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Soccer Player (Two)

This **Soccer Player (Two)** is an unnamed character in Sarazanmai who was seen playing in what Enta saw as his and Kazuki's soccer area.

## Story

He along with his friend had went to play soccer before being come across by Enta who took issue to them being there. They recognise him from their school and the conversation turns to violence. He is talked out of it and leaves when Toi intervenes.

## Episodes Appeared In

* Episode 3 (alongside Soccer Player 1)
Episode 7

つながりたいけど、裏切りたい

**I Want to Connect, but I Want to Betray** is the seventh episode of the Sarazanmai anime.

## Characters

* Mabu Akutsu
* Reo Niiboshi
* Kazuki Yasaka
* Enta Jinnai
* Toi Kuji
* Keppi

### Cameo

* Otter (first physcial appearance)
* Haruka Yasaka
* Otone Jinnai
* Chikai Kuji (mentioned)
* Sara Azuma

## Synopsis

A flashback shows Mabu being brought back to life using a mechanical heart transplanted into him by Otter.

Chikai intends to leave the city and Toi intends to go with him. Kazuki and Enta agree to use the dishes of hope to help Chikai so that Toi can stay with them, though the dishes are stolen.

Defeating a kappa zombie reveals that Enta has been the one trashing the football hangout that they were cleaning up together and also having stolen the dishes.

## Episode Notes

### Post-Credits Scene

Another flashback of Reo and Mabu shows their reunion. The Otter send them to the Human World.
Episode 1

つながりたいけど、偽りたい

Katsunori Shibata,

Maimu Matsushima

**I Want to Connect, but I Want to Lie** (つながりたいけど、偽りたい) is the first episode of the Sarazanmai anime.

## Overview/Synopsis

With the statue of a kappa broken, Kazuki Yasaka, alongside his school friends, Toi Kuji and Enta Jinnai, have their Shirikodama stolen by an heir to the throne of the Kappa Kingdom, Keppi. The result is they become small green kappas.

They are able to become human again by defeating zombies and taking their shirikodama. However each time their unified cry of "Sarazanmai" is called out, this then reveals one of the boys' secrets and in this case, it is Kazuki's. They all see in their minds that Kazuki dresses as the idol, Sara Azuma.

### Debut

* Kazuki Yasaka
* Toi Kuji
* Enta Jinnai
* Keppi

### Cameo

* Haruka Yasaka
* Reo Niiboshi
* Mabu Akutsu
* Nekoyama Mokichi

## Episode Notes

### Post-Credits Scene

Reo Niiboshi and Mabu Akutsu are two police officers and use a gun to extract the desires of a man brought who they have for questioning.
Mouse

## The Mouse

A grey mouse that appears in Episode 3. It is sometimes referred too as a rat.

## Appearance

It a small grey mouse. It is quite fast and it jumps high.

## Story

It steals the red miçanga that Enta wanted to give to Kazuki, and then disappears into a sewer.

## Possible Foreshadowing ?

* While the mouse itself doesn't make another appearance, the Otter does call both Kazuki and Enta "rats" while they were trying to stop Toi. It also had something to do with a miçanga.
Tokarev

The tokarev is a gun that was given to Chikai. It is also the literal object of Toi's trauma.

## Story

* The tokarev was given to Chikai by the Yurikamome Leader after the former joined their gang.
* A younger Toi shot that same leader with it so he would not kill his brother. The latter shot twice with it to take the blame.
* Toi hid the gun so that Chikai doesn't throw it away.
* It is briefly seen in the very first scene of Episode 1.
* Enta discovers the gun in Episode 2, which causes him to distrust even more Toi.
* In that same episode, Toi points it towards Kazuki, threatening to give him his Dish of Hope. Fortunately, he does not shoot him when he refuses.
* It reappears in Episode 4, with Toi having acquired it.
* Episode 6 :Toi uses it to save Kazuki.
* Episode 8 :It briefly appears in Toi's backpack.
* Episode 9 :Toi uses it to save Chikai, who had a gun fight with many yakuzas.
* Episode 10 :Toi shoots Reo and threatens Kazuki once again to give him his Dish of Hope to resurrect his brother.
* Episode 11 :The gun is fused with Dark Keppi. When Toi tells Kazuki and Enta to go away, Dark Keppi shoots the younger Toi.

## Trivia

* Despite being a gun, the Tokarev is used as a Chekhov's Boomerang.
Masa

Masa was a young recruit in the yakuza in the Sarazanmai anime.

## Appearance

He was shorter than Toi. He had grey eyes and he was bald.

## Personality

He was quite nice. He had a huge respect for Chikai, who he called his "bro". Masa was also very chatty about the Kuji's brothers' secret, which led to his demise by the hand of the older Kuji brother.
Soba Zombie

The **Soba Zombie** appears in Episode 4 of the Sarazanmai anime.

## Appearance

This zombie like the others shares the appearance of a large night blue humanoid body crouching on all fours seemingly containing multiple tiny stars within. It is dark blue overall yet abruptly changes to a lighter shade of blue at the zombies wrists and near the ankles with dark pink fingernails and toenails. There is a dark pink outline around its whole appearance in addition to a dark pink swirl located on its crotch region. Its four arms are not resting on the ground, rather holding up what functions as the zombies head namely a large beige soba bowl with black writing on the front. Within is a gigantic leek, and a large yellow rubber duck with black eyes and a small orange bill. This duck is sentient and acts as a mouth piece for the zombie.

## Episode Appeared In

* Episode 4: "I Want to Connect, but You're So Far Away"
Toi Kuji/Story

Toi Kuji's persepective and experiences in the Sarazanmai anime.

