#TV Anime Kemono Jihen Announces January 10, 2021 Premiere, Theme Song Artists

“#TV Anime Kemono Jihen Announces January 10, 2021 Premiere, Theme Song Artists”

The official website for the forthcoming TV anime adaptation of Sho Aimoto's occult fantasy shonen manga Kemono Jihen has announced that it is set to premiere on TOKYO MX on January 10, 2021, and revealed its two theme songs – OP song "Kemonomichi" (Path of The Beast) by voice actor Daisuke Ono and ED song "-Shirushi-" (The Mark) by anison singer Sayaka Sasaki.

Ono, well-known as Jotaro Kujo in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, is also cast as one of the anime's main characters, Mihai, and "Kemonomichi" will be released as his 14th single on February 3, 2021.

Message from Daisuke Ono:

"We all live in solitude. We are all running in the pitch-black darkness of the path of the beast. Beyond that, there is always a light of hope waiting for us. I put my heart into this song hoping that you can feel a ray of light in the darkness just like Kabane is led to the Inugami Detective Agency in the story. "

Sayaka Sasaki won the 3rd All Japan Anison Grand Prix in 2009, then made her professional debut with her first single "Seisai no Ripeno" (The Book of Bantorra OP) in January of the following year. Since then, she has performed theme songs for various anime series, including Nichijou, So, I Can't Play H!, Broken Blade, Garo: The Animation, Girls beyond the Wasteland, Bakuon!!, and many more. "-Shirushi" will be released as her 17th single on February 3, 2021.

Message from Sayaka Sasaki:

"I'm so grateful and happy to be working on the anime adaptation of 'Kemono Jihen' with music! This time, I didn't aim to create an ED song that cleanses or resets the mind after watching each episode, but rather to create an ED song that leaves a tugging or craving that will fill your head with Kabane and his friends until the next week. I've done my best to pack the worldview of the anime into the lyrics! I hope you'll find the names of everyone in the Inugami Detective Agency and the phrases that I sing about them in the full version of the song, and become more immersed in the story. I asked Yuuki Honda-san (Arte Refact), who I have trusted immensely, to serve as the song's writing and arrangement partner. I put all my heart and soul for 'Kemono Jihen' into this song, and I hope this feeling will reach you all…!"

The TV anime is directed by Masaya Fujimori (Izetta: The Last Witch), alongside series composition writer Noboru Kimura (Gundam Build Divers) and character designer Nozomi Tachibana (KING OF PRISM Shiny Seven Stars episode animation director). Ajiado (Ascendance of a Bookworm) works on anime production.

The first PV:

Key visual

Main voice cast:

Kabane Kusaka: Natsumi Fujiwara (Yukio Hidaka in Gundam Build Divers)
Kohachi Inugami: Junichi Suwabe (Keigo Atobe in The Prince of Tennis)
Akira: Ayumu Murase (Toru Muhyo in Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation)
Shiki Tademaru: Natsuki Hanae (Ken Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul)
Mihai: Daisuke Ono (Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Inari: Kana Hanazawa (Kuroneko in Oreimo)
Kon: Yumiri Hanamori (Nadeshiko Kagamihara in Laid-Back Camp)
Nobimaru: Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu Agatsuma in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)