Le renard et le petit tanuki, Tome 2

こりせんまん [Kori Senman] #2

by Mi Tagawa

Quand les dieux réveillent un renard aussi filou que puissant pour éduquer un jeune tanuki, les coups les plus espiègles comme les moments les plus adorables sont à prévoir !

Il était une fois Senzo, un renard surpuissant craint de tous les animaux, qui semait la terreur sur son passage… à tel point que les dieux, pris d'une vive colère, le plongèrent dans un profond sommeil… 300 ans plus tard, à notre époque, ils décident de l’en sortir… à une condition ! Privé de sa force destructrice, le voilà chargé d’une mission spéciale : élever le petit tanuki Manpachi pour faire de lui un digne serviteur de la déesse du Soleil.

Manpachi a été rejeté par sa famille car il possède des pouvoirs immenses, qu’il a encore du mal à contrôler. Allergique à toute autorité, Senzo refuse de s’embarrasser d’un disciple, aussi mignon soit-il… Sauf qu’au moindre signe de rébellion, il est parcouru d’une douleur insoutenable ! Le voilà bien obligé d’accepter le marché…

Impossible de rester de marbre face à cette fable animalière ultra-craquante ! Mi Tagawa est de retour dans un récit plein de tendresse, après nous avoir déjà fait fondre avec sa peinture poignante des liens familiaux dans Père & Fils. À la manière d’un film de Ghibli, Le Renard et le Petit Tanuki touchera le cœur des petits comme des grands !

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Animals, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Childrens, Mythology

156 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 14, 2019

About the author

Japanese name: 田川ミ

Reviews

[Marjolein (UrlPhantomhive) · Rating 4 out of 5]

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3.5 stars

I read the Fox & the Little Tanuki Vol. 1 some time ago and I didn't remember too much from it, except that I liked it and thought it was very cute. I was looking forward to reading it, but in the beginning I was a little bit overwhelmed by the story. The first volume ended on a cliff hanger (some might say the book just stopped at a certain moment) and the second volumes just picks up the story exactly where we left it. Since details were a bit fuzzy, this was a little confusing.

However, once I had sorted these things out it was once again really cute. The Fox and the Tanuki are very cute together and the drawings are nice as well. The story seemed to be getting darker over time, but once again, I will need the next volume to get some sort of closure.

Nevertheless looking forward to it!

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still the cutest little ball of fluff that was ever cute ❤️

[Carmen (TheReadingTrashQueen) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Edelweiss for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review!

I just can't get enough of this series, and the wait for volume 2 already killed me. Who knows what the wait for volume 3 will do to me???

This series captured my heart in no time and it continues to hold it close throughout this second volume. We learn a bit more about Senzou and about Manpachi's powers, we meet more characters (who make me wonder what is coming; surely they're introduced for a reason???), and Tachibana is the adorable as always.

As is Manpachi of course. I just want to protect him from all harm. Senzou, too, but I'm sure he won't appreciate me trying.

Once again, the only reason this isn't 5 stars is because of the fact that some panels are so hard for me to make out; I have no clue what is happening in them, and it's so frustrating it keeps pulling me out of the story. Luckily it's only a few panels, but it still has its impact on my enjoyment. Also the new storylines were a bit much and therefore confusing, so I am really hoping they will pay off in the long run!

Definitely still recommend this series 100%!

[April Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

*ARC received from Netgalley in return for an honest review*

I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue this series after the first volume, but I'm so glad I did. This second volume felt fuller and darker than the first. It is starting to deal with some heavy topics and it adds to the depth of both Senzou and Manpachi. And here we even get to see more of the wolf pack as they all start taking on their own part in this story.

The artwork is still as stunning as ever and so stinking adorable. And the little shorts at the end would squeal worth.

[Jos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ridiculously adorable.

A cute grumpy/sunshine manga with a grumpy fox and innocent tanuki. Great for those looking for their next manga and who enjoy lots of cute animal action shots. I think it also works okay for those looking for a place to start. It touches on popular anime and manga tropes but is not too unhinged.

[Anabel Samani · Rating 5 out of 5]

El zorro y el pequeño tanuki siguen con sus misiones, aunque al final hay un giro más oscuro.

[LaPommequirougit · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Je remercie les Éditions Ki-oon pour l’envoi de cette lecture. J’attendais tellement d’avoir la suite de ce manga qui est si mignon. De retrouver le personnage de Senzo et du petit Tanuki.

