Sarazanmai
2019 • MAPPA
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2019
- Episodes
- 11
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- MAPPA · Lapin Track · Aniplex · Dentsu
- Genres
- Comedy · Drama · Fantasy · Psychological
The stage is Asakusa. One day, three 2nd-year middle school students — Kazuki Yasaka, Tooi Kuji, and Enta Jinnai — meet a mysterious kappa-like creature named Keppi, who forcibly takes their shirikodama (a mythical organ kappa steal through a person's anus) and transforms the boys into kappa.
Keppi informs them, "If you wish to return to your former selves, you must connect in 'that way' and bring me the shirikodama of zombies." Will the three boys be able to connect as they steal shirikodama from zombies?! Meanwhile, two policemen — Reo Niiboshi and Mabu Akutsu — are up to something at the police box where they are stationed.
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Sarazanmai originated as an original anime television series directed and co-written by Kunihiko Ikuhara, a visionary filmmaker celebrated for his surreal and deeply thematic storytelling style. Produced by studios MAPPA and Lapin Track, the series premiered in 2019 as part of the Noitamina programming block. It is set in Asakusa, Tokyo, and follows three middle school students who are transformed into kappas by a mysterious entity, forcing them to retrieve shirikodama from zombies to regain their human forms.
The series is heavily stylized, blending Ikuhara’s signature use of heavy symbolism, vibrant color palettes, and intricate dance sequences to explore themes of human connection, desire, and the burden of secrets. The character designs were originally drafted by manga artist Migi, whose aesthetic was refined for animation to emphasize the show’s themes of interconnectedness and personal identity. Critics noted the show for its experimental visual language and its poignant, often melancholic examination of modern alienation, marking it as a distinct entry in the genre of psychological fantasy.
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