Kaban

Kaban is the main protagonist from the Kemono Friends anime.

Kaban suddenly woke up one day in Japari Park not knowing where she was or who she is, and sets off on an adventure through the park to learn what kind of Friend she is. Although she can't fly, climb or swim as well as the other Friends, she is incredibly resourceful and quick-thinking. She's effectively a successor to the original franchise's Mirai character, being literally born with (and from) Mirai's hat.

In the Heroes Coalition fics, Kaban attends at the Vanguard Academy as a student.

Appearance
Kaban has a short stature. She has black, short, and messy hair. She also wears a safari hat that is rather battered and has holes in its rim and has a single green feather on it. She wears a red v-necked shirt with black trims and a dark gray undershirt below that. She carries around a white backpack, for which she is named. She has grayish-white pants with red and black trimming, as well as black stockings and gloves. She wears brown shoes and has grey-blue eyes.

Personality
Kaban has a reserved, calm, and caring personality. She is not as outgoing as Serval when it comes to interacting with other friends, and her gentle voice and less animated body language contrasts her from Serval's hyper personality. She also does not make as quick remarks as often as Serval does and tends to think through her words more.

Kaban is also able to remain calm and think of solutions under pressure. In the battle against the Cellien in the first episode, she was able to devise a plan to distract the Celliens with a paper airplane. She was also able to create a sled to escape from the Celliens that were rolling down the mountain. Even under time pressure from the Owl's cooking trial, Kaban was also able to successfully cook some curry.

Her kindness shows when she is talking to friends such as Crested Ibis. Instead of insulting or criticizing the ted Ibis's singing, she decides to compliment her. She also cares for her friends and the Park's safety more than herself. She dove into the Black Cellien and was willing to sacrifice the boat to protect the Park, rather than use the boat to accomplish her goal of finding other humans. She's polite and appreciates all the help she received throughout the story, and she is thankful for the experiences she had in Japari Park. When tackled by Raccoon, she's initially surprised, and she never displayed anger or annoyance to anyone throughout the show. She is always willing to help others as is seen throughout the show.

Even though Kaban can be brave, she is also very easily scared. Throughout the anime, she screams "Do not eat me!" usually when she is jump-scared by a friend.

Abilities
Learns tree-climbing from Serval, which comes in handy a few times later. She doesn't have any special physical traits, such as flight or physical strength. She is, however, knowledgeable enough to create things, and assign team roles to other Friends.

Trivia

 * In her season 2 appearance, Kaban looks much more mature and adult. Her hair has grown enough to fit into a ponytail and her hat is tattered.
 * Kaban is actually a human Friend born from Sandstar coming in contact with a hair that was on Mirai's hat. This is also the reason why she survives being inside the Cerulean. She was supposed to revert to the original animal she was based on...which was, well, human.
 * Kaban is named by Serval for the backpack she is wearing ("kaban" being Japanese for "bag").