Tonari no Yōkai-san

Tonari no Yōkai-san (となりの妖怪さん) is a Japanese manga series by noho. It originally began serialization online via Twitter in August 2017. It was then serialized via East Press' Mato Grosso website from July 2018 to January 2022 and has been collected in four tankōbon volumes and a side story volume. An anime television series adaptation produced by Liden Films aired from April to June 2024.

Synopsis
In a version of Earth where youkai, humans and gods live together, a twenty-year-old cat named Buchio, who lives in a rural village in Japan, evolves into a Nekomata. Buchio sets out to learn more from his youkai peers about his evolution. Meanwhile, Mu-chan becomes curious about their neighbor Jiro, a crow Tengu who performs ritual Shinto duties.

Characters

 * Mutsumi Sugimoto (杉本 睦実) Mu-chan (むーちゃん)


 * Jirōbō Fuchibiyama (縁火山 次郎坊) Jirō (ジロー)


 * Buchio Ōishi (大石 ぶちお)


 * Tazenbō Fuchibiyama (縁火山 太善坊) Occhan (おっちゃん)


 * Yuri Tachibana (立花 百合)


 * Taira Tanaka (田中 平)


 * Takumi Ōishi (大石 拓海)


 * Ryo Sano (佐野 龍)


 * Rein Nakagawa (中川 虹)


 * Hayachiyo (早千代)


 * Gorozaemon Sanmoto (山本五郎左衛門)


 * Suzu Sakaki (坂木 すず)


 * Benmaru Kobayashi (小林 弁丸) Betobeto-san (ベトベトサン)


 * Chiaki Nishiya (西谷 千彰) Wagen (ワーゲン)


 * Kazuhiko Nishiya (西谷 和彦)

Anime
An anime adaptation was announced on the fourth volume of the manga on April 7, 2022. It was later confirmed to be a television series produced by Liden Films and directed by Aimi Yamauchi, with scripts written by Tomoko Konparu, characters designed by Shigemitsu Abe, and music composed by Avex Music Creative and Blue Bird's Nest. The series aired from April 7 to June 30, 2024, on the Animazing!!! programming block on all ANN affiliates, including ABC and TV Asahi. The opening theme song is "Obake Himawari" (お化けひまわり), performed by Pii, while the ending theme song is "Iro no Naka" (イロノナカ), performed by Aoi Kubo. Crunchyroll licensed the series.