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Jan 10, 2021 4:55 PM

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NGL this might be the biggest positive surprise of the season (IMHO) I was expecting nothing special and yet we got In/Spectre x Mob 100 with very good animation and Archer Seiyu <3
Jan 10, 2021 6:25 PM

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didn't expect much but seems kinda neat ,MC a odd one very well mannered but shows zero mercy and no expressions
Jan 10, 2021 6:35 PM
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Great first episode. The two main characters remind me of Mob and Reigen from Mob Psycho 100.
Jan 10, 2021 6:54 PM

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okay okay that was great! i'm already invested in this show! solid first ep!
a bit boring on the first part but it gets better till the end of this solid 1st ep!
5/5.


Jan 10, 2021 7:25 PM

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Good Start!
The OST is really good and the animation is decent. Is not the best animation but looks like the really put passion in this. The muntant animals and cars in other hands could been CGI
Jan 10, 2021 7:25 PM

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Kemono Jihen, what a great way for First Episode episode to watch.
My expectation for this anime in the beginning is gonna be center around village and Slow phased. But, after watching it, First episode have Pretty fast phased story with Great Action sequence but still prioritize Character and Story around Kabane with Inugami relationship. With what I just watched, right now I really looking forward to this anime.

The Design Character for this anime from I read from discussion is not same as Manga but from my perception as Anime only Viewer is Pretty Good.

Hope Yacchan character can be included in future episode having some relationship with Kabane and not only just to be a Plot Driven reason to Kabane can go from village.

Overall Great yet Surprising episode that surpassed my expectation. I really looking forward for next episode.
Jan 10, 2021 7:27 PM
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Good resolve by Inugami. Now Kabane was released from his abusive and cruel relatives and will start a life of his own. Kabane seems skillful, defeated ghouls just like that!

Wow! This is really fascinating!

Jan 10, 2021 8:22 PM

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Loved the music and atmosphere! Definitely gonna keep this one.
Jan 10, 2021 8:43 PM

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Seems solid. The premise looks like it can be interesting and it should be able to forge its own identity in the genre. The art and animation are both pretty average, but as long as the content is quality, that should not be an issue.
Jan 10, 2021 9:55 PM

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This was a lot of fun to watch!!! :D



Jan 11, 2021 12:36 AM
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Loving the music! The first show of the many I'm watching this season so far that has stood out in that regard.
Jan 11, 2021 12:47 AM

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nice plot twists.
Jan 11, 2021 12:53 AM

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I'm very excited for this adaptation!
The animation quality surprised me, and I think they did a good job adapting the art style of the manga into animation
And I have to agree, the music was nice
                                              
Jan 11, 2021 1:42 AM

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Damn, that was pretty good. The music, art and the atmosphere was really well done, animation is also above average. We didn't get the OP this episode but, we know Jotaro's VA is the one singing it, let's fucking go.

I am 100% sure that white haired kid at the end is a dude lmao, you can't fool me, unless I am fooling myself. But, overall that was interesting, looking forward for more.
Jan 11, 2021 3:25 AM

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Really enjoyed the first episode. Good animation with a promising story. I'm looking forward to this show. OST was great as well. But seems like the show itself is pretty underrated. We'll have to look, how things might go on from here.
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A Ghoul in Tokyo? I see.
Jan 11, 2021 5:46 AM
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KANLen09 said:

Manga fans, you're rest assured. Chapter 1 (and the first parts of Chapter 2) was adapted perfectly. I'm very looking forward to Ajia-Do making more works like these to expand the studio's coverage, but so far, I'm in for this ride.

Actually, chapter 2 is skipped. The part at the end is the beginning of chapter 3. Chapter 2 doesn't really contribute anything to the series, so missing it out isn't a problem.

SGTxRobert said:
was beautifully adapted outside of a panel or 2 that's not important to the story, but that ending portion worries me. there's a whole in-between section that was supposed to be there before he meets the other 2 characters so I'm worried they might be moving things around or cutting sections out. hope episode 2 can put the missing gap in.

Chapter 2 is skipped out, but it doesn't matter since that chapter doesn't really contribute anything to the series other than showing off a new kind of Kemono which never shows up again.
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Jan 11, 2021 7:04 AM
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expired_0 said:
Expecting this show to really blow up later on.

I'm glad they've stated the goal of the protagonist in the first episode.

The opening also looks promising.



That was the ending I supposed?
Jan 11, 2021 8:09 AM

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Kur4y4m1 said:
expired_0 said:
Expecting this show to really blow up later on.

I'm glad they've stated the goal of the protagonist in the first episode.

The opening also looks promising.



