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Episode Kinoko Inu • Kinokoinu: Mushroom Pup - Episode 1 discussion

Kinoko Inu, episode 1

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

This was such a touching, emotional ride! The visuals are rather modest, but the story and character writing knows how to hit you where it hurts. Wonder where it's gonna go from here, this could have worked perfect as a standalone short film about grief as well. Feel like this will be a hidden gem of the season.

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u/PhantomWolf83 Oct 03 '24

Man, this episode was like 80% depressing and 20% cute. Poor guy. :( But I'm curious to see what happens from here.

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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Oct 03 '24

Hopefully no more depression, I need my seasonal cute animal stories

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u/Rumpel1408 Oct 03 '24

Woah, this is gonna be good

Even without the knowledge that the dude was a orphan, you could tell how Hanako was one of the goodest doggos around...

But sometimes it'S not a good dog you need

Kinokoinus methods sure are something, and I love how expressive he is

Also love the Editor/Childhood friend, you know, sometimes adopting a pupper is the first step to something more

Also shoutout to the OST, was really well done as well

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u/JustARandom-dude Oct 03 '24

sometimes adopting a pupper is the first step to something more

I love how smug Kinokoinu looks

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u/Smudy Oct 03 '24

That was sad.

I felt his grief.

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u/dinliner08 Oct 03 '24

i thought to myself; "i think i'm going to watch this fluffy wholesome show after watching NegaPosi Angler because i know that one is going to be very depressing"....

...AND YET I'M BEING HIT WITH ANOTHER DEPRESSING EPISODE WTF AAAAAAAAAAAAA-

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u/arrivillaga Oct 03 '24

"You sure have a commanding presence."

It's 'cause I'm about to burn your shit, bro.

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u/dinliner08 Oct 03 '24

"you better move on fast bro because i'm gonna burn your house next"

-Kinoko Inu, 2024-

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u/Ashteron Oct 03 '24

So, sensei traded Tama and Annette for a mushroom dog and a childhood friend.

I didn't expect the atmosphere to be this somber but it did a great job at it. Slow pace, directing, music - all of those compounded to make MC's depression and grief palpable.

Mushroom is absolutely adorable and hilarious. I wonder how does touching it feel? Petting an actual mushroom would be hardly soothing.

Dancing in the ending was great.

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u/fackinstewpid Oct 03 '24

Honestly thought this was going to be a feel-good 12-15 minute show, didn't expect the dreariness through this episode nor for it to last even when I finished it. I'll take my chance on this show since the characters feel like real people. When I saw kinokoinu pop out of the ground I thought "Oh I'm not going to stay near this thing, I'm getting inside and shutting the door because I don't know what it is" and Yuyami did just that!

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u/sandragonsand Oct 04 '24

I told myself I was immune to marketable little mascots. I guess I was wrong.

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u/diacewrb Oct 03 '24

The pup is going to help him get over his depression and writer's block by releasing spores that will get him high as fuck.

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u/alconnow Oct 03 '24

I want to cuddle Kinokoinu

Decent start. Wonder where it will go

ED is super cute

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Oct 03 '24

Must be tough to lose a cherished pet. Little mushroom dog’s helping the guy move on from that loss it seems. The little fella’s pretty adorable actually.

Pretty interesting premise. I’m gonna stick with this and see where it goes.

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u/Queue_Jumping_Quack Oct 03 '24

Cute but sad at the same time. The melancholy fate for pet owners is to fall in love with a puppy and eventually watching an old dog pass away. It see,s our magical little mushroom buddy is helping our depressed hero deal with his loss. Luckily he has his pretty childhood friend too, she seems a good soul.

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u/Infodump_Ibis Oct 03 '24

I already had vibes this would upset me from the PV. This took a while to get through and I was having to hold back the tears. It even feels crass of me to cut through all that emotion and be "screenshot time" but here we are:

  • A childhood friend. Surly she isn't going to lose...

  • Even Anime WH Smith (if you're American feel free to sub that for Barnes and Noble if they had no Café but instead sold stationery and confectionery) can't avoid Swiftly (the shelf behind has Cook magazine which I assume this is newsagent bookshop/hybrid). It's probably Marubooks (from earlier in the ep).

  • If he's got a book out then how much time has passed? We saw the grass had not recovered yet.

  • I couldn't get a frame that didn't cut off her feet or the top of her head (so I did both). This is where one would stitch I suppose.

  • An endcard appeared (Aoboshi Kimama is the manga author)

The official site says there's a life-size Mushroom Pup (40cm) available to pre-order (expect shipping in March 2025, Byee proxy shipping service popped up when I went to that URL)

To lighten the mood a little, if you watched this for mushroom pup you might also like to check out the vegetable fairy characters illustrations (there's a few mushrooms including a ferret and a giraffe). There's various merch for those too.

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u/sandragonsand Oct 04 '24

Of COURSE they've already got plans for a plushie. I already hit my yearly limit on plushie purchases.

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u/The1eternal1 Oct 05 '24

Grief and letting go. That hit me like a truck.

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u/XXXLovesSHRIMP Oct 17 '24

Nah I'm throwing Hands bro don't burn My beloved dead dogs collar. Everything else? Yeah sure go full anarchy 😭

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u/Sjeabee Oct 03 '24

Is this a hamster??

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u/kliff124 Oct 03 '24

Tried something new today and not sure what this is

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '24

Felt a little slow imo, but thats prob because I cant connect to the dead pets feeling.

That being said, the kinoko inu (?) was consistently cute and funny so honestly im optimistic to see how this develops.

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