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Tanuki (commonly transcribed as "tanooki") is the Japanese word for a type of canid that lives in Asia (and now Europe), commonly referred to in English as "raccoon dogs". In Japanese mythology, tanuki are said to have magic powers such as Voluntary Shapeshifting (usually performed with a leaf on their forehead). Pranksters and tricksters, Tanuki spirits are generally fat and jolly, like to drum on their bellies (a sound which has the Japanese onomatopoeia "ponpoko"), and are associated with good luck. They can also cause certain... problems during localization outside of Japan due to them being characterized with enormous testicles. Another issue is their tendency to be erroneously localized as "raccoons" or "badgers", as raccoon dogs are close to unknown in North America. These errors are less common in Europe, which has a large feral population of tanuki, and there aren't many problems localizing raccoons and badgers into Japanese media, as actual raccoons and badgers are present in Japan. note although much of the knowledge (and subsequent introduction) of raccoons in Japan may have been from the cartoon Rascal Raccoon, which became unusually popular in Japan. The titular character was adopted as a pet, but was eventually forced to release him, which many Japanese may have found out the hard way. Many of the tropes that Americans associate with raccoons also apply to raccoon dogs. Though raccoon dogs are canids and not true raccoonsnote Thus making them more closely related to dogs and foxes, which are also members of the same family, they enjoy the same reputation in Japanese folklore that true raccoons share in the Western Hemisphere — both this and their superficial resemblance to raccoons are the reasons this animal is called "raccoon dog" in English. The eight traits commonly associated with the tanuki: A hat, to be ready to protect against trouble or bad weather Big eyes, to perceive the environment and help make good decisions A sake bottle, representing virtue A big tail, providing steadiness and strength until success is achieved Oversized testicles (kintama), symbolizing financial luck [since kintama literally means "golden ball(s)); this is an exaggeration of the Real Life raccoon dog's already-large testiclesnote Whether this applies to female tanuki as well is highly variable from one depiction to the next. Obviously for the real-life animal it does not. For fictional tanuki however, it sometimes does, while other depictions instead give female tanuki equally large breasts instead. A promissory note, representing trust or confidence A big belly, for bold and calm decisiveness A friendly smile Tanuki are often paired with Kitsune, usually as rivals with less raw power and ambition but more skill at shapeshifting and trickery - a famous expression is "the fox has seven disguises, but the tanuki has eight." In fact the term kitsune-tanuki (pronounced "kori") exists to refer to them collectively, and can also be used to mean a sly or deceptive person. Likewise the fortunetelling game Kokkuri is written with the characters kitsune-dog-tanuki.note Either a reference to the ability of dogs to detect shapeshifters, or to Tengu (whose name is written as "heavenly dog"). Tanuki are particularly associated with alcohol in Japan. This may be the result of a story in which a tanuki orders liquor using money that is actually leaves he transformed with his magic; it transforms back into leaves after the tanuki departs. Their statues often are placed outside bars. Sometimes their large genitals are just there, but in some stories, the tanuki use them for a variety of purposes. You can see some humorous examples here, though they might not be safe for work. Finally, they're the inspiration for "Tanuki-ese", a grade-schooler code that's roughly the Japanese equivalent of Pig Latin. See, written with different characters, "tanuki" can be interpreted as "ta-nuki" - "without the ta". In other words, remove the "ta" character(s) from a seemingly ordinary sentence to - hopefully - get a completely different message (or, conversely, randomly add the character "ta" between syllables in the sentence you want "coded"). Compare Rascally Raccoon, its Western Hemisphere counterpart and the source of the English-language name "raccoon dog". Can overlap with Heroic Dog if the tanuki is portrayed as more outright heroic. |
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Kirby Super Star has as one of the treasures in the Great Cave Offensive a "Raccoon Doll" that's probably supposed to be a tanuki. Also, there's Pon, who makes his first appearance in Kirby's Dream Land 3 and becomes a recurring character in the Kirby-verse afterward. | |
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Fox's trainer in the Training Mode of Star Fox 64 and its Nintendo 3DS remake is a tanuki by the name of Yaru de Pon (or DePon). | |
