The Eccentric Family Announced for North American Retail Release and Hulu Streaming

Santa Ana, CA (October 25, 2013) – NIS America is thrilled to announce its acquisition of The Eccentric Family for the North American market. The title is now currently available for viewing on both Hulu and Crunchyroll. A retail release is also planned for the title, with launch details to be announced at a future date. For more information on streaming the show, visit Hulu.com and Crunchyroll.com.

The Eccentric Family
About the show:
In Kyoto, humans, tanuki, and tengu live side-by-side.

The Shimogamo family lives in Shimogamo Jinja's Tadasu no Mori. The father, Soichiro, 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: Yasaburo, the third son who inherited a rich strain of his great father's “idiot blood”; Yaichiro, the diligent eldest son who has a tough time pulling through in a pinch; Yajiro, the second eldest who secludes himself in a well as a frog; and Yashiro, the timid youngest brother who shows his tail at the drop of a hat. They all live happily with their mother, a serious Takarazuka fan, with the motto that, “What is fun is good.” After taking care of Professor Akadama, a retired Great Tengu, being manipulated by the beautiful Benten, a human girl with divine powers, and fighting air-battles against their rivals, the Ebisugawa family, in the night sky over the Daimonji Gozan Fire Festival, the Shimogamo family suddenly finds itself in a desperate fix. Will the truth behind how their father got stewed be revealed?! What does fate have in store for this strongly bonded family?!

Cast
Takahiro Sakurai as Yasaburo Shimogamo (Nekomonogatari)
Junichi Suwabe as Yaichiro Shimogamo (Devil Survivor 2)
Hiroyuki Yoshino as Yajiro Shimogamo (Kill la Kill)
Mai Nakahara as Yashiro Shimogamo (Servant x Service)

Produced by
Animation by P.A. Works (Hanasaku Iroha, Angel Beats!, Another, TARI TARI)

For more information, visit NISAmerica.com

About NIS America
In 2003, NIS America was established in Southern California to bring exciting, one-of-a-kind Japanese culture to North America. NIS America's team members devote themselves to the fans. Their respect for their fans is at the heart of everything they do. As an established entertainment publisher in the U.S., NIS America is committed to continuous growth and improvement.

NIS America is a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., a Japanese company famous for its unique line of strategy RPGs with titles such as Disgaea, Phantom Brave, and Makai Kingdom. NIS America has also become a publisher of Japanese anime titles, such as Toradora!, anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, and Natsume's Book of Friends.

©Tomihiko Morimi , GENTOSHA / Uchoten-Kazoku Committee