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The Asian small-clawed otter "fairy baby" character debuted on December 15, 2017. The "eternally 0-year-old" character has no gender, and they wear the turtle character Kame-chan on their head.
The mascot character is based on a real-world female pet otter of the same name, who gained a social media following big enough to become the honorary tourism ambassador of the city of Susaki, Kochi.
(Source: AnimeNewsNetwork)
Note: The series was originally set to premiere on April 3, 2019. It has since been delayed, with a new premiere date to be announced.
The mascot character is based on a real-world female pet otter of the same name, who gained a social media following big enough to become the honorary tourism ambassador of the city of Susaki, Kochi.
(Source: AnimeNewsNetwork)
Note: The series was originally set to premiere on April 3, 2019. It has since been delayed, with a new premiere date to be announced.
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47.8
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Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 4,247 likes / 4,311 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 64.5
- Key staff availability - Director Natsuki Takemura has no other concurrent active productions
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Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial30
Production Feasibility83
Audience Reception53
Strategic Priors32
Fandom Engagement25
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.5 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 436 | Oct 19, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 21 | Apr 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 996 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 4 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 64 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 57.9 | Jun 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 4,247 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 7 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 336 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 4,854 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 144 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 71.01 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |