The show strips away all pretense and just admits: those tiny, stupid things that ruin your day have reasons. They're not random chaos. Some invisible asshole is doing this to you on purpose, and once you see them, you can't unsee them. It transforms the most irritating moments of actual life into a secret war you're already fighting, one loose sock at a time.
Small daily misfortunes may not be simple bad luck. Socks that keep slipping down, disposable chopsticks that break apart unevenly and grabbing rinse when you meant to use shampoo can all be the work of mischievous yokai. Nekota Kaoru lives in a small town in the Tokyo suburbs and is about to start middle school this spring. She comes from an ordinary family and has had an ordinary upbringing, except for one thing: since childhood she has been able to see these modern yokai, and she has never told anyone. This 48-episode short-format fantasy and slice-of-life series is adapted from Gotou Masafumi's illustrated guide to modern monsters, which Kodansha published in 2011.
