Kemono Jihen

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When a series of animal bodies that rot away after a single night begin appearing in a remote mountain village, Inugami, a detective from Tokyo who specializes in the occult, is called to investigate. While working the case, he befriends a strange boy who works in the field every day instead of going to school. Shunned by his peers and nicknamed “Dorotabo” after a yokai that lives in the mud, he helps Inugami uncover the truth behind the killings — but supernatural forces are at work, and while Dorotabo is just a nickname, it might not be the only thing about the boy that isn’t human.

A soulful, youthful vocal performance brings the hidden world of half-human monsters to life with startling intimacy. This supernatural mystery trades typical tropes for a haunting look at the lonely lives of creatures living in the shadows of human society.

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