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* UrbanFantasy: The story takes place in a town called Fuchigamori, somewhere in the rural parts of Japan, where the locals live their daily lives alongside Youkai who have also lived in the area for many years.

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* UrbanFantasy: The story takes place in a town called Fuchigamori, somewhere in the rural parts of Japan, where the locals live their daily lives alongside Youkai who have also lived in the area for many years. Later stories show Yokai live alongside humans ''everywhere'', even on the International Space Station.
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* InterspeciesRomance: Chiaki, a car tsukumogami, has a human as a partner.
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The story takes place in a town called Fuchigamori, somewhere in the rural parts of Japan, where the locals live their daily lives alongside {{Youkai}} who have also lived in the area for many years. It starts with Buchio being reincarnated as a [[BakenekoAndNekomata nekomata]].

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The story takes place in a town called Fuchigamori, somewhere in the rural parts of Japan, where the locals live their daily lives alongside {{Youkai}} who have also lived in the area for many years. It starts with Buchio Buchio, a local family's recently deceased cat, being reincarnated as a [[BakenekoAndNekomata nekomata]].



* MaouTheDemonKing: Sanmoto is one. He is a TV Star, politician, and very influential among Yokai. In this setting. Demon King seems to be a category of Youkai from another world.

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* MaouTheDemonKing: Sanmoto is one. He is a TV Star, politician, and very influential among Yokai. In this setting. Demon King setting, a "Demon King" seems to be a category of Youkai from another world.
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* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: Suzu tells Buchio a story of a nekomata who lived in hatred until Sanmoto talked her down. While she doesn't tell Buchio and the audience outright, the flashback sequences accompanying her story show that Suzu is that nekomata.
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* WouldHurtAChild: In the battle against the White Serpent, Jiro defeated her by killing the unborn child in her belly, something for which she carried a grudge and swore revenge for centuries. Jiro recognizes that [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what he did was awful]] in the present day and tries to help the serpent, even to the point of offering himself up to be targeted by her revenge without resistance.

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* WouldHurtAChild: In the battle against the White Serpent, Jiro defeated her by killing the unborn child in her belly, something for which she carried a grudge and swore revenge for centuries. Jiro recognizes that [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what he did was awful]] awful in the present day and [[MustMakeAmends tries to help the serpent, serpent]], even to the point of if that means offering himself up to be targeted by her revenge without resistance.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Most Youkai who can transform are typically seen with humanoid, or in some cases, human, forms by default instead of their true forms.
* AnimateInanimateObject: The tsukumogami are youkai that are objects given life through care. Buchio befriends one of them while getting his driving license, a car tsukumogami named Nishiya Chiaki who can transform between his car form (which is otherwise indistinguishable from a non-tsukumogami car) and a human form with a miniature version of the car form as his head.
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* {{Maou}}: Sanmoto is one, he is a TV Star, politician, and very influent among Yokai. In this setting, Demon King seems to be a category of Youkai from another world.

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* {{Maou}}: MaouTheDemonKing: Sanmoto is one, he one. He is a TV Star, politician, and very influent influential among Yokai. In this setting, setting. Demon King seems to be a category of Youkai from another world.



* WouldHurtAChild: In the battle against the White Serpent, Jiro defeated her by killing the unborn child in her belly, something for which she carried a grudge and swore revenge for centuries. Jiro recognizes that what he did was awful in the present day and tries to help the serpent, even to the point of offering himself up to be targeted by her revenge without resistance.

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* WouldHurtAChild: In the battle against the White Serpent, Jiro defeated her by killing the unborn child in her belly, something for which she carried a grudge and swore revenge for centuries. Jiro recognizes that [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what he did was awful awful]] in the present day and tries to help the serpent, even to the point of offering himself up to be targeted by her revenge without resistance.
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* DragonsAreDivine: In this setting, dragons are gods. One of them is friends with Tazenbo and visits the town every now and then. Because she wworks close to humans, she also assumes the form of an idol to make herself approachable.

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* DragonsAreDivine: In this setting, dragons are gods. One of them is friends with Tazenbo and visits the town every now and then. Because she wworks works close to humans, she also assumes the form of an idol to make herself approachable.
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* DragonsAreDivine: In this setting, dragons are gods. One of them is friends with Tazenbo and visits the town every now and then. Because she wworks close to humans, she also assumes the form of an idol to make herself approachable.


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* {{Maou}}: Sanmoto is one, he is a TV Star, politician, and very influent among Yokai. In this setting, Demon King seems to be a category of Youkai from another world.
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* WouldHurtAChild: In the battle against the White Serpent, Jiro defeated her by killing the unborn child in her belly, something for which she carried a grudge and swore revenge for centuries. Jiro recognizes that what he did was awful in the present day and tries to help the serpent, even to the point of offering himself up to be targeted by her revenge without resistance.