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Tokyo Afterschool Summoners features two tanuki characters as recruitable allies: Gyobu, a Neighbourhood Friendly Yakuza, and Goemon (whose real name is Shukaku), a Large Ham Kabuki performer. Both of them have the standard chubby body type, amicable personality, and access transformation & illusory magic, and because of the type of game this is, allusions are made to them being generously sized in their nether regions though it's not actually shown. Their names are also taken from popular tanuki folklore. | |
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The Goonies game for Famicom has a tanuki as one of the collectables. | |
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Tamamo-chan’s a Fox!: Mitarai initially appears to be a tanuki, and has the typical powers of shapeshifting and casting illusions on leaves and sticks. However, she's actually a raccoon. But she learned her powers from a real tanuki. | |
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The Eccentric Family is a novel about a family of Tanuki living in Kyoto that has been adapted into an anime series. | |
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The Battle Cats for Android has a tanuki named Kachi-Kachi. | |
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And Yet the Town Moves: Josephine is actually Hotori's dog, but she looks very much like a Tanuki. After her friends make fun the similarity, Hotori has a dream where Josephine informs her that since she's apparently a Tanuki, she's leaving the family to instead live among the other Tanuki's in the mountains. | |
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Mamedanuki from Shin Megami Tensei. | |
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In Naruto, the one-tailed beast Shukaku is an enormous demon in the form of a huge (and somewhat insane) tanuki, though it lacks the oversized testicles. His host Gaara can also create a statue of Shukaku out of sand similar to wayside statues seen in Japan. In reference to the tanuki/kitsune rivalry, Gaara is introduced as an Evil Counterpart to the kitsune-possessed Naruto. While Shukaku is much weaker than Naruto's Nine-Tailed Fox, Gaara is able to physically transform into his Tailed Beast (thus unleashing its full power) long before Naruto can do the same and without the physical injuries Naruto suffers for most of the series. | |
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Yo-kai Watch 2 has a tanuki boss named Teastroyer. He disguises himself as Jibanyan and tricks the protagonist into buying him food. After finding him out you fight him and he then he fuses Jibanyan and Komasan into Jibakoma. | |
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Ninja Baseball Bat Man has them in statue form. | |
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun includes a realistic-looking one named Kuma. It being a stealth game, as the pet of Takuma◊, Kuma is one of Takuma's gameplay tools. Kuma is able to be ordered around wherever because no one suspects a common raccoon dog, and distract guards by acting adorable. | |
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Anpanman: Tanuki-Oni. Originally a villain in his debut in the Omusubiman theatrical short, he switched sides when he was introduced in the series. His main motive is to win Batako's heart, as he has a massive crush on her. His most common transformations are a bat (that he uses for transportation outside of his mountain-side cave) and a gigantic ox-like monster (this is his main attack form). His disguises are often given away by his tail, which remains when he transforms. | |
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Inuyasha: Miroku's buddy Hachi is a man-sized tanuki that normally dresses like a human and often uses his shapeshifting to become a kind of giant floating windsock that transports Miroku around. Shippo is a kitsune who angrily corrects when he's sometimes referred to as a tanuki because of his shapeshifting abilities and small stature. | |
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The Big Bang Theory: Kripke allegedly draws a picture of "a 'raccoon' with an engorged scrotum" on Sheldon's survey. It was quite probably intended to be a tanuki. | |
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Rhythm Heaven has a scrapped Minigame called "Tanuki (or Tanooki) and Monkey", featuring a tanuki instructor named Ponta. | |
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Ayakashi Triangle: Tanumaro is a tanuki ayakashi specifically based on the folk tale Bunbuku Chagama, where a tanuki disguised himself as a tea kettle. However, the tea kettle body is his natural state and it's something his clan, if not all tanuki, share. | |
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Kamen Rider Geats: Keiwa Sakurai, a.k.a. Kamen Rider Tycoon, one of the rivals of the eponymous protagonist in the Desire Grand Prix, has a Tanuki motif. | |
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Mario Kart 8 has a "Tanooki Kart'', and is (as you might expect) Tanooki Mario's signature Kart. | |
