Is Bakemono no Ko finished?

Yes, Bakemono no Ko is finished (1 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.

Is Bakemono no Ko good for a group?

Yes. Bakemono no Ko is tagged action, comedy, tournament, the tags that survive a room full of people talking over the screen. It is a film, so nobody has to commit to a schedule.

Where is Bakemono no Ko listed?

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Is Bakemono no Ko good to watch with a friend?

One sitting. Bakemono no Ko (The Boy and The Beast) is a film from Summer 2015 by Chizu, Inc., Studio Chizu: 1 episodes, about 2 hours in total, finished, 8.12/10 across the listing sites.

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Watching it together: one sitting. It is a film (about 2 hours), so the whole thing fits one evening — the easiest kind of anime to agree on. Rule: type MOVIE → one sitting.

This verdict comes from rules over the title's format, length and tags, not from a review — the rule that fired is named above.

The facts

Type: Film
Episodes: 1
Episode length: 119 min
Total time: about 2 hours — one evening
First aired: Summer 2015
Status: Finished
Studio: Chizu, Inc., Studio Chizu
Score: 8.12/10 across the listing sites
Tags: action, adventure, comedy, coming of age, urban fantasy, cultivation & wuxia, mythology, drama, fantasy, martial arts, found family, friendship, isekai, monsters, reincarnation, school, supernatural, swordplay, tournament, tragedy, violence, youkai

Data from anime-offline-database (ODbL) as of 2026-07-04; the score is the median of the scores the anime listing sites give it, on a 1–10 scale. Also listed as: Child of a Beast.

Do you and a friend both want to watch Bakemono no Ko?

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More like this: action · adventure · comedy · coming of age · urban fantasy · cultivation & wuxia · mythology · drama · fantasy · martial arts · found family · friendship · isekai · monsters · reincarnation · school · supernatural · swordplay · tournament · tragedy · youkai.

Quick answers

How long does it take to watch all of Bakemono no Ko?: About 2 hours — one sitting.
How many episodes does Bakemono no Ko have?: 1 episode of 119 min.
Is Bakemono no Ko finished?: Yes, Bakemono no Ko is finished (1 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.
Is Bakemono no Ko good for a group?: Yes. Bakemono no Ko is tagged action, comedy, tournament, the tags that survive a room full of people talking over the screen. It is a film, so nobody has to commit to a schedule.
Where is Bakemono no Ko listed?: Bakemono no Ko is on AniList (id 20981) and MyAnimeList (id 28805); Queue Up keys it by its AniList id and shows it when it is on either of your lists.

Queue Up is a free tool: enter two AniList usernames and it ranks the anime you both want to watch, rolls one for tonight, runs a bracket to settle it and finds new anime that fit both of you. List data from AniList; title data: anime-offline-database (ODbL), dataset of 2026-07-04; page updated 2026-07-04. Not affiliated with AniList or MyAnimeList. Queue Up is a Somebody Decide program. How it works · Legal & privacy · All lists