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“Human-eating Shokujinki secretly coexist with humans; Kifuuken warrior falls for one unknowingly.”
Kemonozume
ケモノヅメ
7.36
2,725 rank · 82,219 viewers · 538 favorites
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Romance
Supernatural
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Gore
Mythology
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Synopsis
Human-eating Shokujinki secretly coexist with humans; Kifuuken warrior falls for one unknowingly.
Creatures known as Shokujinki have been secretly living alongside humans for hundreds of years. Though they may look like humans, Shokujinki are able to transform into uncontrollable beasts with gigantic claws and consume humans to survive. The equally secretive Kifuuken dojo specializes in killing Shokujinki by cutting off their arms, and is the only force preventing unchecked Shokujinki domination. Toshihiko Momota, the son of the leader of the Kifuuken, is instantly charmed by a mysterious woman named Yuka Kamitsuki. Their relationship is complicated, however, because unbeknownst to them both, Yuka is a Shokujinki and Toshihiko is sworn to kill her. Meanwhile, the Kifuuken is having a crisis of confidence as Toshihiko's brother Kazuma pushes against tradition and tries to modernize the Kifuuken. As emotions are strained and the secrets of both the past and present are revealed, who will live, and who will be eaten?
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Community consensus
Derived from 44 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 44 viewers settled on.
84%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 2.41
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.41 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.1 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 2.3
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Score over time
↓ 2.73
Running avg · Dec 2007 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Gotta say this is a great series. Art direction is perfect, action sequences are satisfying and the story is quite good (little weird towards the end). What more do you want Dudes with Swords,...”
- 8 “To a first timer Kemonozume might not look it but boy it does pack a punch and not just any punch it's the realistic-in your face-tragedy it's the quick development of plot and characters it's the...”
- 7 “While the initial episodes are on the dull side, they are still enjoyable thanks to the superbly confident and expressive animation. I don't find the story's premise compelling, but do recognize...”
Verbosity
Short · 39%
Medium · 27%
Long · 34%
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2006 – Nov 2006 Summer 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-1321 catalog