Kemono Jihen
Kemono Jihen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sho Aimoto. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Jump Square since December 2016, with its chapters collected in 24 volumes as of December 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Ajiado aired from January to March 2021.Characters
;Kabane Kusaka
;Kohachi Inugami
;Akira
;Shiki Tademaru
;Mihai
;Yoko Inari
;Kon
;Nobimaru
;Yui
;Kumi
;Akio TademaruMedia
Manga
Written and illustrated by Sho Aimoto, Kemono Jihen has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Jump Square since December 2, 2016. Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on March 3, 2017. As of December 4, 2025, twenty-four volumes have been released. The manga is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.Volumes
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced at the Jump Festa '20 event on December 21, 2019. The series is animated by Ajiado and directed by Masaya Fujimori, with Noboru Kimura handling series composition, and Nozomi Tachibana designing the characters. The series aired from January 10 to March 28, 2021, on Tokyo MX, ytv, and BS11. Funimation licensed the series and is streaming it on its website in North America and the British Isles, in Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. Muse Communication has acquired the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and is streaming it on their Muse Asia YouTube channel, and Bilibili in Southeast Asia. The opening theme song is "Kemono Michi", performed by Daisuke Ono, and the ending theme song is "Shirushi", performed by Sayaka Sasaki.Episodes
Reception
In 2018, the manga was ranked 13th in the print category of the Next Manga Awards. By March 2021, the manga had over 4.2 million copies in circulation. By January 2026, it had over 8 million copies in circulation.