Noko, about her absence
Tsunoda is an adult male deer that Koshi Torako encounters rummaging through the Deer Club's supply of deer crackers.
He is a domesticated deer, who is also Shikanoko Noko's senpai, that frequently escapes from the Hino Zoo.
He is a minor character in the manga who made his debut in Chapter 17, and a recurring character in the anime who made his debut in "Bashame Enrolls".
Appearance[]
Tsunoda is a hyper-realistic CGI deer with light chocolate-brown antlers, a light brown fur coat with brownish-black hooves, with his eyes being the same shade of brownish-black.
Molting[]
During the summer, like most deer, his fur changes into a light orange-brown hue with faint white spots peppered across his body as a sign of molting through the summer season, which occurs at least twice a year.
Personality[]
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History[]
"Bashame Enrolls"[]
During Tsunoda's debut episode, he is shown to have welcomed himself into the Deer Club as he rummages through the club's supply of deer crackers, much to Torako's shock.
As Torako mistakenly assumes that he was Noko in a mech suit, she tries everything she can to get "Noko" to "turn back", with one of her first attempts being to manhandle the animal, rightfully earning her a kick to the face, strong enough to draw blood.
Despite the telltale signs that this deer was, in fact, not Nokotan, she still insists on getting "Noko" to budge. Tsunoda gets bored of the crackers and proceeds to chew on the club's houseplants instead, which is revealed to actually be one of Torako's many personal contributions to the club's interior design, which irritates her.
Tsunoda, normally not giving any positive reaction to Torako's efforts, perks his ears at the sight of her secret notebook. She then thinks if she sings a snippet of her original song, this would "change Noko back". Halfway through her song, the actual Noko comes back, revealing to have been looking for Tsunoda herself, only to find him at the clubhouse.
The realization kicks in and never before has Torako wanted to bury herself into a hole than now.
After the episode, Tsunoda becomes a recurring character in the anime, as he regularly escapes his enclosure to hang out with the Deer Club members.
"The Deer Club in the Crosshairs"[]
During Chiharu Tsubameya's visit to the Deer Club, Noko brings out a laptop which is revealed to have footage of Torako and Tsunoda's first meeting, much to Torako's horror.
It depicts Torako's poor attempts at trying to make "Noko" transform back from a CGI deer, and even has a clip of Torako singing her original song to Tsunoda.
After Torako asks Noko who on Earth "Tsunoda" was, the camera pans to the side to reveal that Tsunoda has snuck back into the club to much on her plants again, annoying Torako.
Later on in the afternoon, he is seen in the schoolgrounds munching on the grass within the school's territory.
"Grab Her Weakness!"[]
After tailing Noko into the local zoo's deer enclosure, Torako sees her enter the enclosure to greet Tsunoda, and proceeds to sit in between him and another deer. This surprises Torako, thinking she lives with Tsunoda at the zoo.
She continues to observe Noko's next move as she decides to lead the entire enclosure outside to partake in a deer parade within the zoo grounds. As Noko continues to lead the parade alongside her fellow deer, they amaze the audience of young and old.
"Summer Deer Festival"[]
Unlike the other episodes of the series, "Summer Deer Festival" consists of several mini segments (plus one regular segment) adapted from the bonus mini comics of selected chapters in the manga. As such, this episode has an inconsistent timeline and several subplots.
In one segment, Tsunoda comes to visit the Deer Club again as usual, and Noko instructs Bashame to bow down to him as both their senpai.
In the last segment, Tsunoda visits the club during Summer time, making Anko piece together why Noko ha spots all over her body and clothes, she and Tsunoda were just molting in the deer sense.
"DeerColle, Streaming, Hospitality, etc."[]
Tsunoda makes a cameo in the beginning of the episode, being the one to bring the DeerColle 2024 poster to Noko, replacing the crows that do this in the manga.
"Get The Sports Festival Done!"[]
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Relationships[]
Members of the Deer Club[]
Torako Koshi[]
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Noko Shikanoko[]
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Anko Koshi[]
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Meme Bashame[]
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Miscellaneous[]
Yoshiharu Tsubameya[]
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Mitsu Inukai[]
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Abilities[]
- Wide intellect - He is able to escape the Hino Zoo and find his way to the Deer Club and back.
- Enhanced strength - As a deer, he has powerful hind legs enough to throw Koshi into the street after the latter tried to force him out.
- Enhanced sense of smell - Like most wild animals, he has an enhanced sense of smell compared to humans, being the main reason he was able to find his way to the Deer Club - through its supply of deer crackers.
- Enhanced speed - As a regular deer, he has high speed which he runs faster than Yoshiharu Tsubameya.
Trivia[]
- His name contains the Japanese word for "antler".
- Tsunoda shares his English dub voice actor, Josh Portillo, with the young man visiting the zoo in "Grab Her Weakness!".
- He also shares his English voice actor with Yoshiharu Tsubameya.
- In the author's notes at the end of Tsunoda's debut chapter, it is revealed that Tsunoda has escaped at least seven times prior.
- In the episode "The Deer Club in the Crosshairs", the scene wherein Noko butts in and shows Tsubameya the "club activities" that includes footage of Koshi singing in Chapter 10 is changed into footage of Koshi manhandling Tsunoda from the previous episode alongside other clips between Koshi and Tsunoda, due to the tenth chapter only being adapted into the anime later on.
- This includes the exchange involving Tsubameya and Noko regarding the Deer Collection, which was also changed to fit the change of video clip/s.
- Additionally, the respective reactions of Bashame and Anko (before getting kicked out a second time), as well as Tsunoda making a brief comeback cameo, are both anime-exclusives.
- In the anime, Tsunoda's name is only revealed in this episode rather than in his debut episode.
- The additional scene of Tsunoda chewing at the school yard's grass is also anime-exclusive.
- In the manga, during Chapter 4, it was never stated which deer in the zoo was Tsunoda, while in the fifth episode, Noko greets him directly.
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