is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomo Nagawa. It was originally published as a webcomic on the author's Pixiv account in August 2020. It later began serialization on Ichijinsha's Pixiv Comic-based Comic Pool website in April 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Nippon Animation has been announced.
Plot Koganemaru, a shapeshifting tanuki, approaches troubled people in modern-day Japan and offers to transform them into tanuki. Although his stated goal is to increase the population of tanuki living in the mountains, his encounters often help the people he meets step away from the pressures of human society and reconsider the problems weighing on them. Through a series of largely self-contained stories, Koganemaru's transformations and interventions lead each person toward a clearer understanding of their own life and a renewed sense of emotional relief.
Media Manga Written and illustrated by Tomo Nagawa, Omae, Tanuki ni Naranē ka? was originally published as a webcomic on Nagawa's Pixiv account on August 15, 2020. It later began serialization on Ichijinsha's Pixiv Comic-based Comic Pool website on April 28, 2021. Its chapters have been collected into ten volumes as of May 2026.
Anime An anime television series adaptation was announced on May 20, 2026. It will be produced by Nippon Animation and directed by with series composition and screenplays by , character designs by Cocoro Takemoto, and music by Minako Seki.
Reception The series was ranked seventh in the 2022 Tsutaya Comic Award. The series was also ranked fifth out of 61 nominees in the ninth Next Manga Awards in the web category in 2023. The series was also ranked 6th in the Web Manga General Election 2023.
References
External links at Pixiv Comic