Mrs. Kusaka

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Kusaka
Name
Kanji	日下さん
Romaji	Kusaka
Personal Information
Gender	Female
Status
Status	Alive
Species	Human
Relationships
Affiliation	Kanoko Inn
Relatives	Unnamed Sister Yataro (son) Kabane Kusaka (nephew)
Debut
Manga Debut	Chapter 1
Anime Debut	Episode 1
Portrayal
Japanese voice	Aiko Nogami
English voice	Veronica Taylor

Mrs. Kusaka (日下さん,, Kusaka-san^?) or the Innkeeper (女将,, Okami^?) is Kabane's aunt who was raising him along with her son Yataro, after his mother left him to her.

Appearance

Mrs. Kusaka is seem to be in her 30s. She has brown hair and wears a tasuki over her blue yukata. She also wears a black monpe pants beneath the yukata. She also wears a white tabi.

Personality

Mrs. Kusaka expresses concern for the safety and well-being of the community, including her son.

She raised Kabane together with her son, knowing from the beginning that he is a Kemono. Therefore, she never treated him with true affection, maintaining an emotional distance. When animal corpses began to appear frequently in the village, she began to believe that Kabane was responsible. Motivated by a desire to protect Yataro and the village, she hired Kohachi Inugami to eliminate him.

This decision reveals her dedication to the well-being of her son and the village, but it also reflects her fear and distrust of Kabane.

Plot

Introduction Arc

Mrs. Kusaka and Inugami on the way to the town.

When strange incidents involving animal deaths began occurring in her village, knowing what Kabane was, Kusaka out of fear asked Inugami to kill secretly Kabane.

When Inugami arrived, Kusaka met with him and explained the situation, describing how animals had started dying. Fearing that the same might happen to the children, she wanted Inugami to take care of the problem. Later, at the inn, after taking a bath, Inugami requested Kabane’s help instead of Yataro’s. The next day, Kusaka gave Kabane clean clothes and told him to go assist Inugami. In the following days, she was shocked to see Inugami growing closer to Kabane and even helping him in the rice fields, as if he were just another customer.

Later, Inugami shot Kabane, knowing he wouldn’t die, and presented his body to Kusaka, along with the unconscious Yataro. He told her the job was done, the culprit had been dealt with, and that he would take Kabane’s body to dispose of it.

Powers & Abilities

As a normal human, she doesn't posses any additional powers or abilities.

Appearances

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

Introduction Arc

• Chapter 1 - The Dorotabo of the Deer Village
• Chapter 2 - Bugs

Ogreham Factory Arc

• Chapter 37 - Demon (cameo)

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

Introduction Arc

• Episode 1 - Kabane