A new official website opened on Tuesday to announce that Kōsuke Masuda‘s Gag Manga Biyori manga is getting a fifth television anime adaptation, the first one in 15 years. The Masuda Kōsuke Gekijō Gag Manga Biyori GO anime will debut in April 2025. The website unveiled a visual, and returning staff and cast:
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Akitarō Daichi (Kodocha) is returning to direct the anime at Studio DEEN. Daichi shared an illustration to commemorate the announcement:
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Harukichi Yamamoto (Ojarumaru) is returning to compose the music. Kazuya Tanaka (School Rumble) is again the sound director. Mizuki Nakagawa is credited for color design. Manami Koyama (Ninja Girl & Samurai Master) is the art director. Takashi Yanagida (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) is the director of photography.
The cast includes:
- Yūji Ueda as Pensuke
- Kaori Nazuka as Usami
- Takeshi Maeda as Kumakichi, Sora Kawai, Prince Shōtoku
- Eiji Takemoto as Imoko Omono
- Masahito Yabe
- Ryō Naitō as Matsuo Bashō
- Narumi Satō as Usami-chan
- Kenshō Ono
The nonsensical gag comedy manga is known for its bizarre plot setups and non-sequitur humor.
Masuda’s Gag Manga Biyori manga inspired three television anime seasons in 2005, 2006, and 2008. Masuda followed up the manga with the Masuda Kōsuke Gekijō Gag Manga Biyori GB manga in Jump SQ. in 2014, and it is ongoing. The manga’s eighth compiled book volume shipped in Japan on August 2. The manga inspired the Masuda Kōsuke Gekijō Gag Manga Biyori+ television anime in 2010.
The series also inspired stage plays.
Sources: Gag Manga Biyori Go anime’s website, Comic Natalie
