Rakuen Growlithe

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Rakuen Growlithe is a South African furry artist and writer.[1] His fursona is a growlithe.

Biography[edit]

Outside of the furry fandom, Rakuen is a scientist with a PhD in molecular biology[2] and a member of Mensa.[3] He has a strong interest in animal rights and has been an ethical vegetarian since 2011 after reading Matthew Scully's book, Dominion.[4]

Fandom involvement[edit]

Rakuen has been involved in many creative projects with over 200 submissions on SoFurry,[1] including stories, artwork and audio. In addition, he has made several video submissions on YouTube which cover talks, music videos and gaming.

He has been involved in a lot of non-fiction writing for the furry community as well, particularly on Flayrah. He has 83 stories submitted to Flayrah,[5] making him the 14th biggest contributor to the site. He has also had one story posted on the Love ◦ Sex ◦ Fur blog of [adjective][species] and has done several reviews for Furry Book Review.[6] Rakuen has twice been a guest on the South Afrifur Pawdcast.[7][8]

Rakuen has had involvement with a number of furry websites. In 2007, Rakuen Growlithe and Keita Haruka established Furry SA in partnership with Dracius and Spike. While Furry SA was a bit of a disaster, it later merged with Anoyomouse's ZAFur blog and become the ZAFur Forum with Rakuen as global moderator.[9] In June 2012, he become head moderator[10] and, in February 2013, he was promoted to administrator.[11] In 2009, Rakuen founded The Petshop, a furry BDSM forum, which shut down three years later.[12]

Rakuen has been a longtime member of SoFurry and became a SoFurry Ambassador in May 2012.[13] He has previously donated to both SoFurry[1] and Inkbunny.[14]

Conventions[edit]

Rakuen has attended several conventions in South Africa and Europe.

  • Eurofurence:
    • 21 – Presented the panel "Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom."[15] Published a convention report.[16]
    • 22 – Presented the panel "ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa."[17] Published a convention report.[18]
    • 23 – Sponsor.
    • 24 – Sponsor. Published a convention report.[19]
    • 25 – Sponsor. Contributed a story to the charity magazine Playfox/Playvixen.[20][21] Published a convention report.[22]

External links[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rakuen Growlithe's profile on SoFurry. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  2. ↑ The doctor is in. on SoFurry. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  3. ↑ I am the 2% on SoFurry. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  4. ↑ Review: 'Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy' on Flayrah. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  5. ↑ Contributors list on Flayrah. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  6. ↑ Rakuen Growlithe's reviews on Furry Book Review. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  7. ↑ South-Afrifur Pawdcast 01 March 2015 on YouTube. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  8. ↑ South-Afrifur Pawdcast 19 July 2015 on YouTube. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  9. ↑ Happy 10th Birthday ZAFur! on ZAFur. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  10. ↑ Promotion :) on SoFurry. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  11. ↑ Changes in leadership and absence on ZAFur. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  12. ↑ One minute of silence on SoFurry. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  13. ↑ I'm a SoFurry Ambassador! on SoFurry. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  14. ↑ Inkbunny donors on Inkbunny. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  15. ↑ Understanding Furry: Defining a Fandom on YouTube. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  16. ↑ Con Report: Lakeside Furs 9 and Eurofurence 21 on Flayrah. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  17. ↑ ZA Furries: A Story of the Furry Fandom in South Africa on YouTube. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  18. ↑ Fledgling furry communities spread their wings at Eurofurence on Flayrah. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  19. ↑ Con Report: Eurofurence 24: Aviators – Conquer the Sky on Flayrah. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  20. ↑ Rakuen Growlithe's tweet on Twitter. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  21. ↑ Enchanting Tails and how to get them on SoFurry. Retrieved August 22, 2020
  22. ↑ Eurofurence 25: 'Fractures in Time' – con report on Flayrah. Retrieved August 22, 2020
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