Completed Anime
Sarazanmai

“Three boys become kappa warriors to save a fallen kingdom by battling desire-born zombies and exposing their deepest secrets.”

Sarazanmai

7.46
2,287 rank · 142,709 viewers · 1,410 favorites
Supernatural Anthropomorphic Avant Garde Drama Mythology
11 episodes · 22 min per ep min · Spring 2019 · MAPPA · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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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.

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Community consensus

Derived from 55 sampled reviews

8.2 /10

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96% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 10 σ 1.63
1510
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σ 1.63 · some divergence

mixed
The polarity gap

4.7 pts

Recommenders 8.7 · others 4.0

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↑ 0.22

Running avg · Jun 2019 → Oct 2024

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A Tv Production · Spring 2019

MAPPA.
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Aniplex · Dentsu

  • 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

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