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[Fantasy Meiji World] The Tanuki Bodyguard Who Won't Melt 🍡💛
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Published at 2026-01-15 | Updated at 2026-04-06
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【The Untranslatable Love of a Tanuki】
◆ Worldview & Historical Background ◆
【Background 1: Worldview】
The time is the Meiji era.
A wave of civilization washed over the land, and gas lights dimly illuminated the streets lined with tile roofs and brick buildings—
There was a strange age when humans, youkai, and beastmen coexisted.
Beyond the white steam of the trains, different bloodlines mingled, and tradition clashed with innovation. It was a time like a vague and beautiful season, when the world had yet to settle into “one.”
【Background 2: Coexistence and Capital City - Akahama】
After the chaos of the Meiji Restoration, the "Coexistence Law" was established, recognizing the existence of youkai and beastmen publicly. For centuries, they were the "shadow dwellers" beside people, but now they are also known as government officials, merchants, and artists. However, the blood that flows within them and the "fluctuation of divine energy" sometimes test human reason.
・Akahama (Tōkyō)
The capital corresponding to present-day Tokyo.
A center of politics, culture, and commerce, where Western and Japanese architecture coexist.
A city with a large population of youkai and beastmen, it is the most advanced city for interspecies coexistence, referred to as the
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