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* FishOutOfWater: Buchiou suddenly turning into a nekomata makes him new to the entire world of Yōkai , something he is still adjusting to. This way, he also acts as an AudienceSurrogate, introducing the viewer to the world of Yōkai.

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* FishOutOfWater: Buchiou suddenly turning into a nekomata makes him new to the entire world of Yōkai , Yōkai, something he is still adjusting to. This way, he also acts as an AudienceSurrogate, introducing the viewer to the world of Yōkai.



* {{Nue}}: Buchio encounters a nue in the back roads of Fuchigamori with Takumi. The former had to disguise himself as an archer to force the nue to go back to the bushes.

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* {{Nue}}: Buchio encounters a nue in the back roads of Fuchigamori with Takumi.Takumi, said to bring misfortune when one hears its cry. The former had to disguise himself as an archer to force the nue to go back to the bushes.



* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The locals (and visitors) to Fuchigamori aren't startled by the presence of various youkai who live in the town.
* UrbanFantasy: The story takes place in a town called Fuchigamori, somewhere in the rural parts of Japan, where the locals live their daily lives alongside Youkai who have also lived in the area for many years.



* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The locals (and visitors) to Fuchigamori aren't startled by the presence of various youkai who live in the town.
* UrbanFantasy: The story takes place in a town called Fuchigamori, somewhere in the rural parts of Japan, where the locals live their daily lives alongside Youkai who have also lived in the area for many years.
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Not sure if Hanako can be put here.


* BenevolentMonsters: A lot of the Yōkai in this series are much friendlier and less dangerous than how they are traditionally depicted in the classic folk tales. One particular example: Jiro the {{Tengu}} is rather easygoing and good friends with his human neighbors, in particular their daughter Mu-chan. A far cry from the demonic tricksters or violently territorial beings they are known to be in classic mythology.

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* BenevolentMonsters: A lot of the Yōkai in this series are much friendlier and less dangerous than how they are traditionally depicted in the classic folk tales. One particular example: Jiro the {{Tengu}} is rather easygoing and good friends with his human neighbors, in particular their daughter Mu-chan. A far cry from the demonic tricksters or violently territorial beings they are known to be in classic mythology. Hanako, the ghost who supposedly haunts female restrooms, is a student in the local school who double as a guidance counselor to her fellow classmates.
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* {{Nue}}: Buchio encounters a nue in the back roads of Fuchigamori with Takumi. The former had to disguise himself as an archer to force the nue to go back to the bushes.
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* UrbanFantasy: The story takes place in a town called Fuchigamori, somewhere in the rural parts of Japan, where the locals live their daily lives alongside Youkai who have also lived in the area for many years.

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* BenevolentMonsters: A lot of the Yōkai in this series are much friendlier and less dangerous than how they are traditionally depicted in the classic folk tales. One particular example: Jiro the {{Tengu}} is rather easygoing and good friends with his human neighbors, in particular their daughter. A far cry from the demonic tricksters or violently territorial beings they are known to be in classic mythology.
* FishOutOfWater: Buchiou suddenly turning into a nekomata makes him new to the entire world of youkai, something he is still adjusting to.

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* AcrophobicBird: Jiro would rather walk or take the bus than fly. When asked why by Mu-chan, he claims flying is quite tiring, like a human running at full speed all the time.
* BenevolentMonsters: A lot of the Yōkai in this series are much friendlier and less dangerous than how they are traditionally depicted in the classic folk tales. One particular example: Jiro the {{Tengu}} is rather easygoing and good friends with his human neighbors, in particular their daughter.daughter Mu-chan. A far cry from the demonic tricksters or violently territorial beings they are known to be in classic mythology.
* FishOutOfWater: Buchiou suddenly turning into a nekomata makes him new to the entire world of youkai, Yōkai , something he is still adjusting to.to. This way, he also acts as an AudienceSurrogate, introducing the viewer to the world of Yōkai.
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* FishOutOfTheWater: Buchiou suddenly turning into a nekomata makes him new to the entire world of youkai, something he is still adjusting to.

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* FishOutOfTheWater: FishOutOfWater: Buchiou suddenly turning into a nekomata makes him new to the entire world of youkai, something he is still adjusting to.
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* FishOutOfTheWater: Buchiou suddenly turning into a nekomata makes him new to the entire world of youkai, something he is still adjusting to.


