Kinoko Inu


Kinokoinu Mushroom Pup

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: きのこいぬ
English: Kinokoinu Mushroom Pup
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 3, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
Premiered: Fall 2024
Broadcast: Thursdays at 21:00 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: C-Station
Source: Manga
Genres: Slice of LifeSlice of Life, SupernaturalSupernatural
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, PetsPets
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.891 (scored by 27062,706 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #48812
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #7425
Members: 7,919
Favorites: 21

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Synopsis

Grief-stricken over the death of his last family member, his dog Hanako, picture book writer Hotaru Yuuyami suffers from writer's block for nearly two months. Despite his childhood friend and editor Tsubaki Uehara's best efforts, nothing seems to alleviate his pain. But all of this changes one day with the sudden apparition of Kinoko Inu, a mysterious mushroom from his garden that turns into a dog-shaped animal. Much to the great dismay of Tsubaki, Hotaru hastily invites the creature into his abode.

Days after Hotaru and Kinoko Inu start living together, the strange mushroom-dog decides to burn the last of Hanako's personal belongings in order to alleviate Hotaru's depression. However, the cohabitation between the overworked writer and his mischievous guest proves more difficult than expected, and Hotaru must let go of his grief if he wants to properly take care of Kinoko Inu.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kinoko Inu

Main
Kobayashi, Daiki
Japanese

Yuuyami, Hotaru

Main
Uemura, Yuuto
Japanese

Plum

Supporting
Kuno, Misaki
Japanese

Amano, Ayumi

Supporting
Hatano, Wataru
Japanese

Hotaru's Father

Supporting

Uehara, Tsubaki

Supporting
Senbongi, Sayaka
Japanese

Uehara, Anzu

Supporting
Hinano
Japanese

Yara, Itsuki

Supporting
Terashima, Takuma
Japanese

Amano, Komako

Supporting
Nagase, Anna
Japanese

Staff

Asano, Kagetoshi
Director
Yoshida, Kouhei
Sound Director
IBERIs&
Theme Song Performance
HY
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"Kinoko Inu (きのこいぬ)" by HY
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Ending Theme

"Heart b-b-beat!!" by IBERIs&

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Reviews

Dec 19, 2024
Kinokoinu: Mushroom Pup — A dog that can disguise itself as a mushroom? What gives of this shenanigan's premise?

Let me keep this short, plain, and simple: the niche topics have always been the shows that people ventured "less the road travelled," and their predictability from start to finish depends on how you feel about the series as a whole. And this Fall, besides the more palpable and digestible Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru. a.k.a If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student., there is yet another show that flies even lower than the radar, though its seemingly cute nature will turn more people off and not ...
Mar 12, 2025
tbh this anime is targeted at a very specific audience. there is no action as its just a relaxing slice-of-life anime. you might enjoy watching this if you like the animes which are considered 'good but boring'.

characters:
the main character was plain, but that isnt a bad thing! the supporting characters were definitely the highlight of the anime. the mc slightly changed personality when with different people, which was interesting to watch.

the mushroom dog-thing:
it was so so so cute! sometimes i was like 'its kind of weird' but idk it just grew on me . now its my favourite character.

this anime is really good and i ...
Dec 28, 2024
Preliminary (3/12 eps)
"A strange mushroom in my garden grew into some weird mushroom dog creature." How long did you think it took the anime to show this to the viewer? Around half an episode. I think that's enough said for how much the show loves dragging its feet for seemingly no reason at all. You might be thinking that there's some context, character building, and so on in those first twelve minutes. You'd be --sort of-- right.

However, I completely just disagree with how characters are being built up. I get it. The main character is grieving over his dead dog that he loved with all his heart. ...

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