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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.
Kemono 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!
Kemono by xxstormii July 20, 2018
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)

Kemono Friends 

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?
Kemono Friends by fixfox July 1, 2018

Keronovat 

Musím něco udělat, ale dělám něco jiného. Příbuzné ke slovu Stalling
Chci spát, ale jdu hrát dotu / Chci spát, ale budu keronovat.
Keronovat by Soudruh Danny June 25, 2020

Kemonomimi 

A person with animalistic characteristics who is NOT a furry
These characteristics include, but are not limited to cat ears/tail, fox ears/tail, puppy ears/tail, bunny ears/tail, deer/doe ears/tail, and many more animals. These human animal hybrids can also have horns, fangs, whiskers, and different color patterns. Kemonomimi and Furries are two different things.
"Damn bro is that a Furry?"
"Nah man, that's a Kemonomimi. Furries are big cartoon animals, Kemonomimi are human animal hybrids. They mostly have animal ears/tail and human bodies"
Kemonomimi by MetelNeko September 5, 2021
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