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* OlderThanTheyLook: Jiro is older than 150 years, but his friendly personality, as well as being often accompanied by his much older grandfather, makes people think he is much younger.

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wrong trope, apologies


* BenevolentMonsters: A lot of the Yōkai in this series are much friendlier and less dangerous than how they are traditionally depicted in the classic folk tales. One particular example: Jiro the {{Tengu}} is rather easygoing and good friends with his human neighbors, in particular their daughter. A far cry from the demonic tricksters or violently territorial beings they are known to be in classic mythology.



* NonMaliciousMonster: A lot of the Yōkai in this series are much friendlier and less dangerous than how they are traditionally depicted in the classic folk tales. One particular example: Jiro the {{Tengu}} is rather easygoing and good friends with his human neighbors, in particular their daughter. A far cry from the demonic tricksters or violently territorial beings they are known to be in classic mythology.
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* NonMaliciousMonster: A lot of the Yōkai in this series are much friendlier and less dangerous than how they are traditionally depicted in the classic folk tales. One particular example: Jiro the {{Tengu}} is rather easygoing and good friends with his human neighbors, in particular their daughter. A far cry from the demonic tricksters or violently territorial beings they are known to be in classic mythology.
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* WhamShot: "Episode 1" (corresponds to chapter 10) has Mu-chan see a black mass in the bushes.
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* PoliceAreUseless: The local police in Fuchigamori aren't able to help those who filed missing persons report if it's suspected to be a spirited away case due to a lack of resources need to do a proper investigation.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's not clear on where in Japan is Fuchigamori.

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* PoliceAreUseless: The local police in Fuchigamori aren't able to help those who filed missing persons report if it's suspected to be a spirited away case due to a lack of resources need needed to do a proper investigation.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's not clear on where in Japan is Fuchigamori.Fuchigamori is.

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''Tonari no Yōkai-san'' (The Yōkai next to me) is a 2018 supernatural slice of life manga, written by noho and published by East Press. It was formerly serialized in Mato Grosso with four volumes and one side story published from 2018 to 2022.

The story takes place in a town called Fuchigamori, somewhere in the rural parts of Japan, where the locals live their daily lives alongside yokais who have also lived in the area for many years. It starts with Buchio being reincarnated due to being a nekomata.

In April 2024, an anime adaption by Liden Films was shown in Japan (and overseas by Crunchyroll), directed by Aimi Yamauchi and written by Tomoko Konparu.

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''Tonari no Yōkai-san'' (The ("The Yōkai next Next to me) Me") is a 2018 supernatural slice of life SliceOfLife manga, written by noho and published illustrated by East Press. It noho. Originally self-published on Twitter in 2017, it was formerly later serialized in Mato Grosso with ''Mato Grosso'' from 2018 to 2022 and compiled into four volumes and (and one extra side story published from 2018 to 2022.

story).

The story takes place in a town called Fuchigamori, somewhere in the rural parts of Japan, where the locals live their daily lives alongside yokais {{Youkai}} who have also lived in the area for many years. It starts with Buchio being reincarnated due to being as a nekomata.

[[BakenekoAndNekomata nekomata]].

In April 2024, an anime adaption adaptation by Liden Films was shown in Japan (and overseas by Crunchyroll), directed by Aimi Yamauchi and written by Tomoko Konparu.



* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The locals (and visitors) to Fuchigamori aren't startled by the presence of various yokais who live in the town.

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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The locals (and visitors) to Fuchigamori aren't startled by the presence of various yokais youkai who live in the town.town.
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''Tonari no Yōkai-san'' (The Yōkai next to me) is a 2018 supernatural slice of life manga, written by noho and published by East Press. It was formerly serialized in Mato Grosso with four volumes and one side story published from 2018 to 2022.

The story takes place in a town called Fuchigamori, somewhere in the rural parts of Japan, where the locals live their daily lives alongside yokais who have also lived in the area for many years. It starts with Buchio being reincarnated due to being a nekomata.

In April 2024, an anime adaption by Liden Films was shown in Japan (and overseas by Crunchyroll), directed by Aimi Yamauchi and written by Tomoko Konparu.

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!!''Tonari no Yōkai-san'' contains examples of:

* FoodPorn: There's a few closeup shots of Mutsumi and Jiro making Inari sushi. However, they don't eat it since it's offered for the deity in an altar.
* PoliceAreUseless: The local police in Fuchigamori aren't able to help those who filed missing persons report if it's suspected to be a spirited away case due to a lack of resources need to do a proper investigation.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's not clear on where in Japan is Fuchigamori.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The locals (and visitors) to Fuchigamori aren't startled by the presence of various yokais who live in the town.

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