A press release announced that the manga written and illustrated by Oshioshio“My Deer Friend Nokotan (Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan)”, will have an anime adaptation that will premiere during the season of Summer-2024 (July-September) In Japan, specifically next July 7. The statement revealed production details and the participating voice cast.
For its part, Oshioshio The publication of the manga began through the magazine Shonen Magazine Edge from the publisher Kodansha in November 2019. The author also participates as a designer in franchises such as “Holo no Graffiti“, “Hololive Alternative“, and “Tenshi no Agape“.
voice cast
- Megumi Han like Noko Kanoko.
- Saki Fujita like Torako Koshi.
- Rui Tanabe like Koshi Anko.
- Fuuka Izumi Like Bashamememe.
- Kousuke Toriumi like the Narrator.
Production team
- Masahiko Oota (Himouto! Umaru-chan, Gabriel Dropout, Yuru Yuri) is in charge of directing the anime in WIT STUDIO.
- Takashi Aoshima (No Game No Life. Himouto! Umaru-chan, Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Ayumu Tsujimura (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu, Fruits Basket: 1st Season, Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
- Yasuhiro Misawa (Kokoro Connect, Himouto! Umaru-chan, Hinamatsuri) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis of My Deer Friend Nokotan
No one knows that Torako used to be a criminal. All of her classmates only know her as the perfect student. But everything changes when Nokotan, a horned transfer student, enters her life. The antlers aren’t the only strange thing about Nokotan. His deer nose can sniff out Torako’s secret past. Whether at school or the zoo, chaos follows this doe-eyed girl’s every step. Torako has many questions. Is Nokotan a deer, a girl, or something in between?
Fountain: Comic Natalie
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