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Crunchyroll Streams My Deer Friend Nokotan Anime in India
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My Deer Friend Nokotan first debuted on ABEMA on July 3, before it premiered on Japanese television and other streaming services. It premiered on Tokyo MX and BS NTV on Sunday.
Masahiko Ohta (Minami-ke, Yuruyuri, Gabriel DropOut) is directing the anime at Wit Studio. Joining Ohta is his frequent collaborators Takashi Aoshima, who is writing and supervising the series scripts, and Yasuhiro Misawa, who is composing the music. Ayumu Tsujimura is designing the characters.
The main cast members Megumi Han, Saki Fujita, Rui Tanabe, and Fūka Izumi perform the opening theme song "Shikairo Days" (Deer-Colored Days) as their characters in the Deer Club. Han and Fujita also perform the ending theme song "Shika-senbei no Uta" (The Deer Food Song) as their respective characters.
Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga in English, and describes the story:
No one knows Torako used to be a delinquent. All of her classmates only know her as the perfect student. But everything changes when Nokotan, a transfer student with antlers, enters her life. Antlers aren't the only thing strange about Nokotan. Her deer nose can sniff out Torako's secret past! Whether it's at school or the zoo, chaos follows this doe-eyed girl's every step. Torako has so many questions! Is Nokotan a deer, a girl, or something in-between?
Oshioshio launched the manga in Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Edge in November 2019. The manga moved to the Magazine Pocket app in December 2023 after Shonen Magazine Edge ended publication in October 2023. Kodansha published the manga's fifth compiled book volume on May 9. Seven Seas Entertainment released the fourth volume in October 2023.
Atsushi Nigorikawa (Love Tyrant, A Destructive God Sits Next to Me, Beast Tamer) is directing the anime at EMT Squared, with Bros. Bird, Inc credited for production cooperation. Atsushi Maekawa is overseeing the series scripts, Yūki Nakano is designing the characters, and Akinari Suzuki is composing the music. GENCO is producing the anime. Tebasaki Sensation is performing the opening theme song "Yururing Travel Days," and GOHOBI is performing the ending theme song "MAKUAKE."
The staff describes the story:
Due to a mistake by a god, Takumi Kayano loses his life and is reincarnated. Bestowed with various skills, he finds himself transported to another world—a perilous forest infested with monsters. In that forest, Takumi discovers what appears to be twin young boys and girls, whom he names Allen and Elena, and takes them under his protection. Despite being surprised by the two effortlessly defeating monsters with their martial arts skills, Takumi eventually reaches a town and registers with the adventurer's guild to make a living. Thus begins a laid-back adventurer's life as Takumi watches over the growth of Allen and Elena!
AlphaPolis began releasing the ongoing novel series with illustrations by Yamakawa in April 2017. Tomomi Mizuna launched a manga adaptation on AlphaPolis' website in January 2018. AlphaPolis is releasing the manga in English through its Alpha Manga service.
Source: Crunchyroll
