October 15 is Mushroom Day in Japan — and it also happens the be the birthday of a certain mushroom pup! To celebrate, the social media for this season’s Kinokoinu Mushroom Pup will be celebrating for two and a half weeks, ending on November 1: Dog Day.
Today, a special birthday video has been released showing adorable moments from the series so far:
Plus, there are now creditless opening and ending videos. Check out the opening, set to “Kinoko Inu” by HY:
And the ending, featuring “Heart b-b-beat!!” by IBERIs&:
Tokuma Shoten serialized the original Kinoko Inu manga by Kimama Aoboshi from 2010 – 2022 in their Monthly Comic Ryu seinen manga magazine. Kagetoshi Asano directs the TV anime at animation studio C-Station. Jin Tanaka provides the series composition, Daisuke Endou provides the character designs, and Akiyuki Tateyama provides the music. The series features the voice talents of Daiki Kobayashi as Kinoko Inu and Yuto Uemura as Hotaru.
Crunchyroll currently streams Kinokoinu Mushroom Pup as it airs, describing it thus:
Author Hotaru Yuyami has just tragically lost his beloved dog. While gazing at a tree in his yard, he notices a strange pink mushroom, and it’s…moving?! The mushroom suddenly turns into an adorable dog, and Hotaru decides to take it in. Now, alongside his editor and a mushroom researcher, Hotaru shares heartwarming and hilarious moments with his new capricious companion.
Source: Comic Natalie
