Raccoon
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| アライグマ | |||
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| AKA | Arai-san, Common Raccoon
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| Romaji | Araiguma
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
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| Scientific Name | Procyon lotor
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| Distribution | America, mainland Europe, Caucasia, Japan
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| Diet | Omnivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | 2-3 years
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| Read More | Raccoon
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| Raccoon | Anime | Season 2 | Manga | Festival (Costume) | Pavilion (Gen 2) | KF3 (V2) | Kingdom | Nexon Game | Stage Play | Gallery |
The Raccoon is a type of Friend who frequently appears in Kemono Friends media.
Appearance
Raccoon has brown eyes with silver gray hair that fades to white towards the bottom, while at the front her hair turns black, with a white line in between and a white spot in the middlemost bang. She has two rounded animal ears and a ringed long tail befitting her species. She wears a lavender shirt with puffed sleeves and a white fur collar with a black bow tie. Her long black and white gradient gloves matches the lower part of her outfit, with a black short skirt, gray leggings that fade to white towards the bottom, short black socks and black loafers.
Series Appearances
| Media | Role | First Appearance | |
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| 2015 | Nexon Game | ↪ Major character, obtainable | |
| 2015 | Kemono Friends: Welcome to Japari Park! | ↪ Major character | Chapter 12 (Manga) |
| 2017 | Kemono Friends (2017 Anime) | ↪ Major character | S1E01: Savanna Area |
| 2017 | Stage Play "Kemono Friends" | ↪ Major character | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Pavilion | ↪ Minor character with multiple observable versions | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Puzzle Puzzle Gokko | Minor character | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Festival | ↪ Minor character with multiple obtainable versions | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Picross | Mimamori Friend; also has playable puzzle | |
| 2018 | Stage Play "Kemono Friends 2" ~Kemonos of the Snowy Night~ | ↪ Major character | |
| 2019 | Kemono Friends 2 | ↪ Minor character | S2E10: Check-in |
| 2019 | Chokotto Anime Kemono Friends 3 | Major character | CAKF3E008 |
| 2019 | Kemono Friends 3 | ↪ Major character with multiple obtainable versions | |
| 2022 | Kemono Friends Kingdom | ↪ Minor character, obtainable | |
Minor Appearances
Kemono Friends Puzzle Puzzle Gokko
Raccoon appears as a minor character in Puzzle Puzzle Gokko. She appears on top of the board on some levels of the game as a still picture of her anime model.
Kemono Friends Picross
Raccoon appears in 2 different puzzles of Kemono Friends Picross where the player can obtain a picture of the friend by solving a puzzle.
Tobu Japari Park
Raccoon appeared in Tobu Japari Park, an interactive promotional collaboration between Kemono Friends and Tobu Zoo.
Bikkuriman
Raccoon appears on a sticker of Bikkuriman, a line of wafer treats produced by Lotte, notable for the highly collectible stickers that come bundled with each wafer.
In Real Life
Raccoons are originally found across the United States, southern Canada, Mexico and northern South America, but have also been introduced to parts of Asia and Europe. They are bear-like mammals at about the size of a cat, with a thick layer of fur that ranges from gray to brown colors. Their most distinctive feature are the black mask across the eyes and their bushy ringed tail. Their paws have five fingers each, giving them a great ability for grabbing things and climbing. Those paws are extra sensitive, and they are the main tool that raccoons use to sense the world around them.
Common Raccoons are highly adaptable, found across multiple regions as long as a water source is available, inclining woodland areas, farmlands, suburban and urban areas. They make their dens in trees, caves, sewers, deserted buildings and houses, where they have been known to sleep for long periods of time when harsh, cold climates arrive during winter.
As an omnivorous species and opportunistic feeders, Raccoons feed on fruits, nuts, insects, rodents, frogs, eggs and crayfish, but they have adapted to eat what they can find in urban areas. They are active at night, and are solitary most of the time.
Trivia
- The character Raccoon appeared at the Pop-Up Shop at Shinjuku Marui held on March 4, 2023, as an interactive robot for the event "アライグマがやってくる！？けものフレンズ3 SHOPにあそびに行くのだ！" together with the guest, KemoV's Island Fox on screen. The robot has movable arms and is voiced by Raccoon's CV to interact and greet participants. PR Times report. Her face was a fully-animated Live2D avatar similar to KemoV's Vtuber designs.
- Raccoons are very good swimmers and can stay in the water for hours, often hunting for food there.
- That extra sensitivity in their paws may explain some of their most peculiar behaviors, like individuals in captivity rolling their food in the water or rubbing their hands together when not holding anything.
References
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Procyon_lotor/
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41686/0
https://a-z-animals.com/animals/raccoon/