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The anime Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! includes a tanuki appearing during the Motion Picture Club's first project meeting which distracts Asakusa and Mizusaki. Kanamori openly compares her to a tanuki during production for the Robot Club's promotional short (complete with a brief Cutaway Gag of Asakusa with a tanuki-esque domino mask and a magic leaf on her head◊) and jokingly refers to her as a tanuki after throwing a net over her in Episode 11. Additionally, one piece of merchandise◊ for the show is a plushie of Asakusa in a tanuki kigurumi. This motif is likely due to her overall appearance, since in Japan people with round faces and wide eyes are often described as having "tanuki faces," and is additionally compounded by Asakusa's wide-brimmed hat and genial smile, also traits common among depictions of tanuki in folklore. A degree of Author Appeal also seems to factor into it given that the manga's author frequently retweets clips of tanuki on his Twitter account. | |
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The protagonist of Jitsu Squad is a former human warrior under a curse, who turns him into an andromorphic tanuki. He still retains his fighting skills, however. | |
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A one-episode character in 090 ~ Eko to Issho, which, not having ever mastered the transformation business, would hide by possessing people. Last of His Kind. Is used to cause a Ship Tease and maybe, just maybe, advance the plot. | |
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InCryptid has the tanuki character Ryan Yukimura, a bartender at the club Verity works at. His species can appear as a human, a raccoon dog, or a giant tanuki monster. They can also temporarily turn parts of themself to stone. | |
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Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: Koyuzu Shigaraki is a young female tanuki who usually takes the form of a little girl with tanuki ears and a tail. She can transform herself and others into other people or objects by using leaves. She still isn't very good at shapeshifting herself, which is why she still has her ears and tail in her human form. | |
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The Amanojyaku Labyrinth arc of As the Gods Will features these in statue and symbol form. | |
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The Tanooki Suit for Mario in Super Mario Bros. 3 is based on the appearance of a tanuki and named after it (though with the spelling of the name Anglicized), minus the large testicles. When Mario wears it, he has the same abilities as he does as Raccoon Mario while also being able to turn into a statue, which makes him invulnerable to enemy attacks at the cost of movement, making it so enemies pass by Mario without harming him. Since the Japanese name of "Raccoon Mario" was actually "shippo [tail] Mario," it was most likely meant to be a Little Bit Beastly version of a tanuki rather than a raccoon. (For the reason given at the top of this page, it's significant that the powerup which turns Mario into this form is a leaf.) | |
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Dodon Pa from Team Sonic Racing is a mysterious tanuki (and is referred to as such even in translations) who invites the characters to race. Amy and the others know about tanuki stereotypes and don't trust him. He's also described as funny-looking and chubby. | |
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In Pathfinder, tanuki are monstrous humanoids with the shapeshifter subtype, tend to be Chaotic Neutral, can create items from nothing, supposedly change objects into other objects, and get more powerful when they take a swig of sake. Also, they have a slam attack that they don't need to have their paws free to use. | |
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Beast Wars Neo: The Transformer Heinrad transforms into one of these. His corresponding toy prominently features the large testicles (he's got a clock on his stomach. The alarm bells are... lower.) which become the upper legs in robot mode. | |
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Shounen Kininden Tsumuji features a tanuki statue made by Tsumuji's father which has all 8 traits. | |
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Dungeons & Dragons has long had the tanuki, or "raccoon dog", as one of the possible breeds of hengeyokai (basically an Asian animal-based Voluntary Shapeshifter). They first appeared in the 1st Edition supplement Oriental Adventures, where they were described as always evil, with enhanced strength but lower than normal wisdom. They later reappeared in 3rd edition's remake of the same sourcebook, where they lost the "Always Evil" aspect. They made their final appearance to date for 4th edition in issue #404 of Dragon, where they lost the wisdom penalty (indeed, wisdom and charisma were the "floating" ability score boosts), and finally gained a climbing speed. | |
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The Laughing Salesman: It's heavily implied that Moguro Fukuzou himself is a bakedanuki, given his rotund appearance, trickster nature and his tendency to appear in the place of tanuki statues. One client, high on shrooms, even sees him as a tanuki. | |
