Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestToshihiko and his allies struggle to stop Ōba's ambitions.
Creatures known as Shokujinki have been secretly living alongside humans for hundreds of years. Though they may look like humans, Shokujinki are able to transform into uncontrollable beasts with gigantic claws and consume humans to survive. The equally secretive Kifuuken dojo specializes in killing Shokujinki by cutting off their arms, and is the only force preventing unchecked Shokujinki domination. Toshihiko Momota, the son of the leader of the Kifuuken, is instantly charmed by a mysterious woman named Yuka Kamitsuki. Their relationship is complicated, however, because unbeknownst to them both, Yuka is a Shokujinki and Toshihiko is sworn to kill her. Meanwhile, the Kifuuken is having a crisis of confidence as Toshihiko's brother Kazuma pushes against tradition and tries to modernize the Kifuuken. As emotions are strained and the secrets of both the past and present are revealed, who will live, and who will be eaten?
Direction
Every frame fights you; the show hates comfort and thrives.
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Toshihiko Momota (voice)
Hekiru Shiina
Yuka Kamitsuki (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Kazuma Momota (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Kyūtarō Ōba (voice)
Jun Hazumi
Jūzō Momota (voice)
Kiyoyuki Yanada
Gakuto Hoobari (voice)
Daisuke Gori
Saiji Ohba / Bon (voice)
Anri Katsu
Shin Hoozuki (voice)
Rei Sakuma
Harumi Kamitsuki (voice)
Shino Kakinuma
Rie Kakinoki (voice)
Hiroaki Yoshida
Knife Tsutsuji (voice)
Masahito Yabe
Kyuuhachi Ichijiku (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Kenya Sakurai (voice)
Teppei Akahira
Nawao Sugimura (voice)
Hiroyuki Oshida
Souichi Umeda (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kemonozume helped establish Masaaki Yuasa's signature style years before Devilman Crybaby made him mainstream; it's a missing link between experimental 2000s anime and today's prestige animation.
The deliberately ugly, 'unfinished' aesthetic mirrors the characters' struggle with their own bodies — form follows dysfunction.
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