Poco`s Udon World

Poco's Udon World (うどんの国の金色毛鞠, Udon no Kuni no Kin'iro Kemari), is a Japanese manga series written by Nodoka Shinomaru. The manga began serialization in Shinchosha's Monthly Comic @ Bunch magazine in 2012, and has been collected into 12 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from October 9 to December 25, 2016. The story revolves around Souta Tawara, a young web designer from Tokyo who returns to his hometown in Kagawa Prefecture. Upon his return after his father's death, Souta discovers that his family's udon restaurant has closed down. While reminiscing about his childhood, Souta finds a scruffy young boy sleeping in a pot inside the restaurant. Souta soon realizes that the boy is a shapeshifting tanuki who has been living in Kagawa for many years. He decides to take the boy in and names him Poco. The series follows the heartwarming relationship between Souta and Poco, as well as Souta's recollections of his past, the reason he left his hometown, and his relationship with his father.