The first episode of Hataage! Kemono Michi (Rise Up!) is widely reviewed as a refreshing, chaotic twist on the isekai genre, largely because it swaps typical "heroic" tropes for professional wrestling and an obsessive love for animals.
“Well I'm sold! I already love Genzo and his adorable little pupper Hiroyuki! The comedy definitely hits all of my strike zones.” Reddit · r/anime Hataage! Kemono Michi Episode 1
: The story follows Genzo Shibata, a pro-wrestler known as "Animal Mask," who is summoned to another world to slay "evil beasts." Instead, he immediately German suplexes the princess who summoned him because he refuses to harm animals, deciding instead to open a monster pet shop. The first episode of Hataage
: The introduction of Shigure, the debt-ridden and pragmatic wolf-girl, provides a necessary "straight-man" foil to Genzo's single-minded madness. Community Perspectives I already love Genzo and his adorable little pupper Hiroyuki