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Kemonozume (TV)

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Alternative title:
The Beast Claw
ケモノヅメ (Japanese)
Genres: adventure, drama, horror, romance, supernatural
Plot Summary: A race of cannibal monsters called the Shokujinki exists and it is the job of the Kifuuken, an elite group of beast-hunters, to stop them. Toshihiko Momota, an expert swordsman and son of the Kifuuken organization's leader, unexpectedly falls in love at first sight with a beautiful girl named Yuka. However, the couple's relationship is much more complicated than it seems at first glance, for Yuka is a Shokujinki.
User Ratings: 189 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 22 votes (sub:22)
 Excellent: 46 votes (sub:44, dub:2)
 Very good: 43 votes (sub:40, dub:1, Rus.dub:1, ?:1)
 Good: 30 votes (sub:29, dub:1)
 Decent: 20 votes (sub:20)
 So-so: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Not really good: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Bad: 10 votes (sub:8, raw:1, Ger.sub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 364 users, rank: #1131
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.3895 (Good+.38), std. dev.: 2.2304, rank: #1042
Weighted mean: 7.2967 (Good+.29), rank: #967
Bayesian estimate: 7.30486 (Good+.30), rank: #758
Running time: half hour
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage:
2006-08-05
2007-01-20 (Ep. 1-3, Italy - Future Film Festival)
Releases: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"Auvers Blue" by Katteni Shiyagare
Ending Theme:
"Suki" by Santara
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Masaaki Yuasa

Series Composition: Masaaki Yuasa

Script:
Atsushi Takahashi (ep 3)
Hiroshi Shimizu (ep 11)
Kanji Wakabayashi (ep 10)
Kenji Nakamura (ep 10)
Kuboshichi Ogi (ep 4, 5, 7-9)
Masaaki Yuasa (ep 1, 2, 6, 8, 9)
Ryou Ono (ep 6)
Seishi Minakami (ep 1)

Storyboard:
Akitoshi Yokoyama (ep 5)
Atsushi Takahashi (ep 3)
Hiroshi Shimizu (ep 11)
Kanji Wakabayashi (ep 6)
Kazuya Komai (ep 4)
Kenji Nakamura (ep 10)
Masaaki Yuasa (ep 1, 2)
Osamu Kobayashi (ep 7)
Soichi Masui (ep 9)
Yuichi Tanaka (ep 8)

Episode Director:
Akitoshi Yokoyama (ep 5)
Atsushi Takahashi (ep 3)
Hiroshi Shimizu (ep 11)
Hiroyuki Tanaka (ep 4)
Kanji Wakabayashi (ep 6)
Kenji Nagasaki (ep 11 asst.)
Kenji Nakamura (ep 10)
Masaaki Yuasa (ep 1, 2)
Masakazu Hashimoto (ep 9)
Osamu Kobayashi (ep 7)
Sayo Yamamoto (ep 11 asst.)
Yuichi Tanaka (ep 8)

Music: Kei Wakakusa

Character Design: Nobutaka Ito

Art director: Rei Kawano

Art:
Kazuko Sasai (ep 3)
Rei Kawano (ep 1, 2, 5-11)
Toshiharu Iijima (ep 4)
Yuuko Sugiyama (ep 3, 5-11)

Animation director:
Akira Honma (ep 5)
Dong Sik Kim (ep 4)
Eriko Kubokawa (ep 11)
Eun Young Choi (ep 6)
Hiroshi Shimizu (ep 11)
Kayoko Nabeta (ep 9)
Kouichi Arai (ep 8)
Nobutaka Ito (ep 3 asst, 1, 2, 10)
Nobutoshi Ogura (ep 3)
Noriyuki Fukuda (ep 4)
Osamu Kobayashi (ep 7)

Director of Photography:
Kan Saitou
Keisuke Sasagawa

Executive producer:
Jungo Maruta
Junrou Minezaki
Masarou Toyoshima
Taiichi Murata
Takao Minegishi

Producer:
Fuminori Hara
Hiroyuki Kitaura (WOWOW)
Minoru Ohno
Shinobu Satou
Tetsuji Tsubomi
Yasuyo Ogisu
Yukiko Ninokata
Yuuji Kanmai

2nd Key Animation:
Fumie Shishido (ep 9)
Kiyomi Yamashita (ep 9)
Kyohei Ohyabu (ep 10)
Motonobu Hori (ep 7)
Sawako Hirabayashi (ep 9)
Tomohito Matsuhiro (ep 10)
Tomoyo Hosokawa (ep 9)
Yuya Kishi (ep 9)

