Kabane Kusaka

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* Anime

**Kabane Kusaka** (日 (くさ) 下 (か) 夏 (か) 羽 (ばね) , *Kusaka Kabane*?) is a half-Khoular, half-human, who is in possession of a life calculus, an extremely rare white stone capable of shielding a Kemono's 'thirst', that was left to him by his parents. Wanting to know who his parents are, he joins the Kemono Office agency in order to look for them.

## Appearance

Kabane has a short stature, pale skin, short black hair, and dull red eyes. Originally, he only wears the clothes provided by his aunt which are bathhouse clothes. After being recruited by Inugami at the detective office, he wears a black, short sleeve hoodie with a skeleton print and baggy sweatpants, that were originally Shiki's clothes. He also wears a simple pair of shoes. and is seen wearing a pair of red gloves.

If his Life Calus is stripped away from him he transforms into his kemono form. The entire sclerae of his eyes become red with a blue center. A horn is also seen on the right side of his head while the rest of his body changes into a dark greyish color, being quite veinous in appearance and his arm also enlarges, being much bigger than most of his body.

Kabane's kemono appearance
## Personality

Possibly due to his neglectful upbringing, Kabane has difficulties identifying and expressing emotions experienced by himself or others (Alexithymia). He is blunt in his responses and can be naïve — this includes taking things at face value and not questioning the truth in other people's words. Through the course of his time at the Inugami Detective Office, Kabane becomes more expressive and less naïve due to his interactions with others. He cares for his friends and strives to protect them and, when in battle, does not consider his own well-being, seeking only to stop the enemy from hurting him or his friends in whatever way possible. Despite the coolness of his exterior, the bluntness of his personality, and his ferocity when fighting, Kabane is empathic and gentle. This is most apparent in his diligence to avoid hurting even small bugs if he is able to, and he goes out of his way to rescue them if they are in peril. When questioned about this virtue, he explains that he identifies with the desire of all living things to live and considers himself and them to be in "the same boat." Therefore, he avoids killing whenever possible, even as he doesn't hesitate to take life in self-defense or the defense of others.

## Background

Kabane has been taken care of by his aunt since he was young, as a favor of her older sister, Kabane's mother. Since then, Kabane has lived with his aunt, Mrs. Kusaka and cousin, Yataro at the Deer Village and was given a job to work where he wouldn't be around anyone due to his foul smell.  It is implied that his smell is actually a kemono's natural scent, since nobody human comments on his smell after Inugami gives him a perfume that masks kemono musk.

Kabane is originally not a hybird but a human that's been given a Khoular's flame.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Regeneration**: Kabane is able to regrow body parts that have been ripped off. Even as to being decapitated, he can regrow his body.  His regeneration powers are also seen even when his body is burnt leaving only his skull behind. Due to this, his regeneration powers are utilized by Nobimaru to defeat Yui. However, there are restrictions to his regenerative powers, he cannot regrow back his body when he is enclosed in a small space, such as a suitcase. If his body is set on flames, there is a possibility that the rate at which he burns will exceed the way he regenerates, possibly resulting in his body breaking down. When decapitated, his separated body cannot be attached back to his head, hence, the separated body will remain as a corpse.

* **Immortality**: Because Kabane is half-Khoular he cannot die though will stop moving if he is decapitated since he is without a body, but can still communicate with others.
* **Superhuman Strength:** Kabane has shown to have immense strength, through decapitating and ripping creatures apart with his bare hands despite his smaller size. However whenever he activates more of his Kemono heritage he grows even stronger than his normal state.
* **Pain Nullity**: Because Kabane is half-Khoular, he doesn't feel pain, even when his skin was ripped off his ankle by Shiki's webs. Even when his body is set ablaze he is still shown to move freely without screaming in pain or even flinching.
* **Body Dismemberment**: Kabane can separate a part of his body and use it however he means. He can also detached his head from his body however his decapitated body only moves around for three seconds.

