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Humanoid Monster Bem

Humanoid Monster Bem

20117.01 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Bem, Bela, and Belo are not "monsters," nor "humans," but "humanoid monsters." They usually disguise themselves as a human family living together, but their appearances transform into ugly monsters when their emotions become uncontrollable due to intense anger or extreme sorrow. Even if they save humans out of a sense of justice, they are feared and hated by humans just because they are humanoid monsters. They have lived in this manner for centuries, and their only wish is to become humans as soon as possible. One night, Bem saves a man, and becomes friends with detective Natsume. At Natsume's house, he finds a photo of a man who may hold a clue as to how to become humans. They go to meet the man, Ogata, who denies any knowledge and disappoints them. Meanwhile, the case of the man Bem had saved, rapidly unfolds, and Natsume finds himself in trouble. Can Bem save Natsume?! Will Bem and his sidekicks' dream come true?!

Created by Masafumi Nishida
Written by Masafumi Nishida
Produced by Hiroko Okura
NetworksNippon TV

Top Cast

Kazuya Kamenashi

Kazuya Kamenashi

Bem

Anne Watanabe

Anne Watanabe

Bela

Fuku Suzuki

Fuku Suzuki

Belo

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Natsume Akinori

Hana Sugisaki

Hana Sugisaki

Yui Natsume

Anna Ishibashi

Anna Ishibashi

Ogata Koharu

Léona Hirota

Léona Hirota

Hidemi Machimura

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Nameless Man

Chiemi Hori

Chiemi Hori

Natsume Nahoko

Morio Agata

Morio Agata

Ogata Hiroyasu

Themes & Keywords

youkai

About Humanoid Monster Bem

Humanoid Monster Bem is a sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of youkai. Created by Masafumi Nishida, it stars Kazuya Kamenashi, Anne Watanabe, Fuku Suzuki. Bem, Bela, and Belo are not "monsters," nor "humans," but "humanoid monsters." They usually disguise themselves as a human family living together, but their appearances transform into ugly monsters when their emotions become uncontrollable due to intense anger or extreme sorrow. Even if they save humans out of a sense of justice, they are feared and hated by humans just because they are humanoid monsters. They have lived in this manner for centuries, and their only wish is to become humans as soon as possible. One night, Bem saves a man, and becomes friends with detective Natsume. At Natsume's house, he finds a photo of a man who may hold a clue as to how to become humans. They go to meet the man, Ogata, who denies any knowledge and disappoints them. Meanwhile, the case of the man Bem had saved, rapidly unfolds, and Natsume finds himself in trouble. Can Bem save Natsume?! Will Bem and his sidekicks' dream come true?!

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