Assistant director: Atsushi Takahashi

Audio Supervisor: Masafumi Mima

Background Art:
Harumi Okamoto (ep 11 - Studio Easter)
Junichi Azuma (ep 11 - Studio Easter)
Junko Shimizu (ep 11 - Studio Easter)
Katsushi Aoki (ep 9)
Ryousuke Asakura (ep 4)
Ryusuke Shiino (ep 8)
Sachie Endou (ep 11 - Studio Easter)
Seung Hyeon Lee (ep 4)
Takaaki Sugawara (ep 4)
Takahiro Motoki (ep 4)
Tomokazu Ishizeki (ep 4)
Yoshiko Hosoi (ep 1, 2 avant-title)
Yukiko Shimada (ep 11 - Studio Easter)
Yuuko Sugiyama (ep 1, 2)

Colour Check:
Azusa Sasaki (ep 2)
Chie Tanimoto (ep 4, 6)
Hiroyuki Mori (ep 1, 3, 5, 7, 10)
Izumi Sakamoto (ep 4, 6)
Kanako Hayashi (ep 4, 6)
Kyooko Ootake (ep 1)
Naoko Kodama (ep 8)
Reiko Nakanishi (ep 11)
Sayo Motegi (ep 8)
Takayuki Yokose (ep 9)

Colour Design:
Chie Tanimoto (ep 6)
Ken Hashimoto (ep 5)
Kyooko Ootake
Naoko Kodama (ep 7-11)

Colour Setting:
Azusa Sasaki (ep 2)
Chie Tanimoto (ep 6)
Hiroyuki Mori (ep 3, 5, 7, 10)
Izumi Sakamoto (ep 4)
Kaori Nakahira (ep 9)
Kyooko Ootake (ep 1)
Maki Kokubo (ep 11)
Sayo Motegi (ep 8)

Composite:
Kan Saitou (ep 1-2, 4,6-8, 10,11)
Kazumi Yokoo (Asahi Production (1-8,10))
Kazuto Furuya (Asahi Production (1-8,10))
Keisuke Sasagawa (TRICK BLOCK - ep 1,3,5,6,8)
Masaru Takase (ep 9 - MSC)
Natsumi Yajima (Asahi Production (1-8,10))
Ryou Iijima (Asahi Production (1-8,10))
Ryuji Hirano (ep 9 - MSC)
Taeko Tobita (Asahi Production (1-8,10))
Takumi Haneda (Asahi Production (1-8,10))
Tomomi Saitou (ep 9 - MSC)
Toshihiro Sasaki (Asahi Production (1-8,10))
Yousuke Motoki (Asahi Production (1-8,10))
Yuki Hama (Asahi Production (1-8,10))

Editing: Mutsumi Takemiya

Image Overlay:
Haruna Sakai
Miki Sakaibara
Naotake Oota

In-Between Animation:
Akiko Taniguchi (ep 1-6)
Kenichi Shima (ep 1-6)
Mika Sakai (ep 9 - MSC)
Minami Yoshida (ep 1-6)
Naoko Ise (ep 9 - MSC)
Ryouko Sekiya (ep 1-6)
Sayaka Kawai (ep 1-6)
Seiki Matsumura (ep 1-6)
Terumi Kawabe (ep 9 - MSC)
Tomoko Kikuchi (ep 9 - MSC)
Yuka Koiso (ep 1-6)

In-Between Check:
Akiko Ohshima (ep 1-6)
Mika Hinata (ep 9)

