Japanese term for Furry. From animals with human attributes like Sonic the Hedgehog, up to humans with animal attributes like Youko-Kurama.
Mermaids & most Greek myth characters are Kemono.
by Allaiyah January 15, 2004
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Kemono is a unique art movement that sprouted from Japan, that traces back roughly in the late 90s.
It applies traits and expressions from anime to fictional anthropomorphic beast characters.

It has affected both anime lovers and the like, whom preferred the idea of anime characters that are beasts.
Attraction to this may have stemmed from liking anime characters that has animal ears, tails, or hands.

Furry artists from countries like Taiwan, Korea, China, Philippines are likely to be creating kemono art.
People that are either artists or enthusiasts of kemono art are referred to as "kemoners".

Not to be confused with kimono, a formal garment from Japan.
Kemono art reminds me of animated shows like BNA, ODDTAXI, Beastars, and Aggressive Retsuko.
by Distinctions March 14, 2022
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Kemono means beast in English. Kemono -> Beast is the two languages Japanese -> English.
Agh, look at that kemono!

Kennedy decided to name her new character Kemono, because it’s some sort of beast or whatever. She says it’s Japanese for beast.

Wow, the Japanese language makes words so much cooler! For example, kemono actually means beast in English. Isn’t the cool!
by xxstormii July 20, 2018
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Kemono freakin means animals in Japanese language. Don't take the above definition serious.
Kemono Friends 1 (No 2 please) / けものフレンズ (Romaji: Kemono Furenzu)
by Lykios Yin (not real name lol) November 21, 2019
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An anime show about a human girl with no memories who wakes up in a mysterious park inhabited only by cute animal girls (known as friends).
Kemono Friends is such a wholesome show
or is it?
by fixfox July 2, 2018
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