My Deer Friend Nokotan (Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan) has gained impressive popularity since before its premiere, due to its catchy opening, which went viral on social networks. After its premiere, My Deer Friend Nokotan continued to cause a sensation with several opening scenes that made reference to great stories within anime and popular culture, as we told you in this article on our website. This time, fans of this anime found one more reference that caused enough excitement in social networks.
The famous “Spider-Man” dance makes a special appearance in My Deer Friend Nokotan
Through his Twitter/X profile, the user @Syaka8315 has shared a video remarking a reference found inside a new video clip shared by the official account of My Deer Friend Nokotan, in this scene we see the protagonist Torako Koshi, accompanied by a tender deer doing the popular dance that went viral on the internet. In the said clip, Torako Koshi does a move that many fans immediately identified as “Peter Parker’s dance” also known as “Bully Maguire’s dance” that we can see in the Spider-Man 3 movie starring actor Tobey Maguire.
Although in 2007 when the movie was originally released many people did not like this part, over time it became quite iconic, even becoming a meme that many people on the internet know and use in various situations. That is why people immediately recognized this famous reference in My Deer Friend Nokotan’s new video.
The clip that was shared by the official Twitter/X account is the video of an original song from the anime titled “Soreyuke Motoyan Kotan” which could be translated as “Forward Ex-Girlfriend”. Fans of My Deer Friend Nokotan showed their excitement at a new pop culture reference used by this funny story and there were people who even commented that for them, because of this kind of thing, this was the anime of the year 2024. Many people could not believe that they had used Tobey Maguire’s dance and thought this decision was genius. They also mentioned the melody of this video, which was also liked by the fans of this series.
Undoubtedly, the My Deer Friend Nokotan team has been able to do things very well, taking advantage of all the fame it has gained and continuing to give fans materials like these that keep them hooked. And being able to find references to many popular stories, which are very dear to the public, causes more and more people to comment on it and the anime reaches more and more people. Added to the above, its chaotic and funny story, along with the already popular opening, have made My Deer Friend Nokotan a resounding success this year.
If you still don’t know the story of My Deer Friend Nokotan, here we follow Torako Koshi, a high school student who is quite popular, people always admire her beauty, and her exemplary behavior that represents everything a student should be. However, she does this to keep up appearances and hide her past in which she was a delinquent, of which she is ashamed and will do everything possible so that no one finds out about it.
However, things get complicated for Torako Koshi, when one day on her way to school she helps a deer girl who was stuck in the electrical wires. This girl introduces herself as “Shikanoko” and from this strange encounter, she will involve Torako in her peculiar world against her will, because if she doesn’t participate in her adventures, Shikanoko could reveal the “dark” past that Torako has tried so hard to hide.
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