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    Saturday October 8, 2022
  • PHOTOS: 20 Awesome Cosplays from Crunchyroll Expo Australia 2022

    What's a convention without cosplayers?

    The guests of Crunchyroll Expo Australia showed off some serious cosplay chops. Check out these awesome character recreations!

  • Wednesday April 14, 2021
  • Sarazanmai Celebrates Two Years of Kappa with Custom Manhole Cover

    Decorated utility item is installed near the Kappabashi intersection in Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

    Hold on to your butts, because Sarazanmai - a 2019 original TV anime about three troubled teens who transform into kappa and try to resolve mortal attachments in a rather eye-brow raising way - is celebrating its 2nd anniversary with a pun-filled promotion: a custom manhole cover. Hit the jump to learn the details, dish.

  • Saturday January 16, 2021
  • Seven Seas Announces Sarazanmai Anthology Manga License

    Various creators come together for over a dozen short stories based on the series

    If you've been missing Sarazanmai, you can look forward to a reunion when Seven Seas Entertainment releases the Sarazanmai Anthology manga collection this June. Read on for more.

  • Sunday October 11, 2020
  • Sarazanmai, Utena Director Kunihiko Ikuhara Teases That He's Working on a New Project

    Ikuhara also directed parts of Sailor Moon, all of Peguindrum

    When you hear the words "Kunihiko Ikuhara-directed anime," you know you're in for a treat, visually or thematically (or sometimes both!). This weekend during a Revolutionary Girl Utena retrospective panel at New York Comic Con Metaverse, director Ikuhara discussed that he's "working on [his] next work right now" and nothing else about the project. Read more of his comments after the jump!

  • Friday May 15, 2020
  • Human/Kappa Connections are Glorious and Gross in Sarazanmai

    The Spring 2019 Renewal checks out an original TV anime from the director of 'Revolutionary Girl Utena' and more

    The Spring 2019 Renewal is overseeing a meeting of hearts and minds and other less savory body parts with a look at Sarazanmai, a Spring 2019 anime from the mind of the infamous Kunihiko Ikuhara which focuses on otters, kappa, and the exquisite agony of human relationships. Hit the jump to learn more, dish.

  • Wednesday January 15, 2020
  • Listen To The OPs and EDs That Were Nominated For Anime Awards Here!

    There's a lot of great music to vote for!

    Some awesome anime openings and endings were nominated for Anime Awards this year, but if you need to re-watch/re-listen to them before casting your vote, you can do so here! Hit the jump for a bunch of great themes!

  • Tuesday December 31, 2019
  • In 2019, Sarazanmai Taught Us How to Live in the Next Decade

    Warning! The new year is leaking into the present one.

    At the end of this year, let's ask one more time: what is Sarazanmai really about? What can it teach us as the new year is about to start? If you want to connect, you've got to hit the jump.

  • Saturday December 21, 2019
  • Survival Tactic! Celebrating the Legacy of Kunihiko Ikuhara

    The apple stands for love! Didn't you listen to what Campanella said?

    Kunihiko Ikuhara continues to be one of the most outre directors working in the anime industry today. But as he continues to shock and dazzle, countless artists follow in his footsteps. Hit the jump to find out more!

  • Thursday November 28, 2019
  • First Images From the Sarazanmai Stage Play Have Popped onto the Net

    The stage play is in Tokyo until December 1 before heading to Osaka on December 7 and 8

    First images from the opening night of the Sarazanmai stage play, Sara ni Sarazanmai: Ai to Yokubō no Stage (Sarazanmai Once More: A Stage of Love and Desire), have been released and they’re just as outrageous as the anime they’re based on, directed by Ikuhara. Hit the jump to see them in all their Kappa glory!

  • Saturday November 9, 2019
  • "Kawausoiya" Dance Recreated in Sarazanmai Stage Play 2nd Key Visual

    General sales of the ticket will begin tomorrow

    Following the first one introduced on Tuesday, the official website for the forthcoming stage play adaptation of Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena)-directed original TV anime Sarazanmai has posted a second key visual featuring a dance pose from the anime's second episode insert song "Kawausoiya" by Reo Niiboshi (Taro Nakamura) and Mabu Akutsu (Gaku Takamoto). Check out the new visual after the jump!

  • Wednesday November 6, 2019
  • Sarazanmai Stage Play Releases 1st Key Visual with 3 Main Cast

    General sales of the ticket will begin on November 10

    The official website for the forthcoming stage play adaptation of Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena)-directed original TV anime Sarazanmai has posted a first key visual featuring its three main cast members in costume, along with their solo visuals. Check out how the characters are recreated in the play after the jump!

  • Friday November 1, 2019
  • Celebrating Through Thick & Thin with Kuji Toi

    It's Sarazanmai's Toi Kuji's birthday today, so let's dive into what makes him such an intriguing character

    Happy birthday to Kuji Toi! One of the three boys-turned-kappa from Sarazanmai has a particularly complex story to tell. Just what makes him so great? Hit the jump to find out!