The Eccentric Family
2013 2 seasons · 25 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

The Eccentric Family

有頂天家族

Synopsis

有頂天家族

In Kyoto, humans and supernatural creatures live side-by-side. Soichiro Shimogamo used to be the head of tanuki society, but without warning one day he was made into tanuki stew, and no one knows how it happened. He left four sons behind who all live happily with their mother. What does fate have in store for this strongly bonded family?!

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Animation + Comedy in Japan

973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Eccentric Family itself).

The 2012–2014 Japan Window

In the crowded 2012-2014 Japan release window, The Eccentric Family sits at #383 of 530. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Solitary Gourmet
    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  2. Attack on Titan
    #2

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  3. High School D×D
    #3

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  4. Haikyu!!
    #4

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  5. Your Lie in April
    #5

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Eccentric Family premiered alongside 177 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 177 other Japan seriess in 2013.

The 2803rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

20
Reviews
36th
Review-volume percentile
52nd
Popularity percentile

20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (52th percentile) outruns review volume (36th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 7, 2013
Last Air Date
June 25, 2017
Broadcast Span
4 years
Total Episodes
25 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 10.4 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
20
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,343 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,081 of 2,532 (top 82%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesP.A.WORKS
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 25
Release DateJuly 7, 2013
Official Siteuchoten-anime.com

Questions Answered

When did The Eccentric Family end?

The Eccentric Family finished its run with its final episode airing on June 25, 2017.

Where did The Eccentric Family air?

The Eccentric Family aired on Tokyo MX, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.