たんすわらし。
Drawer Hobs
The mother of a OL (office lady) sends her an old dresser. The thing is much too big for her small apartment and she doesn't know what to do with it. One night she falls asleep after having a few drinks and wakes up after hearing strange sounds. She sees a child's figure by the table taking some rice crackers... The OL's life with six spirit children begins. The Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan invested 214 million yen ($2.26 million) in "Young Animator Training Project" and entrusted the execution of the project to Japan Animation Creators Association (JaniCA). JaniCA produced four original anime (23 min long with OP and ED sequences) in cooperation with four production studios. Tansu Warashi. was one of these four projects.
Names
| Original | たんすわらし。 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Tansu Warashi. |
| English | Drawer Hobs |
| Chinese | 木橱童子 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | Wardrobe Dwellers · Wakate Animator Ikusei Project · Young Animator Training Project · Anime Mirai 2010 · PROJECT A |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 1 ep · 24 min · 0h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2011-03-05 (Winter 2011) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Source | Unknown |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedySupernatural |
| Themes | Female ProtagonistOffice LadyOfficeUrbanChibiUrban FantasyPOVFamily LifePrimarily Child Cast |
Reception
| Community score | 6.47 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.14 / 10 |
| Composite | 46.9 |
| On lists | 1,792 |
| Favourited | 6 (0.3%) |
| Completion | 95.2% |
| Drop rate | 1.5% |
| In backlog | 23.4% |
| Score spread σ | 1.44 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2011 | D | 33 of 62 |
| Year | 2011 | D | 164 of 305 |
| Studio | Production I.G | D | 187 of 250 |
| Format | Feature film | E | 844 of 997 |
| Genre | Supernatural | D | 844 of 1,234 |
| Length | Movie | E | 844 of 997 |
| Era | Early 2010s | D | 906 of 1,627 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | D | 927 of 1,557 |
| Genre | Comedy | D | 2,146 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 4,372 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kazuchika Kise, Hiromasa Ogura, Fumio Furukawa, Kisuke Koizumi |
|---|---|
| Character design | Ryou Hirata |
| Original creator | Ryou Hirata |
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | 2011 | Kizuna Ichigeki |
| other | 2011 | Ojii-san no Lamp |
| other | 2011 | Bannou Yasai Ninninman |
AniList id 10502 · MAL id 10502 · Bangumi 14759 · record updated 2026-08-25