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“Animal-loving wrestler summoned to fantasy world becomes beast hunter to open pet shop.”
Kemono Michi: Rise Up
旗揚! けものみち
6.59
7,093 rank · 215,700 viewers · 283 favorites
Comedy
Fantasy
Anthropomorphic
Isekai
Shounen
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Synopsis
Animal-loving wrestler summoned to fantasy world becomes beast hunter to open pet shop.
Professional wrestler Genzou Shibata sports the body of a mountain, but beneath his hulking appearance is a man with an extreme affection for animals. Facing off his opponents in the ring as the legendary "Animal Mask," Genzou wins the hearts of crowds everywhere with his iconic tiger persona. During the bout for the title of World Champion against his greatest rival, the Macadamian Ogre, Genzou is suddenly summoned to a fantasy world by a princess. With her kingdom being threatened by a monster infestation, she pleads the wrestler for assistance—to which he answers by knocking her out with a German suplex! Escaping the castle and finding himself stranded in a mysterious land, Genzou decides to begin his career as a beast hunter to capture and befriend creatures far and wide. Joined by the wolf-girl Shigure, the dragon-girl Hanako, and the vampire Carmilla Vanstein, the professional wrestler pursues all kinds of dangerous requests for the sake of fulfilling his dream as a pet shop owner.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 51 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 51 viewers settled on.
74%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.32
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.32 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.5 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 2.2
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Oct 2019 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “A very funny isekai. It's one to watch for comedy, not plot progression or long shonen fights. The action is fun to watch though since the main character uses pro-wrestling style moves. The action...”
- 10 “I've been waiting ages for a comedy anime that feels this natural and delivers such fresh, different ideas from start to finish, with amazing work put into the story, characters, and costumes. The...”
- 8 “I was expecting a generic harem isekai so I was positively surprised when I realised I was wrong. The MC is a thot slayer who doesn't care about them woman, he cares only about animals and opening...”
Verbosity
Short · 39%
Medium · 39%
Long · 22%
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2019 – Dec 2019 Fall 2019
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-14855 catalog
Produced by
- AT-X Producer
- Nippon Columbia Producer
- Sammy Producer
- Kadokawa Media House Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
- CA-Cygames Anime Fund Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor