Kemono Friends
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| Heartwarming and adorable. An 8/10 for me. The character designs were fab, but that animation! The PPP dancing sequence was particularly awful, but overall I did not mind it. |
| Everyone comes together and they save kaban and beat the cerulean :'( Kaban was the hat all along :O Boss is now kaban's wristwatch, a thank you party and they make the buss into 2 boats for kaban and themselves. tanoshii/10 |
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| Legit shed a tear when Boss tried to say its last goodbyes to Kaban and Serval.. Luckily, Mirai water-proofed the little fella (because its projection thingy was malfunctioning) Kemono Friends has the ugliest animation from its season, but it ironically became the most comfy anime of winter 2017. |
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| Cute,enjoyable,glad I watched it in the end 7/10. |
| After the first episode of this show, there was no way I was going to like it. No way at all. And yet, at the end of episode 12, I've actually found that I enjoyed it the whole way through, didn't find myself spacing out at any point, and was fully engrossed in the mystery and the world surrounding the characters. The writing, particularly the dialogue, is not top tier and borders on overly cliche sometimes, but what made KF fun for me is the great pacing in revealing the story and the fact that in every episode the characters are always doing/accomplishing something (not a lot of boring/vague exposition like 95% of anime adaptations). I feel like the show did have more to say beyond just being a cute, fun show, so ultimately it's that underlying depth that really made it for me. 7/10 |
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| Serval is awake. Lucky talked to Serval. What kind of rule is that? You make it look like Lucky is an asshole. "Not only is it huge, but it;s hard, too." That's what Owl said. Oh shit! All the Friends came! All my waifu Friends came! AAAAAAAAH! Dat OP song! Hippo! Emperor! Jaguar! Gray Wolf! Lion! LMAO at Lion. Silver Fox! Dat Brown Bear finsher! Kaban made that Paper Plane. Kaban is back! LUCKY!!!!!!! Lucky is alive! Jeez Serval. Holy shit! A real animal. Emperor so perfect. Holy shit at that Kaban birth. Holy shit at it falling. Meow power. WTF! Kaban's hands turned black throughout the episode. Kaban is super human now. Damn. Kaban just left and they walked away real quick. LMAO at Serval and them following Kaban. A new Friend has appeared. Dat To be continued. What an end to an amazing series. I had no interest in watching this when I was looking at what shows of the season to watch. Due to the power of fan art, I changed my mind and decided to watch. I committed a sin, but I corrected it. I'm so glad I did. I got to meet all my waifu Friends (mentioned above). I hope for another season KF in the future. Lucky hitting Serval with the bus and everyone started laughing still gets me. |
| If you see that my post is exactly 1 month old (or more) from when it was posted... Don't waste your time, especially when you want to reply with something petty & insignificant. Assume that I've moved on (because I have). |
| It was epic when all the Friends came to rescue Kaban-cham I'm 100% sure a second season will come out some day |
| This show went so under the radar at the start of the year. Not really because the art so much, but because it just seemed too kiddie for me, like something aimed at a younger audience. Turns out I was an idiot. Of course, I noticed all the buzz about it, and decided to watch it last week. Glad I did! The characters were cute and likeable, and the story pretty interesting and thought out. I also love the concept of an anime with educational undertones such as this one. Pretty nice all around! Well, maybe another animated project (a second season of course) in these series, with the same quality of characters and plot, but with a more consistent animation quality, and we've got ourselves another winner :) |
| Fantastic episode! Heartwarming, action, good screentime for all the characters, character development, and a pretty satisfying conclusion (Though there were still mysteries) . It definitely ended up being a solid show. Also I just wanna say holy shit Lion was particularly badass here. |
mintkatJun 21, 2017 12:35 AM
| Wow, they really came hard with those cliches/tropes in this episode. I'm so glad that they were all really nicely executed (these are the things I live for ^^). I was tearing up so hard that I barely could watch the whole episode in one go. Easily the most charming thing I've witnessed. CGI and voice acting weren't the best, but they certainly added something to the whole experience. Everything else was really well done and it's pretty clear that alot love went into making this. Such a memorable little show. |
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pir0zhki said: They show a real animal in there, yeah, but that actually had total downer implications. The animal was shown at the site of the first battle with a large cerulean -- at the savanna gate, where they heard a scream right before the fight. Confirming that, yeah, a friend did indeed get eaten just before they arrived =( Oh, I know. lol ghgjhfjfjfjhj |
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| Gggggghhhhhhh... This anime... This anime PISSES ME OFF. To think I would end up coming back here after dropping it like a rock half way through the first episode. I jumped ship before it sailed and watched it crash and burn on a small island far away from me... And then I looked back and saw the passengers of said ship having a pretty good time... Like, what the heck. I had never regretted throwing caution to the wind and watching a completely random anime on Gogoanime as much as I did when I clicked on this. I hoped to never see this again, yet there were seemingly tons of people enjoying it... AND THEN IT HAD THE NERVE TO SHOW UP EVERYWHERE I WENT AFTERWARDS. Literaly everywhere in some shape or form. *Sigh* The fact that I'm here obviously means I caved into the pressure and gave it a second go... and I liked it... thats a bit of an understatement because I plan to change my score to an 8... watched the entire series just now and came straight here afterwards... Don't judge a book by it's cover doesn't quite work here as you have to dig into the book itself to find the gems hidden within its crappy looking pages. Also that animal that showed up at the end there... right in the feels. |
