Audience reviews
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stephzem
This one was alright -- I liked the main character but his growth ironically felt a bit too fast and therefore undeserved. I say that because the show spent, at least in my opinion, a lot of time on its episodic cases which, in the way that it was handled, took away from the characters a lot of the time. There was some notable character development I enjoyed though, I especially loved the first two episodes. I also loved the mentor/detective and I enjoyed the main character as a whole. Another pretty decent series, though I’m not sure that it was anything noteworthy. I could potentially like this series a lot more in season 2 if it gets released.
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A real surprise in a season from which I expected absolutely nothing.
I watched Kemono Jihen when it was released without high expectations. You know that anime you start almost by chance, just to pass the time? That's exactly how it was for me. At first, because of the darker and more mysterious atmosphere, I thought the work would follow a more psychological horror or suspense approach, something similar to Another. However, as the episodes progressed, I realized that the anime had a completely different premise, and honestly, that ended up surprising me quite a bit.
In reality, Kemono Jihen mixes supernatural investigation, action, and elements of Japanese folklore in a very interesting way. The vibe of the work reminded me a lot of Hunter x Hunter, mainly because of the sense of adve…
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I had fun. This is a very cute and wholesome monster-of-the-week type of mystery series with some a+ parenting, some abysmal parenting, and some atrocious examples of abuse and gory horror.
I really enjoyed that kids are allowed to be kids, and they have a guardian who is actually committed to guiding and protecting them rather than to making them into efficient and skilled warriors. More so, that goal is not even on the to-do list, it is more like a side-effect to supportive parenting.
I also liked that there is a philosophy behind the fights that makes this such an interesting mix of gentle wholesomeness and gore. The main idea is to live and let live, but to kill if you cannot avoid it.
I would have enjoyed another 100 episodes of this, so I'm a bit disappointed that the story stops…
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Felt like something id enjoy reading about it but ultimately fell very flat and really didnt raise any feelings at all during the 12 episodes. This includes negative feelings also though so its not that it was bad. Just very mediocre.
I think ultimately my biggest dissapointment is the plot. Or rather lack of. Stleast from these 12 episodes it never established a bigger plot taking place in the world of Kemono Jihen. Its just a smal Kemono agency taking different odd jobs.. Each case is dealt with pretty much at the end of each episode.
It doesnt have any great character development. No great music. The fights are nothing special. Op and Ed boring. Just very meh. Cant see myself continue going on these 12 episodes if they make a second season.
A very meh 6/10 standard shounen. With s…
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To begin with, I want to apologize for my English, which may have errors. But what I wanted to say is the following. I really liked the anime Kemono Jihen, so much that I rewatched it again, but it was more for the sake of the story that I give it a 9, while the characters at the beginning I give a 6. Well, I saw a lot of people commenting on the characters as they are silly or that they are useless, and I read the manga and their development improves a lot later on. Even the protagonist, Kabane, improves his emotions. Akira gets much better later on and I have to admit that he made me angry at first. Shiki also has a good development, and as for Kon, whoever said that she is just a character who does everything for Inari is because they doesn't know what really happened to her. Well, if t…
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It has been a long time since I have seen an anime that I could binge watch like I did with Kemono Jihen. The first episode has an excellent hook and each episode thereafter continues to string the viewer along for a thrilling ride. It was clear that there was a lot of effort put into this anime and I congratulate the staff on a job well done. Daisuke Ono may not have played a major role in the show but he shown through by delivering a killer opening. The artists were not short of skill either. Between the action and the array of different colors, the art was clean and purposeful. One can only hope for a season two to continue the story. Overall this anime is brilliant, a diamond in the rough, and I would recommend it to anyone.
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I can say a lot of stuff, good and bad, regarding this anime, however one thing is for sure: if you are old to the anime scene, you have seen and re-seen the plot of Kemono Jihen in another tens, if not hundreds of anime.
A kid is taken under the protective arm of an older character, so much wiser and powerful then he seems; there, the kid befriends other two characters with similar backgrounds like him and together with the help of others, try to elucidate a mystery or another.
I am not saying is a bad plot, the anime is structured in a kind manner to allow you a flawless watch, with a few cliffhangers and emotions between the episodes, however the Deja-vu feeling that you have already been thru all of those cannot be easily ignored.
