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[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to Japari Park!]]

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* AmusementParkOfDoom: The Abandoned State of some of the park has caused some parts of the park to be rather dangerous... the Ceruleans don't help matters any.

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* AmusementParkOfDoom: The Abandoned State of some of the park has caused some parts of the park to be rather dangerous... dangerous, this isn't even adding the Ceruleans don't help matters any.threat of the Ceruleans.


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* BlobMonster: Ceruleans


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* RobotBuddy: The Lucky Beasts seems to have been created to serve as guides to Human Guests.
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* AmusementParkOfDoom: The Abandoned State of some of the park has caused some parts of the park to be rather dangerous... the Ceruleans don't help matters any.
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* MrExposition: Boss, aka Lucky Beast, provides background and information when entering new habitats. However, inside of attractions, he lets Kaban work things out for herself.

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* MrExposition: Boss, aka Lucky Beast, provides background and information when entering new habitats. However, inside of attractions, he lets Kaban work things out for herself. In addition, in the event of something unexpected (such as a broken bridge), he freezes up.
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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Sung by PPP, who also do the ending commentary.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Sung by Serval, Raccoon, Fennec, and the PPP, who the latter of whom also do the ending commentary.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Japari Park seems like a great place if not for the presence of the Ceruleans.

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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Japari Park seems like a great place if not for the presence of the Ceruleans. [[spoiler: And the knowledge that all (known) humans are dead.]]



* RedOniBlueOni: The duo that appear in Episode 5. The Beaver, being the blue, can plan ahead and have a great amount of knowledge on structural engineering, but, afraid of messing up, can't commit herself to action. The Groundhog, being the red, is a heads-on person who does thing quick and efficient, but without the ability to think things through, tends to mess up multiple times. It's through the collaboration of Beaver's planning and knowledge and Groundhog's quick work and teamwork dynamic that they become a very impressive construction team.

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* RedOniBlueOni: The duo that appear in Episode 5. The Beaver, being the blue, can plan constantly plans ahead and have has a great amount of knowledge on structural engineering, but, afraid of messing up, can't commit herself to action. The Groundhog, being the red, is a heads-on person who does thing things quick and efficient, but without the ability to think things through, through or a team to rely on, tends to mess up multiple times. It's through the collaboration of Beaver's planning and knowledge and Groundhog's quick work and teamwork dynamic that they become a very impressive construction team.

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* EndangeredSpecies:

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* EndangeredSpecies:EndangeredSpecies: Every Friend who's based on an endangered or extinct species has EmptyEyes.



** Humans: Kaban may be the last human on Earth, or at least in Japari Park.

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** Humans: Kaban may be the last human on Earth, or at least in Japari Park. [[spoiler: When told by Professor that all known humans have become extinct, her eyes briefly lose shine. When told of the possibility of humans remaining, however, they return to their usual color.]]


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* RedOniBlueOni: The duo that appear in Episode 5. The Beaver, being the blue, can plan ahead and have a great amount of knowledge on structural engineering, but, afraid of messing up, can't commit herself to action. The Groundhog, being the red, is a heads-on person who does thing quick and efficient, but without the ability to think things through, tends to mess up multiple times. It's through the collaboration of Beaver's planning and knowledge and Groundhog's quick work and teamwork dynamic that they become a very impressive construction team.

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A SleeperHit based off a {{Creator/Nexon}} mobile game, it stars a girl who somehow ends up in the middle of a savannah and gets chased around by a CatGirl. Said cat girl reveals that she is in one area of the vast Japari Park inhabited by LittleBitBeastly girls ([[PinkBishoujoGhetto and only girls]]) called Friends who were apparently regular animals turned into their current form on contact with [[MutagenicGoo Sand Star]] spewed by the volcano in the middle of the park. The girl [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who she is]], so she gets called [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Kaban]] after the backpack she wears by [[ShapedLikeItself Serval the serval]], who becomes her NonHumanSidekick. The two set off on an adventure to find out [[QuestForIdentity what kind of Friend she is]]. Friends ensue!

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A SleeperHit based off a {{Creator/Nexon}} mobile game, it stars a girl who somehow ends up in the middle of a savannah and gets chased around by a CatGirl. Said cat girl reveals that she is in one area of the vast Japari Park inhabited by LittleBitBeastly girls ([[PinkBishoujoGhetto ([[ImprobablyFemaleCast and only girls]]) called Friends who were apparently regular animals turned into their current form on contact with [[MutagenicGoo Sand Star]] spewed by the volcano in the middle of the park. The girl [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who she is]], so she gets called [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Kaban]] after the backpack she wears by [[ShapedLikeItself Serval the serval]], who becomes her NonHumanSidekick. The two set off on an adventure to find out [[QuestForIdentity what kind of Friend she is]]. Friends ensue!



