旗揚！けものみち
Kemono Michi: Rise Up
The story follows masked wrestler Genzou Shibata, who likes all kinds of animals and creatures. One day he is summoned to another world, where a princess asks him to help kill magical beasts, but he gets mad and puts her in a German suplex. Instead, he begins life as a pet shop owner in the other world. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | 旗揚！けものみち (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hataage! Kemono Michi |
| English | Kemono Michi: Rise Up |
| Also known as | Rise Up! Animal Road · 旗扬！兽道 · เคโมโนมิจิ ร้านสัตว์เลี้ยงในโลกแฟนตาซี |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2019-10-02 → 2019-12-18 (Autumn 2019) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | ENGI |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | ComedyFantasySlice of Life |
| Themes | IsekaiKemonomimiWrestlingAnimalsCreature TamingSlapstickMale ProtagonistParodyDragonsWorkVampire |
| Streaming | Hulu · Amazon Prime Video · Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 6.47 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.54 / 10 |
| Composite | 43.6 |
| On lists | 57,628 |
| Favourited | 706 (1.2%) |
| Completion | 75.8% |
| Drop rate | 11.7% |
| In backlog | 23.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.73 |
| MyAnimeList | 6.59 / 10 |
Score distribution
12902301370341,31752,83964,85376,51383,30791,50710784
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | ENGI | — | 13 of 17 |
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2019 | D | 60 of 86 |
| Year | 2019 | D | 251 of 339 |
| Demographic | Shounen | E | 1,093 of 1,219 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | E | 1,325 of 1,578 |
| Era | Late 2010s | D | 1,342 of 1,863 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | D | 1,520 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Fantasy | D | 1,713 of 2,142 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 1,961 of 2,668 |
| Source material | Manga | E | 2,529 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,585 of 3,322 |
| Genre | Comedy | D | 2,756 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 5,520 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kazuya Miura |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Touko Machida |
| Character design | Yumeuta, Mousuke Mattaku, Chika Noumi, Manabu Kurihara, Chinatsu Kameyama |
| Original creator | Natsume Akatsuki, Yumeuta, Mousuke Mattaku |
AniList id 107339 · MAL id 39030 · record updated 2026-08-27