On January 31 a new omnibus manga collection stories situated in the universe of anime Sarazanmai by Kunihiko Ikuhara was set out by Gentosha Comics. The book comprises of cover artpiece and a story plot by Migi the original designer of characters.
Within the book are chapters by some of the earlier associates of Ikuhara also some new faces. Manga Revolutionary Girl Utena, Isuzu Shibata by character designer Chiho Saitō and Mawaru Penguindrum, Lily Hoshino and Akiko Morishima by Yuri Kuma Arashi, and artist Misaki Saitoh of manga Sarazanmai: Reo and Mabu artist also added some chapters in the book.
The omnibus also consists of chapters by Sakuya Amano, Akira Kasukabe, Chinatsu Kurahana, Asumiko Nakamura, pako, Akari Funato, and Kotetsuko Yamamoto.
In April 2019 the 11 episode anime Sarazanmai was debuted on the Fuji TV’s Noitamina programming block. The series was telecast by Crunchyroll as soon as it was broadcast in Japan. The story has been explained by Crunchyroll in following manner:
The setting is Asakusa. At some point, second-years in center school Kazuki Yasaka, Toi Kuji, and Enta Jinnai meet Keppi, a puzzling kappa-like animal, who takes their shirikodama and changes them into kappas. To come back to your unique structures, Keppi lets them know, you should battle the zombies and take the shirikodama from them. Can the young men associate with one another and take the zombies’ shirikodama?! Simultaneously, something is going on at the police box where Reo Niiboshi and Mabu Akutsu work. This is the tale of three young men who can’t interface with somebody critical to them; finding out about what it really intends to do as such.
Manga Sarazanmai: Reo and Mabu by Ikuhara and Misaki Saitoh has been certified by Seven Seas Entertainment and on May 12 the primary volume will be set out by it.
