Poco's Udon World (Original Japanese Version)

After his father’s death, Tawara Souta, a web designer who left his hometown in Kagawa prefecture to live in Tokyo, returns to the countryside where he grew up.

Souta is freaked out by his encounter with a shape-shifting tanuki, but how could anyone leave such a lonely-seeming little thing to fend for itself? He offers the hungry crybaby some shoyumame to eat, and a bath to boot.

Souta is sleeping with a tossing and turning Poco when his longtime friend Nakajima Shinobu shows up for an impromptu fishing trip... at 3 AM. The trio cast their lines under the Red Lighthouse, but the fish just aren’t biting.

Souta’s big sister Rinko walks in on Souta, Poco, and Nakajima fast asleep after their fishing trip. Souta is frantic to stop Rinko from prying about Poco, but he’s not the only nervous one—Rinko says she’s bad with kids, and Poco’s afraid of her.

Buttering his longtime friend up with some bone-in chicken, Souta asks Nakajima to go with him to shoot a video for a class reunion. The two return to their old high school and end up reminiscing about the good old days.

Souta needs to go back to Tokyo urgently, but he can’t leave Poco alone. What’s he to do except for take the tyke with him? Naturally, when they step into the office, Poco becomes the center of attention.

Souta's made his decision: he's quitting his job and moving back to Kagawa, where he'll work freelance while taking care of Poco.

Souta takes Poco on a trip to Shodoshima, where he's to meet with the company his former boss put him in touch with. When they get to the office, the boss is out, so it's time for some sightseeing. But when Souta dozes off, he wakes up to a nightmare!

When Hiroshi shows up at Souta's house with a hankering for some homemade udon, Souta remembers the recipes his father left behind, so Souta, Hiroshi, and Poco roll up their sleeves and get cooking.

It's a lazy day at Souta's house when Nakajima abruptly reveals that his mother guilted him into agreeing to a marriage interview. He's thirty and still single, and Souta's stuck in the same boat.

Souta begins to seriously consider what it will take to permanently live in Kagawa with Poco. He knows it will be easier said than done, but at least his freelance work prospects are panning out with another job from Manabu.

Excited by the festival fireworks display, Poco accidentally lets his tail out in the middle of the crowd, in full view of the cameras. Does this spell the end for Souta and Poco's little family...?