Following his father’s passing, Souta Tawara, a web designer who had sought a life in Tokyo from his native Kagawa prefecture, journeys back to the rural landscape of his childhood. His father had owned a thriving udon restaurant, but its d…

The encounter with the shape-shifting tanuki unsettled Souta deeply. How could anyone abandon such a small, seemingly forlorn creature to its own devices? He offered the whimpering, hungry thing some shoyumame, and a bath as well. Afterward…

Souta awoke to the restless movements of Poco beside him, only to find his old friend Nakajima Shinobu had arrived unannounced for a fishing trip – at three in the morning. The three of them cast their lines near the Red Lighthouse, but the…

Rinko, Souta’s older sister, found them asleep: Souta, Poco, and Nakajima, all lost in slumber after their fishing trip. Souta, instantly alert, became anxious at the thought of Rinko’s inquisitive nature regarding Poco. He wasn't the only …

Souta sought out Nakajima, explaining he needed to ask him for a kindness. He offered his longtime friend a piece of bone-in chicken, then requested that Nakajima accompany him on a video shoot for their class reunion. The pair returned to …

Souta must return to Tokyo without delay, yet he cannot leave Poco behind. What choice does he have but to bring the child with him? As they enter the office, Poco immediately draws all eyes. Souta pleads with his boss for an extension to h…

Souta had made up his mind: he was resigning from his job and returning to Kagawa, intending to work freelance while caring for Poco. The reality of cooking, and the constant effort to keep the spirited child from trouble, soon reminded him…

Souta brought Poco with him on a journey to Shodoshima, a destination arranged by his former boss to connect him with a new opportunity. Upon arriving at the company, he discovered his prospective contact was absent, leaving him with an une…

Hiroshi arrived at Souta’s, a craving for his mother’s udon noodles driving him. The scent of simmering broth stirred something in Souta’s memory – the handwritten recipes his father had left behind. Soon, the three of them, Souta, Hiroshi,…

A languid afternoon settled over Souta’s house when Nakajima, unexpectedly, confessed that his mother had pressured him into accepting a marriage interview. At thirty years old, he remained unmarried, a situation with which Souta could deep…

Souta began to give serious thought to the realities of a permanent life in Kagawa, alongside the tanuki-boy Poco. He understood it wouldn't be simple, but at least his freelance work was gaining momentum; he'd secured another assignment fr…

The vibrant bursts of the festival fireworks ignited Poco with delight. In his exuberance, however, he inadvertently allowed his tail to unfurl amidst the throng, exposed to the lens of every camera. Could this simple accident signal the un…