Kemono Jihen: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When a series of animal bodies that rot away after a single night begin appearing in a remote mountain village, Inugami, a detective from Tokyo who specializes in the occult, is called to investigate. While working the case, he befriends a strange boy who works in the field every day instead of going to school. Shunned by his peers and nicknamed "Dorota-bou" after a yokai that lives in the mud, he helps Inugami uncover the truth behind the killings—but supernatural forces are at work, and while Dorota-bou is just a nickname, it might not be the only thing about the boy that isn't human.

Series details

• Title: Kemono Jihen
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Fantasy, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2021-01-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-03-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 52557
• IMDb ID: tt13186542
• TVDB ID: 390382

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-01-10; final listed air date 2021-03-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kemono Jihen on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.