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While episode #3 implied they would be hostile towards the Deer Club, they ended out hilaristically ineffectual as adversary, friending the Deer Club by the end of the episode. My Deer Friend Nokotan introduced Koshitan's fellow student council members. From beginning to end, this is a fun viewing since it shows the humorous writing typical of My Deer Friend Nokotan.
Accessible via their websites or applications, my Deer Friend Nokotan streams on Crunchyroll and Amazon Prime. Following the trend of past episodes, my Deer Friend Nokotan episode #5 will premiere on Sunday, August 4, at 8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST), 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST), and 4:00 PM British Standard Time (BST).
In my Deer Friend Nokotan episode #4, "Deer Club Under Siege," I introduced Koshitan's student council colleagues: Nekoyamada, the vice-president who sees herself as Koshitan's rival, trying to expose a weakness; Tanukikoji, the always nervous secretary who overreacts to everything; and Tsubameya, the stoic treasurer who first seemed to dislike Koshitan. Nekoyamada's strategy to wear down Koshitan backfired; even the narrator could relate to her failure.
Koshitan met Tsubameya at the Deer Club trying to impress her, but her awkward interactions came from her being a major fangirl of Nokotan, apprehensive about meeting her. Koshitan and Tanukikoji became imprisoned in the school's utility shed later while helping Tanukikoji with an assignment. Though Nokotan unintentionally saved Tanukikoji, Koshitan's attempts to calm her were generally fruitless. This resulted in the student council (sans Nekoyamada) having a dinner of rice with mushrooms.
Background characters with unusual designs close to Koshitan suggested future relevance in past episodes. Comedically showcasing her meaningless infatuation with Koshitan, my Deer Friend Nokotan episode #4 confirmed that Nekoyamada was in the backdrop of earlier episodes before her official appearance. This accentuates her character's humorous side and implies a series' ongoing pattern.
The fourth episode of My Deer Friend Nokotan revealed the student council, therefore augmenting the cast with original personalities. The comedy of the Anime derives from Nekoyamada's ineffectiveness as an opponent, Tanukikoji's anxiety-fueled visual comedy, and Tsubameya's stoicism juxtaposed with her respect of Nokotan. Given the early phases of the show, this humorous dynamic has great room to grow.
With moments like Nokotan's deer senbei music video and the meta-comedy of Nokotan analyzing the previous episode on her laptop, Episode #4 also shone in visual humor. The humorous narrative and visual aspects of the show produced an extremely interesting episode that prepared the ground for even greater episode #5.
Until Nokotan, a transfer student with antlers, shows up in her life, Torako, a high school student disguising her history as a delinquent, presents a beautiful front. Nokotan's sense of smell for secrets disturbs Torako's reality and sets off funny and touching events as they negotiate high school together. The show creates a distinctive and interesting experience by fusing heart with comedy.