* ImprobablyFemaleCast : Not a single male character is to be found.



* PinkBishoujoGhetto: Not a single male character is to be found.

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* PinkBishoujoGhetto: Not a single male character is to be found.
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*DoItYourselfThemeTune: Sung by PPP, who also do the ending commentary.

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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Japari Park seems like a great place if not for the presence of the Ceruleans.



* Ontological Mystery: Behind the fun QuestForIdentity and meeting new Friends, there is a significant amount of unexplained background details that is gradually revealed.

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* Ontological Mystery: OntologicalMystery: Behind the fun QuestForIdentity and meeting new Friends, there is a significant amount of unexplained background details that is gradually revealed.

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* MutagenicGoo: The mysterious substance known as "Sand Star" turns regular animals into the humanoid Friends.

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* MutagenicGoo: The mysterious substance known as "Sand Star" turns regular animals into the humanoid Friends. [[spoiler: And inanimate objects into Ceruleans.]]
*Ontological Mystery: Behind the fun QuestForIdentity and meeting new Friends, there is a significant amount of unexplained background details that is gradually revealed.

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* MegaCorp: Wild life parks, cafes, food, hot springs, video games ... Japari is a very diverse corporation.



* SilentAntagonist: The aptly-colored Ceruleans.

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* SilentAntagonist: The initially aptly-colored Ceruleans.

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A SleeperHit based off a mobile game, it stars a girl who somehow ends up in the middle of a savannah and gets chased around by a CatGirl. Said cat girl reveals that she is in one area of the vast Japari Park inhabited by LittleBitBeastly girls ([[PinkBishoujoGhetto and only girls]]) called Friends who were apparently regular animals turned into their current form on contact with [[MutagenicGoo Sand Star]] spewed by the volcano in the middle of the park. The girl [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who she is]], so she gets called [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Kaban]] after the backpack she wears by [[ShapedLikeItself Serval the serval]], who becomes her NonHumanSidekick. The two set off on an adventure to find out [[QuestForIdentity what kind of Friend she is]]. Friends ensue!

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A SleeperHit based off a {{Creator/Nexon}} mobile game, it stars a girl who somehow ends up in the middle of a savannah and gets chased around by a CatGirl. Said cat girl reveals that she is in one area of the vast Japari Park inhabited by LittleBitBeastly girls ([[PinkBishoujoGhetto and only girls]]) called Friends who were apparently regular animals turned into their current form on contact with [[MutagenicGoo Sand Star]] spewed by the volcano in the middle of the park. The girl [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who she is]], so she gets called [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Kaban]] after the backpack she wears by [[ShapedLikeItself Serval the serval]], who becomes her NonHumanSidekick. The two set off on an adventure to find out [[QuestForIdentity what kind of Friend she is]]. Friends ensue!



* EvolvingCredits: Animal silhouettes appear in each episode opening, to be filled in after the new Friend is introduced.



* MrExposition: Boss, aka Lucky Beast, provides background and information when entering new habitats. However, inside of attractions, he lets Kaban work things out for herself.



* SilentAntagonist: The aptly-colored Ceruleans.
* SupportPartyMember: True to the game that inspired the anime, Kaban acts as a support character in the anime. While slow and clumsy, she's the one who comes up with ideas to make the Friends more effective. Plus, she's one of the few characters who can read.



* VegetarianCarnivore: All the Friends eat Japari buns, which are found everywhere. This allows carnivores and omnivores to be friends with herbivores without all that awkward killing and eating.

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* VegetarianCarnivore: All the Friends eat Japari buns, which are found everywhere. This allows carnivores and omnivores to be friends with herbivores without all that awkward killing and eating.eating that would hurt friendships.

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A SleeperHit based off a mobile game, it stars a girl who somehow ends up in the middle of a savannah and gets chased around by a CatGirl. Said cat girl reveals that she is in one area of the vast Japari Park inhabited by LittleBitBeastly girls ([[PinkBishoujoGhetto and only girls]]) called Friends who were apparently regular animals turned into their current form on contact [[MutagenicGoo Sand Star]] spewed by the volcano in the middle of the park. The girl [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who she is]], so she gets called [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Kaban]] after the backpack she wears by [[ShapedLikeItself Serval the serval]], who becomes her NonHumanSidekick and the two sets off on an adventure to find out [[QuestForIdentity what kind of Friend she is]].

