TV-Series
Description
Kohachi Inugami, a tanuki kemono, operates a Tokyo detective agency specializing in supernatural cases. He appears as a tall man in his mid-thirties with shoulder-length yellow hair often covering one eye, usually dressed in a beige vest over a dark green shirt and matching pants. His true form is a tanuki with brown and yellow fur, capable of partial or full transformation, even into non-mammalian forms like birds.
Inugami works with a calm, methodical demeanor, seeking pragmatic solutions. He maintains a carefree facade but possesses strong protective instincts, especially towards vulnerable kemono and children under his care. His philosophy emphasizes coexistence between humans and kemono, contrasting with adversaries like Yoko Inari, who seeks dominance. During a rural investigation, he encountered Kabane Kusaka, a half-ghoul hybrid abused by human relatives. Recognizing Kabane’s life calculus amulet as proof of parental care, Inugami faked the boy’s death at his aunt’s request and took him to Tokyo. He later recruited Kabane into his agency alongside other kemono hybrids—Shiki Tademaru and Akira—providing them shelter, purpose, and subtle guidance for their emotional growth.
His abilities include advanced illusion creation, object materialization (e.g., firearms), and body hardening into metal for defense, though the latter requires significant activation time. His signature technique, "Eight Thousand Drums," generates explosive duplicates of objects for large-scale destruction. As a tanuki, he excels in transformation magic. He employs these skills during cases, such as neutralizing Sansho Bugs—parasites drawn to human guilt—by leveraging Kabane’s toxin immunity.
Conflict with Yoko Inari escalated when she attempted to steal Kabane’s life calculus, prompting Inugami to threaten direct confrontation. He later coordinated missions for his wards, including investigating a nekomata in Shinjuku and rescuing Shiki’s imprisoned family. During a Kinshicho case, plant-based kemono poisoned him, but he collaborated with Akira to neutralize the threat using ice abilities. He assisted the spider kemono Kumi in memorializing her deceased children and participated in raids against entities like the ice-wielding Akagi, confronting the power of the nil calculus.
Personal details include a preference for tanuki soba, an aversion to kitsune udon, ownership of a vintage Chevrolet sedan, avoiding haircuts due to laziness, and smoking the brand Green Man.
Inugami works with a calm, methodical demeanor, seeking pragmatic solutions. He maintains a carefree facade but possesses strong protective instincts, especially towards vulnerable kemono and children under his care. His philosophy emphasizes coexistence between humans and kemono, contrasting with adversaries like Yoko Inari, who seeks dominance. During a rural investigation, he encountered Kabane Kusaka, a half-ghoul hybrid abused by human relatives. Recognizing Kabane’s life calculus amulet as proof of parental care, Inugami faked the boy’s death at his aunt’s request and took him to Tokyo. He later recruited Kabane into his agency alongside other kemono hybrids—Shiki Tademaru and Akira—providing them shelter, purpose, and subtle guidance for their emotional growth.
His abilities include advanced illusion creation, object materialization (e.g., firearms), and body hardening into metal for defense, though the latter requires significant activation time. His signature technique, "Eight Thousand Drums," generates explosive duplicates of objects for large-scale destruction. As a tanuki, he excels in transformation magic. He employs these skills during cases, such as neutralizing Sansho Bugs—parasites drawn to human guilt—by leveraging Kabane’s toxin immunity.
Conflict with Yoko Inari escalated when she attempted to steal Kabane’s life calculus, prompting Inugami to threaten direct confrontation. He later coordinated missions for his wards, including investigating a nekomata in Shinjuku and rescuing Shiki’s imprisoned family. During a Kinshicho case, plant-based kemono poisoned him, but he collaborated with Akira to neutralize the threat using ice abilities. He assisted the spider kemono Kumi in memorializing her deceased children and participated in raids against entities like the ice-wielding Akagi, confronting the power of the nil calculus.
Personal details include a preference for tanuki soba, an aversion to kitsune udon, ownership of a vintage Chevrolet sedan, avoiding haircuts due to laziness, and smoking the brand Green Man.