Kemono Jihen Season 1

Kemono Jihen Season 1 is currently streaming on and , and it earns its premise rather than just borrowing genre trappings. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. With 124 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Natsumi Fujiwara anchors it with a performance that grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Kemono Jihen Season 1 earns its spot. What makes Kemono Jihen Season 1 work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Season 1 of Kemono Jihen includes 12 episodes. It aired from January 2021 to March 2021. This season stars Natsumi Fujiwara, Junichi Suwabe and Ayumu Murase. Natsumi Fujiwara and Junichi Suwabe lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2021. What separates Kemono Jihen Season 1 from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For late-night viewing or a proper weekend binge, Kemono Jihen Season 1 fits the bill. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Natsumi Fujiwara anchors it with a performance that makes the more abstract moments feel personal. If you have been burned by ambitious sci-fi before, this is the exception.

🎬 Kemono Jihen Season 1 — Episode Guide

Kabane

2021-01-10

Kohachi Inugami, a detective specializing in supernatural matters, is hired to investigate some animal mutilations in a rural village. His investigation leads to an unusual boy, nicknamed “Dorotabo,” who is ostracized by the other villagers.

The Kemonoist

2021-01-17

Kabane meets Akira and Shiki, two other Kemono who work for Inugami, and he and Shiki get off to a rocky start. The office is called out to deal with an incident where a mother and her son are set upon by a supernatural infestation in their home.

Foxes

2021-01-24

Superintendent Inari of the Shinjuku Police Station, a kitsune Kemono herself, asks Kabane to come to her station to introduce himself. But when Inari asks to see his lifestone, it becomes evident that she has an ulterior motive for the visit.

Mission

2021-01-31

The office members help a love-stricken client track down the object of his affection, and Kabane learns a lesson about love. Akira decides to pattern himself after Kabane, and the two are assigned to investigate a deadly case on the Shibuya River.

Intrusion

2021-02-07

A longtime acquaintance of Inugami, the vampire Mihai, has been staying at the office. Kabane and the others unexpectedly end up in an arm-wrestling competition with him, but are outclassed by the extraordinary vampiric power that he possesses.

Awakening

2021-02-14

Kabane, Shiki and Akira embark on a dangerous mission set up by Mihai, breaking into a company controlled by a trio of kanonba (mosquito Kemono) sisters to investigate it. When discovered, they must fight it out, but something comes over Shiki.

Home

2021-02-21

In search of a lead on Shiki’s parents, Kabane and the others head to his hometown of Kinshigo, where they meet up with his uncle, Akio Tademaru. The others don’t know what to say to Shiki when he learns about his parents, but then Nobimaru turns up.

Truth

2021-02-28

Shiki corners the man who tormented his mother. However, at the last moment, he is attacked by a pack of Kemono and finds himself in a pinch. Separated from Inugami, Kabane and Shiki are surrounded, and must confront the pack of Kemono themselves.

Family

2021-03-07

Kabane and company leave Shiki and his family in the care of Ohana-basan, a vet who also sees Kemono patients, and return to the office, where they head out on a new case—parts of women’s faces are being stolen, and Kon ends up tagging along as well.

E10

Twins

2021-03-14

When Akira runs away from the office over a trivial dispute, he unexpectedly bumps into his long-lost brother, Yui. Akira is delighted, but Yui behaves strangely, as little by little, the events of the past in their snowy home village are unraveled.

E11

Memories

2021-03-21

Kabane and the others try to bring Akira home from the ice castle, but are stopped by the power of Yui’s nullstone, and Akira is overcome with shock at the turn of events. Meanwhile, Inari and Nobimaru secretly go into action to claim the nullstone.

E12

Kemono Incidents

2021-03-28

Nobimaru has a tough battle against Yui, who is using the power of the nullstone, until Kabane leaps in to help him. Kabane uses Nobimaru’s tactic and gives his all to beat Yui’s freezing power, as the battle over the nullstone finally reaches its climax!

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