If you look past the sexual assault and pedophilia, it's a very good show
Watch if you like: pretty art, fantasy setting, magic, lore, unexpected but intriguing story development. The setting is basically DnD, complete with adventurers guilds, fighting classes etc.
Protagonist is supposed to be a 30-something recluse but is way too emotionally intelligent for me to buy into that. I heard it's a staple of isekai anime though, so I digress. He's reactions to his new world are completely predictable. But he somehow manages to avoid the boringness so many harem protagonists suffer from. I think it's the art and voice acting.
Female characters suffer
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Mar 8, 2021
Kemono Jihen
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Magical beast called Kemono exist and they live in the background of the modern world. Protagonist Kabane is adopted into a Kemono detective agency.
The concept isn't anything groundbreaking. Creatures from Japanese mythology exist and they each come with their own powers and affinities. It's very much a soft magic system. Production value is good. The horror elements are my favourite parts. Some of them are genuinely spooky. Select characters are very interesting - I personally really like Kabane and Akira. Others, however, are little more than tropes. Lots of hammy monologuing villains and tsundere rivals. Character motivations are very tell don't show, and lots of dialogue ... |
