This is my first review here in hummingbird and hopefully not the last.

Hana no Uta is arguably better than the previous adaptations, though no one can disagree that the previous OVA offered a more solid animation and artwork than what hana no uta provided to us.

Story and Characters (7/10)

I'm not entirely sure but I think, story wise, they remained faithful to the source. Though they skipped some side stories like the land gods' pilgrimage and the back story of …

What is fun is good! — Souichirou Shimogamo

Uchouten Kazoku is both fun and good, I consider it a rare gem in a sea of junk that is the 2013 summer anime.

Story

The story begins with Shimogamo Yasaburou, the third son of a proud tanuki family giving us a quick tour of his hometown Kyoto inhabited by humans, shape shifting tanuki and Tengu. The story revolves around the power struggle between Shimogamo and Ebisugawa tanuki family. It's a tit for tat exchange though …