My Deer Friend Nokotan

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My Deer Friend Nokotan
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Noko Shikanoko
しかのこのこのここしたんたん
(Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan)
Genre
Manga
Written byOshioshio
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Imprint
  • Magazine Edge KC (1–4)
  • Sirius KC (5–)
Magazine
  • Shōnen Magazine Edge
  • (November 15, 2019 – October 17, 2023)
  • Magazine Pocket
  • (December 20, 2023 – present)
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 15, 2019 – present
Volumes6
Anime television series
Directed byMasahiko Ohta
Written byTakashi Aoshima
Music byYasuhiro Misawa
StudioWit Studio
Licensed byRemow
Original networkTokyo MX, BS NTV
Original run July 7, 2024 – present
Episodes3
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My Deer Friend Nokotan (Japanese: しかのこのこのここしたんたん, Hepburn: Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan, lit. 'deer child, brazen, waiting for a chance') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oshioshio. It began serialization in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Magazine Edge in November 2019. After the magazine's discontinuation in October 2023, it was transferred to Kodansha's Magazine Pocket web manga website in December the same year. An anime television series adaptation produced by Wit Studio premiered in July 2024.

Plot

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Torako Koshi is a popular and beautiful high school girl who tries to keep up appearances as a prim and proper beauty. However, one day, she rescues a strange deer-girl hanging from some power lines on the way to school. The girl then soon transfers into her school, introduces herself as Noko Shikanoko, and begins dragging Torako into her bizarre antics, threatening to expose her hidden past as a violent Yankee delinquent, all while Torako seems to be the only one who notices anything wrong with Noko.

Characters

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Torako Koshi (虎視 虎子, Koshi Torako) / Koshitan (こしたん)
Voiced by: Saki Fujita[3] (Japanese); Roo Ryder[4] (English)
The main protagonist and the school's student council president. A former Yankee (delinquent) student nicknamed the "Tiger of Hino" at her junior high school. Torako tries to put on the image of a dignified, ideal honor student, but dealing with Noko drags her back into old habits as she tries to handle the new insanity of her daily life. She later reluctantly becomes the President of the school's Deer Club, started by Noko, where she and her other deer friends meet after school.
Noko Shikanoko (鹿乃子 のこ, Shikanoko Noko) / Nokotan (のこたん)
Voiced by: Megumi Han[3] (Japanese); Trina Deuhart[4] (English)
A mysterious and psychotic deer-girl hybrid who appeared before Torako one day. She seems to be able to read people's minds by scent (indicated when her antlers flash red), claiming she could "smell" her Yankee past, and refuses to leave her side after being rescued from some power lines. Similar to a deer, Noko has a love of deer crackers and has antlers sprouting from her head, but hers are detachable and are highly durable, and can be anything from explosives, to food storage, to tentacle-like appendages, or even used as a lever to open the top of her head. Noko also starts the Deer Club at school, where club members are supposed to take care of deer like Noko. She is also a skilled fighter, can heal any injuries to her body no matter how fatal it is, can communicate with normal deer, and also appears to have the power to influence others around her, as her classmates and teachers are not bothered by her appearance or her antics and are very supportive of her.
Anko Koshi (虎視 餡子, Koshi Anko)
Voiced by: Rui Tanabe[3] (Japanese); Sarah Ruth Thomas (English)
Torako's sister, who is obsessed with her, to the point that Anko tries to kill Noko after accusing her of stealing Torako's attention. After fighting Noko to a draw in a Torako trivia competition and later a fight that almost costs Noko's life, Anko reaches an understanding with her, and becomes her friend. During the next semester, she joins the Deer Club.
Meme Bashame (馬車芽 めめ, Bashame Meme)
Voiced by: Fūka Izumi[3] (Japanese); Bay Doxey[4] (English)
A freshman student who claims she wants to become a deer after being given a deer cracker from Noko before school. She loves cooking rice, and has a dream of planting her own rice field. She also joins the Deer Club.
Neko Nekoyamada (猫山田 根子, Nekoyamada Neko)
Voiced by: Yurika Kubo[5] (Japanese); Meagan Johnson[4] (English)
The cat-like Vice-President of the school's student council under Torako. She sees the Deer Club and Torako as her competition, but fails in asserting dominance over both. She often carries a stepstool around with her to appear taller.
Kinu Tanukikōji (狸小路 絹, Tanukikōji Kinu)
Voiced by: Rio Tsuchiya[5]
Secretary of the Student Council. She tends to overthink and overreact to issues that affect her.
Chiharu Tsubameya (燕谷 千春, Tsubameya Chiharu)
Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki[5] (Japanese); Abby Pasion[4] (English)
Treasurer of the Student Council who seems quiet and aloof, secretly a big fan of Noko-tan.