Key Animation:
Ae Ri Park (ep 4)
Aiko Wakatsuki (ep 1)
Akira Honma (ep 1-3, 5, 6, 10)
Akitoshi Yokoyama (ep 5, 10)
Atsushi Sekiguchi (ep 11)
Aya Nakanishi (ep 9)
Ayumu Kotake (ep 4)
Chizuru Miyawaki (ep 9)
Da Hee Im (ep 4)
Daiki Imamura (ep 1, 5, 11)
Dong Joon Kim (ep 4)
Dong-Wook Lee (ep 4)
Eriko Kubokawa (ep 1-3, 5, 8, 11)
Eun Young Choi (ep 10 avant-title, 1-3, 5, 8)
Gi Nam Kim (ep 4)
Haruhito Takada (ep 4)
Hee Kuy Jang (ep 4)
Hiromi Kato (ep 8)
Hiroshi Shimizu (ep 11 avant-title, ep 1,11)
Hirotsugu Kawasaki (ep 8)
Hiroyuki Aoyama (ep 5 avant-title, 11)
Hiroyuki Okuno (ep 8)
Hisashi Mori (ep 5)
Hyeok Jung Kwon (ep 4)
Hyo Joung Ann (ep 6)
Jamie Vickers (ep 3, 8)
Jin Kyeong Park (ep 6)
Jong Hyun Kim (ep 4)
Jung Hoon Kim (ep 4)
Kanako Maru (ep 11)
Kanji Wakabayashi (ep 11)
Kayoko Nabeta (ep 9)
Kazuko Shibata (ep 3, 5, 11)
Kazutaka Ozaki (ep 11)
Kenichi Kutsuna (ep 8)
Kenichi Yamaguchi (ep 1-3, 11)
Kenji Nishikawa (ep 2)
Kil Yong Jang (ep 6)
Kouichi Arai (ep 8 avant-title, 3)
Kouji Hisagi (ep 6)
Kumiko Kawana (ep 8, 11)
Kwan Gu Kang (ep 6)
Kyeong Mi Hong (ep 4)
Machi Ikejima (ep 6)
Mariko Aikawa (ep 2, 6)
Masaaki Yuasa (ep 2)
Masahiko Oouchi (ep 1, 2, 4, 6)
Masahiro Yamanaka (ep 8)
Meiying Hong (ep 5)
Mikine Kuwabara (ep 1)
Mitsunori Murata (ep 8)
Mizuhata-san (ep 5)
Nobuhiro Masuda (ep 5)
Nobutaka Ito (ep 2, 10)
Nobutoshi Ogura (ep 9 avant-title, ep 8, 11)
Osamu Kobayashi (ep 7 solo)
Pil Kang Kim (ep 3)
Ryo Inoguchi (ep 11)
Ryouma Ebata (ep 2)
Sachiyo Watanabe (ep 3)
San Kim (ep 4)
Satoru Utsunomiya (ep 3 avant-title)
Satoshi Tazaki (ep 11)
Seung Chel You (ep 4)
Seung Wook Woo (ep 6)
Shingo Abe (ep 1)
Soichiro Matsuda (ep 1, 2, 5, 8)
Soon Young Seo (ep 4)
Su Bok Park (ep 4)
Sung Joo Lee (ep 4)
Sung Jun Lee (ep 4)
Tadashi Hiramatsu (ep 11)
Takaaki Yamashita (ep 8)
Takashi Muratani (ep 1, 6)
Tatsuzou Nishida (ep 8)
Tea Joung Kim (ep 6)
Yasunori Miyazawa (ep 8)
Ye Ja Ko (ep 4)
Young Ju Park (ep 4)
Yui Enomoto (ep 4, 6)
Yuriko Ishii (ep 9)
Yuu Yonezawa (ep 6)
Yuuji Shigekuni (ep 11)
Yuzo Sato (ep 8)

Literature: Yuichiro Oguro

Music producer: Hiroaki Sano

Online Editor:
Mitsuna Fukazawa (Q-Tech)
Motoki Shirai (Q-Tech)

Outlining:
Etsuko Kawano (ep 5-11)
Keiko Ishizuka (ep 6-11)
Takako Ito

Overall Animation Director: Nobutaka Ito (ep 5, 6)

Photography And Filming: Masaaki Hiraga (Hiraga Square)

Planning: Masao Maruyama

Planning Assistance: Yuichiro Oguro

Production Runner:
Ai Murayama (ep 10)
Daisuke Dota (ep 11)
Kenya Endou (ep 9)
Makoto Awano (ep 10 asst.)
Rei Tanaka (ep 1, 2)
Ryouhei Takahashi (ep 4, 6)
Sei Moriwaki (ep 5, 8)
Yuka Ishii (ep 3, 7, 11)

Prop Design: Hiroshi Shimizu

Publicity:
Yuka Nakai (WOWOW)
Yutaka Endou (WOWOW)

Recording: Makoto Uchida

Recording Assistant: Shu Gong Lin (Aoi Studio)

Scanning:
Jeong Eun Lee (ep 4)
Soon Lee Choi (ep 4)
Yun Hee Park (ep 4)

Settings Production:
Naomi Nakayama
Yasuhiro Kadowaki (ep 11)

Sound director: Toshihiko Nakajima

Sound Effects: Yasunori Ogata (Sound Box)

Sound Production Manager: Tomoko Nakajima

Special Effects:
Ayumi Arahata (ep 1, 2, 4)
Kumiko Taniguchi (ep 1, 2, 4)
Toyohiko Sakakibara (ep 3)

Supervision:
Kazuhiko Takahashi (WOWOW)
Shuuichi Soumiya (WOWOW)

Theme Song Composition:
Kyouko Tamura (ED)
Shouhei Mutou (OP)

Theme Song Lyrics:
Kazutoshi Sunada (ED)
Kyouko Tamura (ED)
Shouhei Mutou (OP)

Theme Song Performance:
Katteni Shiyagare (OP)
Santara (ED)

 

Hekiru Shiina as Yuka Kamitsuki

Hidenobu Kiuchi as Toshihiko Momota

Daisuke Gouri as Saiji Ohba/Bon

Hiroyuki Yoshino as Kazuma Momota

Jun Hazumi as Jyuuzou Momota

Kenji Utsumi as Kyuutarou Ohba

Kiyoyuki Yanada as Gakuto Hoobari

Shino Kakinuma as Rie Kakinoki

Anri Katsu as Shin Hoozuki (Kazuma's afro lackey)