Dans le dernier tome, nous nous étions arrêtés à Manpachi qui s’était fait enlever par un blaireau. Un criminel justement recherché. Il s’intéresse au petit tanuki pour justement son grand pouvoir. Senzo part alors à la recherche de ce dernier.

J’aime vraiment beaucoup le côté mignon de ce manga. C’est adorable, mais en dehors de cela, l’histoire est vraiment prenante. En effet, on se retrouve plongé dans une intrigue, dans des personnages touchant (surtout celui de Senzo qui est clairement mon petit chouchou). Un manga qui nous met dans un bon mood à chaque fois que je le lis.

En bref, c’est une suite très plaisante et que j’avais hâte de lire. Par contre, comme la fin du premier tome, je suis de nouveau impatiente. On s’arrête sur quelque chose de très mystérieux. Petit bonus, on a le droit à la fin du manga, à plusieurs planches qui n’ont rien à voir avec l’histoire principale. Ces dernières sont des petits sketchs qui mettent en scène surtout Manpachi et Senzo, dans des situations hilarantes ! 😉

[João Teixeira · Rating 3 out of 5]

Algumas páginas são visualmente confusas e cansam as excessivas onomatopeias que enchem os desenhos. Também me irritou um bocadinho a má tradução desta edição. Fica-se com uma certa sensação de que pegaram na versão brasileira deste livro e adaptaram-na para Português de Portugal, sem que se tivesse feito um bom trabalho de revisão.

Enfim, isso nada tem a ver com a história. O que eu destacaria como pontos positivos da leitura desta série seriam o facto de nos ser dado a conhecer um pouco mais da mitologia japonesa (ainda que infelizmente nunca seja mencionado o nome da deusa mais importante de toda essa mitologia, a saber, Amaterasu, apenas chamando-a de deusa do Sol...), assim como divindades menores e os seus servidores, a par de uma história ternurenta sobre o valor da amizade, aqui ainda incipiente, mas que sabemos que se irá desenvolver nos volumes seguintes da série.

[Erika Sarutobi · Rating 5 out of 5]

RTC

[Ria Bridges · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first volume of The Fox and the Little Tanuki had many things to say about the consequences of rejection and repression, and I quickly grew to think of the story as something akin to My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Something that’s ostensibly for kids, but also has surprising depth to it, things that adults can enjoy and stand to be reminded of every once in a while, and more to it than what’s on the surface. I found myself hoping that this would continue in the second volume. Happily, I wasn’t disappointed.

Manpachi has gone missing, tricked into vanishing by a sly and deceptive badger, Momoji, who senses that Manpachi will become powerful when he grows up and wants to set himself up as an ally to that strength. Manpachi is entirely unaware of this, thinking only that Momoji wants to be his friend and help reunite him with the family who rejected him at birth.

Once again I’m struck by how much this manga addresses the issue of people not being to blame for their own births. Or rather, how they shouldn’t be blamed; plenty of people blame Manpachi for his birth. He’s bakemono, he’s different, he’s an outcast, the energy needed to create him messed up the ecology of his home for possibly years to come… And he’s not actually at fault for any of that (that last one is revealed to be entirely untrue anyway), though people are happy to treat him as though he did everything deliberately, maliciously. Turning bakemono into scapegoats.

It’s one of the reasons I really enjoy Senzou as a character, even if he can be a jerk and practically desperate to deny that there’s anything good about himself. He’s faced that same mentality. Heck, he became the embodiment of it, taking an, “If they’re going to hate me for being destructive, then I may as well destroy everything,” approach to life for so long. But that’s part of why he was chosen to raise Manpachi to begin with. Not just as some sort of rehabilitation project; that could have been anything, really. But Manpachi has the potential to become just like Senzou, facing the same obstacles in life and risking the same brutal punishment that Senzou experienced, when his pain overwhelmed his reason and he became violent. Senzou’s got this job because he gets it. He knows what Manpachi’s life will be like, he knows that kind of pain. His job isn’t just to raise Manpachi to be a good person, a good tanuki. His job is to spare Manpachi the same pain he went through, by making sure he doesn’t walk the same path.

Or at least, that’s how I’m reading it.