## Opening Scene (Episode 1)

Toi appears briefly, staring at a gun inside a locker.

## Story

### Dish 1 - I Want to Connect, but I want to Lie

Toi is using a crowbar to gain access to a car before noticing that he is part of Sara Azuma’s selfie, a photograph of her with him and his criminal activity in the background. Telling her to hand over the phone, Toi chases her when she runs away and comes across Kazuki at a shrine of a Kappa. Asking whether he has seen Sara, Toi notices that Kazuki has Sara’s phone. Suspecting a connection between them, Toi attacks Kazuki and when he ducks, Toi ends up breaking the kappa statue.

Later, Toi ends up in the same class as Kazuki and Enta. Upon seeing the former, he realizes that meeting him and the breaking of the statue weren't a dream.

As a result he is transformed into a small green kappa with his blue hair.

### Dish 2 - I Want to Connect, but I want to Take

Continuing from Episode 1, Toi, alongside Kazuki and Enta, learns about the Dishes of Hope that Keppi would give them if they continue to defeat Kappa Zombies.

### Dish 3 - I Want to Connect, but it's Not Meant to Be

Toi discovers Enta who passes out after being beaten by two boys from Kazuki and Enta' rivals.

### Dish 4 - I Want to Connect, but You're So Far Away

When he was ten years old, his parents died from suicide because of un-payable debts. Toi then lived with his only brother, Chikai, who resorted to some criminal activities to survive. The young Toi received the doctrine that it is the bad guys who can survive in this world from his older sibling. This is when he decided that he wanted to be by his brother's side.

In the present, the two brothers are separated. Toi got a phone call from the older sibling. The latter tells him that he won't come back to Asakusa to get him, leaving Toi upset (and on the verge of crying). Suddenly, a relative calls him to meet a "friend" outside. That "friend" was Enta, who compliments the food of Sobakyuu and asks to give the Dish to Kazuki. Toi asks him why he keeps following Kazuki despite everything. Enta responds that this boy saved his life, which leads to Toi remembering the events that led him to who he is.

He wanders until Kazuki, crossdressed and impersonnating Sara, asks him to kidnapp the real Sara in a cute and joyful tone, leaving the poor Toi confused.

### Dish 5 - I Want to Connect, but I Can't Be Forgiven

Following Episode 4, Toi and Kazuki execute their plan to hijack Sara's interview.

### Dish 9 - I Want to Connect, but I Can't Express It

Toi, now with his brother, has left Asakusa.

## Ending Scene (Episode 11)

3 years later, Toi finally comes out of juvenile prison. He takes the train back to Asakusa, and tries to go talk to his relatives, but backs off and walks away. He wanders through town, having a monologue about human connections and how he lost them all. But he says "So, what's wrong with that ?!" and jumps in the river. While sinking, he hears a song, and Kazuki and Enta jump to join him, which surprised him.
Sara Azuma/Connections

## Keppi

In Episode 1, through scrolling message, she mentionned that she is looking for "her prince". Many hints, such as the Keppi-looking brushes holder in Episode 5, revealed that they're indeed the Kappa Prince and that the two of them already got close. It is finally confirmed in Episode 7 that they're dating.

Not just aware of but knowing the heir to the Kappa Kingdom, Sara helps Keppi though is prone to indirectly hindering him. One such instance included her sneezing only to gracefully kick the heir to the throne into a machine he was working on resulting in Keppi being frozen solid. She was powerless to prevent the frozen Keppi from sliding into the path of a lorry where he was smashed to pieces. With the know how on how to repair Keppi, she did only to stick him back together in the wrong places.

## Haruka Yasaka

Although Kazuki’s younger brother watches her daily on TV and in his mind has a personal connection with her by way of texting, Sara was unaware of his existence until meeting him at a fan meet and greet event. After her manager pulled Kazuki’s hair piece off, she handed Haruka his brother's possessions that he dropped.

At the end of Episode 10, Haruka tells Sara about the dreams he had since Episode 3 (or before that), adding that he was scared on making the choices between love or desire. Sara looks at the sky, saying that people refuse to communicate their feelings to each other and to work together. As a result, the fate of the world will be decided by the connections between all of us, if they exist or not.

## Reo Niiboshi & Mabu Akutsu

Sara's adopted fathers in the Reo and Mabu manga. The two policemen found her as a baby, on a plate. They tried to found her biological parents, but they ended adopting her in the end.

One night, Reo and Mabu have a nightmare about a grown-up Sara that erased their memories and left them for good.

In the anime, they don't have much interactions, but after Sara learned that her fathers were working for the Otter Empire, she still trusted them as she says in the scrolling message. But, in Episode 11, everything seems to be fine as they no longer work for the Otter, and they both crowned their daughter.

## Sara’s Manager

A middle aged man who acted as her manager. Not much is known of how they could have met.

Though everyone was convinced otherwise that Kazuki was the real Sara only the manager was able to tell otherwise and was only successful in showing others by ruining Kazuki’s cover of Sara.

## Toi Kuji

In Episode 5, Toi must lured Sara to a place where he can imprisonned her. Unfortunetly for him, Sara is a Kappa that can shapeshift at will, and she used that to tease him. In the end, Toi, exausted, didn't manage to capture her.
Otter

**Usoo-kun** the Otter is a member of the Otter Empire in Sarazanmai.

## Appearance

He is an otter made up of black energy. He has red eyes and a red aura. Just like the youkai he is based on, he can shape shift into any person who is dear to one of the main characters.

## Personality

Scheming, he takes part in long term plans.