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| Damn it, if I wasn't spoiled at Tumblr I would give this a 9 oh well 7/10. Glad I choose to watched this anime before everyone else did |
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| Lucky-san has finally broken his weird silence thing with the Friends for the sake of Kaban. That's nice. Major Friend ass-kicking teamwork! Didn't see that coming. Kaban didn't return to her "original form", since she was already a human...guess that clears up any doubt/theory that she could actually be some rare animal species. There was a brief moment of panic over Lucky-san, but he's alright! Somehow...after Serval panicked and threw his chip back into the ocean. That deadpan moment was pretty great: "Serval. Please don't eat her." A.I. are so easily fooled. Somehow I knew in the end that Serval and everyone else were going to wind up following Kaban for more adventures. Kaban would get lonely with only Lucky-san! I don't know if I want a season 2...like, I just want a nice, satisfactory OVA/movie with a higher budget that explains more about humans and gives Kaban the ending she deserves. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| I feel like I've been punked. I had dropped this, read rave reviews and then picked it back up. I think my rating went from a 5 to a 6. It's not terrible, it's fairly interesting but in the end it wasn't nearly as satisfying as I had hoped it would be. I was really hoping to have my mind blown with this last episode with brain-wiped characters or something or that sort. |
| There are a lot of mysteries we still don't have the answer for, like why was Serval crying after seeing the other serval with Mirai-san in ep 10. I don't know if we'll ever get those answers anymore though, with the production staff/Kadokawa bloodbath. Still, let this season be remembered for having excellent world-building, along with the adorable character designs, all created with a very limited budget. Better animation would have done wonders for it, but I loved the hell out of this show anyway. An adorable series with surprising depth. Check out the episode 12.1 special (only 3 minutes). It answers who's driving the bus/boat at the end, and why one of the wheels is a different color (visible in ep for like 2 seconds). https://youtu.be/cYqjDcKfZN0 |
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| LMAO I kinda expect the battery will run out at some point. Anyway, it's a fun series and despite the ugly animation on episode 1, it's improving per episode. Still, goddammit I want season 2 now! |
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| That fight scene with everyone coming together was dumb as hell and I loved every single moment of it. |
| What a fun series. So different from the usual series I watch. It was refreshing. |
| Nice, Serval cannot resist not following Kaban-chan into the ocean. And some other Friends seem to have come along. they have plenty of supplies anyway. ^^ And it's nice Serval and the others followed. Kaban would have been stuck in the ocean with that empty battery if they did not follow her. Looking forward to season 2! 10/10 |
| I originally dropped this after one ep when it first came out because the visuals were so bad. Then it seemed to get a buzz, then a cult following, then the whole Grape-kun thing happened. Now it gets a 2nd season, (wow!) so I went back to see what I missed. Binged the first season over the weekend. I'm glad I watched it, it's way better than I originally thought, but I can't give it more than 6/10. The CG is awful but maybe that's part of the attraction, like South Park - ?? The story is pretty repetitious, every week they go to a different area and meet new friends and have mild adventures. The ending was also pretty predictable. Still I enjoyed watching it, and I also started on S2. At least now I don't feel like I am on the outside looking inside the Kemono Friends party. |
| Kemono Friends is probably the greatest case of going in with no expectations and being positively surprised of all time. How the song started playing and all the friends appeared was simply hype. Great finale. Kaban is on her way to search for humans and Serval is coming with her after all. Nice. An inseparable duo. |
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi  |
| This anime is truly an anomaly to me. >The animation is so ridiculous and bad at certain times...and yet that adds to the charm. >This is clearly meant for kids...and yet it was honestly so much fun to watch no matter how old you are. >And yes, the finale is cliche as fuck....and yet, I was sooo happy they saved Kaban and that lucky “sacrificed” himself but wasn’t fully gone, and that Serval decides to follow Kaban for more adventures! This anime was just so wholesome and fun and had an almost inexplicable charm to it that I ended up liking it WAY MORE than I could’ve ever imagined. 9/10 |
FrostWings said: Y'know I totally forgot about that waterproofing detail! That makes so much sense.Legit shed a tear when Boss tried to say its last goodbyes to Kaban and Serval.. Luckily, Mirai water-proofed the little fella (because its projection thingy was malfunctioning) And I shed more tears than just that, haha Also props on your Tap-chan avatar! |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| My 83rd completed series chronologically. For the record, I extended it an 8/10 rating. |