## Calculi

Calculi in Possession :

* Lifestone
* Nullstone
* Phantasm Calculus
* Stream Calculus
* Purity Calculus
* Prosperity Calculus

## Appearances

**Manga Appearances**
*Chapters in order of appearance*

Introduction Arc

* Chapter 1 - The Dorotabo of Kanoko 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 - He Who Inhabits the Darkness
* Chapter 8 - Black Factory
* Chapter 9 - That Which Gushes Forth
* Chapter 10 - Existence

Shiki Arc

* Chapter 11 - The Spider's Thread
* Chapter 12 - Madness
* Chapter 13 - Dearest Wish
* Chapter 14 - The Golden Thread

Intermission Arc

* Chapter 15 - Takeshita Street, Harujuku's Obsession
* Chapter 16 - Kabane's Long Day

Akira Arc

* Chapter 17 - Reunion
* Chapter 18 - The Stone That Brings Death
* Chapter 19 - Flaming Corpse
* Chapter 20 - Alone
* Chapter 21 - Operation Everybody Gets Along

Shikoku Arc

* Chapter 22 - Now, Yashima
* Chapter 23 - Training
* Chapter 24 - Bad Girl
* Chapter 25 - Virtual Reality
* Chapter 26 - Most Important
* Chapter 27 - Ambition

Shimane-Amagafuchi Arc

* Chapter 28 - Snakes of Ash
* Chapter 29 - Special Investigation Unit
* Chapter 30 - Counterattack
* Chapter 31 - Left
* Chapter 32 - On the Move
* Chapter 33 - Gambler
* Chapter 34 - Meet Up

Ogreham Factory Arc

* Chapter 35 - Stupid
* Chapter 36 - Bad Habit
* Chapter 37 - Demon
* Chapter 38 - Scentless Flower
* Chapter 39 - Affection
* Chapter 40 - Goddess
* Chapter 41 - Important Person
* Chapter 42 - The Rose and the Sun
* Chapter 43 - Strength

Gourd Training Arc

* Chapter 44 - Boss' Wrath
* Chapter 45 - The Time Transfer Gourd
* Chapter 46 - Weapon
* Chapter 47 - Friends
* Chapter 49 - Awakening
* Chapter 50 - Mission
* Chapter 51 - Unseen Yashima
* Chapter 52 - Breaking Into

**Anime Appearances**
*Episodes in order of appearance*

Introduction Arc

* Episode 1 - Kabane
* Episode 2 - The Kemonoist
* Episode 3 - Foxes
* Episode 4 - Mission
* Episode 5 - Intrusion
* Episode 6 - Awakening

Introduction Arc

* Episode 7 - Home
* Episode 8 - Truth
* Episode 9 - Family

Intermission Arc

* Episode 9 - Family

Akira Arc

* Episode 10 - Twins
* Episode 11 - Memories
* Episode 12 - Kemono Incidents

## Quotes

* (to Mr. Inugami) *"I learned that love is a kind of light. You taught me that my life can have meaning. I think that counts as a light. I also learned that you give the person a gift that will help them out. Tissues are useful so I thought they would help you out."*
* (to Akira, about killing) *"I don't kill unless I have to. When the time comes to kill, I kill. If they attack with the intent to kill me, I like to think that makes us even."*
* *"I need to train more. I won't die, so I'll be fine but I'd hate to be unable to protect everyone at the office."*

## Etymology

* Kabane's given name is comprised of the kanji for "**summer**" (夏, *ka*) and "**wing**" (羽, *hane/bane*).
* Kusaka contains the kanji for "**day**" (日, *ku*) and "**under**" (下, *saka*).

## Trivia

* "Kusaka" is his aunt's last name.
* Kabane's best job is wood chopping.
* Kabane's worst job is customer service.
* Kabane isn't sure of his age, presumably not keeping track due to his lack of normal childhood and common knowledge, and only stating 13 as "probably".
* Kabane has a habit of smiling wide when he's lying.
* Kabane is a cat person.
* Kabane is not against being on full display.
* Kabane does not wear an apron when cooking, particularly he doesn't care about it.
* He doesn't particularly like udon or soba more. He just wants to eat ramen with everybody.
* He isn't particularly picky of how his meat will be cooked.

## References

*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 3.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 1.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Volume 1.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 23.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 4.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 19.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 19.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 2.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 3.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 46.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 5.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 6.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 7.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 3.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Chapter 15.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Volume 4.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Volume 5.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Volume 6.
*Kemono Jihen* Manga: Volume 8.