## Etymology

***Kawauso*** is the name of a shapeshifting youkai related to the kappa. According to the Chinese version of the myth, it is also **a younger version of the kappa**.

## Story

He is heard for the first time in Episode 2.
Kayoko Ishikawa

Kayoko Ishikawa is the person in charge of adapting Migi's design for the anime. She is most known for her work on the Aikatsu endings.

## Some of her works

* *N°6*
* *Aikatsu !* (and *Aikatsu ! The Movie*)
* *Panty and Stocking with Gaterbelt*
* *Heartcatch Pretty Cure !*
* *Lupin the Third, The Woman Called Fujiko*
* *Princess Jellyfish*
* *Natsume's Book of Friends*
* *Toradora!*
* *Endride*
* *Fruits Basket (2019)*
* *Sarazanmai*
* *Uchi Tama?! Uchi no Tama Shirimasen ka?*

## Links

* https://myanimelist.net/people/49281/Kayoko\_Ishikawa
* https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=57863
Enta Jinnai/Story

## History

### Dish 1 - I Want to Connect, but I want to Lie

Enta finds Kazuki in his classroom after he discovered he has quit the soccer team. Angry at such a move, with the two of them being the golden duo. He is later turned into a small green kappa after calling the Prince of the Kappa Kingdom a frog.

### Dish 2 - I Want to Connect, but I want to Take

Along with Keppi on stilts and dressed for the couples theme park, Enta joins Toi and Kazuki. During the episode, Enta grows more jealous and distrustful of Toi being close to his best friend. Later he comes across Kazuki sleeping whilst dressed as Sara Azuma and kisses him.

### Dish 3 - I Want to Connect, but it's Not Meant to Be

Right after kissing Kazuki, Enta changes the subject by telling him that he was worried that he'll (Kazuki) catches a cold. After, he thought that he loves him. The next day, the Jinnai have a breakfast with kisu (fishes), which makes Enta akward because of what happened yesterday. Otone, then, tells that she is on a date with her boyfriend.
Enta's Grandmother

**Enta's Grandmother** is a character in the Sarazanmai anime and the grandmother of Enta.

## Profile

She appears as a short in stature elderly woman. She has a large amount of green tinged grey hair kept atop of her head held by a green polka-dotted white bandana tied in a bow in the center. With short thick slightly darker colored eyebrows, she wears below them a pair of large circular thin rimmed glasses. The lens appear to be one way, looking at them leaves her eyes covered.
Reo Niiboshi/Relationships

Reo Niiboshi's relationships and interactions with other characters in Sarazanmai.

## Connections

### Mabu Akutsu

Reo and Mabu are each others' romantic partners. It is hinted that Mabu, as a rich aristocrat, found Reo, a pauper, all by himself. However, something changed after the release of Dark Keppi during the destruction of the Kappa Kingdom. Mabu died while protecting Reo from Dark Keppi. When Reo woke up, he learned about his partner's demise. He begged the Otter to revive him by all costs. However, then he overheard "the fake Mabu" stating that he hated him thus their relationship keeps crumbling in the series until the reveal.

### Otter

When he first met it, he did not think much of this youkai. However, as time passes on, he started to hate it. It was the thing that put inside of him the contemplation of killing "the fake Mabu" by his own hands. He eventually finds out what he views as Mabu's adultery with it.

### Sara Azuma

Sara is Reo and Mabu's adopted daughter in the Reo and Mabu manga. Reo was the one who took the decision to keep Sara after a man told him that they would foil Sara's education because Reo and Mabu are a homosexual couple.

### Haruka Yasaka

They meet in Episode 6. At first, they seem to get along while talking about their loved ones...until Reo put him to sleep and kidnaps him.

### Enta Jinnai

He does not think much of him less so when he shoots him because he wants the Dishes of Hope to bring back "the real Mabu". He does not care of Enta's reaction when he told the latter that he had four hours to live.

### Kazuki Yasaka

He learned of Kazuki's existence when talking to Haruka. When he met him, it was to shoot him to take the Dishes of Hope to bring back "the real Mabu". He becomes more and more frustrated with the kid's determination to save his best friend. And when Mabu died a second time, he threatened him and did not hesitate to kick him.

### Toi Kuji

Reo is shot and killed by Toi when he saw him threatening to shoot Kazuki.
Sara’s Lucky Selfie Fortunes

Sara’s Lucky Selfie Fortunes are announced on television in Sarazanmai by Sara Azuma.

## Appearance

The song Houkago Kappa plays in the background.

## Episodes Appeared In

* Episode 1
* Episode 2
* Episode 3
* Episode 4
* Episode 5
* Episode 6 (although with the same lucky item as the previous episode)
* Episode 7 (top of all the previous lucky items and lucky item of the day)
Episode 6

つながりたいから、諦めない

**I Want to Connect, so I'm Not Giving** up is the sixth episode of the Sarazanmai anime.

## Characters

* Kazuki Yasaka
* Toi Kuji
* Enta Jinnai
* Keppi
* Haruka Yasaka
* Reo Niiboshi
* Mabu Akutsu

### Cameo

* Sara Azuma
* Kazuki's Mother
* Sachet Zombie

## Synopsis

Still in their kappa forms, Kazuki, Enta and Toi with Keppi break into the facility where Haruka has been taken after he was kidnapped by Reo.

His friends allow Kazuki to make it where he offers himself to bring his brother back before they stop him from following through with it.

They hear from Keppi that Reo and Mabu work for the Otter Empire which has been in conflict with the Kappa Kingdom concerning the Shirikodama energy. Having largely overcome the Kappa Kingdom the otters are now turning their attention to humans.

