Zorori, a male fox, and his two henchmen, the twin boars Ishishi and Noshishi, become entangled in an endless variety of incidents in which they mess things up, or look out only for themselves, yet somehow or other wind up being the heroes who help the weak.

Illustrations appear on every page and are sometimes broken up into cartoon-style boxes.

Key selling points

• 35 million copies sold

• best-selling children’s book series in Japan

• published since 1987, 66 volumes, ongoing series

• TV animation programs will start from 2020 in Japan.

• The books full of tricks that will enthrall the readers — its riddles and mazes are not exceptions!