Tanutaro Character Guide
Who they are
Tanutaro is the quick-tempered raccoon trainee paired with Manmaru and Tsunejiro. He is one of the first characters disappointed that the new recruit is a flaky penguin rather than a fearsome ninja.
Personality and role
Tanutaro gives the trio its explosive energy. His frustration makes Manmaru’s calm oddness funnier, and his temper helps turn training scenes into slapstick rather than straightforward action.
Abilities and story relevance
This series treats “abilities” as light comedy ninja training rather than battle-system power scaling. The character matters because their animal personality changes the rhythm of every lesson: Manmaru softens it, Tanutaro escalates it, Tsunejiro worries through it, and Jiya frames it.
Key facts
- Raccoon trainee; hotheaded foil; voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi in encyclopedia listings.
- Primary PopRot section: Manmaru characters.
- Related: powers and abilities and story roadmap.
Source note: PopRot researched this guide from TV Asahi’s program guide, Anime News Network encyclopedia data, and the English Wikipedia/Wikidata summary of Ninpen Manmaru. No anime-specific Fandom wiki was found for this property during this run, and AniList/Kitsu access was unavailable or incomplete, so episode-level scene recaps are intentionally source-limited rather than invented.
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