Kemono Jihen

Kohachi Inugami, a detective who specializes in the occult, arrives at a remote village in the Japanese countryside, tasked by a hostess at a local inn to investigate a string of incidents involving rotting and mutilated livestock corpses that have been appearing for seemingly no reason. While surveying, Inugami notices a peculiar young boy working in the fields. Evaded by his peers and called "Dorotabou" for his stench, the young farmhand is surprised that anybody would take an interest in him.

Inugami, piqued with curiosity, enlists Dorotabou in helping him with the investigation, despite scorned looks from the villagers. Unbeknownst to Dorotabou, this investigation will reveal a strange new world to him—one of the beast-like entities known as Kemono existing in tandem with humans—along with breathing new purpose into his previously empty life.

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Kusaka, Kabane Main

Fujiwara, Natsumi Japanese

Iwakiyamayukisatoshironanogojuurokushi, Akira Main

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Tademaru, Shiki Main

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Inugami, Kohachi Main

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Kon Supporting

Hanamori, Yumiri Japanese

Florescu, Mihai Supporting

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Nobimaru Supporting

Shimono, Hiro Japanese

Iwakiyamayukisatoshironanogojuurokushi, Yui Supporting

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Tademaru, Aya Supporting

Hondo, Kaede Japanese

Inari, Yoko Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Producer

Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Producer

Shiraishi, Youko Producer

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Jul 1, 2024

KNCD

Recommended

To begin with, I want to apologize for my English, which may have errors. But what I wanted to say is the following. I really liked the anime Kemono Jihen, so much that I rewatched it again, but it was more for the sake of the story that I give it a 9, while the characters at the beginning I give a 6. Well, I saw a lot of people commenting on the characters as they are silly or that they are useless, and I read the manga and their development improves a lot later on. Even the protagonist, Kabane, improves his emotions. Akira gets ... much better later on and I have to admit that he made me angry at first. Shiki also has a good development, and as for Kon, whoever said that she is just a character who does everything for Inari is because they doesn't know what really happened to her. Well, if there is a next season, things will improve. This beginning was really weak in terms of development and history, being more like an introduction. And from the next part onwards there won't be any more detective work to do, things will get more tense. Well, just to finish, the OP and ED of the anime are very beautiful and this comment was more for people who left the anime without really knowing what they are missing. Give the manga a chance, it will be much better after this part really.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Oct 4, 2024

Dompa112

Mixed Feelings

Felt like something id enjoy reading about it but ultimately fell very flat and really didnt raise any feelings at all during the 12 episodes. This includes negative feelings also though so its not that it was bad. Just very mediocre.

I think ultimately my biggest dissapointment is the plot. Or rather lack of. Stleast from these 12 episodes it never established a bigger plot taking place in the world of Kemono Jihen. Its just a smal Kemono agency taking different odd jobs.. Each case is dealt with pretty much at the end of each episode.

It doesnt have any great character development. No great ... music. The fights are nothing special. Op and Ed boring. Just very meh. Cant see myself continue going on these 12 episodes if they make a second season.

A very meh 6/10 standard shounen. With so many better out there in a competetive genre i have a hard time recommending this.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Apr 3, 2022

apprenticeotaku

Not Recommended

This show was thoroughly disappointing.
It has an interesting premise and mature concepts which were unfortunately very badly executed.
The main character is bland, unreasonably overpowered and lacks any emotion. Pretty much every conflict is solved by him stepping in and sporadically getting a convenient, unearned power up.
The serious themes are handled so badly it hurts to watch. The characters were given horrific backstories that could have made a real impact but instead led to zero character development. In an effort to keep the show lighthearted they always revert back to their stereotypical base behavior and are not allowed to be affected by any ... of their brutal experiences long term.
Overall nothing but a let down especially since the ideas had a lot of potential.
Maybe this should have been a Seinen instead of a Shounen.
Would not recommend.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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