Ten Questions with Kijani (2024) - Fursuiting, Lion Fursona, Kenya, Mascots, Anthrocon!

Yay new channel content! Last month I asked fans to send me questions via various social media channels (Facebook, Twitter/X and Bluesky), and I received a whole bunch of them! I answer 10 of them in this video (5 random and 5 I chose) about my fursona, fursuiting memories, my trip to Kenya, mascots, Anthrocon and much more!
Thank you to EVERYONE who took the time to send in very thoughtful questions - if yours didn't get picked for this video I will still answer it by replying on the platform it was sent. I hope you enjoy my answers and the supplemental video clips and photos, and that you learn something new about me!
Here are the questions and timestamps if you want to skip directly to a question:
0:54 Question 1 - "How did you join the furry fandom?" - Teeko Husky
3:04 Question 2 - "What is your favorite video game?" - Gutex
4:36 Question 3 - "How was your trip to Kenya?" - Joshua Brown
6:50 Question 4 - "Will you be in Pittsburgh for Anthrocon?" - Brady
8:18 Question 5 - "When did you get into game shows, and what's your favorite one?" - Eclipse
10:31 Question 6 - "Which sequel do you prefer, The Lion King II or The Lion King 1 1/2?" - Tio Drohan
12:17 Question 7 - "What is one of your favorite memories while fursuiting?" - Hearz
15:30 Question 8 - "What is your favorite mascot?" - Kitwana
16:47 Question 9 - "If you hadn't been Lion chosen, what would your fursona be?" - Fuzzpaws
18:21 Question 10 - "How did you come up with your name Kijani?" - Ben
Thank you to ChaosReign for being my assistant and I'll hopefully see you at Anthrocon and/or BLFC later this year ^^
Twitter/X: @kijani_lion
Bluesky: kijanilion.bsky.social
Facebook: / kijanithelion

[@IorekByrnison086]

Awesome video. Learned so much about ya. I remember TLK a lot and became a fan once I saw it. Now a days I have expanded to others. As you can tell by my yt name. TLK will always be in my heart. I wont be at AC and BLFC due to internal health issues but I will be at MFF this year. Hope to see ya there. Keep up the awesome job and hope to see ya again.

[@EclipseHighroller]

Thanks for answering my question fellow gambler 😊 for me, I grew up watching price is right, still one of my faves and I watched the Games and Sports channel on Nickelodeon which was filled with game shows. My fave game show is honestly a tied, Legends of the hidden temple and wheel of fortune 😊

[@KijaniLion]

We have very similar tastes in game shows! I completely forgot to mention Legends as that was my favorite of the 90's Nickelodeon era. And Price is Right is a classic too :)

[@bluegold1026]

Thanks for answering my question! (Saving the best for last I see lol) I love hearing about the origins of fursonas and fursona names.

[@KijaniLion]

Haha I was glad it got chosen since there were a lot of questions in that bag! I love learning about name origins as well, there are so many unique ones in the fandom ^^

[@kennymyer3292]

Adorable bean

[@KitwanaLion]

Blitz & Leo - I think we can very much agree on them being world-class mascots!
To me, a good mascot doesn't necessarily has to pull off sick stunts, the community aspect and interacting with fans is just as important, if not more. I'm not sure how Japan and the U.S. differ in these aspects. It seems the Japanese put more emphasis on performance while American mascots excel in community outreach and fan interactions, but that's just a subjective feeling.
It looks like we've got separated at birth when it comes to big cats. I have as many tiger plushies as I've got lions and who knows - I may or may not develop a Florida Panther fursona soon:) All big cats are cool!
Thank you & Chaos for this informative & fun video, would love to see more. Even though we're very good friends, there's always new things to learn about each other! See you soon at AC!