Staff
Director: Jun Kamiya (Kingdom)
Series Composition, Script: Masaki Wachi (Garo: Guren no Tsuki)
Character Design: Shin Takemoto (Love All Play animation director)
Music: Minako Seki (Black Clover)
Studio: Nippon Animation
Nagawa originally began drawing the supernatural slice of life series on pixiv and X (formerly Twitter) in August 2020. Comic POOL began serializing the manga in April 2021. Ichijinsha published the ninth volume in October 2025, with the tenth volume going on sale on Monday.
The series ranked fifth in the web category for the 2023 Next Manga Awards, and also ranked sixth in the 2023 Web Manga General Elections.
Synopsis
Koganemaru the tanuki heads into the city today, hoping to recruit humans to live on his mountain.
“Hey, why don’t you become a tanuki?”
A tired office worker. A host with a bad personality. A bully struggling with his relationship with his parents. Countless people feel burdened and worn down by the problems in their lives. When they reach the end of their rope, he arrives with an offer:
“Maybe you’ll recognize what’s important if you become a tanuki.”
Rediscover what’s truly important in life through the magic of transformation! This heartwarming tanuki story will sooth your overworked heart.
Teaser PV
Official site: https://omatanu-anime.com/
Official X: @omatanu_anime
Source: PR Times
