ぬらりひょんの孫

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan

Rikuo Nura appears to be an average middle school student. No one knows that he comes home every day to a house full of youkai, nor that he transforms into the all-powerful leader of these spirits at night. However, much to the disappointment of many, Rikuo is determined to live as normal a life as possible.

Names

Original	ぬらりひょんの孫 (japanese)
Romaji	Nurarihyon no Mago
English	Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
Chinese	滑头鬼之孙 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	The Grandson of Nurarihyon · Grandchild of Nurarihyon

Facts

Format	TV series · 24 ep · 24 min · 10h total
Aired	2010-07-06 → 2010-12-21 (Summer 2010)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Studio DEEN
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Action Supernatural
Themes	Male Protagonist Shounen Urban Fantasy Super Power Demons Dissociative Identities Youkai
Streaming	Hulu

Reception

Community score	7.38 / 10
Bayesian score	7.40 / 10
Composite	55.7
On lists	51,178
Favourited	724 (1.4%)
Completion	79.7%
Drop rate	5.9%
In backlog	39.6%
Score spread σ	1.53
MyAnimeList	7.60 / 10

Score distribution

17526831474296593361,80674,30084,17292,005101,121

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Summer 2010	B	7 of 58
Studio	Studio DEEN	B	33 of 209
Year	2010	B	49 of 253
Length	Two-cour	C	258 of 699
Era	Early 2010s	B	290 of 1,627
Season (all years)	Summer	B	377 of 1,662
Genre	Supernatural	C	391 of 1,234
Demographic	Shounen	C	493 of 1,219
Genre	Action	C	751 of 2,765
Source material	Manga	C	912 of 3,025
Format	TV series	C	954 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	B	1,634 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Junji Nishimura
Series composition	Natsuko Takahashi, Junji Nishimura
Character design	Mariko Oka
Music	Kouhei Tanaka
Original creator	Hiroshi Shiibashi