Tomo Nagawa's Would You Like to Be a Tanuki? Manga Gets TV Anime

The adaptation brings a relatively recent manga from 2021 to television, with a staff lineup that includes veterans of the long-running historical series Kingdom.

Reporting from 3 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Trending, Niche Gamer (Anime).

Tomo Nagawa's manga "Would You Like to Be a Tanuki?" is getting a television anime adaptation, as announced by publisher Ichijinsha on Wednesday. The staff unveiled a teaser video and visual alongside the announcement. Jun Kamiya, known for directing "Kingdom" season 1, "Hikaru no Go," and "Let's Make a Mug Too," is directing the anime at Nippon Animation. Masaki Wachi, who worked on "Kingdom" seasons 1 and 2, is supervising and writing the series scripts. Cocoro Takemoto is designing the characters, and Minako Seki is composing the music. The story follows the mythical tanuki creature Koganemaru, who approaches humans troubled by life and offers them the chance to become a tanuki, helping them rediscover what matters in their own lives. Nagawa launched the manga in Ichijinsha's Comic Pool digital magazine in April 2021. The ninth compiled volume was released in October 2025, and the 10th volume is scheduled for May 25.

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• Anime News Network Tomo Nagawa's 'Would you like to be a tanuki?' Manga Gets TV Anime
• Anime Trending Would You Like To Be A TANUKI? Manga Gets Anime
• Niche Gamer (Anime) Would You Like To Be A Tanuki? anime series announced