| A happy ending. :) That was a great teamwork. Everyone fought hard to save Kaban. And Boss sacrificed himself for everyone else. Fortunately, he didn't die after all. It's kinda funny that he became a wristwatch. That hug. <3 I'm glad everyone decided to go back for Kaban. I felt sad when she left alone, but fortunately her Friends followed her. Overall, this was one of the best adventure anime I have ever seen. The world-building was so good and all those meetings with the new Friends were always so endearing and exciting. Yes, the animation could have been better, but it also has its own charm. |
SerafosDec 24, 2023 11:04 AM
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| This is the third time I finish watching it and it's still so emotional at the end |
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| That was great. I absolutely enjoyed Kemono Friends. It's a unique anime. 10/10 for me. In the end Lucky san (this very tiny creature) takes on and crushes the biggest Cerulean that ever existed. That was epic. Despite winning, Lucky san wasn't so lucky in the end, he loses his body with the exception of the robotic brain and some speaker (I guess), it could've been worse. Funniest scene was episode 11 when Luckysan steers the bus with its ears when escaping the Cerulean. It was hilarious. I'm looking forward for season 2. I hope Kaban finds her cospecifics and Lucky/Boss finds a new body. |
Reply to Tacsk0
@gebraffe
FYIF, Kemono Friends s2 just doesn't exist, period.
(More precisely, there was an extremely nasty scandal regarding IP owner Kadokawa publishing house's antics, which resulted in the vast majority of fandom disowning any continuation. The alleged "KF s2" anime therefore has 5.82 score on MAL, full 2 points less than KF s1.)
gebraffe said:
I'm looking forward for season 2.
I'm looking forward for season 2.
FYIF, Kemono Friends s2 just doesn't exist, period.
(More precisely, there was an extremely nasty scandal regarding IP owner Kadokawa publishing house's antics, which resulted in the vast majority of fandom disowning any continuation. The alleged "KF s2" anime therefore has 5.82 score on MAL, full 2 points less than KF s1.)
| @Tacsk0 I was already aware of some political issues back then, but I'll just try to focus on enjoying it. My heart goes out to all the animators and actors that put honest work into season 2, as well as those who did in season 1 even if they aren't the same people. To me, it would be just a minor annoyance if the voice actors changed or if the art style changed slightly in season 2, but the overall quality remained the same. I know this might sound selfish on my part, as the staff for season one deserves an ovation for their work in season 1, but I really don't know about what was going on in these negotiations to make a definitive moral judgement. |
gebraffe said: I was already aware of some political issues back then, but I'll just try to focus on enjoying it. My heart goes out to all the animators and actors that put honest work into season 2, as well as those who did in season 1 even if they aren't the same people. To me, it would be just a minor annoyance if the voice actors changed or if the art style changed slightly in season 2, but the overall quality remained the same. I know this might sound selfish on my part, as the staff for season one deserves an ovation for their work in season 1, but I really don't know about what was going on in these negotiations to make a definitive moral judgement. Kadokawa's actions were emblematic of a disgusting level of greed, pettiness, and short-sightedness to such an extent from a large modern corporation in how open and brazen it was before the public backlash kicked off that it's honestly shocking. Nearly all companies in today's day and age, have their PR and human resource departments and teams. I'm surprised it wasn't made clear to them what unreasonable garbage it would make them end up looking like in the public eye, or maybe prior to that incident they just always had a certain sense of entitlement and complacency as they never faced such pushback and public outrage over any of their previous actions so maybe truly didn't expect it and were caught off guard. But I don't know if any of their previous actions, at least ones the public would know about, were as malicious, destructive to a creative property and its artists, or as insulting as this (they basically vandalized their own artistic property over perceived pride and firmer control), or if they faced any other public scandals previously. Not familiar with the whole history of this company. But the point is, all that said, I would have (and indeed did have) no problem putting all that real world conflict BS involving Kadokawa's yen-centric ego and nonsense aside and just focusing on the content of the anime itself and its quality. I don't know if you've already watched by this point, are still planning to, or are in the middle of watching the second season, but the problem is that it has quality issues which trickle down and are baked into the writing and construction of it as consequences of those real world decisions. Mainly that it feels and plays itself as too self-aware and is treated as a soft reboot. It feels a lot more like a sequel film in a series of the kind that only pay homage to the first's greatest hits and try to capitalize on its spark and creativity without putting in the work themselves and as a result now feel kind of fake and soulless, rather than another season of the same show with the same creative mind behind it. Thus it has a continuity and authenticity issue. The premise of Kemono Friends and the world set up by the original smartphone game is so great and fun that it's still at least tolerable and even enjoyable regardless sometimes to watch, but a shadow of season one. |
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