I wonder if that suit’s “canonically” (lol) a raccoon or a Japanese raccoon dog, which look sorta like raccoons but are canids where raccoons are procyonids
Not natively, but they’re an invasive species there (ever since the early 60’s) and they’ve become a bit of a problem – just like in eg. Germany. It’s definitely possible the suit’s a raccoon, but tanukis (the raccoon dogs) are a Thing™ in Japanese culture which is what got me pondering
I wonder if that suit’s “canonically” (lol) a raccoon or a Japanese raccoon dog, which look sorta like raccoons but are canids where raccoons are procyonids
Raccoon dog canonically
Ha, my gut feeling was actually right for once! It makes sense because tanukis feature in Japanese folklore
Does Japan also have raccoons?
Not natively, but they’re an invasive species there (ever since the early 60’s) and they’ve become a bit of a problem – just like in eg. Germany. It’s definitely possible the suit’s a raccoon, but tanukis (the raccoon dogs) are a Thing™ in Japanese culture which is what got me pondering