The new TV anime "Sarazammai" directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, the director of "Revolutionary Girl Utena" and "Rinru Ping Drum", has released the first cut and synopsis of the first plate!

The advance cut and synopsis of the "first dish" from Kunihiko Ikuhara's new TV anime "Sarazanmai," which will air on Fuji Television's "Noitamina" and other channels from April 11, 2019 (Thursday), have been released. The "Sarazammai" is a new TV anime directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara.

Sarazammai" is directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, a.k.a. "Ikuni," who has created numerous hits such as "Utena the Young Girl" and "Rinru Ping Drum," and is produced by Kunihiko Ikuhara, the director of "Yuri! on ICE" and Lapin Truck of "Yurikuma Arashi" will jointly produce the original animation.
Series composition by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Teruko Utsumi, character draft by Miggy, character design and chief animation director by Kayoko Ishikawa, concept design by Katsunori Shibata and Maimu Matsushima, art direction by Ayaka Fujii Studio Pablo, music by Yukari Hashimoto.
⇒Spring 2019 Anime

This work has attracted the attention of many anime fans even before it begins airing, with a completely original story full of intriguing words such as "kappa" and "shirikodama," a splendid cast, an advance screening of all three episodes, and an unexpected collaboration with the sushi chain "Sushizanmai.
Ahead of the broadcast, an advance cut of the "first dish" and the synopsis have been released.

We hope that you will look forward to the broadcast of this work, which will be broadcasted with the "Kunihiko Ikuhara World" in full swing from the very beginning.

Synopsis & advance cut】
■The first dish
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Screenplay: Kunihiko Ikuhara, Teruko Utsumi /Storyboards: Kunihiko Ikuhara, Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Katsunori Shibata, Maimu Matsushima /Director: Masato Jinbo

Asakusa, Tokyo. Second-year junior high school students Kazumaki Yagaseki, Yu Kuji, and Kenta Jinnai encounter the mysterious life form Keppi, who claims to be the first heir to the throne of the Kappa Kingdom, and are transformed into kappas by having their "buttock balls" pulled out. What is the mission the three must complete in order to return to human form?

Also broadcast on Animax and other stations.
Broadcast date and time are subject to change.

＜Introduction
The setting is Asakusa.
One day, the three eighth graders, Kazumaki Yagaseki, Yu Kuji, and Kenta Jinnai, encounter the mysterious kappa creature "Keppi," and are forcibly transformed into kappas after having their buttocks taken away.
Keppi tells them, "If you want to return to your original form, you must use a certain method to connect with the zombie and bring back the zombie's buttcups.
Keppi tells them this. Can the three boys connect with each other and take the zombie's spawn?
At the same time, something is about to happen at the police box where Reo Shinsei and Makoto Akutsu work.

Chief Director : Nobuyuki Takeuchi
Series composition : Kunihiko Ikuhara, Teruko Utsumi
Character Planning：Miggy
Character Design/ Chief Animation Director：Kayoko Ishikawa
Concept Design：Katsunori Shibata
Assistant Director：Maimu Matsushima
Art Director: Ayaka Fujii, Studio Pablo
Color Design: Kunio Tsujita
Director of Photography: Takeo Ogihara
Editing: Masayuki Kurosawa
Music: Yukari Hashimoto
Original Story: Ikunirapper
Production: MAPPA / Lapin Truck

＜MUSIC
Opening Theme: KANA-BOON "Massara
Ending theme: the peggies "Stand By Me

Kazuki Yagaku：Ayumu Murase
Yu Kuji : Koki Uchiyama
JINNAI Kenta: HORIE Shun
Keppi: Junichi Suwabe
Reo Shinboshi: Mamoru Miyano
Makoto Akutsu: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Harukawa: Rie Kugimiya
Kuji Oyumi: Kenjiro Tsuda
Jinnai Otonei: Mariya Ise
Agatsuma Sara: Teiko
Zombie: Ryo Kato