That was the ending I supposed?
normally on the first episode they put the opening at the ending but im not entirely sure.
Jan 11, 2021 8:58 AM
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Bungou Stray Dogs + Ao no Exorcist
I liked it!!
Jan 11, 2021 9:10 AM
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expired_0 said:
Kur4y4m1 said:


That was the ending I supposed?
normally on the first episode they put the opening at the ending but im not entirely sure.
that was the ending song. the opening song is "Kemono Michi" which should be there next episode
Jan 11, 2021 9:15 AM

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Wow, this was even better than I expected! I already like the bond that's forming between Inugami & Kabane and I'm looking forward to seeing that bond expend to the characters who appeared at the end. First ep nicely established Inugami & Kabane's characters whilst introducing the universe this story takes place in. I really love the art as well; it's vibrant, clean and pretty cute.

I'm gonna be presumptuous here and say that Kabane is gonna be a top contender for best boy of the season <3
Jan 11, 2021 9:18 AM
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YuChunHsieh said:
KANLen09 said:

Manga fans, you're rest assured. Chapter 1 (and the first parts of Chapter 2) was adapted perfectly. I'm very looking forward to Ajia-Do making more works like these to expand the studio's coverage, but so far, I'm in for this ride.

Actually, chapter 2 is skipped. The part at the end is the beginning of chapter 3. Chapter 2 doesn't really contribute anything to the series, so missing it out isn't a problem.

SGTxRobert said:
was beautifully adapted outside of a panel or 2 that's not important to the story, but that ending portion worries me. there's a whole in-between section that was supposed to be there before he meets the other 2 characters so I'm worried they might be moving things around or cutting sections out. hope episode 2 can put the missing gap in.

Chapter 2 is skipped out, but it doesn't matter since that chapter doesn't really contribute anything to the series other than showing off a new kind of Kemono which never shows up again.
i wouldn't say it's unimportant for the type of kemono but it gives people an explanation of what type of job inugami has as well as demonstrates more of kabane's abilities as well as his way of thinking.
Jan 11, 2021 9:21 AM

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Really liked the first episode. I started watching this only because the manga poster looked interesting so I had no expectations.

Looks like this is going to be an episodic shounen if I'm not wrong.
Jan 11, 2021 9:33 AM
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I wasn't sure what to expect based on the synopsis, but the first episode left me pleasantly surprised! Even though the fight scenes could have used a couple more frames in my opinion, the setup was engaging and the plot seems amusing, I love these kinds of supernatural-mystery-occult shounens. The structure & pacing were great, just what a first episode needs to keep the viewer interested. The main duo seems very likeable as well. Looking forward to next week with anticipation.
Jan 11, 2021 9:55 AM
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Mob psycho partnership, but with monster folk instead of psychics? I'm down.
Jan 11, 2021 10:56 AM
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Varjosoturi said:
I wasn't sure what to expect based on the synopsis, but the first episode left me pleasantly surprised! Even though the fight scenes could have used a couple more frames in my opinion, the setup was engaging and the plot seems amusing, I love these kinds of supernatural-mystery-occult shounens. The structure & pacing were great, just what a first episode needs to keep the viewer interested. The main duo seems very likeable as well. Looking forward to next week with anticipation.
yeah it kinda worries me when the studio's best known action-ish shows are "how not to summon a demon lord" which was meh and "ascendance of a bookworm" which was pretty art wise but not really in the animation side. still giving it the benefit of the doubt since this is a really good series.
Jan 11, 2021 11:03 AM

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Good start. I like it
The OST that started playing when Kabane and Kohachi in the field around "8:52" is so beautiful.
Jan 11, 2021 11:28 AM

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Yataro is so annoying, glad hes not a main character. Dang the detective looks like sanji lol. Looks interestings so far. Dang yataro and the mom sucks.
Jan 11, 2021 1:09 PM

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Stardew said:
Yataro is so annoying, glad hes not a main character. Dang the detective looks like sanji lol. Looks interestings so far. Dang yataro and the mom sucks.


Yataro is so unimportant I don't even remember his existent anymore as a manga reader.
Rest assure, he won't return any time soon.
Jan 11, 2021 2:05 PM
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I tried to read the manga and after reading a few dozens of chapters, I can't find where the story goes to..
Jan 11, 2021 2:23 PM

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Ventus_S said:
Stardew said:
Yataro is so annoying, glad hes not a main character. Dang the detective looks like sanji lol. Looks interestings so far. Dang yataro and the mom sucks.


Yataro is so unimportant I don't even remember his existent anymore as a manga reader.
Rest assure, he won't return any time soon.


Glad he won't! Thanks for letting me know.
Jan 11, 2021 6:25 PM

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Short Summary:

Pedo monster collects monster kids so he can show his a$$ to them...

Jan 11, 2021 9:52 PM
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Quite interesting in my opinion, and the Ed song is also pretty good, I will try to repeat it again
Jan 12, 2021 12:32 AM

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dbaranyi said:
Short Summary:

Pedo monster collects monster kids so he can show his a$$ to them...



Lmao. Your definition of Pedo is so questionable.

Like do you realize how stupid your statement really is?
Jan 12, 2021 12:40 AM

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Wow that was a pretty good start. I was enthralled!!!!