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Oshioshio, My Deer Friend Nokotan began serialization in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Magazine Edge on November 15, 2019.[1] After the final issue of the Shōnen Magazine Edge was published on October 17, 2023, the series was transferred to the Magazine Pocket website on December 20 the same year.[6] The series' chapters have been collected in six tankōbon volumes as of July 2024.[7] The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[8]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 July 17, 2020[9]978-4-06-520245-6March 15, 2022[10]978-1-64827-886-0
  • 1. "Girl Meets Deer"
  • 2. "Payback"
  • 3. "Koshitan, the Popular Girl?"
  • 4. "Hot on the Trail!"
  • 5. "Koshitan's Discovery!"
  • 6. "Nokotan's Weakness"
  • 7. "In the Crosshairs"
2 February 17, 2021[11]978-4-06-522330-7July 12, 2022[12]978-1-63858-318-9
  • 8. "You Call That "Love"?"
  • 9. "Koshitan is No One's Girl"
  • 10. "Let's Vogue!"
  • 11. "Ten Million Views or Die?!"
  • 12. "A New Year's Shrine Visit"
  • 13. "A Fight I Can't Lose"
3 February 17, 2022[13]978-4-06-526851-3February 28, 2023[14]978-1-63858-784-2
  • 14. "All's Fair in Love and (Deer) Life"
  • 15. "Perfect Hospitality!"
  • 16. "Blame It on Spring..."
  • 17. "Oh, Deer!!"
  • 18. "Freshmen Spring Forth"
  • 19. "With the Deer Club's Future in Mind"
4 February 16, 2023[15]978-4-06-530787-8October 17, 2023[16]978-1-68579-520-7
  • 20. "Caught in the Crosshairs!!"
  • 21. "Behind Enemy Lines"
  • 22. "Playing the Part of the Perfect Student!"
  • 23. "Stay Calm, No Matter What!"
  • 24. "The More the Merrier(?)"
  • 25. "The Sports Festival!"
5 May 9, 2024[17]978-4-06-535574-9December 31, 2024[18]979-8-89160-645-6
  • Chapters 26-31
6 July 9, 2024[7]978-4-06-536165-8——
  • Chapters 32-37

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

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These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

  • Chapters 38-43

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced in March 2024. The series is produced by Wit Studio and directed by Masahiko Ohta, with Takashi Aoshima writing and supervising scripts, Ayumu Tsujimura designing the characters, and Yasuhiro Misawa composing the music. It premiered on July 7, 2024, on Tokyo MX and BS NTV.[3] The opening theme is "Shikairo Days" (シカ色デイズ, lit. Deer-Colored Days) performed by Megumi Han, Saki Fujita, Rui Tanabe, and Fūka Izumi as their respective characters in the Deer Club, while the ending theme is "Shika-senbei no Uta" (シカせんべいのうた, lit. The Deer Food Song) performed by Han and Fujita as their respective characters.[5] Remow licensed the series[19] and announced worldwide streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Anime Onegai, ADN, and Crunchyroll.[20]

