Kemonozume
ケモノヅメ
- TV series
- Summer 2006
- 13 episodes
- 23 min
- Madhouse
- Original work
- R+
- Action
- Avant Garde
- Horror
- Romance
- Supernatural
7.37Score#1,959Popularity17.4KOn listsFinished airing
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Contents
Opening · OP1 «Auvers Blue» — Katteni-Shiyagare | ||
| Japanese | ケモノヅメ | |
|---|---|---|
| Also known as | The Beast Claw | |
| Genre | Action, Avant Garde, Horror, Romance, Supernatural, Adult Cast, Gore, Mythology | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Directed by | Masaaki Yuasa | |
| Written by | Masaaki Yuasa, Yuuichirou Oguro | |
| Character design | Nobutake Itou | |
| Music by | Kei Wakakusa | |
| Studio | Madhouse | |
| Original run | August 6, 2006 – November 5, 2006 | |
| Episodes | 13 | |
| Episode length | 23 min | |
| Broadcast | Saturdays | |
| Total running time | 4 hr 59 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Summer 2006 | |
| Age rating | R+ – 18+ | |
| Score | ★ 7.37 | |
| On users' lists | 17,427 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
Kemonozume (Japanese: ケモノヅメ) is a 2006 Japanese original anime television series. It is animated by Madhouse and directed by Masaaki Yuasa. It aired from August 6, 2006 to November 5, 2006, with 13 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Jouji Ooba · Kyuutarou Ooba · Saru
Production
Key staff
Masaaki YuasaDirector
Nobutake ItouCharacter Design
Kei WakakusaMusic
Toshihiko NakajimaSound Director
Ryou KounoArt Director
MadhouseStudioStaff
| Studio | Madhouse |
|---|---|
| Director | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Series Composition | Masaaki Yuasa, Yuuichirou Oguro |
| Script | Masaaki Yuasa, Yuuichirou Oguro, Kenji Nakamura, Hiroshi Shimizu, Atsushi Takahashi, Kanji Wakabayashi and 1 more |
| Character Design | Nobutake Itou |
| Music | Kei Wakakusa |
| Sound Director | Toshihiko Nakajima |
| Art Director | Ryou Kouno |
| Chief Animation Director | Nobutake Itou |
| Director of Photography | Hiroshi Saitou |
| Color Design | Satoshi Hashimoto, Naoko Kodama, Chie Tanimoto |
| Editing | Mutsumi Takemiya |
| Theme Song Performance | Katteni-Shiyagare |
| Producer | Tsutomu Fujio, Hiroyuki Kitaura, Yukiko Koike, Hirotsugu Ogisu |
Music
| Composer | Kei Wakakusa |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“Auvers Blue” — Katteni-ShiyagareAnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“Suki” — SantaraAnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
13 of 13 episodes aired
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “The First Taste” | August 5, 2006 | Aired |
| 2 | “Hardshio's Farewall” | August 12, 2006 | Aired |
| 3 | “The Night of the Salty New Moon” | August 19, 2006 | Aired |
| 4 | “The Pain of the Beast” | August 26, 2006 | Aired |
| 5 | “A Woman's Hidden Taste” | September 9, 2006 | Aired |
| 6 | “Harsh Birthday” | September 16, 2006 | Aired |
| 7 | “The Sweet Smell of Rie” | September 23, 2006 | Aired |
| 8 | “Confinement has the taste of Iron” | September 30, 2006 | Aired |
| 9 | “Sweet Dreams” | October 7, 2006 | Aired |
| 10 | “People's Unhappiness Has the Taste of Misery” | October 14, 2006 | Aired |
| 11 | “The Rain is Bitter” | October 21, 2006 | Aired |
| 12 | “Coffee-Flavoured Kibidango” | October 28, 2006 | Aired |
| 13 | “No Connection to Taste” | November 5, 2006 | Aired |
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
7.371,489 ratings
Score distribution
108.9%
911.3%
826.2%
725.3%
613.8%
56.5%
43.6%
31.5%
21.1%
11.7%
On users' lists
- Plan to watch6,465
- Watching363
- Completed2,260
- On hold267
- Dropped384
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
17.4KOn users' lists
2.3KCompleted
363Watching
6.5KPlan to watch
44Favorites
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 7,688 | — | — | — | — | 44 |
| Shikimori | 9,739 | 363 | 2,260 | 6,465 | 384 | — |
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- “Kemonozume”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Kemonozume”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Kemonozume”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Kemonozume”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q4042132”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
The facts on this page come from the databases listed above. The article text is written by Acino with AI assistance, using only those facts.