Genzo Shibata, known professionally as Animal Mask, is the main protagonist of the 2016 fantasy comedy manga series Kemono Michi and its 2019 anime television series adaptation of the same name.
Genzo is voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi in the Japanese version of the anime and by Tyson Rinehart in the English version. Konishi has also voiced Laxus Dreyar in Fairy Tail, Tengen Uzui in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and Kamina in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Rinehart has also voiced Itaru Hashida in Steins;Gate, Bartolomeo in One Piece, and Enji Koma in Tokyo Ghoul.
Overview[]
Genzo was an animal-loving professional wrestler from Earth known as "Animal Mask" who had dreams of retiring and opening a pet shop. However, before his dream could come true he was summoned to another world by a princess who wanted him to defeat the many vicious beasts that plagued her world.
However Genzo, the animal lover that he was, decided instead to tame and befriend the beasts with the hopes that he could teach his new world that people and beasts could live in harmony. Along the way, he garnered three loyal companions—Shigure, Hanako, and Carmilla Vanstein.
Appearance[]
As a professional wrestler, Genzo is a tall and very muscular man. In his Kemona Mask persona, his ring atire consisted of spandex shorts, a cape, laced up boots, and a dog mask.
Personality[]
Despite finding great success as a wrestler, Genzo's real dream was to open a pet shop so he could share with the world the joy of living with animals. Genzo's fondness of animals is so great that even suggesting harm to one is enough to be on the receiving end of one of his many wrestling moves.
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