Episodes

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No.Title [21][22]Directed by [a]Written by [a]Storyboarded by [a]Original air date [b]
1"Girl Meets Deer"
Transliteration: "Gāru Mītsu Shika" (Japanese: ガール・ミーツ・シカ)		Masahiko OhtaTakashi AoshimaMasahiko OhtaJuly 7, 2024 (2024-07-07)
While on her way to school, Torako Koshi runs across a strange girl with deer antlers hanging from some power lines on her way to school. The girl guilts Torako into rescuing her from the predicament. Later that morning, the same girl bursts into Torako's class as a new transfer student, introduces herself as Noko Shikanoko, and accidentally breaks down the door and part of the wall when trying to get in, but the teacher and classmates are surprisingly not bothered by this nor the pain that they received. She takes a seat next to Torako, claiming she is a delinquent. Torako, not wanting her past to be exposed, threatens Noko into silence, though some awkward conversation makes it sound like Torako's trying to hide her virgin status instead of her delinquent past. Before Torako heads home after school, she sees Noko bleeding from her head in an abandoned storage shed. Noko quickly heals up and gets Torako to help her clean the shed. Afterwards, the girls' teacher stops by and helps Noko convince Torako to become president of the newly-created Deer Club in the now-cleaned shed. As Torako brushes Noko, another girl angrily watches them from the school's front gate.
2"Deer Meets Darkness Girl"
Transliteration: "Shika Mītsu Kura Gāru" (Japanese: シカ・ミーツ・暗ガール)		Masahito OtaniKenji SugiharaMasahiko OhtaJuly 14, 2024 (2024-07-14)
Torako heads to school early in the morning to decorate the shed-turned-club room. Although she isn't all that happy with being the Deer Club's president, she does enjoy the club room's style. After attending class, she heads to the club room only to find it vandalized and with Noko as the only witness. Assuming she was the vandal, Noko corrects her and thinks another person may be responsible who is targeting her. Noko is lured into a trap, during which the culprit reveals herself to be Torako's sister Anko. Anko takes offense on Noko stealing Torako's attention and challenges her to a fight where Noko has to leave the school if Anko wins, but if Noko wins, she will receive lots of deer crackers. Noko agrees, and they later participate in a trivia competition that exposes Torako's private life, much to Torako's embarrassment. Frustrated with the close match, Anko decides to launch numerous kunai towards Noko as a trap, but Noko dodges them with ease. Anko personally throws a kunai towards her, but she trips and it is thrown towards the direction of Torako that is stopped by Noko taking the blow; however, she survives thanks to the deer cracker that Anko used to lure her into the trap from earlier, despite it not being solid enough to block the hit. Impressed with Noko saving her sister, Anko yields and decides to become a friend to Noko.
3"Bashame Enrolls"
Transliteration: "Bashame Nyūgaku" (Japanese: ばしゃめ入学)		Shōgo AraiTakamitsu KonoShōgo AraiJuly 21, 2024 (2024-07-21)
Torako finds a deer in the Deer Club and assumes that it is Noko in deer form. She tries many attempts to turn her back, to no avail. However, when Noko suddenly arrives, she realizes that the deer is an ordinary deer that escaped from Hino Zoo as it wanted some of the deer crackers. Afterwards, the deer returns to the zoo. When spring arrives, new students enroll in the school, including Anko. Torako and Noko later find a girl sleeping in front of the Deer Club, who introduces herself as Meme Bashame and wants to be a deer like Noko after she saved her life earlier when she was suffering from starvation. As a result, Bashame joins the club. Anko also joins the club much later and begins expressing jealously towards Bashame, but the misunderstanding is soon cleared up. After seeing how lazy the club members are, Torako tries to lay down some rules, which at one point leads Noko to threaten to leave and ruin Torako's reputation if she does not treat them with more respect. As a result, Torako ends up brushing all three of them while a group of girls are spying on them.
4"The Targeted Deer Club"
Transliteration: "Nerawareta Shikabu" (Japanese: 狙われたシカ部)		TBATBATBAJuly 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode
  2. ^ Episodes are released on ABEMA 4 days before their air dates on television[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b 元ヤン女子高生×頭にツノが生えてる謎の少女、新連載「しかのこのこのここしたんたん」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 15, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Series: My Deer Friend Nokotan". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 13, 2024). "Wit Studio Unveils TV Anime of My Deer Friend Nokotan Manga for July". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e "My Deer Friend Nokotan (2024)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 28, 2024). "My Deer Friend Nokotan Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (October 18, 2023). "Shonen Magazine Edge Publishes Final Issue, Reveals Fates of Serialized Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  7. ^ a b しかのこのこのここしたんたん（6） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 1, 2021). "Seven Seas Licenses DARLING in the FRANXX, My Deer Friend Nokotan, Monologue Woven For You Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  9. ^ しかのこのこのここしたんたん（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "My Deer Friend Nokotan Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  11. ^ しかのこのこのここしたんたん（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "My Deer Friend Nokotan Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  13. ^ しかのこのこのここしたんたん（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "My Deer Friend Nokotan Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  15. ^ しかのこのこのここしたんたん（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  16. ^ "My Deer Friend Nokotan Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  17. ^ しかのこのこのここしたんたん（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  18. ^ "My Deer Friend Nokotan Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  19. ^ My Deer Friend Nokotan | Official Trailer | ENG SUB | It's Anime. March 29, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  20. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 21, 2024). "My Deer Friend Nokotan Streams on Crunchyroll, Prime Video, ADN, Anime Onegai, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  21. ^ "Sutōrī | Anime "Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan" Kōshiki Saito" Story｜アニメ「しかのこのこのここしたんたん」公式サイト [Story | TV Anime "My Deer Friend Nokotan" Official Site]. anime-shikanoko.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  22. ^ "Watch My Deer Friend Nokotan - Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  23. ^ "On Air | Anime "Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan" Kōshiki Saito" On Air｜アニメ「しかのこのこのここしたんたん」公式サイト [On Air | TV Anime "My Deer Friend Nokotan" Official Site]. anime-shikanoko.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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