Komatta Jii-san

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Komatta Jii-san
Cover of Komatta Jii-san volume 1 by Enterbrain
困ったじいさん
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byShinichirō Ōe
Published byLine
Enterbrain
ImprintBeam Comix
MagazineLine Manga Indies
DemographicSeinen
Original runNovember 2018 – present
Volumes1
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Namiki
Music byHiroto Sasaki
StudioKachidoki Studio
Original networkBS NTV
Original run April 8, 2020 July 1, 2020
Episodes13

Komatta Jii-san (困ったじいさん, "Troublesome Old Man") is a Japanese comedy manga series by Shinichirō Ōe. It has been serialized online via Ōe's Twitter account, as well as Line's Line Manga Indies program, since November 2018 and has been collected in a single tankōbon volume by Enterbrain. An anime television series adaptation by Kachidoki Studio aired from April 8 to July 1, 2020.

Characters[edit]

Old Man (じいさん, Jii-san)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[2]
Old Lady (ばあさん, Baa-san)
Voiced by: Inori Minase[2]
Narrator
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa[2]

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

Anime[edit]

An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 17, 2019.[1] The series is animated by Kachidoki Studio and directed by Hiroshi Namiki, with Yu Saito as sound director, and Hiroto Sasaki composing the music. It aired from April 8 to July 1, 2020, on BS NTV. The anime's theme song is "Jii-san no Love Love Scat" (じいさんのラブラブ▽スキャット, Jīsan no Rabu Rabu Sukyatto) performed by Satoshi Hino.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Komatta Jii-san Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in April". Anime News Network. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Komatta Jii-san Elderly Romantic Comedy TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, April 8 Debut". Anime News Network. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.