ざしきわらしのタタミちゃん
The House Spirit Tatami-chan
🚪 Often abandoned
The "pleasant horror gag comedy" centers around the life of Tatami-chan, a sardonic ghost from Iwate Prefecture who is now living in Tokyo among other spirits, supernatural entities, and humans. In addition to dealing with otherworldly matters, the unemployed Tatami-chan has to deal with job-hunting as well as paying for gas, water, and electricity. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | ざしきわらしのタタミちゃん (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Zashiki-Warashi no Tatami-chan |
| English | The House Spirit Tatami-chan |
| Chinese | 座敷童子塌塌米酱 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Tatami-chan the Guest Room Spirit |
Facts
| Format | ONA (net original) · 12 ep · 4 min · 1h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2020-04-10 → 2020-06-26 (Spring 2020) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Zero-G |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedySupernatural |
| Themes | Parody |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 4.68 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.50 / 10 |
| Composite | 35.3 |
| On lists | 2,332 |
| Favourited | 10 (0.4%) |
| Completion | 66.0% |
| Drop rate | 21.5% |
| In backlog | 28.1% |
| Score spread σ | 2.12 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Zero-G | E | 31 of 35 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2020 | E | 57 of 62 |
| Year | 2020 | E | 279 of 298 |
| Format | ONA (net original) | E | 808 of 857 |
| Length | Short-form | E | 1,134 of 1,250 |
| Genre | Supernatural | E | 1,174 of 1,234 |
| Era | Early 2020s | E | 1,529 of 1,596 |
| Source material | Original work | E | 1,617 of 1,732 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | E | 1,790 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Comedy | E | 3,356 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,819 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Rensuke Oshikiri, Ryuusuke Shiino, Shuuhei Abe |
|---|---|
| Character design | Toshinari Yamashita |
| Music | Hideya Kojima |
| Original creator | Rensuke Oshikiri |
AniList id 114891 · MAL id 41124 · record updated 2026-08-26