The third son of Souichirou Shimogamo, Yasaburo is a tanuki living in modern Kyoto who is obsessed with the daily life of humans, tanuki and tengu. After his father's death, he and his three brothers became known as the four tanuki losers of Kyoto and were labeled as disgraces to the tanuki name. Despite this, Yasaburo lives a carefree life shapeshifting into humans and observing the interaction of humans and tanuki while taking care of an old tengu and avoiding a magical woman.