Series 01: Lanterns at the Crossroads
Gonta
the teakettle tanuki
Gonta loves visitors so much that he panics when they arrive. He turns into a teakettle to be useful, which is how most of his conversations begin.
He has never once remembered to turn back before the water boils. His guests have learned to bring their own cups and to lift him off the fire gently.
Drawn from the bake-danuki of Japanese folklore, which is in the public domain. Gonta's design, name and story are original to HOKORA. How we keep designs original
