Testicular Tanuki Tales: Japanese Folk Humor with a Ribald, Satiric Twist

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Andrea Immel

Have you heard of the tanuki, the wonderfully weird “racoon dog” of Japan? If you haven’t, here’s practically everything you need to know. This gorgeously illustrated post by Tara M. McGowan, who was for years Cotsen’s in-house expert on all … Continue reading →

Before Pokémon and Yo-kai Watch: A Window onto One of the Earliest Unique Forms of Japanese Animé at the Cotsen Children’s Library

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Minjie Chen

By Tara McGowan Popular visual culture from Japan in the form of manga, animé, and video games has attracted global attention in the last couple of decades, and, along with this interest, has come a preoccupation with origins. One frequently … Continue reading →

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Testicular Tanuki Tales: Japanese Folk Humor with a Ribald, Satiric Twist

Before Pokémon and Yo-kai Watch: A Window onto One of the Earliest Unique Forms of Japanese Animé at the Cotsen Children’s Library