## Episode Notes

### Post-Credits Scene

A flashback shows that during the war between the Otter Empire and the Kappa Kingdom Mabu had sacrificed himself to defend Reo from an attack.
Migi

Migi is the original character designer for Sarazanmai. She is also the illustrator for the manga adaptation.

## The Kappa Trio

* For Kazuki, she was tasked to make "a plain-looking boy".
* For Toi, she was tasked to make him "ugly cute". It was also the most difficult character to design.
* For Enta, she decided to have him wearing glasses so that he would be more recognazible.

## Reo & Mabu

* They are supposed to be wearing the top of Japanese policemen, and the pants of policemen in foreign movies (presumably American movies).

## Sara Azuma

* She had to redesign her multiple times, because Ikuhara and her disagree on what makes a bishojo. Sara Azuma is more the vision of Ikuhara.

## Chikai Kuji

* At first, she attended to make him look like a delinquant (she even headcannon that Toi tried to copy the style of his older brother). However, Ikuhara told her that he wasn't a delinquant, and the design was scrapped.

## Image Gallery

Made to promote the manga that was soon to releaseMade for the release of the third DVD in JapanMade for the release of the songs in Japan10 years-old Kappa TrioPreview of the first mangaFor the 3rd anniversary campaign
## Trivia

* She made the cover for the novel adaption, the manga (and its content) and the Sarazanmai anthology.
Sarazanmai (Anime)

**Sarazanmai** (さらざんまい) is an original Japanese anime series created by Kunihiko Ikuhara and co-produced between MAPPA and Lapin Track.

It premiered on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block on April 11, 2019. The series is simulcast by Crunchyroll, while an English-dubbed version will be simulcast by Funimation. A spin-off manga series by Ikuhara and Misaki Saitō was published in Gentosha's RuTile and RuTile Sweet.

## Episodes

There are eleven episodes to the Sarazanmai Anime:

## Staff

### Animation

* Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara
* Chief Director: Nobuyuki Takeuchi
* Series Composition: Kunihiko Ikuhara and Teruko Utsumi
* Original Character Design: Migi
* Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Kayoko Ishikawa
* Concept Design: Katsunori Shibata, Maimu Matsushima
* Animation Production: Lapintrack, MAPPA

### Japanese Voice Cast

* Kazuki Yasaka: Ayumu Murase
* Toi Kuji: Koki Uchiyama
* Enta Jinnai: Shun Horie
* Reo Niiboshi: Mamoru Miyano
* Mabu Akutsu: Yoshimasa Hosoya
* Keppi: Junichi Suwabe
* Zombies: Ryo Kato
* Sara Azuma: Teiko

### English Voice Cast

* Kazuki Yasaka - Alejandro Saab
* Enta Jinnai - Justin Briner
* Toi Kuji - Ricco Fajardo
* Keppi - Tyler Walker
* Sara Azuma - Sarah Wiedenheft
* Otone Jinnai - Kristen McGuire
* Haruka Yasaka - Alison Viktorin
* Mabu Akutsu - Daman Mills
* Reo Niiboshi - Ian Sinclair

### Funimation ADR Crew

* ADR Director- Tabitha Ray
* Lead ADR Engineer- Benjamin Tehrani
* Assistant ADR Engineer- Ryan Urbanovsky
* ADR Script Writer- Clint Bickham

### Theme Songs

* Opening: Massara - Kana Boon
* Ending: Stand by Me - The Peggies

### Additional Songs

* Otter song: Kawausoiya
* Kappa song: Sarazanmai no Uta

## Anime Awards

* Nominated for 2020 Best Animation by Crunchyroll.
* Nominated for 2020 Best Character Design by Crunchyroll.
* Nominated for 2020 Reo & Mabu for Best Couple by Crunchyroll.
* Nominated for 2020 Mamoru Miyano as Reo Niiboshi for Best VA Performance (JP) by Crunchyroll.
* Nominated for 2020 Best Comedy by Crunchyroll.
* Nominated for 2020 Best Fantasy by Crunchyroll.
* Nominated for 2020 Best Ending Sequence by Crunchyroll.

## Trivia

* On April 11th 2020, there was a live-tweet rewatch of the whole series hosted by Ikuhara and the staff. The fans were invinted to rewatch the whole series.

## External Links

1. ↑ https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2019/05/04-1/sarazanmai-animes-english-dub-cast-revealed
2. ↑ https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2019/05/04-1/sarazanmai-animes-english-dub-cast-revealed
Earth

**Earth** is the third planet from the Sol system and the home world of humanity, and a main participant in the Human-Sargist War.

## Prehistory

Earth, along with the rest of the planets in Sol, has been formed from the dust of a protoplanetary disk nearly 4.6 billion years ago.

## The Rise of Humanity

### The Discovery of [REDACTED]

More than any other discovery and invention made by humans, the discovery of [REDACTED] off the coast of [REDACTED] in Antarctica changed the course of the human race forever, for it would enable them to create the first FTL-capable vessels. These vessels would allow them to send probes and people to other star systems within days and weeks, where normal ships using prior technology would take millennia.
Shirikodama

> "*The shirikodama is a mythical organ located in the anus.*"
> ― Enta's Grandmother[[Episode 1|[source]]]
>
>

In Sarazanmai, the shirikodama is an organ that host the desire of a person. Keppi needs to assimilate the shirikodama of a Kappa Zombie to create a Dish of Hope.

## Appearance

In Sarazanmai, the shirikodama resemble pink and purple colored marbles with black colored inscriptions on them. The centre resembles a white sphere.

