Sasaki and Peeps Anime’s 3rd Promo Video Streamed

Kadokawa posted the third promotional video for the television anime of writer Buncololi and illustrator Kantoku‘s Sasaki and Peeps (Sasaki and Pichan) novels on Monday.

The video reveals several new cast members, including: Hikaru Midorikawa as Josef, Gakuto Kajiwara as Kai, and Daisuke Kishio as Maximillian

The anime will premiere on January 5 with a one-hour special on the AT-X channel at 9:00 p.m. (7:00 a.m. EST). The one-hour special will then air on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS NTV, and KBS Kyoto. Crunchyroll will stream the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. The anime had its world premiere of the first episode at Anime NYC on November 18.

The anime will have 12 episodes.

Kadokawa will stream a screening of the first half of the first episode plus a cast talk program on January 3 at 12:00 p.m. JST (January 3 at midnight EST).

The anime stars:

• Tomokazu Sugita as Sasaki
• Aoi Yūki as Pii-chan/Peeps
• Rie Takahashi as Hoshizaki
• Akari Kitō as Otonari-san (Next-Door Neighbor)
• Miyu Tomita as Elsa
• Inori Minase as Magical Pink
• Ryotaro Okiayu as as Akutsu
• Naomi Ōzora as Shizuka Futari
• Hiroki Yasumoto as Viscount Mueller
• Jun Fukuyama as Prince Adonis
• Daisuke Namikawa as French
• Mitsuo Iwata as Marc
• Tesshō Genda as Sebastian

Mirai Minato (Masamune-kun’s Revenge, BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense.) is directing the anime at SILVER LINK. Deko Akao (Higehiro, Komi Can’t Communicate, Flying Witch) is writing and overseeing the series scripts, and Saori Nakashiki (The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!, Tales of Wedding Rings) is designing the characters. MADKID is performing the opening theme song “FLY.” Aguri Ōnishi is performing the ending theme song “Aimai Girl” (Ambiguous Girl).

Yen Press is releasing the novels in English, and it describes the story:

Even though Sasaki’s droll corporate life is constantly filled with work, it leaves him tired and unfulfilled at the end of every day. In search of some companionship to fill the emptiness in his life, he visits a pet shop on a whim, not realizing he’s about to change his life forever. After settling on an adorable bird and bringing it home…his new roommate reveals that it’s actually an incredible sage from another world who promptly bestows Sasaki with supernatural powers as well as the ability to cross between worlds. All Sasaki wants to do is use these newfound powers to live in peace and comfort, but there are more than a few colorful characters who might get in the way of that…

Kadokawa began publishing the novel series in January 2021 with illustrations by Kantoku, and the novels are ongoing. The novels won the Tankōbon and the Novel categories of the 2022 edition of Takarajimasha‘s Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook.

Pureji Osho also has a manga adaptation that runs on Kadokawa‘s ComicWalker website. Yen Press is also releasing the manga in English.

Source: Press release

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