Series synopsis
Kemono Michi: Rise Up, also known as 旗揚！けものみち is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on AT-X on September 29, 2019. It ended on December 18, 2019. It stars Katsuyuki Konishi, Akira Sekine, Yuki Yagi and Arisa Sakuraba.
Professional wrestler and animal lover Shibata Genzo is suddenly summoned to another world. Greeted by a princess, she requests to get rid of the evil beasts roaming in this world. Outraged that he was asked to kill monsters, Genzo German suplexes the princess. Unable back to get back to Earth, he decides to live a peaceful life and manage a "monster" pet shop.
Premise
Professional wrestler and animal lover Shibata Genzo is suddenly summoned to another world. Greeted by a princess, she requests to get rid of the evil beasts roaming in this world. Outraged that he was asked to kill monsters, Genzo German suplexes the princess. Unable back to get back to Earth, he decides to live a peaceful life and manage a "monster" pet shop.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Genzō Shibata / Kemona Mask (voice)
- Akira Sekine as Shigure (voice)
- Yuki Yagi as Hanako (voice)
- Arisa Sakuraba as Camilla (voice)
- Tetsu Inada as Macadamian Ogre (voice)
- Rie Suegara as Hiroyuki (voice)
- Kenichirou Matsuda as Wolfgang von Craftman (voice)
- Taketora as Edgar (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | September 29, 2019 | December 18, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wrestler x Summoning Pro wrestler Animal Mask is summoned to another world during the middle of his last bout, and decides to spread his love of animals there. |
September 29, 2019 |
| 2 |
Quest x Demon Beast Killer To open the pet shop of his dreams, Animal Mask needs money. And to get it, he'll have to fight monsters, some of whom aren't even animals! |
October 9, 2019 |
| 3 |
Runaway Girl x Attacker Animal Mask investigates a mysterious attacker who's draining blood from the townspeople. |
October 16, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 29, 2019 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2019 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |