: A wise, laid-back Tanuki who runs a detective agency specializing in supernatural incidents.
Inugami discovers the boy, whose real name is , is a Hanyo —a hybrid born from a human and a "bloodless ghoul". Kabane possesses a "Life Calculus," a stone that suppresses his monstrous hunger and keeps him immortal. Inugami takes Kabane under his wing, bringing him to Tokyo to work at the Inugami Detective Agency alongside other Kemono children. Key Characters Kemono Jihen
: A young, hyper-loyal Kitsune (fox) girl obsessed with serving her "mother" figure, Inari, until she eventually finds a place with Kabane. : A wise, laid-back Tanuki who runs a
The story begins in a remote mountain village where , an occult detective from Tokyo, is hired to investigate a string of livestock mutilations. There, he meets a social outcast nicknamed "Dorotabo" (after a muddy field yokai), a boy who smells of rot and is mistreated by his relatives. Inugami takes Kabane under his wing, bringing him