I think this sort of story can resonate with anyone who’s spent time on the fringes of “acceptable” society. The blame, the stress, the internalizing of what everyone considers as your faults. The way pain can make you lash out — I liked finding out that Mikumo nearly lost his way and became angry and violent due to pain, not because I like knowing he was in pain, but because he found his way out of it. And also because his case shows that really, it can happen to anyone if they’re pushed in the right way; nobody is inherently evil. And there’s the positive side of the manga’s themes, too. The friends and family you make, rather than the ones related to you by circumstance of birth. The way idealism can lead to great changes. The way one’s destiny isn’t fixed, but that change comes all the time, and how you handle it affects how life goes from there. Nothing is ever destroyed, even if it changes beyond what you can easily recognize.

I’m really enjoying seeing Manpachi grow up with that idealism, and the guidance (albeit somewhat unwilling, at least at first) to avoid missteps. I enjoy seeing Senzou adjust to how his life is so very different from what he imagined it to be, and the way he’s learning to be better because people have placed their trust in him. I enjoy Koyuki’s weird hyperactive maternalism toward Manpachi, and the way she sometimes turns that on Senzou to amusing effect. I like the bond between Tachibana and Mikumo, and Tachibana’s doofy canine smile. I like Hagiri’s love of cats, and his loyalty to those who deserve it. I like the way the story of animals spills over into humanity, and the complications that brings to Senzou’s life and appointed task. I like the art style, I like the way a simple story can say so much that hits so hard.

I still maintain that The Fox and the Little Tanuki is the sort of story that can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike, in so many different ways. It’s got a lot to say about a lot of issues, and the fact that it chooses animals as allegory isn’t a reason to dismiss it as being too childish to pay attention to. I didn’t expect to have so much to say here, either in this review or my review of the first volume, but the manga itself has plenty to say, so I suppose it shouldn’t come as a surprise. I’m already looking forward to volume 3, whenever that gets released.

(Book received in exchange for an honest review.)

[Lucie R · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s light and fun to read, and the illustrations are lovely. I didn’t give it five stars because the transitions between stories or chapters aren’t always seamless.

[Cee · Rating 4 out of 5]

*I received an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

This series continues to be really cute and lovely. Adorable artwork and characters. It is difficult not to fall in love with the characters. I swear I had a smile on my face the entire time I was reading.

[Sourimak · Rating 3 out of 5]

Les nouveaux personnages s'enchaînent, de nouveaux clans, de nouvelles luttes... Parfois difficile de s'y retrouver et l'on perd un peu du côté mystique et animalier qui m'avaient plus dans le premier tome.

[Birgit · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is just so cute! Can't wait to find out more about the bakemono world in the next volume.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's so much to love about this second volume of Tagawa's "The Fox & the Little Tanuki" (a tale about a cursed fox who must redeem himself by raising a young tanuki).

First, the concept is as endearing as the art. Tagawa's expressive style gives distinctive personality to each creature. It's unreasonable to expect the reader to distinguish four wolves from one another, but Tagawa makes this feasible and breezy. Not to mention the fantastic dynamic of a cynical, justifiably bitter fox whose rough edges begin to blunt as his new tanuki ward showers him with loyalty and affection.

Second, the classic Tagawa charm strikes again: the author knows how to write episodic stories within overarching character journeys. She makes each adventure seem natural and classic, all while surreptitiously developing relationships in the background. It all fits together because of Tagawa's skill at writing ensemble casts. Come for the reluctant mentor / adorable mentee dynamic, stay for the complicated, compelling relationships between fantastic creatures, their overlords, and their families.

Recommended for anyone who loves stories about parents, siblings, found families, and mythological creatures living right on the edge of the human world. Fans of Tomihiko Morimi's "The Eccentric Family" and "The Tatami Galaxy" will particularly enjoy this series. Eagerly waiting for the next volume!

I received a free eARC of this manga from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Siina · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Fox & the Little Tanuki series is amazing! In this second volume Senzou has to go save Manpachi (once again) and Manpachi learns to turn into a human. Of course at the same time Senzou turns into a one too and this opens up interesting possibilities for the future. Mostly the manga deepens the relationship of the characters, gives them more persona and presents new characters. There's also a cliffhanger at the end, haha. This is such a heartwarming series and funny and profound. Manpachi is slightly annoying, but it doesn't bother me all that much, which is actually a miracle! The characters are well built and very humane and the whole bakemono thing works so wonderfully fine. This is truly one of the best animal series out there and I hope many people will read this.

The art is wonderful and so cute, but still quite realistic. So, no chibi stuff. Tagawa knows how to draw and makes animals have facial expressions, which is hard in itself. I'm not a fan of animal series and I love this! This isn't a series for kids though, but for adults really. I hope this finds its readers, since wow!