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BNA: Brand New Animal: Michiru used to be human, then she suddenly transformed into a tanuki beastman. She initially tries to pass herself off as a raccoon, but it's quickly pointed out her tail doesn't have enough rings. She also has a limited shapeshifting ability to change parts of her body into those of other species, and Rubber Man her arms and tail, though it takes her a while to learn how to re-assume human form (which ordinary beastmen can do). | |
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Doraemon: A Running Gag is people mistaking Doraemon for a tanuki when they first meet him since he doesn't have any cat ears. This is a good way to annoy him. | |
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The Legend of the Mystical Ninja has a tanuki statue marking checkpoints between action stages. In the Super Famicom sequel Ganbare Goemon 2, the statues mark the Level Goal, and break open to release plenty of koban coins. | |
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Tanuki | |
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In the Japanese localized version of Zootopia, the male newscaster for Zootopia News Network is a raccoon dog named Michael Tanuyama, whose appearance is like the tanuki from Japanese folklore complete with a straw hat and a leaf on his head. | |
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Tanuki | |
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Shaman King: Ponchi is a Tanuki that makes a pair with Conchi, a fox (or Kitsune), which is another animal regarded with mystical powers of deception in Japanese mythology. The less said about his testicles, the better. Suffice it to say that he inverts the Groin Attack. Fitting with their mischievous sense of humor, both he and Conchi are Captain Ersatzes of Ren & Stimpy. Yoh's father, Mikihisa Asakura, has a more traditional fox/tanuki pair, named Imari and Shiragaki, as his spirit allies. |
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Hell Teacher Nube: A tanuki once started impersonating Nube, not out of mischief, but simply because it was a regular animal possessed by a trickster spirit. Unfortunately for Nube, it was very fond of wreaking havoc across town, up to and including streaking the school and giving Miss Ritsuko an up-close and personal encounter with a tanuki's pride and joy... while still in Nube's shape. | |
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Tanuki / int_8343d183 | |
| Tanuki / int_854af7e4 | type |
Tanuki | |
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The boss of the alternate fourth stage in Sexy Parodius is a tanuki, whose prominent kintama are a Fake Weakness. The music for the Boss Battle is a medley of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and the warabe-uta tune "Genkotsu-yama no Tanuki-san." | |
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Tanuki / int_854af7e4 | |
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Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_8c6bc3c2 | comment |
Ibuki of Street Fighter III and Super Street Fighter IV has a pet tanuki named Don. | |
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Tanuki / int_8c6bc3c2 | |
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Tanuki | |
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In Kitsune: Of Foxes and Fools a "Friendly Tanuki" is one of the possible ally cards. They improve the Wit trait by +3. | |
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Tanuki / int_8cae9d92 | |
| Tanuki / int_8e4e054d | type |
Tanuki | |
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Shimoneta: Tanukichi's (no relation to the other Tanukichinote Tom Nook in the English version) first name is a pun based on the Tanuki. Ayame points out the implications of the name. | |
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Tanuki | |
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Tanuki Justice stars a pair of tanuki ninja siblings, out to defeat the forces of darkness. | |
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Tanuki / int_9061f33a | |
| Tanuki / int_960062b7 | type |
Tanuki | |
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My Hero Academia: A flashback to Kirishima's middle school days features a nameless student who resembles a tanuki and has a Quirk that can temporarily turn leaves into money, referencing various folktales where tanuki turn leaves into money in order to trick people. Some bullies try to force him to make some leaves into money for them until Mina Ashido steps in to defend him. | |
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Tanuki / int_960062b7 | |
| Tanuki / int_9e2f90f4 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_9e2f90f4 | comment |
One Piece: Tony Tony Chopper is mistaken for a tanuki by nearly every character he encounters outside of the crew. He is a reindeer, but his small and cute appearance leads to confusion. He also happens to have shapeshifting powers. Later, the samurai Kinemon has eaten a Devil Fruit that grants him the tanuki power of shapeshifting/disguising himself and other people if he/they place a leaf (or stone) on their head. For a long time it was unknown what exactly the Devil Fruit is, until the Wano arc, which is named the Fuku Fuku no Mi (known as Garb-Garb Fruit in English). |
