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The Shape-Shifter Beside the Road
| Japanese Name | 化け狸 |
| Romanization | Bake-danuki |
| Classification | Shapeshifting Animal Spirit |
| Expedition | Expedition I — Sacred Forests |
| Threat Level | ■■□□□ (Level II – Caution) |
| First Recorded | Early 17th Century CE |
Bake-danuki are supernatural tanuki associated with disguise, transformation, mischief and comic deception. Unlike the more ethereal fox traditions, tanuki stories often feel earthy and theatrical, with the animal fooling travellers, disguising itself as people or objects, and turning ordinary situations into elaborate supernatural performances.