One day, “The Junior”, estranged son of Professor Akadama, who disappeared after losing a fierce father-son dispute, has returned home after a century, now an English gentleman.
The big news spread in and out of the Kyoto area in the blink of an eye and shake up both the Tengu and Tanuki worlds.
The paths of Humans, Tanukis and Tengus intertwine in Kyoto as the second volume of the furball picture scroll unravels!
With its extremely sophisticated writing, this series is special in a way that no other anime is.
“Anime writing” is a derisive term, invoking one-dimensional characters and dead-simple exposition, but ”The Eccentric Family” is an exception to the conventions of TV anime. It helps that it’s based on a series of novels of the non-light variety. Its characters speak in formalities — what they say…