The Eccentric Family -

Tomihiko Morimi

Gentosha Inc.

2007

417 páginas

13h 54m

ISBN-13: 9784344415263

Set in modern-day Kyoto, this comic novel centers on the rivalry between two clans of tanuki raccoon dogs, which in Japanese folklore are endowed with the ability to transform themselves into anything they wish. The premise here is that by disguising themselves as humans as well as many other forms, tanuki have flourished in Kyoto throughout the city’s more than 12 centuries of history. Also playing a prominent role are tengu?figures of legend who have humanoid bodies with wings on their backs and very long noses protruding from their fierce red faces, and whom the tanuki admire as mentors. Humans likewise hold the tengu in high regard, but their primary interest in tanuki is as the featured ingredient in a hot-pot feast. The popular series that began with this title centers on the three-way push and pull between tanuki, tengu, and humans.