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Tanuki / int_9e2f90f4 | |
| Tanuki / int_9f89a5f0 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_9f89a5f0 | comment |
Of Pokémon, Sentret and Zigzagoon are both designed after the tanuki. Sentret resembles the folklore version, with its round body and round-tipped tail, while Zigzagoon resembles a real-life version. Sentret can spot an enemy from great distances and emits a loud cry as a warning. Though insignificant in battle, with below average statistical abilities and a small pool of moves to learn from, Zigzagoon can be useful as a party member. It is one of the few Pokémon that can have the "Pickup" ability, which will sometimes give you very rare items such as Rare Candy and PP Up, and its evolution, Linoone, can learn most HM moves, which are used to progress through otherwise insurmountable obstacles. Interestingly, in Gold and Silver it seems there was intended to be a tanuki Pokemon referencing the Kachi-Kachi Yama tale, which made it far enough into development to get a graphic◊ but was ultimately cut. | |
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Tanuki / int_9f89a5f0 | |
| Tanuki / int_9fb9bec4 | type |
Tanuki | |
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Outsider: The Tenuki, one of the Umiak client species, are short, round and furry bipeds with bushy tails and feisty natures. | |
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Tanuki / int_9fb9bec4 | |
| Tanuki / int_a2acc395 | type |
Tanuki | |
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The Fox & Little Tanuki naturally features one, the eponymous tanuki cub Manpachi. He's a Cheerful Child who has The Gift when it comes to transforming himself or others into this or that, and the "pachi" in his name is spelled with the kanji for "eight". | |
| Tanuki / int_a2acc395 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_a2acc395 | |
| Tanuki / int_a2add1d2 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_a2add1d2 | comment |
The first Splatoon features a large statue of a tanuki in Inkopolis Plaza, right across from one of a Kitsune. Both statues are decorated during Splatfest celebrations, with the tanuki being decorated in the color of Marie's team. This played into the second Japanese Splatfest, whose theme was Red Fox vs. Green Tanuki. | |
| Tanuki / int_a2add1d2 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_a2add1d2 | |
| Tanuki / int_a41b49fe | type |
Tanuki | |
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Kamisama Kiss has a brothel of female Tanuki prostitutes that make various periodical appearances. Tomoe knows them all by name and before Nanami showed up, regularly visited the place. | |
| Tanuki / int_a41b49fe | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_a41b49fe | |
| Tanuki / int_a5c833e9 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_a5c833e9 | comment |
Kemono Jihen: Kohachi Inugami is a bakedanuki and the proprietor of the Inugami Detective Agency. Despite his casual demeanor, he's a skilled detective and a responsible guardian to the boys under his care. His abilities allow him to transform between a human form and his bake-danuki form at will, turn his skin into metal over time, and create objects out of thin air like a gun. | |
| Tanuki / int_a5c833e9 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_a5c833e9 | |
| Tanuki / int_a6543322 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_a6543322 | comment |
Touhou Project has these youkai showing up here and there, but there are two notable ones: Mamizou Futatsuiwa, the Superboss of Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires, whose character is based on the tanuki Folk Hero Danzaburou-danuki. Initially hailing from Sadonote a Japanese city-island known for its large tanuki population, she decides to stay in Gensokyo after being called to defeat the Final Boss only to discover that the player character already took care of things. She also plays a prominent role in the manga Touhou Suzunaan ~ Forbidden Scrollery, where she subtly manipulates Kosuzu towards pro-youkai beliefs. The Expanded Universe manga Oriental Sacred Place, chapter 11, featured an unnamed tanuki who almost successfully impersonated Marisa Kirisame. |
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Tanuki / int_a6543322 | |
| Tanuki / int_a66ea471 | type |
Tanuki | |
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Izuku's Quirk in Turning a New Leaf is a mutation quirk that manifests as a pair of animal ears and a raccoon tail. He also capable of shapeshifting, being able to transform into other people and even animals using a leaf. He later finds out that it's not a Quirk - he's an actual youkai. | |
| Tanuki / int_a66ea471 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_a66ea471 | |
| Tanuki / int_a85beeff | type |
Tanuki | |
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Ponpoko stars a hungry tanuki. | |
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Tanuki / int_a85beeff | |
| Tanuki / int_b01be0fd | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_b01be0fd | comment |
