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The Eccentric Family

有頂天家族

AnimationComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
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2013
2 Seasons
25 Episodes
JA
Ended
TV-14

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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?!

#based on novel or book#shapeshifting#slice of life#anthropomorphism#shrine#tanuki#japanese mythology#anime#jinja

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Season 1

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Goddess of the Noryoyuka
E1

Goddess of the Noryoyuka

Jul 7, 201325m

Since the Heian era relocation, humans, tanuki, and tengu have maintained a delicate balance. But none of that matter as a young tanuki is tasked by an older tengu to deliver a dangerous letter.

Mom and Raijin, God of Thunder
E2

Mom and Raijin, God of Thunder

Jul 14, 201325m

Yasaburou visits Yajirou, who lives in the bottom of a well as a frog and forgot how to transform back into himself. When a storm comes, the three non-frog Shimogamo brothers race to help their mother, who is terrified of thunder.

Yakushibou's Inner Parlor
E3

Yakushibou's Inner Parlor

Jul 21, 201325m

In order to uphold a Shimogamo family tradition, Yasaburou needs to do what Yaichirou could not and come up with a leisure cruiser for them to launch. He asks to borrow Yakushibou's flying inner parlor, but ends up having to make a dangerous deal with Benten.

Battle of the Daimonji Leisure Cruisers
E4

Battle of the Daimonji Leisure Cruisers

Jul 28, 201325m

During the traditional Daimonji leisure cruise, the Ebisugawas come to pick on the Shimogamo family. Yasaburou fights bravely, but loses the Fujin Raijin folding fan. Fearing Benten's wrath, he goes into hiding after the inner parlor crashes.

The Friday Fellows
E5

The Friday Fellows

Aug 4, 201325m

Yasaburou had been hiding from Benten in Osaka, but thanks to Kinkaku and Ginkaku she catches him during a visit to Kyoto and makes him perform tanuki tricks for the Friday Fellows. It is revealed that Yasaburou's mother was saved by a man who gave her onigiri and also that one of the Friday Fellows, Hotei, has loved tanuki ever since he saved one and fed it onigiri...

Taking in Fall Colors
E6

Taking in Fall Colors

Aug 11, 201325m

Professor Yodogawa chases down Benten and Yasaburou, and they check out some autumn foliage. When she ditches them, Yodogawa has a lot to say about his philosophy of eating and Yasaburou also gets told a story about a conversation between Yodogawa and Benten's first tanuki hot pot victim, which he promptly reports to Yajirou.

Bathhouse Rules
E7

Bathhouse Rules

Aug 18, 201325m

Yasaburou, Yashirou, and Yaichirou convince Prof. Akadama to take a much-needed bath, but they run into the Ebisugawa twins at the bathhouse. After a brief scuffle it is revealed that Yajirou was at least partly responsible for Soichirou Shimogamo's death in the Friday Fellow's hot pot.

The Day of Dad's Departure
E8

The Day of Dad's Departure

Aug 25, 201325m

Yajirou tells Yasaburou and Yaichirou his account of the night their father was eaten. Later Yasaburou hears a continuation of the story Yajirou doesn't know: Soichirou bumped into Prof. Akadama on his way to the afterlife.

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About The Eccentric Family

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?! Across 2 seasons and 25 episodes, originally airing on Tokyo MX.

The Eccentric Family Cast and Characters

The cast features Takahiro Sakurai (as Yasaburou Shimogamo (voice)), Junichi Suwabe (as Yaichirou Shimogamo (voice)), Mai Nakahara (as Yashirou Shimogamo (voice)), Hiroyuki Yoshino (as Yajirou Shimogamo (voice)), and Kikuko Inoue (as Tousen Shimogamo (voice)). Their performances are a major reason The Eccentric Family has built such a passionate audience.

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The main cast includes Takahiro Sakurai, Junichi Suwabe, Mai Nakahara, and Hiroyuki Yoshino, plus a strong supporting ensemble.

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What is The Eccentric Family about?

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 s… It belongs to the Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy genres.

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When was The Eccentric Family first released?

The Eccentric Family first premiered on July 7, 2013 (2013). The series has since concluded its run.

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