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Sarazanmai
Promotional art for the series.
さらざんまい
GenreFantasy[1]
Created byKunihiko Ikuhara
Anime television series
Directed by
Written by
  • Kunihiko Ikuhara
  • Teruko Utsumi
Music byYukari Hashimoto
Studio
Original networkFuji TV (Noitamina)
Original run April 11, 2019 – present
Episodes11
Manga
Reo to Mabu: Futari wa Sarazanmai
Written byMisaki Saitō
Published byGentosha
Magazine
  • RuTile
  • RuTile Sweet
Original runMay 22, 2018 – March 22, 2019

Sarazanmai (Japanese: さらざんまい) is a 2019 Japanese anime series created by Kunihiko Ikuhara. A spin-off manga series by Misaki Saitō was published in Gentosha's RuTile and RuTile Sweet.

Synopsis

After accidentally breaking a statue of a kappa that serves as the guardian god of Asakusa, middle school students Kazuki, Toi, and Enta are transformed into kappas by Keppi, a kappa who steals their shirikodama. To change them back, Keppi tells them they must fight "kappa-zombies" to collect the Plates of Hope, which fulfill the wishes of whoever possesses them. To kill the zombies, the boys must make the sound "Sarazanmai", which can only be produced when the three are united. They struggle to connect, as each time the sound is made, one of the boys' secrets is revealed.[2][1]

Characters

Main characters

Kazuki Yasaka (矢逆 一稀, Yasaka Kazuki)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[2][3]
A second year middle school student who is transformed into a kappa alongside Toi and Enta.
Toi Kuji (久慈 悠, Kuji Toi)
Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama[2][3]
A delinquent middle school student who transfers into Toi's class. Transformed into a kappa alongside Kazuki and Enta.
Enta Jinai (陣内 燕太, Jinai Enta)
Voiced by: Shun Horie[2][3]
Kazuki's childhood friend and classmate. Transformed into a kappa alongside Kazuki and Toi.
Keppi (ケッピ, Keppi)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[2][3]
A kappa who claims he is the heir to the throne of the Kappa Kingdom.[1]
Reo Niiboshi (新星 玲央, Niiboshi Reo)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano[2][3]
A policeman who works in a police box, and Mabu's partner.
Mabu Akutsu (阿久津 真武, Akutsu Mabu)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[2][3]
A policeman who works in a police box, and Reo's partner.
Sara Azuma (吾妻 サラ, Azuma Sara)
Voiced by: Teiko Kagohara[4]
An idol and host of Asakusa Sara TV. In the spin-off manga, she is the adopted daughter of Mabu and Reo.
Chikai Kuji (久慈 誓, Kuji Chikai)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[5]
Toi's older brother.
Harukawa Yasaka (矢逆 春河, Yasaka Harukawa)
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[6]
Otone Jinai (陣内 音寧, Jinai Otone)
Voiced by: Mariya Ise[6]
Enta's older sister, and teacher to Kazuki and Toi.

Zombies

Zombies exist in the Field of Desires, a universe parallel to the human world, as the spirits of humans attempting to satisfy their desires from when they were living.

Box Zombie (箱ゾンビ, Hako zonbi)
Voiced by: Ryo Kato[7]
The spirit of a man who derived sexual pleasure from putting corrugated boxes on his head while naked.

Production

The series was announced on March 6, 2018 during a Revolutionary Girl Utena marathon on Niconico. The series is directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara and animated by MAPPA and Lapin Track. The original story is credited to "Ikunirappa", similar to how Ikuhara' previous directorial work, Yurikuma Arashi, was credited to "Ikunigomamonaka".[8] Character designs for the series are done by illustrator Migi.[9] Ikuhara and Teruko Utsumi are handling series composition, while Nobuyuki Takeuchi is serving as chief director and Yukari Hashimoto is composing the music.[3] Kana-Boon performs the series' opening theme song "Massara," while The Peggies perform the series' ending theme song "Stand By Me".[10][11] The series is listed for 11 episodes.[12]

Development

Ikuhara has stated that Sarazanmai began from his desire to create an anime series about kappas. As the majority of stories about yōkai (supernatural monsters) are fables for children, Ikuhara wished to create a story about yōkai for an adult audience.[13][14] He additionally wished to create a series where the primary protagonists were boys, in contrast to the girl-centric narratives in his previous directorial efforts.[14] The series setting of Asakusa was chosen for its mixture of modern and contemporary elements.[14]

Themes

The primary theme of Sarazanmai is "connections." In an interview with Pash! Plus, Ikuhara stated that:

"We live in an age where, with our smart phones and social media, connecting with people is a daily activity – so I wanted to ask, what does that all mean? What do we want to do with it? And made those questions a central theme of this series, and I wanted to look at things like how there’s this conflicting mix of emotions where you have this desire to connect with someone, but that connection can also bring pain. If you maintain the connection, where does it go from there? What happens to connections that are lost? Do we even need connections?"[14]

