Failed Tanuki and Half-Baked Tengu: Identity and Community in "The Eccentric Family"

But The Eccentric Family isn’t content to simply point out the (somewhat obvious) fact that rigid group standards can hurt individuals.

Right from its opening lines, The Eccentric Family establishes Kyoto as a city inhabited by three groups—tanuki, tengu, and humans—with clearly defined traits and domains.

The rift between personal identity and personal behavior plagues the Shimogamo brothers through much of the first season as well.