Publisher Ichijinsha has announced that the Omae, Tanuki ni Narane–ka? (Would you like to be a tanuki?/ お前、タヌキにならねーか？) manga by Nagawa Tomo has been green-lit for a TV anime adaptation.
It’s been confirmed that Kamiya Jun will be directing the anime at Nippon Animation Studios, and a teaser video and visual have been revealed, along with an illustration by Nagawa.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEHAvcV7vKU]
Nagawa started the manga in April 2021 in Ichijinsha’s Comic Pool digital manga magazine, and Ichijinsha published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in May 2021. The manga’s 10th volume will be released on May 25th, 2026.
The story follows Koganemaru, a shapeshifting tanuki (raccoon dog), who heads out into the city to recruit humans to increase the number of inhabitants of his mountain. “Hey, why don’t you become a tanuki?” A tired office lady, a host with a difficult personality, a bully struggling with his relationship with his parents, and various other people with different problems rediscover what is truly important in life by becoming a tanuki. This is a story about people who are tired of trying so hard, and how their encounters with the tanuki help them re-examine themselves.
