Demi-chan wa Kataritai

High school biology teacher Tetsuo Takahashi may look like your average everyday instructor, but beneath his gentle appearance lies something less ordinary: his fascination for the "Ajin," more commonly known as "Demi." Although these half-human, half-monster beings have integrated into human society, Takahashi believes that much about them will remain unknown unless he interacts with them firsthand.

Demi-chan wa Kataritai follows Takahashi's daily life in Shibasaki High School together with his three Demi students—Hikari Takanashi, an energetic vampire; Kyouko Machi, a gentle dullahan; and Yuki Kusakabe, the shy snow woman. Along the way, Takahashi also meets fellow teacher Sakie Satou, a succubus with an aversion towards men. To fulfill his goal of learning more about the Demi, Takahashi decides to conduct casual interviews with the girls to learn more about their abilities, psyche, and interaction with human society. As Takahashi strengthens his bond with his students, he soon discovers that the Demi are not as unusual as he initially believed.

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Takanashi, Hikari Main

Hondo, Kaede Japanese

Satou, Sakie Main

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Takahashi, Tetsuo Main

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Machi, Kyouko Main

Shinoda, Minami Japanese

Kusakabe, Yuki Main

Natsukawa, Shiina Japanese

Takanashi, Himari Supporting

Lynn Japanese

Souma Supporting

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Ugaki Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Imori, Atsumi Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Kimura, Shizuka Supporting

Ishigami, Shizuka Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Odagiri, Narumi Producer

Herek, Samantha Assistant Producer

Nagayama, Asami Assistant Producer

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Feb 8, 2025

P4BL0

Recommended

Lately I've been in the mood to follow some slice-of-life anime and Demi-chan wa Kataritai turned out to be a surprise for me, in a good way. They managed to structure a story that was very in-depth without making it monotonous or massive to watch, in fact it was so fluid that I watched all the episodes in one go. The anime itself has very decent animation, narrative and features, even though it wasn't very detailed, you could feel the care put into the animation and the work as a whole. As for how the story unfolds, I really liked the representation of using “different ... people” to express the difficulties that individuals can face in society due to a lack of understanding of the conditions of others, and how we should always be open to understanding that specific people have specific problems and we will only know how to deal with them by looking at them from more than one point of view. The book as a whole addresses themes that I really like, such as a psychological approach to understanding people's behavior, attitudes and feelings, where even though the theme is supernatural, the solution is still very human, if you put yourself in the position of “opening up to someone and venting about what's been affecting you” in search of advice and comfort. All in all, I highly recommend this anime because, in the end, it's not about demi-humans with problems, but about knowing how to deal with diversity, problems, traumas and, in the end, being able to move on.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 8, 2018

Dualsaga184

Mixed Feelings

Overall - 6:
This show was a passable for a chill slice of life with some fantasy elements, and at times it could be kinda funny, but it didn't really go beyond that. There were some issues with the way the set up played out.

Story - 5:
The story was alright. But one of the issues with it is that the main character is a teacher, and all of the students develop feelings for him in one way or another. He does right by trying to avoid their advances (to a certain extent), but they play up them making a move on him and then someone seeing ... or finding out about it leading to a misunderstanding. This is overdone.

Some of the episodes try to have a bit of a more serious tone as the characters deal with some problems they face, but, at least for me, the problems they encountered didn't seem all that bad, especially for how much they played it up.

The setup of the main character being intrigued by the demi-humans is good because it allows him to fill the shoes of the viewer who is also unfamiliar with demi-humans and would want to ask questions as well.

They also sometimes set up some new characters or raise some questions that don't get addressed very well, this happened not once but twice, and it definitely feels unsatisfying when it happens.

Art - 5:
Typical anime art, nothing particularly good or bad about it (except for this really jaring 3d water from one of the later episodes that just felt so out of place, but it only lasted for like 30 seconds max, so I'm not going to take off points for that.)

Sound - 3:
Boring soundtrack.

Character - 6:
I thought the most of the characters were kinda boring, nothing too bad about them, I just wasn't too interested.

Takahashi is a decent protagonist with only being guilty of lacking any sort of flaws and therefore personal growth throughout the series. He's the protagonist, but the show really isn't about him. I like his inquisitive nature and tendency to get lost in thought.

Satou is by far the best character in this series. She has struggles, goals, and growth through the series. My biggest issue is that she didn't get the screen time she deserved. She had like 1.5 episodes about her, which was just enough to set up her powers, struggles, and goals. Unfortunately nothing much came of her in the end, which was quite disappointing.

Enjoyment - 7:
Despite its flaws I did like watching it, I just feel like anything this show did has been done better in some aspect.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 17, 2023

RESOLVING_POWER

Not Recommended

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I watched Demi-chan wa Kataritai (not including the ONA), also known as Interviews with Monsters Girls. Here are my thoughts:

This is literally just a typical school SoL show but with a (mostly inconsequential) monstergirl gimmick. That's it. The show doesn't excel at much, and it's not particularly unique or creative. It is watchable though, marginally.

Aside from the novelty of "demi-humans," the characters are pretty bland as a whole. Although, the vampire girl is a good character; she has a playful personality. I enjoyed her presence in the show. However, the rest of the cast is fairly bland. I would say that characterization is one ... of the weaker aspects of this show, particularly because it is a dialogue-heavy SoL that features interviews of the main characters.

This anime has a significant 'romance' component, moreso than I expected prior to watching. It's a shallow kind of romance though. Truthfully, the show probably deserves a harem genre tag. I guess this isn't surprising considering it's a SoL with a male main character and nearly all-female supporting cast. Most of the story revolves around the main teacher character helping the demi-humans with their personal problems, and in the process learning about their biological characteristics. This story sounds interesting in concept, but in reality the final product is boring and surprisingly generic.

The animation quality is mediocre but sometimes the cinematography is noteworthy. During some moments (not consistently) the character animation is above average. The image frame moves along with actual character movement, which can enhance the sparse moments of fluid animation. A decent job is done for facial expressions as well. The art style of the anime is quite generic and lacking in visual detail. The character designs are similarly generic.

The voice acting is unremarkable, aside from the vampire girl who does a great job. The OST is also unremarkable.


My overall rating: 4/10
This is just a typical highschool SoL show, but with a demi-human 'schtick' added. As a whole, it feels surprisingly uncreative for the premise. It is mostly boring and generic, and it doesn't excel at anything in particular. It was just barely entertaining enough for me to watch to completion.

I wouldn't recommend this anime to anybody.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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