Monster Sanctuary contains a rare non-Japanese example. The tanuki is a shapeshifter that can appear disguised as any monster commonly found in the area, it wears a leaf on its head, and uses the elements of wind and earth. | |
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Tanuki / int_b01be0fd | |
| Tanuki / int_bda48585 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_bda48585 | comment |
A clan of them feature in Pom Poko. The American dub calls them raccoons (likely to make it easier to translate the numerous songs about them) and refers to their testicles as "pouches". | |
| Tanuki / int_bda48585 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_bda48585 | |
| Tanuki / int_bff69542 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_bff69542 | comment |
The tanukis Omae, Tanuki ni Naranee ka? are looking to bolster their numbers, usually by looking for suicidal person, forcibly transform them into a fellow tanuki and let them experience their new existence. Usually it ends up with their target learning to appreciate life again and regains their will to live. | |
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Tanuki / int_bff69542 | |
| Tanuki / int_c7e7c879 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_c7e7c879 | comment |
Keio Flying Squadron has a tanuki named Dr. Pon as one of the characters. They also show up as statues. | |
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Tanuki / int_c7e7c879 | |
| Tanuki / int_c92988fc | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_c92988fc | comment |
By entering a code in Waku Waku 7, you can make the win counter a tanuki head. | |
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Tanuki / int_c92988fc | |
| Tanuki / int_cd940fd3 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_cd940fd3 | comment |
In the Animal Crossing fic Slice of Heaven, tanukis are a myth in real life but exist in the Mundane Afterlife. Tom and his similar relatives are special residents in Animal Crossing who run general stores. | |
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Tanuki / int_cd940fd3 | |
| Tanuki / int_ce9bf544 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_ce9bf544 | comment |
The Playstation port of The Last Blade has an exclusive character called "Akari" Ichijou or "Ponta" Akari, who happens to be a tanuki who took the form of the real Akari to mess around. | |
| Tanuki / int_ce9bf544 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_ce9bf544 | |
| Tanuki / int_cff50b68 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_cff50b68 | comment |
A tanuki shows up as one of the party guests at the end of Psycho Fox. | |
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| Tanuki / int_d5b6d7cd | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_d5b6d7cd | comment |
One of Smite's playable "gods" (which also include non-god heroes and creatures like Hercules, Jormungandr, and Mulan) is Danzaburou-danuki (here just shortened to "Danzaburou"), a Hunter-type character who uses a Bamboo Technology shotgun and rockets. | |
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Tanuki / int_d5b6d7cd | |
| Tanuki / int_d8e24914 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_d8e24914 | comment |
The Tanuki from the Kincho clan in Shikoku guards the Orb of Gold in Yaiba. | |
| Tanuki / int_d8e24914 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_d8e24914 | |
| Tanuki / int_dab32c1 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_dab32c1 | comment |
Mega Man 6 has the Shigaraky who launches...orbs...from between its legs. | |
| Tanuki / int_dab32c1 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_dab32c1 | |
| Tanuki / int_dc070758 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_dc070758 | comment |
Kemono Heroes features a ghostly tanuki Samurai as the boss of Stage 2. | |
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Tanuki / int_dc070758 | |
| Tanuki / int_de669380 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_de669380 | comment |
In The Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation, the Nerd spends a stage riding a tanuki with "fucking flaming tanuki balls". You can smash his huge nads into enemies if you wish. It kills the enemies, too! | |
| Tanuki / int_de669380 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_de669380 | |
| Tanuki / int_df238852 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_df238852 | comment |
In Muramasa: The Demon Blade, the first DLC chapter of the Vita remake has a tanuki disguised as various monsters as the second boss; even the "haunted house" the fight takes place in is part of the disguise. After the fight, he takes on the player character Okoi, a vengeful shapeshifting cat, as a disciple. | |
| Tanuki / int_df238852 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_df238852 | |
| Tanuki / int_df424ee8 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_df424ee8 | comment |
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun: Maeno is obsessed with tanuki and is constantly badgering the manga authors working under him to include them in all their works. Since they're very obvious In-Universe Creators Pets, most of the other characters hate them, to the point that the anime's opening shows Sakura and Hori violently destroying one. | |
