Feb 1, 2021
So Kemono Jihen.
The main draw that brought me to this series was the art style, having similar qualities to the very popular Demon Slayer as well as being a shounen. I didn’t know what to expect with this series and went in blind. How was it?
...........Meh
The story follows around a detective at a supernatural agency where he lives with children he picks up off the streets and uses them to his advantage and tosses them into life-threatening situations. Putting aside my jokingly blunt summary, the agency focuses on hunting down Kemono, or beast-like entities. So far, the story hasn’t shown much potential and seems
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to be almost a monster-of-the-week show.
The artstyle, as stated in the intro, was the main attraction to this series. Characters look distinct from one another and the background art looks good. Nothing much to note here.
The only interesting things about this show so far is:
• The darker/grim moments
With a show focusing on Kemono, it has the liberty of making them look very off-putting. One example being a rhino-sized deer with human-sized antlers smiling with a bloody, toothy grin. How these creature work and interact with those around it is intriguing.
Now let’s talk about the main detriment of this show and what I think brings this show down:
• The characters are bland
The main cast is quite boring. The only notable character is the detective who is a chill, level-headed guy. Besides him, the other cast is pretty forgettable and uninteresting. You have the MC who’s a typical “I don’t know how to act like a human”, his loud friend who yells for the sake of yelling, and a trap. One other character introduced is a blonde fox girl, however so far her character is just “I serve my master”, so we will have to wait and see what happens with her.
All in all, this show has been a let-down. With the show only airing 1/3 of its episodes, I don’t see this show getting that much better, or at least enough to make it notable enough to check out. If they decide to go a more sinister route with the show, it might pick up. However, I anticipate it’s going to keep its happier atmosphere.
6/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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