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The Eccentric Family

The Eccentric Family

20136.52 Seasons25 EpisodesEndedTV-14

Overview

In Kyoto, humans and supernatural creatures live side-by-side. Soichiro Shimogamo used to be the head of tanuki society, but without warning one day he was made into tanuki stew, and no one knows how it happened. He left four sons behind who all live happily with their mother. What does fate have in store for this strongly bonded family?!

Created by Ryo Higaki
Written by Ryo Higaki, Tomihiko Morimi
Produced by Terushige Yoshie, Nobuhiro Takenaka, Mitsuhito Tsuji
NetworksTokyo MX

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Top Cast

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Yasaburou Shimogamo (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Yaichirou Shimogamo (voice)

Mai Nakahara

Mai Nakahara

Yashirou Shimogamo (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Yajirou Shimogamo (voice)

Kikuko Inoue

Kikuko Inoue

Tousen Shimogamo (voice)

Ayane Sakura

Ayane Sakura

Kaisei Ebisugawa (voice)

Mamiko Noto

Mamiko Noto

Benten (voice)

Hideyuki Umezu

Hideyuki Umezu

Mr. Akadama (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookshapeshiftingslice of lifeanthropomorphismshrinetanukijapanese mythologyanimejinja

About The Eccentric Family

The Eccentric Family is a animation, comedy, drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of based on novel or book, shapeshifting, slice of life, anthropomorphism, shrine, tanuki. Created by Ryo Higaki, it stars Takahiro Sakurai, Junichi Suwabe, Mai Nakahara. In Kyoto, humans and supernatural creatures live side-by-side. Soichiro Shimogamo used to be the head of tanuki society, but without warning one day he was made into tanuki stew, and no one knows how it happened. He left four sons behind who all live happily with their mother. What does fate have in store for this strongly bonded family?!

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