Bunbuku in One Piece

Bunbuku, at some point, gained the powers of the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Tanuki, becoming alive through unknown means.

In the Wano Country arc, It watched as Tama served Monkey D. Luffy rice in Tenguyama Hitetsu's home in Amigasa Village. When Tama fell ill, Bunbuku stood by her side.

Later, when Tama was returned injured, Bunbuku observed as Hitetsu thanked Chopper and some minks for treating her. When Tama, Kiku, Momonosuke, and Chopper went for a walk to Kuri Beach, Bunbuku listened as Hitetsu communicated with them through a Smart Tanishi.

Bunbuku is usually very quiet and doesn't move much. However, it appears to care for its owner's ward, Tama, as it showed surprise upon learning that she had gone far away.

Bunbuku is a sizeable teapot decorated with dots around its middle. Due to its Devil Fruit transformation, it now features a tanuki's head where the spout should be, a striped tail replacing the handle on the opposite side, and it stands on tanuki legs at the bottom.

Its eyes have a yellow sclera in the manga and a white sclera in the anime. Bunbuku is typically seen standing or sitting on a large, flat, fleshy sack, which does not appear to be directly connected to it.

As a teapot, Bunbuku can store tea and other liquids. After "eating" the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Tanuki, a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, Bunbuku gained the ability to transform into a tanuki, turning it into a living creature.

Before eating the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Tanuki, Bunbuku was a carefully used teapot by Hitetsu. Hitetsu holds Bunbuku in high regard, and they share a close bond. Bunbuku has been Hitetsu's pet since gaining the ability to transform into a tanuki

• Bunbuku gets its name from a Japanese folktale about a tanuki turning into a teapot.

• The character humorously sits on its own testicles, a reference to traditional tanuki depictions.

• Despite being a teapot originally, eating the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Tanuki prevents Bunbuku from boiling water, as it gets hurt by fire.

• Bunbuku is the only non-weapon, canon Zoan-powered object in One Piece.

• It shares similarities with the non-canon character Pato, both being inanimate objects with tanuki Zoan devil fruits, although Pato transforms into a fictional monster.