Kemono Jihen

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this is a beautiful work.

its world and its characters very well worked.i love their characters, they are very cute and small. my favorites are akira,shiki and yui, as they have excellent personality and story work. all his story arcs are good, but thre are 2 that i especially adore so much because they are the best i read in a shonen manga.

her art can sometimes be so regular, but most all the time its very cute and cuddly.

in conclusion, it is very cute, very enjoyable, and with assured quality, i look forward to the animated adaptation.

8/10 in all the aspects.

tldr for those who don't want to read the rest; very enjoyable, but tackles dark topics. does get nsfw a little, and touches upon noncon (i don't want to talk too much abt it) so if that's not your thing, you might not want to read. but very enjoyable. i highly recommend it.

kemono jihen is insanely good, which makes me wonder why it's not more well known. the story is gripping, and you best believe that and the characters made me cry at multiple times. the art is very good, and my enjoyment skyrocketed. it made me forget why i went to read it (bc ... i was depressed) and the only complaint i have is that 20 chapters is too short and i am now depressed again.

the darker, tragic bits of it only add to the overall emotional aspect. and there is a little bit of straight romance teased, but nothing completely concrete. character backstories are a bit like kimetsu no yaiba, since...well, you'll understand.

the character themselves are very fun, and each have unique designs that help me recognize them. kabane is a fun main character, and unlike most shounens i read, i don't hate him. the others are all very likeable as well, and if not likeable they're striking. i like them as characters, but some i wouldn't like as people.

also, i've always loved supernatural elements, especially urban fantasy. kemono jihen does some great urban fantasy, and i love all the supernatural "kemono" presented. (mihai is my fav!)

in conclusion, please read kemono jihen

Kabane is a ghoul who gains the desire to find his origins after Kohachi visits his village and exterminates the issues plaguing it. From there he is transported to Tokyo where he is introduced to his companions for the rest of the journey Akira and Shiki. We also meet Kon and Yoko during this process. From here we get the main cast members of the manga.

The basic premise is that there is a corpse of an incredibly powerful ghoul that had multiple clans infuse their powers upon it and then it got dismembered with each of its body parts embodying the power of each ... respective monster's clan. Kabane has one such piece and is currently trying to assemble it with his friends Akira and Shiki.

The issue I have with the manga is that it feels very plot hole heavy, x character forgets an entire event, Kohachi is a detective yet unable to do basic background checks on his employees, and Yoko basically given free rein to do whatever she pleases with no consequences whatsoever even when supposedly the fox clan and the raccoon clan are supposedly in check with one another makes me question a large portion of this manga.

There are amazing arc points in this manga that will make you desire the triumph of the characters, but there are others where you wonder why this was included at all other than comedic relief. The art is very satisfying to look at but the plot points feel very weak or not really thought of with the future set in mind. Its almost like there is no drive in this manga is what I feel in this manga in a way, I don't mean that the author isn't trying it just feels like the goal of meeting Kabane's ancestor feels lackluster in a way.