Synopsis

Following the conclusion of the incident on Nise-emon election ceremony, Yasaburo continues to live his carefree life with his tanuki family. Meanwhile Benten has left the country to travel around the world. But one day, Yasaburo’s peaceful life was stirred again when the son of Professor Akadama returned to Kyoto, with both father and son seemingly still harbor grudges toward each other.

Commentary

The Shimogamo family welcomes you back to Kyoto, the ancient capital where tanuki and tengu societies live under and above human attention, respectively. With the core staff of the first season returning, the intricate social relations among the tanuki and tengu societies are again, richly depicted. Family relationships and drama still come to the fore in the story, not only among the tanuki siblings of the Shimogamo family, but also between the tengu Professor Akadama and his son. And those aspects are conveyed with beautiful subtlety in the visual presentation and in the dialogue. Fans of the first season can expect to find what they love from the show again here.

Facts and Figures

Alternative title Uchouten Kazoku 2 (Japanese)
Original Work Novel by Tomihiko Morimi
Cast Ayane Sakura as Kaisei Ebisugawa
Hideyuki Umezu as Professor Akadama
Hiroyuki Yoshino as Yajirō Shimogamo
Junichi Suwabe as Yaichirō Shimogamo
Junji Majima as Nidaime
Kikuko Inoue as Tosen Shimogamo
Kosuke Hatakeyama as Ginkaku Ebisugawa
Mai Nakahara as Yashirō Shimogamo
Mamiko Noto as Benten
Shūya Nishiji as Kinkaku Ebisugawa
Takahiro Sakurai as Yasaburō Shimogamo
Takehiko Higuchi as Professor Yodogawa
Yōko Hikasa as Gyokuran
Yūichi Nakamura as Kureichirō Shimogamo
Director Masayuki Yoshihara (The Eccentric Family, Mai no Mahō to Katei no Hi)
Scenario Ryo Higaki (Another, Kuromukuro)
Character design Kousuke Kawazura (The Eccentric Family)
Opening theme song “Nasugamama, Sawagumama” by milktub
Ending theme song

“Moon River” by fhána

Studio P.A. Works
Official website http://www.natsume-anime.jp/
Twitter https://twitter.com/Uchoten2_EN
Broadcast date 9 April 2017 (1300 GMT, 2000 WIT, 2200 JST)

Screenshots and Trailer

© Tomihiko Morimi· Gentosha/ “Uchouten Kazoku 2” Production Committee
© Tomihiko Morimi· Gentosha/ “Uchouten Kazoku 2” Production Committee
© Tomihiko Morimi· Gentosha/ “Uchouten Kazoku 2” Production Committee

The Indonesian Anime Times | by halimun Muhammad

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