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Manpachi has been kidnapped, and Senzou has to rescue him, even if he'd really rather not. Not only is it not going to be easy, it really isn't his nature to help others. But off he goes to face wolves and other forest creatures who think Senzou and Manpachi are trying to threaten the goddess of their mountain.

This was a little hard to follow at times, especially when characters went back and forth between their animal and human forms, but it made sense in the end. After the first plotline is resolved, Manpachi has to learn how to change into a human and they discover Senzou's magic is tied to his with humorous results. This wasn't as fun as the first book in the series, but did add depth to the world and characters.

Notes on content: No language issues that I remember. Manpachi is given a risqué magazine of naked men to learn how to change into a human. Everything important is covered as is everything when he changes into a naked human, but all this content makes it more mature than the first book. There's some fighting that results in some injuries with threats of death and talks about deaths.

[mercurialmadness · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed Volume 2 of 'The Fox & Little Tanuki.' I feel that the storyline is moving along at a natural pace--namely, with Senzou and Manpachi's relationship/bond.

*spoilers*

I find that I am growing attached to Senzou as I learn more about his tragic and troubled past. I'm not going to lie, I love a villain born out of rejection and abandonment. I feel that the insight into his past allows for more depth of his character and gives reason for his austerity and cruelty. The sadness of his origins makes his growing affection for Manpachi more heartwarming because as a reader you understand how difficult vulnerability and emotional attachment would be for Senzou.

The reason that I did not give the second volume 5 stars is that I felt some of the characters to be very one-note. Look, wolves are my favorite animal and the art in this series is always fantastic, but the wolves really do not have as much depth as I would like them to have. They act more like military members than wolves. I'm not sure if I am just unfamiliar with how wolves are normally portrayed in Japanese folklore stories, but I do think that they are in need of more character development.

[Ocean Of Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Hello booksta, aujourd'hui je vais vous parler d'un manga tout mignon et toujours aussi beau tant par ses dessins que par son histoire.

Je vous parle bien sur du tome 2 "Le Renard et le petit Tanuki" de Mi Tagawa et publié chez Kioon.

On y retrouve Senzo et le petit Manpachi, mais également Koyuki et les Loups, toujours dans cette ambiance un peu ghibli, entouré du folklore japonais. Des thèmes comme la famille et l'amitié qui nous touche au cœur et font du bien en ces temps bien tristes.

L'histoire reprend exactement où elle c'était arrêté, comme si nous n'avions jamais quitté cet univers. Je vous laisse donc découvrir si le cruel Momoji parviendra à ses fins ou si Senzo arrivera à temps pour sauver Manpachi.

[Artur Coelho · Rating 5 out of 5]

A editora Midori volta a mimar-nos com o segundo volume das deliciosas aventuras da Raposa e o Pequeno Tanuki, soberbamente escritas e ilustradas por Mi Tagawa. É uma obra apaixonante pela sua inocência, que nos seduz na sua aparente simplicidade narrativa e estilo visual. O livro promete fofura em todas as páginas (estou a citar a contra-capa do livro), e não desilude. É logo esse o pormenor que nos faz render, o traço elegante de Tagawa, a forma como dá vida aos seus personagens, a elegância e expressividade que coloca no desenho dos seus animais. Resenha completa em H-alt: A Raposa e o Pequeno Tanuki.

[Ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

The artstyle is still adorable and I love how you can distinguish all characters - especially the wolves, each having details that allow the reader to know who is who, helped by the way each panel is framed.
Where the first volume was more introduction, this one starts to show the relationships between characters and starts to go more in depth about the wolves and what happened between them and Senzou. There's more of course, more characters added for example. All in all, a good continuation from the first volume but it's kind of annoying that they end in cliffhangers. Understandable, but annoying.

[Drine Psylook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un second tome qui n’a rien à envier au premier, même si celui-ci nous plonge un peu plus loin dans les mythes et légendes avec l’apparition de nouveaux personnages.
Comme pour le premier, j’ai aussi beaucoup ri et ça fait du bien.
Les dessins sont superbes. J’ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à m’y attarder et à détailler les sentiments qui transparaissaient dans l’expression de leurs visages.
Les personnages sont réussis en tant qu’humain, mais je les préfère quand même en animaux, ils sont trop beaux.
C’est un coup de cœur pour ce second tome.
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[dragon · Rating 5 out of 5]

can i officially tag this a family manga with senzo being a single dad? or wait, found family! GOD ITS TOO CUTE!

the first volume ended with some serious moments and here we continue that event of manpachi's family and him wanting to see them (which causes some chaos). but we also start something new: trouble with the wolves because they're not all angels like tachibana (#bestboy). yes, im upset with a certain wolf, but there are a ton of cats and shapeshifting so it's not all dark. in fact, i screamed a few times at the CUTENESS! i'm curious how this new case will end up resolved though, especially with that last panel!

