Kohachi Inugami (
Appearance[]
Inugami is a fit and tall man with puffy yellow hair that reaches just below his shoulders. The front of his hair flows to the right side of his face, covering his right eye. He also has droopy eyes.
He typically wears a beige suit vest over a dark green long-sleeved shirt, along with a green tie. He pairs this with beige pants and oxford shoes. He is sometimes seen wearing a matching beige blazer, oval glasses with rimless dark green lenses, and a fedora hat, all complementing the rest of his outfit.
In his tanuki form, his fur is a mix of brown and yellow.
Gallery[]
Personality[]
Kohachi Inugami is a calm person, maintaining a calm demeanor even in dangerous situations. He rarely loses his composure, often turning circumstances to his advantage through intelligence and adaptability. Despite his carefree attitude, Inugami is deeply responsible when it comes to the children under his care, ensuring their safety and guiding them when necessary.
As the head of the Inugami Detective Agency, he is methodical and efficient, solving cases with a pragmatic approach. While he avoids unnecessary conflict, he does not hesitate to intervene when needed, especially when disciplining the children or ensuring their well-being. He encourages Kabane, Shiki, and Akira to work together, subtly fostering their growth while giving them the freedom to navigate their own paths.
Although he generally tolerates troublesome people like Mihai, his patience has limits—especially when the safety of his charges is at stake. Although he doesn't show anger often, when he does, it's something to be careful about. Behind his calm demeanor is a protective nature, which ensures that those who threaten his "family" face the consequences.
Powers & Abilities[]
- Illusions: Inugami can make an illusion by transforming an object into an exact replica of a certain object, for an indefinite period of time. The transformed object has roughly the same mass as the object it was before.[2]
- Transformation: Tanuki are naturally skilled in transformations, and Inugami is no exception. He can alter parts of his body at will, adapting as needed. His ability goes beyond simple physical changes; he has even demonstrated the capability to take on entirely different forms, such as transforming into a bird. [3]
Inugami produces a gun.
- Shapeshifting: Inugami can transform into a normal-sized tanuki[4] and a tanuki larger than an average human. His strength increases considerably when he is in the form of a large tanuki. [5]
- Object Creation: Inugami is able to produe an object from his hand. Example of this is a gun, it is able to fire bullets, but it's unknown what the bullets are made of. [6]
- Skin Hardening: Inugami can turn his skin into metal. However, turning his skin into metal takes a lot of time, but is unknown how long it takes for him to cover his whole body. [7]
- Eight Thousand Drums (八千大鼓 Hassen Daiko?): In this technique, Inugami creates multiple exact copies of something, then makes them explode simultaneously, triggering a series of devastating explosions that ravage a vast area, causing destruction on an impressive scale. [8]
Appearances[]
- Chapter 1 - The Dorotabo of the Deer Village
- Chapter 2 - Bugs
- Chapter 3 - The Kemono Office
- Chapter 4 - Vixen
- Chapter 5 - The Cat from Shinjuku Ni-Chome
- Chapter 6 - The Mystery of the Shibuya River Sewers
- Chapter 7 - The Cat from Shinjuku Ni-Chome
- Chapter 8 - He Who Inhabits the Darkness
- Chapter 10 - Existence
- Chapter 11 - The Spider's Thread
- Chapter 12 - Madness
- Chapter 13 - Dearest Wish
- Chapter 14 - The Golden Thread
- Chapter 15 - Takeshita Street, Harujuku's Obsession
- Chapter 16 - Kabane's Long Day
- Chapter 17 - Reunion
- Chapter 18 - The Stone That Brings Death
- Chapter 19 - Flaming Corpse
- Chapter 21 - Operation Everybody Gets Along
- Chapter 22 - Now, Yashima
- Chapter 23 - Training
- Chapter 24 - Bad Girl
- Chapter 26 - Most Important
- Chapter 27 - Ambition
- Chapter 29 - Special Investigation Unit (cameo)
- Chapter 32 - On the Move
- Chapter 34 - Meet Up
- Chapter 35 - Stupid
- Chapter 36 - Bad Habit
- Chapter 37 - Demon
- Chapter 39 - Affection
- Chapter 40 - Goddess
- Chapter 41 - Important Person
- Chapter 42 - The Rose and the Sun
- Chapter 43 - Strength
- Chapter 44 - Boss' Wrath
- Chapter 45 - The Time Transfer Gourd
- Chapter 46 - Weapon
- Chapter 47 - Friends
- Chapter 48 - Autumn Leaves
- Chapter 49 - Awakening
- Chapter 50 - Mission
- Chapter 51 - Unseen Yashima
- Chapter 52 - Breaking Into
- Chapter 53 - Totsuka
- Chapter 54 - Caliber
- Chapter 55 - Wind Blowing on the Hellfire
- Chapter 56 - Beast
- Chapter 57 - Fallen Star
- Chapter 58 - Choice
- Episode 1 - Kabane
- Episode 2 - The Kemonoist
- Episode 3 - Foxes
- Episode 4 - Mission
- Episode 5 - Intrusion
- Episode 6 - Awakening
- Episode 9 - Family
- Episode 10 - Twins
- Episode 11 - Memories
- Episode 12 - Kemono Incidents
Quotes[]
Etymology[]
- Kohachi's given name is comprised of the kanji for "drum" (鼓, ko), "eight" (八, ha), and "thousand" (千, chi).
- His given name reads "eight thousand drums".
- His surname, Inugami, contains the kanji for "conceal, hidden" (隠, inu) and "god" (神 kami/gami).
- His surname reads "hidden god".
Trivia[]

Inugami's car.
- Inugami's favorite food is tanuki soba (buckwheat noodle soup topped with crumbled tempura batter).[1]
- Inugami's least favorite food is kitsune udon (wheat noodle soup topped with deep-fried tofu).[1]
- Inugami doesn't care being on full display. [9]
- Inugami does not wear an apron when cooking, particularly he doesn't care about it. [9]
- Inugami likes soba. [10]
- Inugami's brand of cigarettes is Green Man. [11]
- Inugami doesn't cut his hair because it's a pain and he's lazy. [12]
- Inugami owns a vintage 4-door sedan that based on the 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Kemono Jihen Manga: Volume 1.
- ↑ Kemono Jihen Manga: Chapter 4.
- ↑ Kemono Jihen Manga: Chapter 45.
- ↑ Kemono Jihen Manga: Chapter 6.
- ↑ Kemono Jihen Manga: Chapter 32.
- ↑ Kemono Jihen Manga: Chapter 1.
- ↑ Kemono Jihen Manga: Chapter 2.
- ↑ Kemono Jihen Manga: Chapter 41.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kemono Jihen Manga: Volume 5.
- ↑ Kemono Jihen Manga: Volume 6.
- ↑ Kemono Jihen Manga: Volume 7.
- ↑ Kemono Jihen Manga: Volume 10.