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きのこいぬ

Kinokoinu Mushroom Pup

🚪 Often abandoned

Picture book author Hotaru Yuuyami lost his beloved dog, Hanako. He was in the depths of a dark and deep sadness, regretting his inability to do anything about it. One day, he notices a pink mushroom growing under the snow willow tree in his garden. As he gazed at it idly, it suddenly began to move, wagging its tail and coming closer to him. “A mushroom...dog?” Despite his doubts, he decides to live with this mysterious creature, “Kinokoinu" (Mushroom Dog). Then he started drawing where he wasn't supposed to draw, ate all the melon bread and takoyaki, and made all sorts of messes, but his playful attitude is hard to hate. The days spent with Kinokoinu, involving his childhood friend Komako-chan, the editor, and Yara-kun of the Mushroom Research Institute, gradually changes Hotaru's expression. This is a slightly mysterious and heartwarming animation that depicts the funny days of Hotaru and everyone together with Kinokoinu, who is too mysterious in many ways. (Source: Crunchyroll News, edited)

Names

Originalきのこいぬ (japanese)
RomajiKinokoinu
EnglishKinokoinu Mushroom Pup
Chinese蘑菇狗 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known asKinoko Inu - Mushroom Pup

Facts

FormatTV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired2024-10-03 → 2024-12-19 (Autumn 2024)
StatusFINISHED
StudioC-Station
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicSeinen
GenresComedyDramaFantasySlice of Life
ThemesIyashikeiPrimarily Adult CastRehabilitationDrawingWritingAnthropomorphismMale ProtagonistOrphanWorkAnimalsSeinenLGBTQ+ Themes
StreamingCrunchyroll

Reception

Community score6.61 / 10
Bayesian score7.20 / 10
Composite45.8
On lists3,536
Favourited46 (1.3%)
Completion53.0%
Drop rate23.4%
In backlog35.5%
Score spread σ1.94

Score distribution

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Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
StudioC-Station11 of 15
Broadcast seasonAutumn 2024E57 of 70
Year2024D233 of 297
DemographicSeinenD581 of 775
GenreSlice of LifeD1,179 of 1,578
EraEarly 2020sD1,207 of 1,596
Season (all years)AutumnD1,315 of 1,921
GenreFantasyD1,496 of 2,142
GenreDramaD1,499 of 1,917
LengthSingle-courD1,701 of 2,668
Source materialMangaD2,247 of 3,025
FormatTV seriesD2,286 of 3,322
GenreComedyD2,348 of 3,488
OriginJapanD4,770 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorKagetoshi Asano, Misaki Horiuchi
Series compositionJin Tanaka
Character designDaisuke Endou
MusicAkiyuki Tateyama
Original creatorKimama Aoboshi

AniList id 177581 · MAL id 58854 · Bangumi 494302 · record updated 2026-08-27