“Three boys become kappa warriors to save a fallen kingdom by battling desire-born zombies and exposing their deepest secrets.”
Sarazanmai
さらざんまい
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Synopsis
Three boys become kappa warriors to save a fallen kingdom by battling desire-born zombies and exposing their deepest secrets.
After the noble Kappa Kingdom falls to the Otter Empire, the Kappa prince Keppi loses much of his power and becomes helpless against the unseen Kapa-zombies. These zombies plague the world, and are the creations of the Otters and manifestations of people's deepest desires. With no other choice, Keppi must rely on three young boys: Kazuki Yasaka, who must carry a box with him wherever he goes; Enta Jinnai, Kazuki's childhood friend; and Tooi Kuji, a delinquent and a school truant. By having the mythical organ called a shirikodama removed from them, the boys are able to become Kappa themselves and fight the Kapa-zombies. However, to defeat them, the boys must connect with each other via their minds, bodies, and—most importantly—secrets. As the Kappa Kingdom relies on these boys, they must reveal themselves as they have never done before, all the while learning that connections are fragile and truly precious things.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 55 sampled reviews
What 55 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.63 · some divergence
4.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 4.0
↑ 0.22
Running avg · Jun 2019 → Oct 2024
- 10 “A magical girl show where instead of girls there are boys who cosplay as girls and become ninja turt- sorry, frogs. (please don't turn me into a kappa for saying that!) Also no. 1 idol anime. i...”
- 8 “Gay frog anime made me confused, get way too invested in butthole frogs, then cry, then pray that the gay frog bitches get to be happy Story: 8 I still don't know what happened but it made me sad...”
- 10 “Sarazanmai blew past its goofy transformation-scene façade to deliver beautifully vulnerable characters and an addictive soundtrack that left me obsessing nonstop. While the short episode count...”
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- Format 11 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 02m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2019 – Jun 2019 Spring 2019
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13839 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Movic Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
- Gentosha Comics Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor