Winter anime “Behi Neko” was reincarnated as an S-rank monster, but no matter how you look at it, it’s still a kitten!? Episode 1 advance cut
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Synopsis and preceding scenes of the first episode, broadcast on Saturday, January 4, 2025, from the winter anime “Behemoth, an S-rank monster, but he is mistaken for a cat and lives as a knight (pet) of an elf girl.” The cut has been released.
“Behi Neko”, also known as “Behemoth, an S-rank monster, is mistaken for a cat and lives as a knight (pet) of an elf girl” is a comic by Taro Shinonome based on the original work that is very popular in “Let’s Become a Novelist.” A different world adventure fantasy currently being serialized in Young Animal, which has sold over 1.2 million copies in total. The story begins when the main character, a former human knight who lost his life, is reincarnated into the infant form of a calamity-class S-rank monster “Behemoth”, although it looks like a kitten no matter how you look at it.
Aria, a budding D-rank adventurer, meets him and mistakes him for a kitten. He was seriously injured, so I took him home, treated him, and made him a pet, naming him “Tama.” Touched by her kindness, Tama becomes a knight to protect Aria, and uses her S-rank powers to adventure through the labyrinth with Aria.
Episode 1 synopsis
The main character lost his life and was reincarnated as an S-rank monster, Behemoth, which is said to be a disaster. However, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a kitten!
He is critically injured, but his life is saved by Aria, a budding D-rank adventurer. Aria mistakes him for a kitten and takes him as a pet, naming him “Tama”.
Tama, on the other hand, also vows to protect Aria, the person who saved her life, as a knight. However, the town’s aristocrat, Kasman, is plotting to keep Aria in a cage…
The first episode of “Behemoth, an S-rank monster, is mistaken for a cat and lives as a knight (pet) for an elf girl” will begin airing on Saturday, January 4th on TOKYO MX and other channels.
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■Broadcast/distribution information
【Normal version】
TOKYO MX Every Saturday from 22:30 starting January 4th
Sun TV Every Saturday from 22:30 starting January 4th
BS11 Every Sunday from 24:00 starting January 5th
Hokkaido TV Every Thursday from 27:29 starting January 9th
Niigata TV 21 Every Monday from 25:15 from January 13th
Nagasaki Bunka Broadcasting Every Thursday from 25:18 starting January 23rd
Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting Every Saturday from 26:30 starting February 15th
[Steam refreshing version]
AT-X Every Tuesday from 22:30 starting January 7th
[Repeat broadcast]Every Thursday from 10:30 / Every Monday from 16:30
【Normal version】
ABEMA Every Saturday from 23:00 starting December 28th
[Steam refreshing version]
ABEMA Premium Every Saturday from 23:00 starting December 28th
Other distribution services Will be distributed sequentially from January 25th (Saturday) *Broadcast and distribution dates and times are subject to change.
■Cast
Tama: Yu Hatanaka
Tama (cat): Riho Sugiyama
Aria: Hinayoshi Yano
Vulcan: Tomori Kusunoki
Stella: Hitomi Ueda
Lily: Nonoka Obuchi
Feli: Yu Wakui
Alisha: Maaya Uchida
■Staff
Original work: Taro Shinonome (manga), Nozomi Gintsuba (original), Taro Shinonome, Mitsuki Yono (original character design) “I’m a Behemoth, an S-rank monster, but I’m mistaken for a cat and live as a knight for elf girls.” (Hakusensha “Young Animal ” serialized)
Director: Tetsuo Hirakawa
Series composition: Kanichi Kato
Character design/chief animation director: Tomoyuki Abe
Sub-character design: Mionori Suzuki
Prop design: Shiori Kono
Monster design: Toshinari Yamashita
Art director: Yukihiro Shibuya, Yoshiko Tachikawa
Color design: Haruko Nobori
Director of Photography: Motohiro Kunishige
Edit: Masanori Utsunomiya
Sound Supervisor: Ryosuke Natani
Sound production: Studio Mouse
Music: Yusuke Shirato, oni
Music production: Flying Dog
Animation production: Zero G x Saber Works
Produced by: ベヒCat Production Committee
Opening theme song: Nonoka Obuchi “Suugyou no Kokoro”
Ending theme song: Poka Poka Aeon “Limmy”
(C) Taro Shinonome, Nozomi Gintsuba, Mitsuki Yono/Hakusensha/Behi Neko Production Committee
