# Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan My Deer Friend Nokotan (Japanese: しかのこのこのここしたんたん, Hepburn: Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan, lit. 'deer child, brazen, waiting for a chance') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oshioshio. It began serialization in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Magazine Edge in November 2019. After the magazine's discontinuation in October 2023, it was transferred to Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga website in December the same year. An anime television series adaptation produced by Wit Studio aired from July to September 2024. ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b3041bf6-b5b8-49ea-aa85-eb69abdf6506) ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/40472456-5404-4038-b88d-b7474840252b) ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0cad91a4-a0b8-471d-aef0-a5ecd3c555f7) ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0b35e148-b7ca-4f34-813d-98469d5ca9c3)