer. When they're off duty, they like to enjoy nature walks and café sweets together. Art by
@Menna_0012
She is one of Japari Park's biggest amusement park fans and has ridden almost every ride in the park! Even with churros and cotton candy in her hands, Raijuu-san is always ready for another attraction. Oh, and she's the chief of Park Police too! Art by
@Menna_0012
During the production of Shoebill-san's character artwork
@Menna_0012
mistakenly created a version of her without her gray under clothes. She looks so interesting this way. What a fun mistake!
If you've been to the water park lately you may have noticed a new face. Royal Penguin-san recently started working as a lifeguard there! If you're ever in the water and in trouble, you can count on her to come and help. Art by
@Menna_0012
There are different expressions for Caracal-san now too! The first face is one you may see Caracal-san make when she is dealing with Ezo Red Fox-san, and the second is one she makes when receiving a complement. Art by
@Menna_0012
Here are some other arm poses with the expressions from before. I can't move my right arm just yet, but I will in the future! Art by
@Menna_0012
#KemonoFriends
#けものフレンズ
For
@Menna_0012
's version of Hululu, we decided to reuse the same pose that
@SaikaRyougi
came up with for her version. We think it suits her very well!
Here is
@Menna_0012
's sketch for Caracal-san's swimsuit. The design of the bikini was a little different in the 1st sketch. We of course corrected the length of her hair to be shorter some time later as well.
One day I awoke to a Tanuki girl who had let herself into my home handing me my glasses. And now, that Tanuki girl is my close friend and personal assistant! She used to work for the Visitor's Center, so Tanuki-san knows even more than me about the park. Art by
@Menna_0012
Hello everyone! We've decided that it would be best for our project if we switched to a chapter-by-chapter release schedule. As such, we will be updating the game soon to include chapter 2! We're looking forward to sharing it with all of you.
You'll never meet another Friend as polite and courteous as Tanuki-san! Here she is holding her hands together. Even her body language is cute—err umm—polite I mean! Art by
@Menna_0012
Meet the Professor! She's a librarian at the Grand Central Library who loves to read and learn about new things. You can find her on the Nonfiction and Research floor assisting library patrons and punishing anyone making too much noise. Art by
@Menna_0012
Do any of these faces look familiar to you? We tried to capture some of the emotions you have already seen Ezo Red Fox express in the manga. You know a mischievous scheme is in the works when smiles as smugly as the 3rd face! Art by
@Menna_0012
And like Ezo Red Fox, there's a younger generation of Serval too! Myself and Park Director-san had the pleasure of traveling the park with her during our campaign against the Queen. Thanks to her bravery, we were able to save the park. Art by
@Menna_0012
We have created a new sprite for Anubis using her updated design. Thank you to
@SaikaRyougi
for creating her design, and to
@k12ne_12k1
for adjusting it. We're very pleased with the way she looks. Art by
@Menna_0012
Hey everyone! Here are some screenshots from the chapter 1 demo! We're very confident that we will be able to release it sometime in April. The majority of the work is done, we only need to program and correct a few more things. We look forward to being able to share it with you!
You might not know it with how often she works, but Nana-san does wear something other than her work clothes from time to time. Here she is a new outfit she bought recently. Very stylish! Art by
@Menna_0012
This is
@SaikaRyougi
's sprite for Anubis, the original Friend she designed for the project. You can see a little bit more of her legs in this version. The ornaments she wears are made out of real gold! #オリフレ #けものフレンズ
We've recently learned that Cerberus-san is an unregistered Friend. If you see her at any point, please let a Park Keeper know. It is important that all Friends living in Park Central are registered so that they may receive support services and shelter. Art by
@Menna_0012
Here are some more arms and faces for Ezo Red Fox. The first expression is a face she tends to make when Japari Cake is having a free cake for sweethearts promotion. Art by
@Menna_0012
Hello, everyone! With
@SaikaRyougi
's approval we have adjusted the design of Anubis. Her design was adjusted by Kitsunetsuki Itsuki (
@k12ne_12k1
) who has joined the project as a character designer. The revisions are intended to make her more Friend-like.
We're finally ready to show off some of our music! This is the main menu theme, "Opening Day". It was composed by
@3xBlast
, who is one of our two composers.
There are even more expressions for Caracal-san now! If you're ever at the mall when there's a sale you'll see her making a face as excited as the first one here. Art by
@Menna_0012
Here are some other expressions of mine. I can smile even bigger than this when I'm at a zoo or with Friends! Art by
@Menna_0012
#KemonoFriends
#けものフレンズ
Two of these are faces you won't see Raijuu-san make when she's on the job with Park Police. She doesn't like to let people see her cute side. Art by
@Menna_0012
Have you seen a shark girl at the beach in Ryukyu recently? You may have seen Tiger Shark working on a study! She's a Friend scientist who works for Japari Park's Marine Animal Institute. Thanks to
@odorutora3
for designing her and joining our project as a character designer.
