Isekai anime and manga are some of the most popular genres of anime and are extremely loved by fans. Generally in an isekai anime and manga, the main character gets reincarnated in another world or gets the ability to cross to another world.
However, it is quite rare for a middle-aged man to be the protagonist and not turn into a teenager. Sasaki and Peeps is one manga where the protagonist is not only middle-aged but is a businessman and he stays middle-aged.
The manga is filled with cute moments in addition to cool fighting sequences and is quite amazing. The anime is based on a light novel written by Buncololi. It was illustrated by Kantoku. It officially began as a web novel in 2018, but a manga adaptation took place in 2021.
In addition to having a middle-aged man as a protagonist, Sasaki and Peeps have a Java sparrow as the second protagonist. The manga is filled with funny interactions between the two protagonists, an amazing show of power, and much more.
An anime adaptation of the manga was announced earlier in 2023. Fans are quite excited about the release of the anime as they wish to see the cute and funny moments animated. The serious and badass moments are also on the fans’ watch list.
KADOKAWAanime’s new promo debut video reveals more cast members
Fans are quite excited about the release of this anime and are eagerly waiting for it. For all the excited fans out there, a piece of good news is there. The new promo video posted by KADOKAWAanime YouTube channels reveals the release month of Sasaki and Peeps.
The promo video shows the release month to be January 2024. This particular revelation has excited the fans deeply as they only have to wait for a couple of months to be able to watch their beloved characters and see their interactions.
The plot of Sasaki and Peeps is amazing. It follows the story of Sasaki, who is a corporate worker. Despite staying busy with work all the time, Sasaki is unfulfilled and feels tired at the end of the day.
He lives alone and to get companionship, chooses to get a pet. Upon visiting the pet store, his heart is stolen by a Java sparrow. The sparrow looks at him with eyes that convey its innocence and Sasaki decides to bring it home.
However, he soon realizes that the sparrow isn’t any ordinary sparrow when it talks to him. Peeps, the sparrow, is a reincarnated sage from another world. Peeps give Sasaki magical powers and the ability to cross worlds.
Unlike other anime protagonists who are tired and bored of their mundane lives and try to change them, Sasaki wants to use these new powers to live peacefully. That however doesn’t seem possible as some people from Peeps’ world don’t intend to let that happen.
The promo video introduced some characters of the manga and their voice actors. Tomokazu Sugita will voice Sasaki, Aoi Yuki will voice Peeps, Rie Takahashi will voice Hoshizaki and Akari Kito will voice the neighbor.
The new cast members include Miyu Tomita as Elsa, Inori Minase as Magical Pink, and Ryotaro Okiayu as Akutsu. Mirai Minato, who was part of some amazing anime such as Masamune Kun’s Revenge is directing the anime at SILVER LINK.
Deke Akao, who was part of Higehiro and Komi Can’t Communicate is in charge of writing and Saori Nakashiki is in charge of the designing.
The anime will be aired via Crunchyroll in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. Yen Press has licensed the English versions of both the light novel and manga.
The light novel was posted on online sites Kakuyomu and Shosetsuka ni naro in 2018. The light novel has seven volumes. The manga began airing in 2021 in Kadokawa Shoten’s Shonen Ace Plus. So far three volumes have been released.
Fans are eager to watch this new anime and to see their favorite characters brought to life by the animation as well as the voice actors. Fans are happy with the casting so far and can’t wait to see the characters voiced by them.