The beautiful artwork and nice opening does not h…
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Furry, so obvious dislike. It's already much that I gave it 6/10
Story fine 6/10
Character development very typical 6/10
Art good 7/10
Sound good 7/10 Enjoyment 4/10 because furry, who would enjoy furry anime apart from furries.
I need to fill in the space, I just want to show my contempt for furries. Anime on itself is nothing special or bad, but the furry drags it down. There really is not much else to write for my review; it is purely based on furry. Furry == bad. When furries are included, it means the anime is bad on the premise. You may disagree, but I am 100% right and you are factually wrong.
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This show was thoroughly disappointing.
It has an interesting premise and mature concepts which were unfortunately very badly executed.
The main character is bland, unreasonably overpowered and lacks any emotion. Pretty much every conflict is solved by him stepping in and sporadically getting a convenient, unearned power up.
The serious themes are handled so badly it hurts to watch. The characters were given horrific backstories that could have made a real impact but instead led to zero character development. In an effort to keep the show lighthearted they always revert back to their stereotypical base behavior and are not allowed to be affected by any of their brutal experiences long term.
Overall nothing but a let down especially since the ideas had a lot of potential.
Maybe this sho…
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I bet it you watch Kemono Jihen just because you curios what this story about. And the series successfully keep you engage because they give out reason to us viewer to see it through Kabane story to find out about his parents. The story development in this series seems natural every supporting cast have their reason to be appear in the story.
Kabane and his friends is only children maybe they understand something but they are not adult. They lack of experienced and will only keep growing especially Kabane who never get attention from adult during his young age. We see Kabane as empty vessel try to fill his empty space and Inugami is the reason Kabane want to start fill his heart. The feeling of love and not being abandoned by his parents gives Kabane and us viewer a reason to finish this…
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Kemono Jihen Recap (Spoilers)
Kemono are ghoul-like organisms that feed on living creatures and are responsible for the recent situation regarding decaying livestock. Kusaka Kabane, a hardworking emotionless outcast child spends his days on the farm of his 'adoptive' host family when one day his host hires Inugami, a supernatural detective to solve the mystery; All trails lead to Kusaka Kabane and he is forced to be put down. Unbeknownst to the host family and Inugami, Kusaka Kabane doesn't want to die; He wants to find his parents who are said to have left him. Will Kusaka be able to realize his wishes or will his demonic powers consume him?
Story & Characters: 7/10 6/10
The story is really interesting, the mystery elements threw me off in the beginning and I was genuinely surprised at h…
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The feeling of being in a world filled with mystical cryptids and their amalgamation in to the human society with some having knowledge of their existence and most of them not.
Imagine Men In Black the movie but with the mythical creatures and monsters. The way that the story handles these themes along with a normal story line where it's a quest for the MC, was and will be common in all shounen series, but the way that this anime is different from them is the way it is easily able to shift it's tone from one episode to another or even within the same episode was a job well done.
The art and music are good, giving emphasis on the traits that the creatures have while assuming a human form was done well. Instead of giving a generic do goody MC we have an MC who develops along with the plot w…
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==Kemono Jihen==
Story 7/10
Monster incidents, good story. Kabane shouldn't knew about himself or family. But, i love part when Inugami reveal who's himself and trying to finding his family
Art 8/10
Maybe the character design, has similar to detective conan. The art and environment are good, there's nothing problem for me
Sound 8/10
Opening soundtrack are good one for me. I really enjoy the beat, and always listen to it. Character 7/10
Kabane is my favorite character. He's cool and also stronger than other character. And Akira is the most annoying character because he is always cried anytime, but without Akira maybe Kemono Jihen is nothing.
Enjoyment 8/10
I enjoy this anime, but maybe the story isn't climax
OVERALL 7,5
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Kemono Jihen is one of those stories where the main character is kind of a self-insert. It’s not quite the same as a typical isekai protagonist, in that it is just a power fantasy. Though that could be a part of it. That just isn’t the sole focus. It’s more like he is the catalyst for the rest of the characters. He is stronger than most, has the ability to heal indefinitely, and can summon even more strength if need be. Basically he’s an overpowered badass that assures you that everything will be alright. There isn’t anything inherently wrong with that, but it does make things less interesting being aware of this. It doesn’t help that he’s a blank slate with little to no emotion. Of course that doesn’t ruin the show.
