“People who design machines and airplanes {or buildings}, no matter how much they believe that what they do is good, the winds of time eventually turn them into tools of industrial civilization. They’re cursed dreams. Animation, too. Beautiful yet cursed dreams.”

― Hayao Miyazaki

    • Phish [he/him, any]
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      4 years ago

      Yes, they are actually tanuki, which is more literally a raccoon dog. The english dub calls them racoons, though technically incorrect.