| Tanuki / int_df424ee8 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_df424ee8 | |
| Tanuki / int_e551223f | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_e551223f | comment |
In Inazuma Eleven: Ares, Tonegawa Tousen's mascot is a tanuki who can shapeshift into a girl, whose Transformation Trinket appears to be her leg bracelet. | |
| Tanuki / int_e551223f | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_e551223f | |
| Tanuki / int_e8d13e52 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_e8d13e52 | comment |
Urusei Yatsura: A tanuki named Oshima shows up in a story that is a parody of the classic Japanese fairytale of "The Grateful Crane". He wants to repay Ataru's kindness after Ataru frees him from a tanuki trap whilst he is disguised as a crane, but he can't think of how to do it, until he reads a kid's storybook with the Grateful Crane in it. He attempts to turn into a maid for Ataru... but just looks like himself in a dress. He tries to create money for Ataru from transformed leaves... but can't pull it off. When Ataru gets mad and calls him a stupid tanuki, he borrows from the ending of the Grateful Crane and uses it as an excuse to turn into a crane and leave. A second tanuki, also named Oshima, appears in the third Non-Serial Movie as the slightly bumbly sidekick to the film's antagonist. Colored gray, she is more competent with her magic than her counterpart, and first appears as a cute teenage human girl with a tanuki's ears and tail. |
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Tanuki / int_e8d13e52 | |
| Tanuki / int_e9c15912 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_e9c15912 | comment |
Episode 28 of Time Bokan features a tanuki robot, complete with shape-shifting. | |
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Tanuki / int_e9c15912 | |
| Tanuki / int_ea11f9d8 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_ea11f9d8 | comment |
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger had a Tanuki comic book artist as a Monster of the Week. The series calls him a Mujina (which actually refers to a badger youkai, but the name is interchangeable with "Tanuki" in some regions), but his appearance and mannerisms are very much Tanuki, complete with drumming his belly. Renamed Artistmole for Season 3 of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers | |
| Tanuki / int_ea11f9d8 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_ea11f9d8 | |
| Tanuki / int_eea20f43 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_eea20f43 | comment |
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart has Tanya Keys, a tanuki bounty hunter and former partner of Mao Mao. As a tanuki, she can shapeshift into other people, imitate their voices perfectly, and turn leaves into objects like ice cream, ropes, or even anchors. | |
| Tanuki / int_eea20f43 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_eea20f43 | |
| Tanuki / int_f0b55dd | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_f0b55dd | comment |
Housepets!: Itsuki Kitamura is a tanuki who works as an auto mechanic with the main characters' father. While he has the right body type for a stock tanuki character and wears a groin-covering fundoshi in possible reference to kintama, he subverts the stock personality by being The Comically Serious, and is less a representative of the traditional tanuki as he is an Affectionate Parody of a young Japanese person entering the workforce. | |
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| Tanuki / int_f275d973 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_f275d973 | comment |
Gugure! Kokkuri-san: The tanuki Shigaraki, a prankster who drinks and gambles a lot. | |
| Tanuki / int_f275d973 | featureApplicability |
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| Tanuki / int_f367511c | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_f367511c | comment |
Yu-Gi-Oh! has drum-playing baby tanuki (though the English cards call them "raccoons") named Ponpoko and Tantan. | |
| Tanuki / int_f367511c | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_f367511c | |
| Tanuki / int_f8956ef3 | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_f8956ef3 | comment |
YuYu Hakusho has a one-shot manga-only story early on where Yusuke and Botan encounter one who attempts to help an old man about to pass on. | |
| Tanuki / int_f8956ef3 | featureApplicability |
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Tanuki / int_f8956ef3 | |
| Tanuki / int_fb7351af | type |
Tanuki | |
| Tanuki / int_fb7351af | comment |
The Kiki Kai Kai series of Cute 'em Up games features a Tanuki named Manuke (translated as Rocky the Raccoon), who was originally the Final Boss from within the original arcade game, but has since became a playable character from within the second entry in the series. Manuke also appears as a boss in Bubble Symphony and Pop n' Pop. | |
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In Gourmet Warriors, the second phase of one of the bosses is a robotic tanuki. | |
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