TV series

The House Spirit Tatami-chan

2020 · 1 season

A quick, deadpan gag comedy with a spooky twist, mixing mundane money worries with sardonic ghostly humour.

Overview: The "pleasant horror gag comedy" centers around the life of Tatami-chan, a sardonic ghost from Iwate Prefecture who is now living in Tokyo among other spirits, supernatural entities, and humans. In addition to dealing with otherworldly matters, the unemployed Tatami-chan also has to deal with job-hunting as well as paying for gas, water, and electricity.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, cynical and light. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Isolation, work, identity, survival
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
work
identity
survival
loneliness
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none