Though it might seem like she's always happy and energetic, Serval-san has more emotions than just that. And she'll have more than only these sometime soon! Art by
@Menna_0012
#KemonoFriends
#けものフレンズ
Here is Serval's CG from chapter 1, which we're hoping to release a demo of in the coming months! In order to get the girl of the day's CG, you must use your skills as a Caretaker to help them with an issue or problem they have. Artwork by
@Menna_0012
Have you seen the full version of our project key visual? It's also used as the main menu art in the game! Thanks to
@shadowsinking
for drawing this lovely visual.
Here is Sumatran Tiger's sketch! As the smallest tiger subspecies, we made sure to make her sprite a little smaller than the other girls. Sketch by
@Menna_0012
Always with her favorite plush toy, the adorably air-headed Hululu-chan appears in the strangest places and won't hesitate to ask for a bite of your half eaten Japari Bun. She's quite an eccentric one! Art by
@SaikaRyougi
#KemonoFriends
#けものフレンズ
And here are some arm movements from Ezo Red Fox. After observing her natural behavior for quite some time, it seems she isn't particularly fond of moving. Art by
@Menna_0012
#KemonoFriends
#けものフレンズ
Here we have an old sketch of Shoebill-san. She's standing next to Serval-san so we can verify she is as tall as she is supposed to be. Shoebill-san is quite a big Friend isn't she? Sketch by
@Menna_0012
The Professor usually doesn't show much emotion, but when someone is disrupting the peace at the library, she can become quite scary! Art by
@Menna_0012
Here are some faces you may see Nana-san make when she's dealing with particularly troublesome girls. She won't stand for misbehavior and will chastise even the mightiest of Friends for their misdeeds. Art by
@Menna_0012
Inspired by the graphics seen in the anime, we have added a character intro graphic that will appear when a character is introduced. Here is one for the Professor! Graphic by
@khoaisama
Friendship isn't just for humans and animal girls, Japari Park's guide robots enjoy spending time with you too! At the moment, Lucky-san tends to not say much without prompting, so don't be afraid to say something to get to know him better. Art by
@Menna_0012
Originally, we anticipated that the game's main menu would be displayed on the left side of the screen, so
@shadowsinking
drew the key visual with that in mind. The golden cat head atop Kemono Castle also used to have a cute cat face on it.
Did you know that Oinari-sama doesn't mind if you touch her tail? As long as you get permission that is. This was a recent discovery of mine! Sketch by
@Menna_0012
Here are some of the unused concepts
@Menna_0012
created when she was working on my casual outfit. I almost look like a school girl in the last two outfits don't I?
Japari Park is home to many hard working scientists, and one of them is Dr. Haru. She's a founding member of the park and a researcher for the Snow World project. She can take you on a tour of Snow World if you're ever in Park Central! Dr. Haru's design was created by
@k12ne_12k1
Raccoons are not plain! Here is an old sketch of Raccoon-san from
@Menna_0012
that demonstrates this empirically. Look at her warm and kind smile! What a wonderful animal!
Here is Serval's CG from chapter 1 again, but this time it's the sketch! We've had a lot of unexpected delays, but we think we will be able to release the demo of chapter 1 in the next month or two. Thank you for your patience. Sketch by
@Menna_0012
Volleyball, sunshine, and swimsuits! A trip to Riukiu with Serval-chan is full of games and ocean fun! And have you seen how cute she looks in a swimsuit?! She looks soo cute!! Art by
@SaikaRyougi
#KemonoFriends
#けものフレンズ
Here is
@Menna_0012
's first sketch for Ezo Red Fox-san. We did not go with this pose in the end, but Ezo Red Fox-san still looks very cute in this pose!
There was a point last year during work on the chapter 1 demo where some of the sprites weren't displaying properly. Though it was a little frustrating, it made for quite an amusing sight!
Have you seen Ezo Red Fox smile before? It's quite a sight! The quickest way to see it is to present her with a meat bun. Art by
@Menna_0012
#KemonoFriends
#けものフレンズ
In
@Menna_0012
's sketch of Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, she drew her to be slightly taller than Ezo Red Fox. When drawing a new character, we usually use her or Nana as our base height and go either a little taller or shorter. Most of our girls ended up taller than Nana.
Here is Itsuki-san's Anubis design plan. The final design has some slight differences to this one. As you may notice in some of the references used here, Anubis' design is based on both the Tutankhamun Anubis shrine and the tomb of Horemheb Anubis mural paintings.