Would you like to be a tanuki? TV Anime Adaptation Confirmed! Teaser Visual & Teaser Trailer Released, Directed by Jun Kamiya

It has been confirmed that the manga Would you like to be a tanuki? will receive a TV anime adaptation. Along with the announcement, a teaser visual, a teaser trailer, and a celebratory illustration and comment by the original creator, Tomo Nagawa, have been released.

Jun Kamiya, known for works such as Kingdom, will serve as the director for this series, and the animation production will be handled by Nippon Animation, which has produced classic titles like Rascal the Raccoon and Chibi Maruko-chan. The released teaser trailer showcases tanuki running around in nature, accompanied by music composed by Minako Seki.

In addition, the anime's official website and official X account have opened today, where further updates will be shared sequentially.

【Comment from Tomo Nagawa】
"I am deeply honored to have the opportunity to work together with Nippon Animation, a studio whose works have taught me so much ever since I was a child. This is all thanks to everyone who has supported me on a daily basis. Thank you so much. I hope that the "Would you like to be a tanuki?" anime will gently stay close to the hearts of the viewers, and that it will bring a warm feeling whenever they happen to remember it."

TV Anime Would you like to be a tanuki? Overview

【Staff】
Original Creator: Tomo Nagawa (Serialized in comic POOL / Published by Ichijinsha)
Director: Jun Kamiya
Series Composition / Script: Masaki Wachi
Character Design: Cocoro Takemoto
Music: Minako Seki
Animation Production: Nippon Animation

【Introduction】
"Would you like to be a tanuki?" Koganemaru is a mysterious young man who suddenly appears before people. His true identity is a shape-shifting tanuki who goes around scouting humans to turn them into tanuki in order to increase the inhabitants of the mountain. Before long, interactions with Koganemaru and the other tanuki gradually melt away hardened hearts. This is a story about people who are tired of trying too hard, who begin to re-examine themselves through their encounters with the tanuki.

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