Media

Manga

A spin–off manga by Misaki Saitō, Reo to Mabu: Futari wa Sarazanmai (レオとマブ～ふたりはさらざんまい～, transl. Reo and Mabu: We are Sarazanmai) ran from May 22, 2018 to March 22, 2019.[15] The series was published in Gentosha's RuTile manga magazine on odd-numbered months, and in the online magazine RuTile Sweet on even-numbered months.[9]

Social media

A Twitter account, @keeponly1luv, posted daily in-character tweets from Reo and Mabu from November 11, 2018 to March 31, 2019.[2]

Anime

Sarazanmai premiered on April 11, 2019. It is broadcast on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block,[16] and is simulcast by Crunchyroll in English-language markets.[17]

No. Episode Title Director Writer Original airdate
1"I Want to be Connected but I Want to Lie"
(Japanese: つながりたいけど、偽りたい)		Shingo Kaneko[18]Kunihiko Ikuhara & Utsumi Teruko[18]April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11)[19]

After accidentally breaking a statue of a kappa at a shrine in Asakusa, middle school student Kazuki Yasaka encounters Keppi, heir to the throne of the Kappa Kingdom. He, along with his classmates Toi Kuji and Enta Jinai, enrage Keppi by calling him a frog; he steals their shirikodama, a mythical organ located in the anus that stores an individual's secret desires, and transforms them into kappas. Keppi informs them they must defeat a zombie by taking its shirikodama in order to become human again. They are successful, but the act of "doing the saranzami" to transfer the shirikodama to Keppi exposes Kazuki's secret to the group: that he cross-dresses as the idol Sara Azuma.

In a post-credits scene, two police officers extract the desires of a man they are questioning, transforming him into a smartphone.

Physical media

Aniplex will release Sarazanmai anime across six volumes, in DVD and Blu-ray media formats.

Aniplex (Japan, Region 2)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
Volume 1 1 June 26, 2019 [20]
Volume 2 2-3 July 24, 2019 [21]
Volume 3 4-5 August 28, 2019 [22]
Volume 4 6-7 September 25, 2019 [23]
Volume 5 8-9 October 30, 2019 [24]
Volume 6 10-11 November 27, 2019 [25]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sarazanmai". Fuji Creative Corporation. March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 11, 2018). "Kunihiko Ikuhara's Sarazanmai Anime Reveals Story Summary, Character Designs". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Ressler, Karen (November 1, 2018). "Utena Director Kunihiko Ikuhara's Sarazanmai Anime Unveils Staff, Cast With 5th 'Linked' Promo". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 21, 2019). "Kunihiko Ikuhara's Sarazanmai Anime Reveals Visual, Lyric Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 8, 2019). "Kunihiko Ikuhara's Sarazanmai Anime Casts Kenjiro Tsuda". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "「さらざんまい」ED主題歌は3人組ガールズバンド・the peggies！最新PVでOP＆ED音源を解禁!!（画像1/5）" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Ressler, Karen (December 25, 2018). "Kunihiko Ikuhara's Sarazanmai Casts Ryo Kato as 'Zombie' Enemies". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Loo, Egan (March 5, 2018). "Utena/Penguindrum's Kunihiko Ikuhara Reveals Next Anime's Studios, Title, 2019 TV Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 17, 2018). "Kunihiko Ikuhara's Original TV Anime Sarazanmai Reveals Character Designs". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  10. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 7, 2019). "KANA-BOON Perform Opening Theme for Sarazanmai Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  11. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 14, 2019). "Sarazanmai Anime Reveals New Promo Video, Ending Theme Artist". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  12. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 28, 2019). "Fuji Creative Reveals Episode Counts for Sarazanmai, Dororo Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  13. ^ Tanaka, Shinobu (December 17, 2018). "Sarazanmai Special Event Report with Kunihiko Ikuhara and Junichi Suwabe". Manga Tokyo. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  14. ^ a b c d "アニメ『さらざんまい』作品のテーマは「つながり」。諏訪部順一、幾原邦彦監督がAGFステージイベントに登壇". Pash! Plus. November 11, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  15. ^ "RuTile March 2019". RuTile. March 22, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  16. ^ Loo, Egan (October 4, 2018). "Utena Director Kunihiko Ikuhara's Sarazanmai Anime Unveils New Promo, April Noitamina Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  17. ^ Luster, Joseph (April 9, 2019). "Crunchyroll to Simulcast Sarazanmai and Bungo Stray Dogs Season 3". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  18. ^ a b ""I Want to be Connected but I Want to Lie" (in Japanese)". Sarazanmai.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  19. ^ ""I Want to be Connected but I Want to Lie"". Crunchyroll. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  20. ^ "Volume 1". Sarazanmai-BDDVD.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  21. ^ "Volume 2". Sarazanmai-BDDVD.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  22. ^ "Volume 3". Sarazanmai-BDDVD.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  23. ^ "Volume 4". Sarazanmai-BDDVD.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  24. ^ "Volume 5". Sarazanmai-BDDVD.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  25. ^ "Volume 6". Sarazanmai-BDDVD.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

External links

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