Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. The new anime adaptation of the manga My Deer Friend Nokotan is a very silly slice of life show that’s a lot of fun. The premise ...

My Deer Friend Nokotan is a surprising hit in the 2024 anime ... While it is ostensibly a slice-of-life comedy, it is chock-full of exaggerated gags and references to popular media, which has ...