## Story

When Keppi removes the shirikodama of one of the boys or Reo, it transforms them into kappas. It also holds the secret (desire) of a kappa zombie. They need to be "eaten" by one of the kappas, which confronts him directly to one of his own secret or feeling. If he succeeds, all of them take back their human form and Keppi can assimilate the desire.
Kunihiko Ikuhara

**Kunihiko Ikuhara** is one of the creators of *Sarazanmai*.

## His most known works

* *Sailor Moon* - 1992 (writer and later director)
* *Sailor Moon R the Movie* -1993 (director)
* *Revolutionary Girl Utena* - 1997(co-creator with Chihiro Saito)
* *Adolescence of Utena*- 1999
* *Mawaru-Penguindrum* - 2011 (co-creator with Lily Hoshino)
* *Yurikuma Arashi*- 2015 (co-creator with Akiko Morishima)
* *Sarazanmai*- 2019 (co-creator with Nobuyuki Takeuchi)
Massara - Kana Boon

**Massara** is the main theme song and opening for the anime adaptation of Sarazanmai, it was created and performed by KANA-BOON.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Kazuki Yasaka
* Enta Jinnai
* Toi Kuji
* Keppi
* Reo Niiboshi
* Mabu Akutsu

## Animation Clips

Sarazanmai LogoKazuki and his kappa formKazuki looking to HarukaEnta looking to KazukiToi looking to ChikaiIdol Sara AzumaKazuki, Enta and ToiHappyA rainbow at night
## References

1. ↑ source:https://www.animesonglyrics.com/sarazanmai/massara
MAPPA

MAPPA is the studio that created the Sarazanmai anime, alongside Lapin Track.

## Animes

* *Kids on the Slope* - 2012
* *Teekyu* - 2012
* *Hajime no Ippo :Rising* - 2013
* *Terror in Resonance* - 2014
* *Garo -Hono no Kokuin-* - 2014
* *Rage of Bahamut :Genesis* - 2014
* *Punch Line* - 2015
* *Ushio & Tora* - 2015
* *Garo - Guren no Tsuki* - 2015
* *Days* - 2016
* *Yuri on Ice* - 2016
* *Idol Incidents* - 2017
* *Rage of Bahamut :Virgin Soul* - 2017
* *Kakegurui* - 2017
* *Altair* - 2017
* *Garo - Vanishing Line* - 2017
* *Last Hero Inuyashiki* - 2017
* *Banana Fish* - 2018
* *Zombieland Saga* - 2018
* *Dororo* - 2019 (coproduction with Tezuka Productions)
* *Kakegurui xx* - 2019
* ***Sarazanmai*** - 2019 (coproduction with Studio Lapin Track)
* *To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts* - 2019
* *Granblue Fantasy The Animation Season 2*- 2019
* *Uchi Tama?! Uchi no Tama Shirimasen ka?*- 2020 (coproduction with Studio Lapin Track)
DVD Volume 2

## Sarazanmai 2 [Limited Release]

**(From CD Japan)**

**(Same Description for both)**

*"Blu-Ray & DVD Vol. 2 to "Sarazanmai" directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. Includes 2 episodes. Slip case packaging newly illustrated by character designer, Kayoko Ishikawa, and digi-pak packaging with new anime illustrations. Comes with 32-page booklet featuring 4-page manga, solo interview. Comes with bonus CD containing character song.*
*Special Feature / Bonus Track: trailers, audio commentary for episodes 2, 3"*

## Episodes

Episode 2

Episode 3

## References

1. ↑ DVD http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANZB-14383
2. ↑ Blu-Ray http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANZX-14383
3. ↑ DVD http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANZB-14383
4. ↑ Blu-Ray http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANZX-14383
Toi Kuji

## Tōi Kuji

**Tōi Kuji** (久慈 悠 *Kuji Tōi*) is a delinquent middle school student who is transformed into a kappa alongside Kazuki and Enta by Keppi. A recent transfer student in Kazuki's class, he sells cannabis for his older brother, Chikai.

## Appearance

Kuji is a middle school student with blue-tinged hair covering his right eye, blue eyes, freckles on his face, and wears a black hoodie with an open white shirt, red tie, blue trousers with a brown belt and navy boots.

In his Kappa form, he has black eyes and his hairstyle is more flat but keeps a similar style and color. His skin color in Kappa form is turquoise blue and has accessories such as a sara (plate)  on his head and a teal-colored neckerchief. His kappa shell has a lightning bolt on it.

## Personality

He is fine with seeing and participating in criminal activities such as breaking into cars, waterboarding another person and possibly even shooting another human being if necessary. Kuji also has a softer side shown toward his friends and brother. Out of the main trio, Toi seems to be the more mature character, however, he is still childish in ways such as his shoot first, questions later' type of attitude. He isn't the type to openly admit his feelings or show affection, however, he is seen to be very forgiving and understanding, especially with his close friends and family.

## Episodes Appeared In

* Episode 1
* Episode 2
* Episode 3
* Episode 4
* Episode 5
* Episode 6
* Episode 7
* Episode 8
* Episode 9
* Episode 10
* Episode 11

## Quote

* “People realize they were connected when they no longer are.” Toi to Kazuki (ep. 8)
* "Busutto ikuzo!"
* This world is filled with connections. Connections of blood, connections of the city, connections of wishes... Everyone's connected in this world. But everything in my life is done. What's lost is never coming back. (Toi's monologue in ep. 11)
* And what's wrong with that?

## Trivia

* According to the Pash! Magazine, his personality is impulsive.
* Also according to that, his favorite food is soba (because he grew up in a soba shop) and his least favorite is pickled plums.
* His recent obsession is nothing in particular.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa\_(folklore)#Appearance
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pash! Magazine
Soyuz Research Station

The Soyuz Research Station is the main building in the Sargista: Triov series. It was built by the USSR as a part of a forward base when the crew of the *Triov* landed on planet Avienta.