There are plenty of other aspects of the show to enjoy, like the setting…
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What can you even say
Best anime of the year next to TR
NOTHING BUT 10s
WHAT CAN YOU EVEN SAY ???
MY BOY KABANE I HOPE I SEE YOU GROWN UP MY BOY
This whole story got me wanting a 2nd and 3d season man
I wanna see the whole crew grown and gone through it...
This series has left me thirsty for more unlike the cliche garbage they call anime nowadays that's out there...
(10) STORY (10) SOUND that OP WAS GAS 10 CHARACTER my boy had a MINI harem and (SPOILER) BAGGED his low key rivals LIL(SPOILER) SIS no cap was a power move respect to the mc cold hearted ; was crazy this anime I give a (10) on the art cause the way (SPOILER)the mc(SPOILER) ressurected and stuff was so beautiful I wasn't ever looking away this stuff was magnificent I tell you folks ... WATCH THIS ANIME I give it a (10) on enjoym…
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If it's a food, this anime is a perfect blend of every common ingredient that available in every anime into a dish that is extraordinarily satisfying. A little bit of everything place and mixed into their respective place and just at the right dose. It might not be 3 stars Michelin food, but I like it a lot.
I often think Anime is the same as food. Some would like what others don't, there is one of a kind that is everyone's favorite, there is some food that everyone hates but still has certain people that love it. If its food, you could say that I'm a person that would eat everything, as bad as it is as long as it is edible and more importantly doesn't have paprika and any bitter vegetables, I would immediately throw the food away if it contains those, no matter how expensive it is, or ev…
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"Wasted opportunity"? "Poorly written and directed"? " "Pretentious Shounen Anime"? "Merchandise bait"?
It's hard to point out where it really went wrong when everything was a mess. What started off with so much promise on its very first episode with its dark, serious, and mysterious vibes, drastically changed into a much lighter, tensionless, more comical kind of Anime by the very next episode. And while it had some pretty serious arcs that one would have expected after watching the first episode, it's hard to appreciate those when the build-up for it has either been done poorly or simply just non-existent in the first place. While it did have a pretty good last arc (I was watching the last 3 episodes on background as I write this review), it still doesn't justify the very messy story-tel…
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The anime I'm going to be covering is one of the most underrated in my opinion and I'll be here today to talk about it. As a plot I put 8/10 because if the paranormal genre is practically the same as the others it is still nice to watch in case you like the paranormal and demon genres in which the MC is not necessarily OP. For the art I put 6/10, it is nice to look at but the animations are not the best but not bad either. The op and ed are nice and I entered 7/10. I like the drawings and even the characters very much even if lacking in unique features, with a vote of 8/10. The enjoyment depends from person to person but if you are an average hikikomori you will like it a lot, 8/10. Overall a lower rating because it is still one of the anime in which you have to force yourself at least a m…
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I'm not good writing reviews or whatever, but I wanted to say, the anime is pretty enjoyable, the art is decent, the sound is ok, no complains, the story is nothing special but is not bad either, could sound like vague examples but I said I'm not good at this, the point is, the characters... I think some of them don't get a fair treat (sorry for the bad english) and just get wasted, they do some development on them, but just to put them aside, you should not make the viewer feel something for a character just to not follow up on them and just use them to fill some minutes in the show and completely forget about them, whats the point? I was going to give the anime a fair rating but now I got really frustrated and sad and angry about this, what they did is not fair, so, there's my review.
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Spoiler-free Review:
TLDR: If you watch regular shounen and want more of the same, with a hint of "Oh that was unexpected, didn't think they would go that far with it", this will satisfy you. If you want Demon Slayer-level animation with Fullmetal Alchemist-level story, this will disappoint you.
One word to summarize my experience of this show would be "Suprised". When you look at the cover and pictures of this show, it might feel vague or "just your average shounen". What I got upon watching, was a shounen that goes just a little deeper into specific areas that other shows don't care to flesh out. There were a lot of times where I would go "Oh dang I didn't think they would go there!" because it was just a little step above what I was expecting each time. It might have been gore, story…
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