It has been decided that Monster Jihen will be made into an anime starting in January 2021, but have you already become familiar with the characters that appear in it? Monster Jihen is a manga that has only just begun serialization in Jump Square since 2017, so I think there are still many people who don't fully understand it. So, to celebrate the decision to make it into an anime, I would like to introduce the characters that appear in Monster Jihen in an easy-to-understand way so that both those who know the original work and have been looking forward to the anime adaptation, and those who have become interested in Monster Jihen after hearing about the anime adaptation, can enjoy it!
The emotionless protagonist "Kusaka Kabane"
The protagonist of this work. In the first episode, when he first appeared, he was called "Dorotaro" and was treated as a nuisance. He meets the detective Inugami, who was asked to kill Kabane by his adoptive parents who were afraid of him as a monster, and he begins to work with Inugami, wanting to meet his real parents.
Kaban and Kabane
The name Kaban is probably a play on the word "shikabane" (corpse). As proof of this, Kaban never dies and can regenerate from any damage his body receives.
Half Kula and half human?
Among the many monsters that exist, Natsuha seems to be classified as a type called Kula, and among the monsters, this Kula seems to be a very powerful species. As proof of this, Natsuha demonstrates unrivaled strength in the work.
Natsuha's good friend "Tademaru Shiki"
Like Natsuha, he is a young man who works under Inugami. He is a blunt character who is difficult to get along with, but he and Natsuha share a commonality in that both of their parents are missing, and as they interact more and more, they have built a strong bond.
Half spider (Arachne) and half human
Ori is half spider (Arachne) and half human. As she is of spider (Arachne) descent, she can transform her own bodily fluids into spider silk. In the story, she shows off many tricky techniques, such as transforming her own bodily fluids into spider silk and wrapping it around her body to camouflage herself.
Mainly supports
Because of his abilities, Ori is not that strong as a single force, but he plays an important role in supporting Natsuha, who specializes in combat. He makes full use of his ability to transform his own bodily fluids into spider silk, and together with Natsuha, he faces many enemies in the story.
His last name is too long to fit in the book!! "Akira"
Akira is a young man who works under Inugami, just like Natsuha and Ori. A young man? Many of you may have thought so, but Akira is a real man. He was born in a village in the snow country where a man is born only once every 100 years. He wants to be reunited with his brother who sent him off, and he works under Inugami to find a clue to reunite with him.
His last name is "Iwaki Yukisato Shirano Isorokuko"! ?
Because he was born in a special village, Akira's surname is Iwaki Yukiri Shirana no Isorokuko. However, this is related to the fact that Akira was born in a special environment where a boy is born only once every 100 years, and in that village, men are thought of simply as something to leave descendants behind. In other words, Akira's surname may contain the meaning that he is the 56th child of Iwaki Yukiri Shirana.
Controlling ice
As you can tell from his last name, Akira's ability is to generate ice himself. However, Akira himself does not seem to be able to fully utilize his power yet, and he can only create ice in places where there is water. However, when he gets emotional, he can unleash his true power and generate ice even in places where there is no water.
A reliable boss! "Inugami Kohachi"
He is the boss of Natsuha, Ori, and Akira. He mainly works as a detective, solving monster-related cases, and has strong connections with both humans and monsters.
Baketanuki
Inugami is not a half-monster, half-human like Kabane, Ori, and Akira, but a pure monster, a baketanuki. In the story, he is active in his original tanuki form, and he uses his ability to transform, which is very typical of a tanuki.
Adopting Natsuha
Inugami is also the person who took in Natsuha, who was called Mudtaro in the story and was envied by the villagers, and created the opportunity for Natsuha to play an active role as the main character of this work.
Hikikomori Vampire "Mihai"
He is a person who stays in a room at the Inugami detective agency where Natsuha and the others are working, and sets up the office's web environment in place of Inugami, who is not good with machines. As a vampire, a high-ranking monster, he is thought to be one of the characters with the best fighting power in the work.
Amazing but annoying personality
As a vampire who has been alive for hundreds of years, he has a wide variety of abilities, but he also thinks that everyone other than himself is inferior to him, and there are many times when you have to accept very annoying conditions in order to get his cooperation.
Ori's younger sister "Tademaru Aya"
She is the younger sister of Tademaru Ori. She is able to generate "golden threads" that can heal almost all wounds and illnesses, and in the story, she has saved Natsuha's friends from near death many times.
Joining the group through a touching episode
In the story, she first appears in a long episode about Ori's mother, and after the touching ending of that long episode, she becomes Natsuha's companion. The episode in which Aya first appears is highly rated in the story, and it seems that she has many fans.
A fox spirit aiming for Natsuha's life stone! ! "Inari Youko"
A fox spirit who controls the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. In the story, she is friendly with Inugami at first, but as soon as she finds out about the existence of the Life Stone that Natsuha has, she goes into conflict with Inugami in order to obtain the Life Stone. She is the character who is the final boss of this work.
To rule over humans and monsters,,
Iio's reason for wanting the Life Stone and his ultimate goal is to "use the power of the Life Stone to rule over both humans and monsters." In the story, he sends many strong enemies before Natsuha and his friends to achieve this goal.
Kon, a fox spirit in love with Natsuha
He is a subordinate of Iyu who was aiming for Natsuha's life stone. He tried to get Natsuha's life stone many times but failed repeatedly, so Iyu abandoned him. After that, he was conflicted between Natsuha and Iyu, but he realized the difference between them and decided to fight with Natsuha.
At first they were enemies!
At first, Kon was at odds with Natsuha because he was a subordinate of Iyu, but as the story progresses, he becomes closer to Natsuha.
The heroine!?
Among the many female characters, Kon is by far the most popular, and since she is also a character who is clearly written as having feelings for Natsuha, it seems that many fans think that Kon is the heroine.
Natsuha's friend!? "Nobimaru"
Like Kon, he is a subordinate of Iyu and stands in front of Natsuha. However, he doesn't simply stand up to her, but helps Natsuha, who has the Life Stone, and fights together with her, so it seems that he is not simply trying to take Natsuha's life.
Kon's successor
Nobimaru appears in the story as a successor to Kon, who failed to retrieve the Life Stone. Although he is technically Kon's junior, he often gets harsh towards Kon, so he is by no means a good-mannered junior.
Ruthless
Nobimaru looks cute at first glance and is mistaken for a gentle character because he speaks politely, but in reality he also has a ruthless side and will use any means to achieve his goals. The gap between his cute appearance and his ruthless personality may be what makes him so appealing.
Questions remain about his actions
However, it seems that Nobimaru's actions are not all simply explained as "the actions of a person with a cold heart". What is Nobimaru thinking and doing? I look forward to future developments.
Summary
What did you think? This time, we introduced the characters that will appear in the anime Monster Incident, which has been decided to be produced. Many attractive characters have appeared. Many of the characters were created by excellent designers, and each character has a large number of fans. I'm looking forward to seeing them moving vividly in the animation.
