Dekin no Mogura


Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning in April 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Brain's Base aired from July to September 2025.

Plot

Mogura Momoyuki, a shady self proclaimed hermit, is injured and runs when university students Yaeko and Magi attempt to help. They later return to find him unscathed and telling stories of him being immortal. They soon begin to believe his proclamation of immortality especially when they begin to see spirits.

Characters

;Momoyuki Mogura
;Kuriaki Magi
;Yaeko Kirihara
;Shio Inukai
;Kyōshirō Nekozuku
;Tōshirō Nekozuku
;Kyōko Nekozuku
;Maggie
;Sukekiyo

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by, Dekin no Mogura began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning on April 8, 2021. Its chapters have been compiled into eleven volumes as of August 2025.
Kodansha started publishing the manga digitally in English on its K Manga service in June 2025.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 18, 2024. The series is produced by Brain's Base and directed by Hiroshi Ishiodori, with Shinzō Fujita overseeing series scripts, Yōko Tanabe designing the characters, and Tomoki Hasegawa composing the music. It aired from July 7 to September 22, 2025, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song is "Kamidanomi" performed by syudou, and the ending theme song is "Kensō" performed by Mirin Sheeno featuring Aile The Shota. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.

Reception

Along with Fate Rewinder, Cosmos, Dandadan, and Hirayasumi, the series won the 71st Shogakukan Manga Award in 2026.