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A SleeperHit based off a mobile game, it stars a girl who somehow ends up in the middle of a savannah and gets chased around by a CatGirl. Said cat girl reveals that she is in one area of the vast Japari Park inhabited by LittleBitBeastly girls ([[PinkBishoujoGhetto and only girls]]) called Friends who were apparently regular animals turned into their current form on contact with [[MutagenicGoo Sand Star]] spewed by the volcano in the middle of the park. The girl [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who she is]], so she gets called [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Kaban]] after the backpack she wears by [[ShapedLikeItself Serval the serval]], who becomes her NonHumanSidekick and the NonHumanSidekick. The two sets set off on an adventure to find out [[QuestForIdentity what kind of Friend she is]].
is]]. Friends ensue!

During an episode each Friend is introduced along with their scientific classification. At random intervals in each episode, zookeepers from all over the globe give short lectures on the nature of the Friends, as if the animated character were in a zoo display. Episodes end with a short stick-puppet sketch by the group that performed the opening theme, PPP.

Kemono Friends is currently being aired by {{Website/Crunchyroll}}.
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** Crested ibis: At one point there were exactly ''SEVEN'' crested ibis in the world. After an extensive search of the former habitat, the remaining birds were found and nurtured by Japan and China.

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** Crested ibis: At one point there were exactly ''SEVEN'' ''7'' crested ibis in the world. After an extensive search of the former habitat, the remaining birds on Earth. These were found and nurtured by Japan and China.rescued from extinction, with all survivors descended from these seven birds. Apparently one of them became a Friend at Japari Park.
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** Humans: Kaban is quite likely the last human on Earth, or at least in Japari Park.

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** Humans: Kaban is quite likely may be the last human on Earth, or at least in Japari Park.
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A SleeperHit based off a mobile game, it stars a girl who somehow ends up in the middle of a savannah and gets chased around by a CatGirl. Said cat girl reveals that she is in one area of the vast Japari Park inhabited by LittleBitBeastly girls ([[PinkBishoujoGhetto and only girls]]) called Friends who were apparently regular animals turned into their current form on contact [[MutagenicGoo Sand Star]] spewed by the volcano in the middle of the park. The girl [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who she is]], so she gets called [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Kaban]] after the backpack she wears by [[ShapedLikeItself Serval the serval cat]], who becomes her NonHumanSidekick and the two sets off on an adventure to find out [[QuestForIdentity what kind of Friend she is]].

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A SleeperHit based off a mobile game, it stars a girl who somehow ends up in the middle of a savannah and gets chased around by a CatGirl. Said cat girl reveals that she is in one area of the vast Japari Park inhabited by LittleBitBeastly girls ([[PinkBishoujoGhetto and only girls]]) called Friends who were apparently regular animals turned into their current form on contact [[MutagenicGoo Sand Star]] spewed by the volcano in the middle of the park. The girl [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who she is]], so she gets called [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Kaban]] after the backpack she wears by [[ShapedLikeItself Serval the serval cat]], serval]], who becomes her NonHumanSidekick and the two sets off on an adventure to find out [[QuestForIdentity what kind of Friend she is]].
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* TokenNonHuman: The Lucky Beasts, who are little robots that serve as guides.

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* TokenNonHuman: The Lucky Beasts, who are little robots that serve as guides.guides.
* VegetarianCarnivore: All the Friends eat Japari buns, which are found everywhere. This allows carnivores and omnivores to be friends with herbivores without all that awkward killing and eating.
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* PuppetShows: The ending preview scenes are done puppet-style by PPP, the opening theme singers.
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** "Don't eat me!" "I won't eat you!" - Kaban and Serval's opening dialogue gets repeated several times.

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** "Don't "Please don't eat me!" "I won't eat you!" - Kaban and Serval's opening dialogue gets repeated several times.
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* ConspicuousCG: Let's just say that the opening scene probably won't win any awards for technical expertise.
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* {{Iyashikei}}: It's surprisingly upbeat for a post-apocolyptic alien invasion!
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* EndangeredSpecies:
** Crested ibis: At one point there were exactly ''SEVEN'' crested ibis in the world. After an extensive search of the former habitat, the remaining birds were found and nurtured by Japan and China.
** Humans: Kaban is quite likely the last human on Earth, or at least in Japari Park.
** Tsuchinoko: They're a bit [[{{Youkai}} elusive]].

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A SleeperHit based off a mobile game, it stars a girl who somehow ends up in the middle of a savannah and gets chased around by a CatGirl. Said cat girl reveals that she is in one area of the vast Japari Park inhabited by LittleBitBeastly girls ([[PinkBishoujoGhetto and only girls]]) called Friends who were apparently regular animals turned into their current form on contact [[MutagenicGoo Sand Star]] spewed by the volcano in the middle of the park. The girl [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who she is]], so she gets called [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Kaban]] after the backpack she wears by [[ShapedLikeItself Serval the serval]], who becomes her NonHumanSidekick and the two sets off on an adventure to find out [[QuestForIdentity what kind of Friend she is]].