Aruno Tahara as Jyuuzou Momota (1980 - ep 4)

Asako Dodo as
Amakami (ep 8)
Exam student's mother (ep 10)

Ayumi Fujimura as
Girl (ep 2)
Shokujinki B (ep 9)

Chiemi Ishimatsu as Girl (ep 2)

Fumio Matsuoka as Old man (ep 9)

Hiroaki Yoshida as
Fuusuke Umegae (ep 7)
Jyuuzou Momota (1956 - ep 4)
Knife Tsutsuji (Pointy-haired guy)
Man (ep 1)

Hiroyuki Oshida as
Cleaner C (ep 3)
Souichi Umeda (ep 1, 2, 5)

Hisako Kyouda as Old woman (ep 9)

Jin Hirao as
Cleaner A (ep 1, 3)
Kifuuken Veteran A (ep 10)
OB member (ep 5)

Katsuhiro Harasawa as
Leader (ep 4)
Man (ep 1)
Novice (ep 2)
Young person A (ep 5)

Katsuhiro Toyokawa as
Kifuuken Veteran B (ep 10)
Police officer (ep 9)
Suitsuki (ep 8)

Keishou Sugimoto as Village Kid C (ep 3)

Ken Uo as
Cleaner B (ep 1, 3)
Driver (ep 6, 11)
Imekura receptionist (ep 5)
Kyuusaku Kashiwa (ep 7, 10)
Kyuutarou Ohba (1956 - ep 4)

Kenji Takahashi as Shokujinki A (ep 9)

Kiharu Yamamoto as Child (ep 3)

Mai Kanno as Young girl (ep 3)

Masashi Yabe as
Deko (ep 4)
Kyuuhachi Ichijiku (ep 1, 2, 5)

Mayuko Takahashi as
Gradeschooler B (ep 3)
Rie Kakinoki (ep 7 (young))
Soapland girl (ep 5)

Minoru Inaba as Kyuutarou Ohba (1980 - ep 4)

Omi Minami as Himeko (ep 5)

Rei Sakuma as Harumi Kamitsuki

Shoko Tsuda as
Imekura Girl (train) (ep 5)
Old Granny (ep 6)

Takaya Hashi as Jin Kakinoki (1980 - ep 4)

Takeshi Watabe as Dojo master (ep 4)

Takeshi Yoshida as
Jin Kakinoki (1956 - ep 4)
Kenya Sakurai (ep 1, 2, 5, 7, 8)

Takuma Suzuki as Leader (ep 11)

Teppei Akahira as
Ago (ep 4)
Nawao Sugimura (ep 1, 5, 7, 8)
Novice (ep 2)

Tomoyuki Shimura as
Susuri (ep 8)
Tanigawa (ep 6)

Uran Watanabe as Child (ep 3)

Youta Hatakeyama as Child (ep 3)

Youta Yamazaki as Village Kid A (ep 3)

Yuko Gibu as
Gradeschooler A (ep 3)
Toshihiko Momota (5 years old - ep 4)

Yuuta Kasuya as
Kifuuken Newbie A (ep 10)
Young boy (ep 8)

Japanese companies 

2nd Key Animation: Studio Wombat (ep 7)

Animation Production: Madhouse Studios

Background Art:
Dr. Movie (ep 1-3, 5, 9)
Kusanagi (ep 8, 10)
Studio Easter (ep 6, 8, 10, 11)
Telecom Animation Film (ep 7, 8)

Broadcaster: WOWOW

Digital Paint:
Dr. Movie (ep 1-3, 5-7)
EASIA (ep 7, 8)
Front Line (ep 2, 5, 8)
MSC (ep 9)
MSJ (ep 8)
RIC (ep 6)
Studio Flag (ep 1, 2)
Studio L (ep 1, 2, 6, 7, 11)
Studio Ron (ep 9)
Triple A (ep 3, 7, 8)

Editing Studio: Q Tech (Suginami studio)

In-Between Animation:
Big Bang (ep 7)
Dogakobo (ep 7)
Dr. Movie (ep 1-7, 10, 11)
EASIA (ep 8, 11)
Front Line (ep 2, 5, 8, 10)
G&G Direction (ep 7)
MSC (ep 9)
MSJ (ep 8, 10)
Oh production (ep 1)
RIC (ep 6)
Studio Cockpit (ep 7)
Studio Gash (ep 7)
Tamazawa Animation House (ep 7)
Triple A (ep 3, 8)
Wombat (ep 6, 10, 11)

Music Production: Imagine

Production Assistance: MSC (ep 9)

Publicity:
Anchor Promotion
GoFun Pictures Inc.

Recording Studio: Studio Aoi

Sound Effects Production: Techno Sound

 
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