I learned on this board that Danzaburo is a famous trickster tanuki in Far East lore. Seems pretty fitting for his character. Details here:
Also, when I saw the title of this thread, I was hoping someone would explain why we have a crocodile/alligator/lizard thing named Gato, which means “cat” in Spanish!
A little bit. I sometimes enjoy puns! I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the reason for the name, despite “gato” being Spanish for cat. It’s better than a pixie/fairy named Pixie.