Ep. 4: Kabane accepts a mission to retrieve a nekomata while Akira investigates frog Kemono deaths.
Inugami assigns Kon a mission to capture a nekomata named Mao, promising Kabane’s head as payment. The target, Yoruno, was seduced by Mao and now collects rats, having accepted his transformation into a human-faced cat. Motivated by Akira’s comments on love, Kabane takes the job to learn about his parents, enchanting an orange to mimic the reward. Kabane reflects on love as light and buys gifts, inspiring Akira to work harder. Akira joins Inugami on a mission to the Shibuya River dam site, where workers are dying from frog Kemono attacks. During the journey, Akira reveals he seeks his twin brother after leaving a female-dominated village in Aomori. When the frog Kemono strike, Akira uses a powerful ice burst to freeze the tunnel and defeat the threat.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Occult detective investigates livestock deaths and a boy with a lifestone pendant in rural village
- Ep. 2 · Inugami introduces himself as the Kemonoist and Kabane meets Shiki and Akira
- Ep. 3 · Kabane loses his head to Kitsune Superintendent Inari but survives thanks to Shiki's intervention and Inugami's charm.
- Ep. 4 · Kabane accepts a mission to retrieve a nekomata while Akira investigates frog Kemono deaths.
- Ep. 5 · A narrative centered on the act of unauthorized entry into a specific location.
- Ep. 6 · Shiki faces Kanonba sisters while Kabane unlocks kemono power to defeat Reika and save his friends.
- Ep. 7 · Shiki visits his childhood village and uncovers the dark truth about his parents' tragic fate.
- Ep. 8 · The narrative reveals the underlying truth of the situation.