Synopsis

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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Characters

Kabane Kusaka

Emotionless half-ghoul Kabane seeks his parents, wielding a rare white stone that suppresses his Kemono nature.

Morris Madeleine

Akira Iwakiyamayukisatoshironanogojuurokushi

Akira, a 15-year-old snow Kemono, assists Inugami's detective agency.

Ewulu Cassie

Shiki Tademaru

A half-arachne boy, Shiki creates strong spiderwebs, searching for his family after discovering his mother is alive.

Beckles A.J.

Kohachi Inugami

Kohachi Inugami: A 36-year-old bakedanuki, enjoys tanuki soda, detests kitsune udon.

Seitz Patrick

Community Feed

evie916★★★★☆Anime15d

pagliuca96★★★★★Anime27d

daxyhn13★★★★☆VerifiedEP 11 mo

A solid first episode overall. The production quality is good, with decent visuals and direction. The story and premise are also quite interesting even though there are already a lot of supernatural investigation anime. That said, one thing I didn't like was how Kabane's foster family seemed to get off scot-free after the way they treated him. Still, aside from that complaint, it's a strong opening episode that leaves a good first impression.