2023 was quite a year of change.
New events, new faces and new initiatives marked by growth, generosity, and a surge in global connections.
New things to share; same heart for good
More furcons were held this year – it is noteworthy that nearly 20 new furry events sprang up globally, the majority of which are in Asia.
COVID-19 is backing off in the tide, thus there are significantly fewer furcons hosting virtual events.
Furries donated the most amount of money since COVID, according to Dutch furry YouTuber Thabo Meerkat’s Furry Charity Index.
The 2023 Index says furries donated nearly 1.5 million US dollars to charity last year, noting that more furries also took the personal initiative to raise money for charity.
More furry events spring up around SE Asia
In 2023, furries made a bigger splash in Asia and the world. We saw furries being their most active since COVID, not to mention the number of new furries joining the community and the fun.
Singapore’s Little Island Furcon (LIFC) got 300 attendees on-site at the world-famous Resorts World Sentosa, and international interest in it is climbing. They hosted Indonesian fursuit maker Daza as their guest of honour.
And then from there, GFTV ramped up its community efforts by hosting furmeets every two weeks and expanding its online spaces.
To the north is Malaysia; they saw its biggest furcon yet in the country.
Furs Upon Malaysia (FurUM) 2023 had its biggest attendee count of 728 and its biggest donation count of approximately 5,300 Singapore dollars.
And then to the south is Indonesia; they saw progress in their local community too.
Now, Indonesia has three furcons: PAWAI, IWAG and Nusantara Fur Con. Furries there now have more space to mingle and celebrate furry culture.
Year of teamwork for Asian furry media
2023 proved that it takes friendship and trust to do something great.
First, GFTV and Taiwanese furry news site FurTimes celebrated their content partnership’s first anniversary on Jan 10, 2024.
With the agreement first signed in December 2022, the GFTV and FurTimes newsrooms expanded each other’s output.
The partnership led to the translation of so far eight articles, offering English-speaking audiences unprecedented access to Taiwan’s furry scene.
2024 will see more collaboration and expansion between the two channels.
GFTV also worked with Indonesia’s Tiger1 to bring up news output from Indonesia’s furry community.
Both channels combined their feeds to strengthen output, also giving unprecedented access into Indonesia’s furry scene. Tiger1 will be four years old as GFTV becomes 10.
Meanwhile, some of the country’s furry VTubers banded together to launch INCOFUR, a furry VTubers’ group, to create a collaboration and content production platform.
Back home, GFTV made greater strides to streamline news output and bring it closer to the community. Its Telegram community chat, GFTV Furryland, has expanded.
It gave its members from Singapore, Asia and beyond not just spaces to talk but to meet new friends and democratise the furry news channel’s news-gathering process.
The number of new furcons, increased charitable donations, and rise in collaborative media initiatives point to a thriving global furry community. 2023 set a strong precedent for future growth and engagement.
回顾 2023：亚洲兽圈的合作之年
2023 是充满变化的一年。
新的活动、新的面孔、新的举措，无不标志着成长、慷慨，以及全球联系的激增。
新事物分享 慈善心不变
今年举办了更多的兽展——值得注意的是，全球范围内涌现了近 20 个新的兽展，其中大部分位于亚洲。
随着新冠疫情的逐渐消退，主办虚拟活动的兽展数量显著减少。
根据荷兰毛兽 YouTuber 萨博狐獴（Thabo Meerkat）的兽圈慈善指数（Furry Charity Index），自新冠疫情以来，兽迷们捐赠了最多的钱。
2023 年指数显示，兽迷们去年向慈善机构捐赠了近 150 万美元，并指出更多的兽迷们也主动为慈善机构筹集资金。
东南亚涌现更多兽展
在 2023 年，兽迷们在亚洲和世界范围内掀起了更大的波澜。自新冠以来，我们看到兽迷们表现得最为活跃，更不用说加入社区享受乐趣的新兽迷们的数量了。
新加坡的小岛兽展（LIFC）在世界著名的圣淘沙名胜世界吸引了 300 名现场观众，并且国际兴趣正在攀升。他们邀请了印度尼西亚兽装制作者达扎 (Daza) 作为他们的特邀嘉宾。
紧接着，兽视通过每两周举办一次聚会并扩展其在线空间来加强其社区工作。
向北是马来西亚；他们见证了该国有史以来最大的兽展。 马来西亚兽展 FurUM 2023 年的参与人数最多，达到 728 人，捐款数额最高，约为 5,300 新加坡元。
再往南是印度尼西亚；他们看到了当地社区的进展。现在，印度尼西亚有三个兽展：PAWAI、IWAG 和 Nusantara 兽展。印尼兽圈现在有更多的空间来交流和庆祝毛兽文化。
亚洲兽圈媒体合作之年
2023年证明了做一些伟大的事情需要友谊和信任。
首先，兽视和台湾兽圈新闻网兽时报（FurTimes）于2024年1月10日庆祝了他们内容合作关系的一周年。
在2022年12月首次签署的协议下， 兽视和兽时报新闻编辑室扩大了彼此的产出。该合作伙伴关系促成了迄今为止 8 篇文章的翻译，为英语受众提供了前所未有的了解台湾兽圈场景的机会。
2024 年将看到两台之间更多的合作和扩张。
兽视还与印尼的 Tiger1 合作，带来了印尼兽圈的新闻。
两个频道合并了他们的信息流以加强输出，这也提供了前所未有的对印尼兽圈场景的了解。 Tiger1 和兽视分别迎来了四周岁和十周岁的生日。
与此同时，该国的一些毛兽 VTuber 联合起来推出了 INCOFUR，一个兽圈 VTubers 群体，旨在创建一个协作和内容制作平台。
回到新加坡，兽视在简化新闻输出并使其更贴近社区方面取得了更大的进步。它的 Telegram 社区聊天室“兽兽乐园”（GFTV Furryland）已得到扩展。
它为来自新加坡、亚洲及其他地区的人们提供了不仅可以交流的空间，还可以结识新朋友并将其新闻收集过程民主化。
新兽展的涌现、慈善捐款的增加，以及合作媒体计划的兴起，都表明了全球兽圈的蓬勃发展。
2023 年为未来的兽圈增长和参与奠定了坚实的基础。
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