Poco's Udon World - Recommendations

• Vol: 20; Ch: 145
• 2008 - 2023

When calligrapher Sei "Seishuu" Handa becomes so enraged at a judge's critique of his work that he actually punches the old man, his father decides that Sei needs to reflect on his behavior and sends him to a remote island to live. Far from the modern conveniences of the city, the moody artist must adapt to his rural environment and his quirky but well-intentioned neighbors. How can he focus on his art when his appliances frequently don't work, his neighbors keep bothering him, and the neighborhood children have turned his house into a secret base?

• Vol: 11; Ch: 75
• 2014 - 2018

Magic and monsters are plentiful in the world of Locus-Solus, and former knight captain Astra L. Doomsday has seen more than his fair share over the years. He decides to retire after finally saving up enough money to fulfill his dream of buying a house, and moves far away from the excitement of the city hoping for a life of peace and quiet. His hopes are dashed on the very first day when a tiny witch named Noah crashes through his window and somehow ends up living with him. Soon a pair of bandit brothers arrive tracking mud on the floor in pursuit of the girl, and a blind dragon with a sweet-tooth puts a giant hole in his roof! As more and more weirdos come barging in - and his beloved new house takes more and more damage - Astra can only be certain of one thing: his new life is proving to be anything but peaceful or quiet!

• Vol: 2+
• 2007 - ?

In Kyoto, youkai have adapted to an urbanized lifestyle, and are often indistinguishable from humans. Among them is Yasaburo, a brash young tanuki who wants nothing more than to live an exciting life with his family: a mother obsessed with Takarazuka theater, a frog stuck in the bottom of a well, a kid brother who works at the brandy factory, and an older brother who’s just trying to hold them all together. But two things stand in the way of Yasuburo’s dreams: the tanuki community has shunned the boy’s eccentric family since his esteemed father died, and the ever-present threat of being cooked and consumed by humans! Can the young tanuki manage to have fun without besmirching his father's legacy or meeting an untimely death by hot pot?

• Vol: 7; Ch: 48
• 2018 - 2023

Long ago, the gods granted a few animals great powers... but not all those animals used their magical abilities for good! Senzou the Fox Spirit in particular grew too brash and arrogant, abusing his strength until he was imprisoned for his bad behavior. After 300 years he's finally been released, but only on one condition — no more powers until he successfully helps a tanuki cub named Manpachi become an assistant to the gods. And so... Senzou the once-great Fox Spirit must now figure out how to be an actually-great babysitter to a mischievous little tanuki or risk being stuck without his powers forever!

• Vol: 4; Ch: 25
• 2013 - 2015

In Kyoto, youkai have adapted to an urbanized lifestyle, and are often indistinguishable from humans. Among them is Yasaburo, a brash young tanuki who wants nothing more than to live an exciting life with his family: a mother obsessed with Takarazuka theater, a frog stuck in the bottom of a well, a kid brother who works at the brandy factory, and an older brother who’s just trying to hold them all together. But two things stand in the way of Yasuburo’s dreams: the tanuki community has shunned the boy’s eccentric family since his esteemed father died, and the ever-present threat of being cooked and consumed by humans! Can the young tanuki manage to have fun without besmirching his father's legacy or meeting an untimely death by hot pot?

• Vol: 9; Ch: 50
• 2000 - 2009

Shizuru is a junior high school student who can see monsters, whereas normal people can't. Her little sister, Mizuki, is easily haunted by these monsters. They are living in their grandfather's home apart from their parents because of their abilities.

• Vol: 12; Ch: 115
• 2011 - 2016

The protagonist is an elementary student girl Kohina Ichimatsu who lives alone. One day she summons a fox spirit named Kokkuri-san by a seance game with the same name. He was first intended to possess her, but instead, he decides to manage the household like her mother. The story revolves around a little strange daily life of them with two more other animal spirits, Inugami (dog) and Shigaraki (raccoon dog).

• Vol: 6; Ch: 58
• 2018 - 2020

Follow the antics of a snowman turned Yuki-Onna hellbent on destroying the sun with the help of a child named Himari and her Aunt Koharu.

• Vol: 4; Ch: 18
• 2019 - 2021

Yukiharu Izumi just wants one thing—to be a normal high school student. But homeless, penniless, and with nobody else to rely on, he finds himself begging on his knees in front of…shape-shifting cats? They’re willing to take him in—but only if he waits on their every whim. And so start his chaotic days as the catlords’ manservant!

• Vol: 4; Ch: 20
• 2022 - 2024

Imagine if a child who had passed away suddenly reappeared, looking exactly as she did before. But what if it was all the doing of a shapeshifting tanuki? This isn't a reunion. She isn't real. And yet, her parents cling to the bittersweet lie.