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A SleeperHit based off a mobile game, it stars a girl who somehow ends up in the middle of a savannah and gets chased around by a CatGirl. Said cat girl reveals that she is in one area of the vast Japari Park inhabited by LittleBitBeastly girls ([[PinkBishoujoGhetto and only girls]]) called Friends who were apparently regular animals turned into their current form on contact [[MutagenicGoo Sand Star]] spewed by the volcano in the middle of the park. The girl [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who she is]], so she gets called [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Kaban]] after the backpack she wears by [[ShapedLikeItself Serval the serval]], serval cat]], who becomes her NonHumanSidekick and the two sets off on an adventure to find out [[QuestForIdentity what kind of Friend she is]].



** Female lions don't have manes.



* LittleBitBeastly: All of the Friends are humans with animal features.

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* LittleBitBeastly: All of the Friends are humans with animal features. Kemono is an abbreviation of Kemonomimi, or people with animal traits. It's in the title!



* OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious: Even a Tsuchinoko got turned into a Friend

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* OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious: Even a Tsuchinoko got turned into a FriendFriend.
* TheOwlKnowingOne: The two owls at Japari Library are called "Professor" by all the other Friends.



* TheOwlKnowingOne: The two owls at Japari Library are called "Professor" by all the other Friends.

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* TheOwlKnowingOne: The two owls at Japari Library QuestForIdentity: Kaban and Serval are called "Professor" by all the other Friends.on a quest to discover what species Kaban is.
* RunningJoke:
** "Don't eat me!" "I won't eat you!" - Kaban and Serval's opening dialogue gets repeated several times.
** Several Friends are surprised that Lucky Beast (aka Boss) is now talking, although only to Kaban.

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* LittleBitBeastly - the Friends are these
* MutagenicGoo - contact with the Sand Star turns regular animals into Friends.
* OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious - even a Tsuchinoko got turned into a Friend
* PinkBishoujoGhetto - no males around
* TheOwlKnowingOne - called Professor by all the other Friends.
* TokenNonHuman - Lucky Beasts

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* LittleBitBeastly - ADogNamedDog: All of the Friends are these
named for the species of animal they are.
* MutagenicGoo - contact AnimalGenderBender: While every Friend is female, some of them clearly exhibit features unique to males of the species they're based on.
** PeacockGirl: The Peafowl friend who makes a brief appearance in episode 2.
* LineOfSightName: Kaban is named for the bag she is wearing ("kaban" being Japanese for "bag").
* LittleBitBeastly: All of the Friends are humans
with the Sand Star animal features.
* MutagenicGoo: The mysterious substance known as "Sand Star"
turns regular animals into the humanoid Friends.
* OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious - even OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious: Even a Tsuchinoko got turned into a Friend
* PinkBishoujoGhetto - no males around
PinkBishoujoGhetto: Not a single male character is to be found.
* TheOwlKnowingOne - TheOwlKnowingOne: The two owls at Japari Library are called Professor "Professor" by all the other Friends.
* TokenNonHuman - TokenNonHuman: The Lucky BeastsBeasts, who are little robots that serve as guides.
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* MutagenicGoo - contact with the sand Sand Star turns regular animals into Friends.

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* MutagenicGoo - contact with the sand Sand Star turns regular animals into Friends.
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* InferredHolocaust - implied by the effects of neglect on the structures of the abandoned park.
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* InferrredHolocaust - implied by the effects of neglect on the structures of the abandoned park.

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* InferrredHolocaust InferredHolocaust - implied by the effects of neglect on the structures of the abandoned park.
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A SleeperHit based off a mobile game, it stars a girl who somehow ends up in the middle of a savannah and gets chased around by a CatGirl. Said cat girl reveals that she is in one area of the vast Japari Park inhabited by LittleBitBeastly girls ([[PinkBishoujoGhetto and only girls]]) called Friends who were apparently regular animals turned into their current form on contact [[MutagenicGoo Sand Star]] spewed by the volcano in the middle of the park. The girl [[AmnesiacHero doesn't remember who she is]], so she gets called [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Kaban]] after the backpack she wears by [[ShapedLikeItself Serval the serval]], who becomes her NonHumanSidekick and the two sets off on an adventure to find out [[QuestForIdentity what kind of Friend she is]].

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*LittleBitBeastly - the Friends are these
*MutagenicGoo - contact with the sand Sand Star turns regular animals into Friends.
*OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious - even a Tsuchinoko got turned into a Friend
*PinkBishoujoGhetto - no males around
*TheOwlKnowingOne - called Professor by all the other Friends.
*TokenNonHuman - Lucky Beasts

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