[Arska-täti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Senzou on todella voimakas kettuhenki, joka on kuitenkin menettänyt voimansa pahojen tekojensa vuoksi. Nyt hänen on toimittava lapsenvahtina Manpachille, perheensä menettäneelle supikoiranpennulle, jonka pitäisi kasvaa taitavaksi jumalten palvelijaksi. Senzouta mokoman rääpäleen katseminen ei voisi vähempää kiinnostaa, mutta jumalilla on keinonsa pakottaa Senzou tahtoonsa.

Tässä toisessa osassa Senzoun ja Manpachin välit syvenevät samalla, kun he ratkovat uusia henkimailmaan liittyviä ongelmia. Jo alusta asti mukana olleet sudet esiintyvät entistä suuremmassa roolissa, sillä heidän tehtävänään on vahtia, ettei kukaan bakemono riko jumalten maailman sääntöjä. Ja melko paljon näitä sääntöjä rikotaankin. Mutta sudetkin ovat pulassa, kun kuvioihin saapuu selittämättömiä veritekoja tekevä olento. Mahtavatko Senzou ja Manpachikaan kyetä ratkaisemaan tätä haastetta?

[Séverine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un 2ème Tome que j'ai eu un peu plus de mal à lire que le 1er. Je ne sais pas si je n'étais pas dans le mood ou quoi, mais j'ai trouvé que l'intrigue partait parfois un peu dans tous les sens et je me suis sentie un peu perdue par moment. Si non c'est un mangas qui reste très sympa à lire, j'aime toujours autant les illustrations et les personnages sont trop mignons ! J'aime beaucoup l'évolution de la relation Senzo/Manpachi. Et j'adore Tachibana, il me fait beaucoup rire. Vivement la suite, ça s'annonce prometteur !

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

'The Fox & Little Tanuki, Volume Two' with story and art by Mi Tagawa, is the second manga edition in the series about a fox charged with training a tiny tanuki spirit.

Manpachi, the tanuki, has gone missing, thanks to trickery by a deceptive badger named Momoji. Manpachi is deceived to think that his birth family who rejected him at birth, wants him back. Senzhou is stuck trying to find him, which doesn’t please the fox at all.

The story was still good this time and a little less confusing when the character/transformations happened. I continue to like the art,

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume two of this manga series was instantly at a disadvantage in comparison to the first one as I knew nothing could ever top the absolutely unexpected adoration I experienced with reading it for the first time.

But I was so so excited to continue with this series, and it being on Kindle Unlimited allowed me to do so very soon after!

The ending of volume one had me ready to dive back in and see the adorable interactions I knew we were going to experience between all of our cute little creatures.

The story is this has gone in a slightly darker direction than volume one did, but was still super adorable and light in the art style and the character personalities when needed.

Tachibana is the cutest, most adorable little bean to ever exist and I want to hug him and throw a ball for him.

This feels like it has so much more going on than I can easily explain, but there are so many other reviews out there where people have done a deep dive into this world and these characters who explain everything so wonderfully!

[Raxia L. Lavoisier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Esta serie de manga parecía una cucada pero es mucho más que eso. Las ideas, la trama, cómo se desenvuelve... Este manga aporta muchísimo y tiene mucho potencial. Me ha sorprendido y sin duda, aquí hay calidad.

Debéis haceros con él, o al menos, probar los dos primeros tomos. Os ganará, os lo prometo.

[Dora · Rating 4 out of 5]

the scene where senzou is raging and is out of control and the little tanuki helps him get back to his normal form..? by hugging his huge paw..?? yeah, priceless.

(and that little comic where manpachi is trying to scare senzou with a leaf mask and unimpressed senzou gets it off him to find a demon face? amd the proceeds to gloom and pretend he wasn't pranked? yeah, loved that)

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent addition to this series! The characters and story are really well developed and I cannot wait for the third volume! I also really love all of the extra illustrations that are included in this volume!