Soyon (Kemono no Souja Erin)

Anime: Kemono no Souja Erin (The Beast Player Erin)It’s still kinda funny (and alarming) to realize how long ago 2009 was… but that’s when this slice-of-life fantasy drama debuted.Kemono No Souja Erin never took off in terms of popularity. But most viewers thought it was great, and they weren’t wrong.Erin is the main star of the show. But her mother Soyon deserves recognition too.She rais... read more

The mother of Erin, a Touda doctor of the Village of Ake. She is originally a woman of the Mist People, but left her original heritage when she married Asson, the son of the chief of Ake Village. However, Asson passed away early, and left his wife and unborn child to live in the village. Despite her being of the Mist people, Soyon was a gifted beastenarian and was given special permission to care for the village's Touda. She decides to train her daughter Erin to be a Touda vet without teaching her the Mist People's forbidden techniques.

Soyon is executed when the Kiba Touda died in the ponds. She appears many times in Erin's memories, especially in memories of teaching Erin of animal breeding.