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Jill0r – May 2013 Featured Fursuiter of the Month

Jill0r – May 2013 Featured Fursuiter of the Month
May 16, 2013 by Kijani Lion
Talented fursuit builder, convention GOH enjoys giving back By Tim "Kijani" Watanabe Jill 'Jill0r' C., FNN's May 2013 Featured Fursuiter of the Month, interacts with a young girl while fursuiting on the street as her cat character Chingado durin...
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Wash. firefighter, fursuiter raising funds to fight cancer

Wash. firefighter, fursuiter raising funds to fight cancer
January 4, 2013 by Kijani Lion
Smalser to climb 69 stories this March for Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyBy Tim "Kijani" Watanabe Seattle, Wash. native Jacob Smalser enters the 932-foot-tall Columbia Tower during last year's Scott Firefighter Stairclimb. Smalser will be part...
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Oz Kangaroo – December 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month

Oz Kangaroo – December 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month
December 9, 2012 by Kijani Lion
Aussie fursuit builder and performer enjoys 'letting loose' on the dance floor By Tim "Kijani" Watanabe Eden Noonan, the December 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month, greets a couple of marsupial friends at a wildlife park in Australia as the...
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Howee Husky – October 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month

Howee Husky – October 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month
October 12, 2012 by Kijani Lion
Talented toony artist, Fursuit Fracas champion loves to perform 'for the kids' By Tim "Kijani" Watanabe Chris Dural, the FNN Featured Fursuiter of the Month for August 2012, poses for a photo as his character Howee Husky with a participant at ...
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Matrices – August 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month

Matrices – August 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month
August 5, 2012 by Kijani Lion
In tune with nature: 'Beef Jerky' performer shares her love of costuming with others By Tim "Kijani" Watanabe Sara Howard, the August 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month, poses for a photo as her character Beef Jerky on a trip to the Rocky Mo...
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Ask Papabear: Kemonomimi

Ask Papabear: Kemonomimi
June 11, 2012 by Papabear
Papabear, I'm not sure what to consider myself, or what it takes to "properly" be a member of the furry world. I've enjoyed kemonomimi (anime-styled humans with animal ears and/or tails) for a long time. I've enjoyed furry art from time to time if...
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Ask Papabear: The Image of Furries vs. Anime Fans

Ask Papabear: The Image of Furries vs. Anime Fans
June 8, 2012 by Papabear
Dear Papabear, Why is it that furries seem to get flack for stuff that anime has, while anime seems to get a pass? I've been persecuted a lot online for being a furry on the basis of it being adult orientated, when anime has the same stuff. Why...
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Coopertom – June 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month

Coopertom – June 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month
June 8, 2012 by Kijani Lion
From feline to Fender: 'Planets aligned' for New Jersey native By Tim "Kijani" Watanabe It may be difficult to believe that as little as three years ago, you could mention the name "Coopertom" in fursuiting circles and get a lot of blank st...
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Ask Papabear: What Are Furcons Like?

Ask Papabear: What Are Furcons Like?
May 31, 2012 by Papabear
Hello, Papabear, I am a fellow 15 year old furry and fursuit maker like Coldfang except I'm 15 not 13 lol. I am wanting to know a little more about cons, and why people are so against the furry fandom. All they do is say "furries are perverts" and...
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Ask Papabear: Sometimes You Have to Lie

Ask Papabear: Sometimes You Have to Lie
May 22, 2012 by Papabear
Hey papa bear. My parents are both the kind of people that happen to hate the furry fandom, and I am and have been a furry since before I even knew what a furry was, let alone about the fandom. Every time they find anything even remotely furry ...
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Ask Papabear: will being a furry hurt my chances of employment?

Ask Papabear: will being a furry hurt my chances of employment?
April 13, 2012 by Papabear
Hi, Papabear, I've been a furry for a decade, spanning back through my high school years — and left a large online footprint. I've tried to reduce it a bit, but everything is forever on the Internet. Entering the job market, I'm concerned about pr...
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Being Furry Saved Him from a Life of Drugs

Being Furry Saved Him from a Life of Drugs
April 3, 2012 by Papabear
Going to the dentist is hardly ever a joyous occasion. No exception is the trip my friend Coony Raccoon will soon be taking to have a number of teeth extracted—his last few.  I asked Coony during a recent online chat why he has such bad teeth, and he...
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J.D. Puppy – April 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month

J.D. Puppy – April 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month
April 2, 2012 by Kijani Lion
Experienced mascot performer, ballroom dancer is also everyone's 'Buddy' By Tim "Kijani" Watanabe Nowadays, 25-year-old Jayson Mamaclay is always ready to tackle the next new challenge. Better known as the energetic and lovable "J....
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Skroy: February 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month

Skroy: February 2012 Featured Fursuiter of the Month
February 4, 2012 by Kijani Lion
Fun-loving folfsky lets the good times roll By Tim "Kijani" Watanabe   In the furry fandom nowadays, it takes quite a bit of innovation to stand out above the crowd. But for the FNN Featured Fursuiter of the Month for February,...
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Bucktown Tiger: December Featured Fursuiter of the Month

Bucktown Tiger: December Featured Fursuiter of the Month
December 2, 2011 by Kijani Lion
Bucktown: Keyboarding tiger has earned his 'stripes' By Tim "Kijani" Watanabe When Little Rock, Ark. native Joshua Hill started taking piano seriously in college about eight years ago, little did he know at the time that he would one day be p...
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Kiwa Lyon: October Featured Fursuiter of the Month

Kiwa Lyon: October Featured Fursuiter of the Month
October 9, 2011 by Kijani Lion
Kiwa: An Outcast No More By Tim "Kijani" Watanabe Salt Lake City, Utah native Derek O'Donnell is living proof that we are products of our environment. Better known as Kiwa in the furry fandom, or as the striking lion warrior Leonidas, O'Donne...
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