<s>
Japari	O
Park	O
is	O
a	O
large	O
zoo	O
that	O
is	O
home	O
to	O
extant	O
species	O
,	O
endangered	O
species	O
,	O
extinct	B-Application
species	O
,	O
cryptids	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
legendary	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
encounters	O
a	O
serval	B-Application
Friend	O
,	O
who	O
names	O
the	O
girl	O
"	O
Kaban	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
they	O
set	O
out	O
on	O
an	O
adventure	B-Application
to	O
find	O
out	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
animal	O
Kaban	O
is	O
,	O
passing	O
through	O
multiple	O
regions	O
of	O
Japari	O
Park	O
and	O
meeting	O
new	O
friends	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
name	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
her	O
by	O
Serval	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
backpack	O
she	O
carries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shy	O
yet	O
resourceful	O
,	O
she	O
travels	O
through	O
Japari	O
Park	O
along	O
with	O
Serval	B-Application
to	O
find	O
out	O
her	O
identity	O
while	O
encountering	O
more	O
Friends	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
eventually	O
discovering	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
2	O
,	O
she	O
reappears	O
as	O
an	O
adult	O
,	O
working	O
alongside	O
the	O
owls	O
to	O
research	O
the	O
phenomenon	O
of	O
Ceruleans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
serval	B-Application
cat	I-Application
that	O
was	O
originally	O
from	O
the	O
Savannah	B-Protocol
Area	O
of	O
Japari	O
Park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Energetic	O
and	O
curious	O
,	O
Serval	B-Application
is	O
often	O
amazed	O
by	O
the	O
skills	O
and	O
talents	O
of	O
Kaban	O
and	O
the	O
Friends	O
they	O
encounter	O
on	O
their	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
reappears	O
as	O
a	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
2	O
,	O
though	O
appears	O
to	O
have	O
lost	O
her	O
memory	O
of	O
her	O
time	O
with	O
Kaban	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fennec	O
fox	O
who	O
accompanies	O
Raccoon	O
as	O
she	O
pursues	O
Kaban	O
and	O
Serval	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
raccoon	O
who	O
is	O
chasing	O
after	O
Kaban	O
and	O
Serval	B-Application
,	O
believing	O
that	O
she	O
stole	O
something	O
from	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
2	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
his	O
stomach	O
grumbling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
caracal	O
who	O
appears	O
alongside	O
Serval	B-Application
in	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
Serval	B-Application
(	O
)	O
worked	O
alongside	O
Mirai	O
when	O
Japari	O
Park	O
was	O
open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
Picross	O
,	O
a	O
picross	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Jupiter	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
smartphone	O
app	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
by	O
Sega	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
24	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
3	I-Application
Planet	O
Tour	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
26	O
September	O
2019	O
and	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Nexon	O
launched	O
a	O
crossover	O
event	O
,	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
×	O
Mabinogi	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
manga	O
series	O
,	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
:	O
À	O
La	O
Carte	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
serialization	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
was	O
licensed	O
by	O
Yen	O
Press	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
2	O
began	O
serialization	O
in	O
Monthly	O
Shōnen	O
Ace	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
"	O
episode	O
12.1	O
"	O
2-minute	O
short	O
was	O
uploaded	O
by	O
the	O
director	O
to	O
Niconico	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short	O
anime	O
titled	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
been	O
greenlit	O
for	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stage	O
play	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
with	O
an	O
original	O
storyline	O
ran	O
at	O
the	O
Shinagawa	O
Prince	O
Hotel	O
Club	O
eX	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
from	O
2017	O
June	O
14	O
to	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
received	O
a	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
views	O
on	O
NicoNico	O
Douga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHK	O
's	O
news	O
Check	O
11	O
reported	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
zoo	O
visits	O
that	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
inspired	O
by	O
viewers	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reception	O
to	O
season	O
two	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
among	O
Japanese	O
audiences	O
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episodes	O
9	O
and	O
12	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
season	O
two	O
received	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
negative	O
feedback	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
becoming	O
the	O
least	O
positively	O
rated	O
anime	O
episode	O
on	O
NicoNico	O
Namahousou	O
at	O
2.6	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
weeks	O
before	O
this	O
incident	O
animation	O
studio	O
Yaoyorozu	O
had	O
released	O
a	O
free	O
teaser	O
side	O
episode	O
to	O
its	O
fans	O
,	O
pursuant	O
to	O
their	O
agreement	O
with	O
Kadokawa	O
that	O
Yaoyorozu	O
would	O
be	O
allowed	O
full	O
creative	O
freedom	O
in	O
developing	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
,	O
an	O
agreement	O
made	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
where	O
the	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
IP	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
near	O
worthless	O
,	O
an	O
agreement	O
they	O
wished	O
to	O
change	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
soaring	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
controversy	O
,	O
production	O
committee	O
of	O
the	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
anime	O
announced	O
that	O
director	O
Tatsuki	O
and	O
the	O
animation	O
studio	O
Yaoyorozu	O
had	O
been	O
using	O
the	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
property	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
without	O
consulting	O
all	O
concerned	O
parties	O
and	O
that	O
Yaoyorozu	O
would	O
not	O
agree	O
to	O
a	O
normalization	O
in	O
communication	O
and	O
withdrew	O
from	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
September	O
26	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
streaming	O
program	O
on	O
Niconico	O
Douga	O
then	O
featured	O
several	O
voice	O
actresses	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
publicly	O
apologizing	O
for	O
the	O
ongoing	O
controversy	O
,	O
despite	O
having	O
little	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
corporate	O
decisions	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerns	O
rose	O
among	O
Internet	O
users	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
that	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
game	O
,	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
Puzzle	O
Gokko	O
,	O
was	O
plagirizing	O
artwork	O
and	O
setting	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
without	O
the	O
consent	O
of	O
Tatsuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
weeks	O
later	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
official	O
Twitter	O
account	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Puzzle	O
Gokko	O
issued	O
an	O
apology	O
for	O
the	O
troubles	O
caused	O
and	O
that	O
any	O
legal	O
issues	O
surrounding	O
such	O
issues	O
were	O
resolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
season	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
was	O
once	O
again	O
announced	O
on	O
their	O
official	O
website	O
and	O
casting	O
calls	O
were	O
published	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
idol	O
unit	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
offending	O
script	O
was	O
taken	O
down	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
Eiji	O
Kato	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
producers	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
,	O
offered	O
an	O
apology	O
on	O
Twitter	O
and	O
offered	O
to	O
also	O
apologize	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
owner	O
in	O
person	O
but	O
was	O
turned	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hosoya	O
had	O
been	O
accused	O
of	O
making	O
taunting	O
and	O
agitating	O
comments	O
towards	O
critics	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
2	O
on	O
Twitter	O
and	O
making	O
fun	O
of	O
their	O
comments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerns	O
of	O
misrepresentation	O
were	O
raised	O
by	O
fans	O
on	O
promotional	O
materials	O
for	O
the	O
official	O
Blu-ray	O
discs	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KADOKAWA	O
issued	O
an	O
apology	O
and	O
correction	O
statement	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
of	O
Kemono	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
2	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
benefits	O
will	O
be	O
free	O
and	O
that	O
anyone	O
who	O
already	O
paid	O
in	O
would	O
be	O
refunded	O
.	O
</s>
