Noriko

A wonderful and mysterious birthday adventure, one that you will never forget. Beyond the basement door in Aunt Chi's antique shop lies a world beyond your wildest imagination... Uesugi Akane is a shy 6th grader who has trouble telling other people how she feels. The day before her birthday, her mother, Midori, sends her on an errand: to go get her birthday present from her…

If it looks like a dog and acts like a dog and insists it's a dog, it's...a dog? Probably? She adopted it anyway, and her life with this "dog" will never be boring! Source: Kodansha Note: The first episode received an early screening at a special event on 29 June 2025 at United Cinemas Minato Mirai in Yokohama. The regular TV broadcast started on 6 July 2025.

Note: The first two episodes received an early screening at a special event on 4 October 2025 at United Cinemas Toyosu in Tokyo. The regular TV broadcast started on 5 October 2025.