Video games
Nexon launched their first smartphone app in Japan in March 2015. The app shut down on December 14, 2016, which is one month before the anime's premiere.[6] Nexon initially stated that there were no plans to restart the service despite the popularity of the anime series,[7] although the company later announced that it is possible to relaunch, but no final decision has been made.[8]
On April 23, a new game in development by Bushiroad was announced.[9] On August 14, its name was revealed to be Kemono Friends Pavilion (けものフレンズぱびりおん),[10] and will be a simulation game. Originally meant to be released in late 2017, the release date was pushed back to January 26, 2018.[11][12]
Kemono Friends Picross, a nonogram game developed by Jupiter for their Picross series, was released internationally for Nintendo Switch on October 4, 2018.[13]
The third smartphone app Kemono Friends 3, by Sega launched in Japan on 24 September 2019.[14] Sega later transferred the publishing rights to Appirits. The arcade version Kemono Friends 3 Planet Tours was launched on 26 September 2019[15] and shut down on 30 September 2021.[16]
On April 16, 2020, Nexon launched a crossover event, Kemono Friends × Mabinogi.[17]
On may 5, 2022 a Pachislot game developed by Rodeo and published by Sammy titled Pachislot Kemono Friends was released. The game featured a collaboration with the Beast King Pachislot series featuring Friends based on some of the animal characters from Beast King such as Beast King Hippopotamus and Beast King Lion.[18]
On May 31, 2022, an officially-licensed mobile RPG developed by Chinese game developer ZLONGAME- titled Kemono Friends Kingdom- was launched on servers for the Singapore/Malaysia region, the game language being Simplified Chinese. Servers for mainland China and Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan would launch soon after; however, all Asian servers would close on April 14, 2023, preceding an announcement on May 12, 2023, that the game would be receiving a global release. Shortly thereafter, in the same year, select regions would have access to three beta tests through the Google Play Store, occurring from May 18 to May 31, June 9 to June 21, and June 28 to July 3, respectively. On July 13, 2023, an open beta launched for iOS and Android devices. in the summer of 2025, teravit had a collab with kemono freind introducing teravit x kemono freinds.
Manga
A manga illustrated by Fly, titled Kemono Friends: Welcome to Japari Park! (けものフレンズ ようこそジャパリパークへ!), began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace magazine from May 2015.[6] The first tankōbon volume was released on December 26, 2016.[19] At their panel in Anime Expo, Yen Press announced their license to the manga.[20] In April 2018, Tokyopop released the German version of the manga on July 26, 2018.[21]
Another manga series, Kemono Friends: À La Carte, which began serialization in 2017, was licensed by Yen Press in 2019.[22] It is an anthology series, compiling stories and illustrations by various artists, with the second volume at one point being the highest selling book on Amazon Japan in August 2017.
Anime
The anime television series, produced by Yaoyorozu, aired in Japan between January 10, 2017, and March 28, 2017; and was co-produced, financed and streamed simultaneously by Crunchyroll.[25][26] The opening theme is "Yōkoso Japari Park e" (ようこそジャパリパークへ) by Dōbutsu Biscuits×PPP, while the ending theme is "Boku no Friend" (ぼくのフレンド) by Mewhan. Original content for TV Tokyo's AniTele service was released from April 1, 2017.[27] An unofficial "episode 12.1" 2-minute short was uploaded by the director to Niconico and YouTube on April 5, 2017.[28] Additional shorts have been created in collaboration with Japan Racing Association, Animelo Summer Live 2017, and Nissin Foods