## Construction and Incident

After the *Triov* and the rest of the expedition landed on planet Avienta in 2011, the crew of the 5th Soviet Expeditionary Fleet established a forward base on the surface, with the research station as a separate location from it. It was thanks to its remoteness from the rest of the base that allowed it to avoid complete destruction.

## 2011 Incident and After

*See also: 2011 Space Incident*
When a Sargist fleet discovered the human presence on Avienta they attacked and utterly destroyed the expeditionary fleet, including the *Triov*. Among the survivors were Andrei Petrov and several scientists, with Captain Aleksandr Popov missing-in-action. It is near there that Andrei and his crew would attempt to repair the station, adding new features and crew throughout the series.
Reo Niiboshi/Story

Reo Niiboshi's perspective and experiences in the Sarazanmai anime.

## Story

### Dish 1 - I Want to Connect, but I Want to Lie

Reo and Mabu are seen interrogating a man with a box on his head. Later, Reo drinks in a white cup with "desire" written on it. In the post-credits scene, they interrogate another man and make him the next Kappa Zombie.

### Dish 2 - I Want to Connect, but I Want to Take

Reo and Mabu perform a dance during a song.

### Dish 3 - I Want to Connect, but It's Not Meant to Be

He remarks that humans are fools to trust their connections.

### Dish 4 - I Want to Connect, but You're So Far Away

The Otter calls him and Mabu for their failures.

### Dish 5 - I Want to Connect, but I Can't Be Forgiven

He has a salty reaction when Mabu tells him that he needed some rest. When Mabu leaves, Reo punches the wall, hurted by Mabu's cold behaviour.

### Dish 6 - I Want to Connect so I Want Give Up

He meets Haruka at the park. They both talk about the person they want to connect with. Haruka asks him if he has been mean. Reo denies it and accuses Mabu of being the one who is mean. He kinapps Haruka and tries to turn him into a Kappa Zombie. Haruka gets save by the trio and Keppi, but Reo planified this and is glad to finally have found the wish-granting prince.

### Dish 7

He prepares his breakfast. He tells Mabu what he is doing. The latter says that he can eat now, and then tries to say something. But Reo cuts him off, not wanting to hear what's happening between Mabu and the Otter.
Episode 2

つながりたいけど、奪いたい

**I Want to Connect, but I Want to Take** (つながりたいけど、奪いたい) is the second episode of the Sarazanmai anime.

## Overview/Synopsis

Defeating the zombie previously yielded a Dish of Hope from Keppi, and more can be gained from others. Though Toi and Enta try and alleviate Kazuki's concerns of having his secret revealed to them, Kazuki still tries to explain that he dresses as the idol Sara Azuma for the sake of his younger brother.

Growing cannabis to help his older brother Chikai, Toi pursues a cat called Nyantaro with Kazuki when he steals a bag of cannabis. Whilst Toi chases Nyantaro through an amusement part for couples with Kazuki warning Nyantaro to escape, a zombie captures the cat.

Enta and Keppi join them and after vanquishing the zombie, Kazuki again has a secret revealed that Nyantaro was, in fact, someone else's cat that he stole to please Haruka.

## Characters

(Correction might be needed)

* Kazuki Yasaka
* Toi Kuji
* Enta Jinnai
* Keppi
* Haruka Yasaka (Official Debut)
* Otone Jinnai
* Reo Niiboshi
* Mabu Akutsu

### Debut

* Chikai Kuji
* Nyantaro

### Cameo

* Enta's Grandmother
* Kiis Memore

## Episode Notes

### Post-Credits Scene

Enta comes across Kazuki who is sleeping dressed as Sara. Enta then kisses Kazuki.

## Trivia

* The Kappa Zombie's human name, Kiis Memore, is a pun of "Kiss Me More", implied that he likes to be kissed by many women he dated.
Keppi/Connections

All of the connections that Keppi has in Sarazanmai.

## Kazuki Yasaka

He and Toi freed him from the statue. Toi attacked Kazuki and the latter tried to dodge while putting his hands on the foot of the statue, which ultimately broke it. Keppi cursed them both, so that they would go back to the Kappa Plaza, where it all happened, and he also erased their memories of the event.

So, at the evening, he tried to ask for help. Unfortunately, the two of them called him a frog, triggering him and then transforming the two boys into kappa.

Later, in Episode 6, he asked if Kazuki was ready to save Haruka by transplanting the shirikodama, thus removing the existence of the teenager from the world. He wasn't malicious, but as a being of hope, he doesn't always have the best way of helping emotional teenagers.

## Toi Kuji

He and Kazuki freed him from the statue. Toi attacked Kazuki and the latter tried to dodge while putting his hands on the foot of the statue, which ultimately broke it. Keppi cursed them both, so that they would go back to the Kappa Plaza, where it all happened, and he also erased their memories of the event.

So, at the evening, he tried to ask for help. Unfortunately, the two of them called him a frog, triggering him and subsequently transforming the two boys into kappas.

Both of them are quick-thinkers.

## Enta Jinnai

Enta was dragged into this Kappa Zombies mess when Keppi shoot him with a magical sticker that makes people able to see kappas. And he, at once, called Keppi a frog, which triggered the latter and caused his transformation.

He is hanging out with Enta in the next episode, with him at the end disguised as a geisha, to get inside the Hanayashiki Amusement Park.

