Character Relationship Map: Human Specimens

Characters

• Professor Shiro Sakaki (played by Hidetoshi Nishijima) — protagonist
• Itaru Sakaki (played by Somegoro Ichikawa) — protagonist
• Rumi Ichinose (played by Rie Miyazawa) — supporting
• Anna Ichinose (played by Aoi Ito) — supporting
• Toru Shirase (played by Towa Araki) — supporting
• Hikaru Akabane (played by Jyutaro Yamanaka) — minor
• Sho Ishioka (played by Kodai Kurosaki) — minor
• Ao Fukazawa (played by Leo Matsumoto) — minor
• Dai Kuroiwa (played by Ikuho Akiya) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Professor Shiro Sakaki → Rumi Ichinose (Professional Colleague) — Academic colleague who was shocked by his confession
• Rumi Ichinose → Anna Ichinose (Family Mother) — Mother-daughter relationship
• Professor Shiro Sakaki → Itaru Sakaki (Family Father) — Father-son relationship where father conducted experiments on his son

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Itaru Sakaki → Dai Kuroiwa (Alliance Fellow Subject) — Both were subjects in Professor Sakaki's experiments
• Itaru Sakaki → Ao Fukazawa (Alliance Fellow Subject) — Both were subjects in Professor Sakaki's experiments
• Itaru Sakaki → Sho Ishioka (Alliance Fellow Subject) — Both were subjects in Professor Sakaki's experiments
• Itaru Sakaki → Hikaru Akabane (Alliance Fellow Subject) — Both were subjects in Professor Sakaki's experiments
• Itaru Sakaki → Toru Shirase (Alliance Fellow Subject) — Both were subjects in Professor Sakaki's experiments

Story Analysis

A scientist's unethical experiments on children including his own son

Plot Progression

1. Vanishing Children — Six young boys disappear from their homes, sparking a mysterious investigation that puzzles authorities and families.
2. Shocking Revelation — Professor Sakaki confesses to conducting unauthorized experiments on the missing boys, including his own son.
3. Scientific Fallout — The academic community reels from the revelation as research notes reveal disturbing methodology.
4. Reckoning and Recovery — The boys are recovered and undergo medical evaluation while Professor Sakaki faces the consequences of his actions.