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The Beast Player Erin

The Beast Player Erin

獣の奏者エリン · Kemono no Souja Erin
8.31Score#261Ranked#1,706Popularity22.5KOn listsFinished airing
10 languages
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Contents
  1. Characters
  2. Production
  3. Music
  4. Episodes
  5. Where to watch
  6. Videos and pictures
  7. Ratings and statistics
  8. Related works
  9. Recommendations
  10. References
  11. External links
The Beast Player Erin
Ending · ED1 «After the rain» — cossami
Japanese獣の奏者エリン
RomanizedKemono no Souja Erin
Also known asKemono no Soujya Erin
Kemono no Sou-ja Erin
GenreDrama, Fantasy
TypeTV series
Based onNovel — Nahoko Uehashi
Directed byTakayuki Hamana
Written byJunichi Fujisaku
Character designTakayuki Gotou
Music byMasayuki Sakamoto
StudioProduction I.G, Trans Arts
Original runJanuary 10, 2009 – December 26, 2009
Episodes50
Episode length24 min
BroadcastSaturdays
Total running time20 hr
StatusFinished airing
SeasonWinter 2009
Age ratingPG-13 – Teens 13 and older
Score★ 8.31 (#261)
On users' lists22,544
Kitsu, Shikimori
StreamingCrunchyroll
Novel · The Beast Player
Written byNahoko Uehashi, Itoe Takemoto
Original runNovember 21, 2006 – August 11, 2009
Volumes4
Chapters20

The Beast Player Erin (Japanese: 獣の奏者エリン, Hepburn: Kemono no Souja Erin) is a 2009 Japanese anime television series based on the novel by Nahoko Uehashi. It is animated by Production I.G and Trans Arts and directed by Takayuki Hamana. It aired from January 10, 2009 to December 26, 2009, with 50 episodes.

Characters

Main characters

Supporting characters

Shinou Harumiya · Hasson · Ial · Jessie · Karisa · Kashugan · Kirik · Mokku · Nason · Nugan · Nukku · Panche · Seimiya · Shunan · Soyon · Taikou · Tamarin · Tomura · John Tousana · Tyna · Urari · Wooly · Yuuyan · Wadan

Production

Key staff

Staff

Music

Opening themes

Ending themes

Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.

Episodes

50 of 50 episodes aired
No.TitleOriginal air dateStatus
1“Erin the Green-Eyed”緑の目のエリンJanuary 10, 2009Aired
2“Soyon the Healer”医術師のソヨンJanuary 17, 2009Aired
3“The Fighting Beast”闘う獣January 24, 2009Aired
4“Secret in the Mist”霧の中の秘密January 31, 2009Aired
5“Erin and the Egg Thief”エリンと卵泥棒February 7, 2009Aired
6“Soyon's Warmth”ソヨンのぬくもりFebruary 14, 2009Aired
7“Mother's Whistle”February 21, 2009Aired
8“Joh-on the Beekeeper”February 28, 2009Aired
9“Honey and Erin”March 7, 2009Aired
10“Birds of Dawn”March 14, 2009Aired
11“Inside the Door”March 21, 2009Aired
12“The Silver Feather”March 28, 2009Aired
13“The Valley of the Ohju”April 4, 2009Aired
14“People of the Mist”April 11, 2009Aired
15“The Two's Past”April 18, 2009Aired
16“Ia-lu the Seh-zan”April 25, 2009Aired
17“The Shin-Oh In Danger”May 2, 2009Aired
18“Master Ethal”May 9, 2009Aired
19“Friends at Kazalum”May 16, 2009Aired
20“The Ohju Named Lilan”May 23, 2009Aired
21“The Disappearing Light”May 30, 2009Aired
22“The Harp's Sound”June 6, 2009Aired
23“The Oath of Kazalum”June 13, 2009Aired
24“Song of Grief”June 20, 2009Aired
25“An Errand for Two”June 27, 2009Aired
26“Lilan's Feelings”July 4, 2009Aired
27“Fallen into Hikara”July 11, 2009Aired
28“Joh-on's Death”July 18, 2009Aired
29“The Beast's Fangs”July 25, 2009Aired
30“The Fourth Winter”August 1, 2009Aired
31“Luminous Sky”August 8, 2009Aired
32“The Great Crime”August 22, 2009Aired
33“Flying”August 29, 2009Aired
34“Ia-lu and Erin”September 5, 2009Aired
35“A New Life”September 12, 2009Aired
36“The Graduation Test”September 19, 2009Aired
37“Birth”September 26, 2009Aired
38“Shin-Oh Harumiyah”October 3, 2009Aired
39“Tohda Attack”October 10, 2009Aired
40“A Nation in Shadow”October 17, 2009Aired
41—Aired
42—Aired
43—Aired
44—Aired
45—Aired
46—Aired
47—Aired
48—Aired
49—Aired
50—Aired

Where to watch

Streaming services that list The Beast Player Erin. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.

Videos and pictures

Trailers and music

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Ratings and statistics

8.311,574 ratings#261 by score in Acino

Score distribution

1027.9%
919.5%
824.6%
715.4%
66.8%
52.7%
41.5%
30.6%
20.4%
10.6%

On users' lists

  • Plan to watch8,674
  • Watching606
  • Completed2,685
  • On hold486
  • Dropped483

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.

22.5KOn users' lists
2.7KCompleted
606Watching
8.7KPlan to watch
196Favorites
SiteMembersWatchingCompletedPlan to watchDroppedFavorites
Kitsu9,610————196
Shikimori12,9346062,6858,674483—
Original workKemono no Souja (Manga)
Kemono no Souja (Novel)
SummaryKemono no Souja Erin Recap (TV special, 2010)

Recommendations

Titles that share the most genres with The Beast Player Erin.

References

  1. “Kemono no Souja Erin”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
  2. “Kemono no Souja Erin”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
  3. “The Beast Player Erin”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
  4. “The Beast Player Erin”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
  5. “Q89270445”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.

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