## Sara Azuma

The two of them are a couple. They are first seen together in Episode 7, where they explored Asakusa to put stickers on what is and isn't a kappa.
Episode 8

つながりたいけど、もう会えない

**I Want to Connect, but We'll Never Meet Again** is the eighth episode of the Sarazanmai anime.

## Characters

* Enta Jinnai
* Toi Kuji
* Kazuki Yasaka
* Chikai Kuji
* Reo Niiboshi
* Mabu Akutsu

### Cameo

* Enta's Grandmother
* Keppi
* Sara Azuma
* Masa (mentioned)

## Synopsis

Both Chikai and Toi prepare to leave the city.

As Enta returns the Dishes of Hope to Kazuki, they are found by Reo and Mabu who have their own plans for the dishes.

Enta is shot by a bullet aimed at Kazuki and the dishes are stolen.

## Episode Notes

### Post-Credits Scene

Toi's phone is ringing and ringing as he leaves Asakusa. He does not hang up. The ambulance's sirens are shown.
Chikai Kuji/Story

Chikai Kuji 's perspective and experiences in Sarazanmai.

### Dish 2 - I Want to Connect, but I want to Take

Chikai is first introduced during the torture in the bath, where he threated an man that followed him and his younger brother. Just after that, he told Toi to be careful and to not get caught or followed. He was about to leave Asakusa for bussiness. Toi wanted to go with him, by telling that he would find the money he needed. So Chikai said that he counted on him to get him out of troubles and made a promise to come back. He also told to not worry while patting his head. After that, the two brothers were separated.

### Dish 4 - I Want to Connect, but You're So Far Away

Chikai and Toi were calling each other about the events the other went through. After telling him that he might come back, he responded that he didn't know if his younger brother could come, making the latter slighly frustated. The two of them were interrupted by their grandmother, calling Toi that "a friend" came. Chikai reappeared in the flash backs, when he first join the yakuzas. He had lost his faith into his parents, and he sell their belongings despite Toi's protests. He told him that "bad people are the ones who survived in this world". He is then seen with the Yurikamome Leader that gave him the Tokarev.
M6 Stewart

The **M6 Stuart** tanks are standard light tanks used and built by the United States.

## History

The Stuart tanks trace their lineage to the M3 tanks first built in 1941 during World War II, and have been used in many other wars fought by America since. However, it didn't take long for the model to see improvements and superior models. After America's entry into World War II, the M5 model already replaced the M3 with its improved engines, roomier interior and quieter running.

## Other Variants and Relatives

Just like the M3 from before, the M6 Stuart has a medium tank counterpart called the M6 Leeds.
DVD Volume 1

## Sarazanmai 1 [Limited Release]

**(From CD Japan)**

**(Same Description for both)**

*"Blu-Ray & DVD Vol. 1 to "Sarazanmai" directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. Includes 1 episode. Slip case packaging newly illustrated by character designer, Kayoko Ishikawa, and digi-pak packaging with new anime illustrations. Comes with 32-page booklet featuring 4-page manga, interview with director, Kappa picture scroll, and a story board book.*
*Special Feature / Bonus Track: textless intro & outro, trailer, audio commentary for episode 1"*

## References

1. ↑ DVD http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANZB-14381
2. ↑ Blu-Ray http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANZX-14381
3. ↑ DVD http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANZB-14381
4. ↑ Blu-Ray http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANZX-14381
Sara ni Sarazanmai: Ai to Yokubou no Stage

**Sara ni Sarazanmai: Ai to Yokubou no Stage** (alternatively *Sarazanmai Once More: A Stage of Love and Desire)* is a stage play adaptation of Sarazanmai.

It ran from November 28th to December 1st 2019 in Tokyo and December 7th-8th in Osaka.

## Casting

* Kazuki Yasaka: Tsubasa Kizu
* Toi Kuji: Ginga Shitara
* Enta Jinnai: Jun Noguchi
* Keppi: Yu Kazuuchi
* Reo Niiboshi: Taro Nakamura
* Mabu Akutsu: Gaku Takamoto
* Sara Azuma: Teiko Kagohara (reprising her role from the anime)
* Haruka Yasaka: Taiga Fukasawa
* Chikai Kuji: Shōjirō Yokoi

## Songs

* Houkago Kappa
* Sarazanmai no Uta
* Kawausoiya
* Kazuki's song
* Toi's song

## Sources

* https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-12/des-pieces-de-theatre-en-novembre-pour-sarazanmai/.151006
* https://www.crunchyroll.com/fr/anime-news/2019/11/28-1/first-images-from-the-sazaranzami-stage-play-have-popped-onto-the-net
Football Zombie

The **Football Zombie** is one of the Kappa Zombies in Sarazanmai.

## Appearance

The Ball Zombie looks like most of the other Kappa Zombies, only with an additional set of limbs. He has a soccer ball for a head, and also wears a red ball gag. On his hands, and the extra pair of limbs which rest on his head, he wears two pairs of red high heels.

## Secrets

The Ball Zombie is revealed to be a CBT fetishist (or perhaps just a masochist in general), and is jealous of balls which are kicked around. His secret sequence involves him imagining a dominatrix kicking him in the testicles.

## Trivia

* One of two zombies whose names are not directly stated in the show. Unlike the Box Zombie, however, we do not see the sequence where his ring is kicked out of the circle, so the Football Zombie is truly unnamed.
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Episode 9

つながりたいけど、伝わらない

**I Want to Connect, but I Can't Express** is the ninth episode of the Sarazanmai anime.

## Characters

* Toi Kuji
* Kazuki Yasaka
* Enta Jinnai
* Keppi
* Chikai Kuji
* Masa
* Otone Jinnai
* Sara Azuma
* Haruka Yasaka
* Reo Niiboshi
* Mabu Akutsu
* Otter

### Cameo

* Police Officers
* Enta's Grandmother

## Sypnosis

The Kuji brothers are running away from everyone, they meet up with Masa, a youngster in the yakuza. Meanwhile, Kazuki is grieving over Enta.