The OST was great too. Pretty stoked for this!







but i’ll probably remember over and over again
you were there and everyone else was there
— the day we all searched for just one thing

Jan 12, 2021 2:47 AM

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FuMomo-kun said:
I wasn't expecting the anime to be so homoerotic, but that's always a good surprise. lol (But, I hope that from the next episode onwards, the homoerotic scenes happen between people of similar age groups, and not between adult and child.)

More like pedoerotic. Half the time i was like..

Jan 12, 2021 9:16 AM

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That was actually really good!
Looking forward to watching more, it looks promising!
Jan 12, 2021 9:26 AM
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They're so cute! Interested!
Jan 12, 2021 10:21 AM

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Ventus_S said:
To anime only watchers.

The story gets A LOT darker/ heavier in later chapters.
The author doesn't shy away on discussing real serious topic.
It's not like your typical yokai slaying shonen which the emphasis is on combat/ killing/ gore/ monster of the day (ex. Demon Slayer, Jujutsu) but rather a serie that emphasize character's story ark and their trauma.
There will be a lot of incidents in the story that discuss topics that're way darker than your typical yokai slaying shonen which the worst thing that could happen is massacre/bloodshed. The story will go on with deeper/ darker topic, such as using human as livestock for yokai/ prostitution.

All I ask for is the quality of the animation/ art to stay at the level of the first episode for this serie to be successful.

It's a shame this serie does not go on raider on most of western audiences even though the manga is such a good read and very original.


Ahh, that means I'm probably going to like it a lot - thanks for the information :)
I'm also pretty confused why there isn't any real hype for this show, especially cause JJK is so popular and had pretty much the same main premise (at least for now). Weird.

I especially loved the monster animals, those were terrifying haha.
Great first episode :)
There's no possible way you can steal my heart

I want to drown in this sweet Melancholy
Jan 12, 2021 12:17 PM

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This surprised me. It is still to early to tell, however, this first episode shows promise.
Jan 12, 2021 1:28 PM

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StormxNightmare said:
Ventus_S said:
To anime only watchers.

The story gets A LOT darker/ heavier in later chapters.
The author doesn't shy away on discussing real serious topic.
It's not like your typical yokai slaying shonen which the emphasis is on combat/ killing/ gore/ monster of the day (ex. Demon Slayer, Jujutsu) but rather a serie that emphasize character's story ark and their trauma.
There will be a lot of incidents in the story that discuss topics that're way darker than your typical yokai slaying shonen which the worst thing that could happen is massacre/bloodshed. The story will go on with deeper/ darker topic, such as using human as livestock for yokai/ prostitution.

All I ask for is the quality of the animation/ art to stay at the level of the first episode for this serie to be successful.

It's a shame this serie does not go on raider on most of western audiences even though the manga is such a good read and very original.


Ahh, that means I'm probably going to like it a lot - thanks for the information :)
I'm also pretty confused why there isn't any real hype for this show, especially cause JJK is so popular and had pretty much the same main premise (at least for now). Weird.

I especially loved the monster animals, those were terrifying haha.
Great first episode :)


My guess is about the mc age group.

Most western audience prefer mc to be in age group of 14~20 -> reflect their own age group.
If they see child main protagonist they would think that the anime would be childish, which this anime is far from it.
Jan 13, 2021 4:40 AM

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Pretty good first episode, but I’m kinda worried this will go for a cliche and boring route. I’ll keep my expectations low
Jan 13, 2021 5:22 AM
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ost quite smooth & immersive, with properly creepy monster action.
Kaneki Kabane bit too blank & emotionless, but will see how they all develop. Cool new outfit there.
Jan 13, 2021 2:08 PM

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it was pretty much just okay. The animation budget is possibly a bit lacking if it's supposed to be an action oriented show, but I'm not sure from this episode if it is. I can say that the writing did come off as a bit bad for most of it. There was a plot. It established the setting and a direction for the story to go in without getting bogged down in exposition, status screens, or other nonsense like that. The 'twists,' as it were, were dumb, but they were inflections on the story that while not unexpected, did keep it moving forward at a fairly slow clip, but moving forward nonetheless. It didn't do anything particularly well, but it didn't indulge in any big sins either.
Jan 14, 2021 7:36 AM

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surprisely this catch me !!!

and the ost at the end wayy too good !!
Jan 14, 2021 9:52 AM
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Not sure where this is going but it's too early to tell of course, let's see what happens. :)
Jan 14, 2021 1:29 PM

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This looks promising
Jan 14, 2021 6:15 PM
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i was waiting for its anime adaptation. i love the pacing, it's somewhat similar to manga. but somehow the motion(?) isn't that smooth, like their gestures. i hope it will get better everytime i watch it. i def like this anime sm.
Jan 14, 2021 7:22 PM
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Banging first episode. Was really worried that we would have to deal with the villagers, but they were left behind, thank goodness.

Already liking the Yokai-detective theme set up right now, will gladly watch more.

Jan 15, 2021 5:14 AM
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the plost was really interesting
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