When Keppi comes back, the three of them decide to take action. Reo and Mabu start to amend their relationship, but then, Reo finds out about the situation between Mabu and the Otter.

## Episode Notes

### Post-Credits Scene

Chikai takes the bullet for Toi. He died shortly after, leaving his younger brother traumatized and unable to process his grief.
Enta Jinnai

**Enta Jinnai** (陣内 燕太 *Jinnai Enta*) is a second year middle school student who is transformed into a kappa alongside Toi and Kazuki. He formerly played soccer with Kazuki, where they were known as the "golden duo".

## Appearance

Enta is a middle school student with orange tinged hair and lime green eyes. He wears round thin framed glasses, a beige sweater with a red triangular stripe around the neck area and a straight red line at the bottom. Underneath that, Enta wears a white shirt, and blue trousers that are folded up at the end and orange shoes.

In his Kappa form, his hair style is flat yet but still keeps a similar style and color. His skin color in his Kappa form is light green with his tummy area being a lighter pale green. He had a large yellow bill with a sara  on his head, a orange colored neckerchief, large black eyes and the same glasses which do not quite cover his eyes. His kappa shell has a wavy pattern on it.

## Personality

Enta is serious about football, and would like Kazuki to return beside him so they resume being the golden duo they were once renowned as. He demonstrates a responsible aspect to his character in mitigating Kazuki‘s dread of having a secret revealed and is quick to alleviate any possible concerns by reasserting their friendship. He is also shown looking after Kazuki’s brother.

His willingness to have what he once had causes him to defend what he see’s as his football area from two other people who wanted to play football there. However, as a normal 14 year old boy going to puberty, his decisions and actions are not always morally correct as he can disregard the significance of his treasured spot and act out due to jealousy, inevitably hurting his close friends.

He is shown to care for Kazuki quite a bit and wants to put his happiness over his own, such as wanting to use the dishes of hope to grant Kazuki's wish to help Haruka, initially, and reassuring Toi that since Kazuki's wish now is for him to be with them, he will work towards it as well (although it is unclear whether Enta truly meant it).

## Episode Appearances

* Episode 1
* Episode 2
* Episode 3
* Episode 4
* Episode 5
* Episode 6
* Episode 7
* Episode 8
* Episode 9
* Episode 10
* Episode 11

Like Kazuki and Toi, Enta appears in all eleven episodes of the Sarazanmai anime.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa\_(folklore)#Appearance
Sara Azuma

## Sara Azama

**Sara Azuma** is a character in Sarazanmai. She is an idol who reports on news events usually related to misgivings concerning the zombies that appear.

## Appearance

She has the appearance of a teenage girl with long hair down to her back. Sara’s appearance is distinct wearing her idol clothing.

### Kappa form

Like Keppi, she is round and white. Unlike him and the other kappas, she lacks a beak. In terms of size her height comes up to the height of a person's knee and is white colored with dark hair.

## Personality

Very lively on television, Sara is also very naive and absent minded to the point of being indifferent when captured and confined. She is a bit clumsy but has a good nature.

## Quotes

* Never forget that only those who connect their desires through the pain of loss can take the future in their hands. - Sara to Haruka (ep. 11)

## Trivia

* Her most favorite food is cucumber.
* Her least favorite food is eggplant.
* Sara is the only character who have their seiyuu be the stage actor on the musical.
Joanne

Promotional photo for "Singin For You"

**Joanne** (조앤) is a Taiwanese singer under Zenith Media Contents. She is one of the visuals of the international girl group Z-Girls.

## Career

Joanne was revealed as an upcoming member of the international girl group Z-Girls on January 17, 2019 through a member reveal video. She made her official debut with the girl group on February 22, 2019 with their debut single, "What You Waiting For".

## Trivia

* She is the tallest member of Z-Girls: 173cm (5'8")
* She speaks the best Korean in the group.
* She also speaks Mandarin and English.
* She is good at doing KPOP cover dances.
* She’s a fan of Girls’ Generation.

## References

* Twitter: Z-Girls members Reveal
* Twitter: Z-Girls M/V Teaser

## Official Links

* Instagram

**"What Your Waiting For"**
Haruka Yasaka

Kazuki Yasaka (Older brother)

**Haruka Yasaka** is Kazuki's younger brother born when he was five years old.

## Appearance

He is a young boy with his long light brown hair tied at the back and tends to wear shorts and T-shirt related clothing. Haruka also makes use of a wheelchair due to an accident in which he was hit by a car while chasing after Kazuki.

## Personality

Haruka is kind-hearted and is especially close to his older brother Haruka. He likes watching idol Sara Azuma on TV where he believes that he is receiving selfies from her. Upon finding out that it is Kazuki dressed as Sara that answers his messages, he is concerned that he has taken his brother's smile.

## Story

He is watching the idol Sara Azuma on TV.

## Trivia

* Haruka shares his seiyuu with Milne from Yurikuma Arashi, another anime by Kunihiko Ikuhara.
Singin For You

Singin For You

"**Singin For You**" is the 2nd Mini Album by Z-Boys & Z-Girls under the name Z-Stars. It was released on July 29, 2019.

## ***Track list***

1. Holla Holla (Z-Boys) - 3:29
2. Streets of Gold (Z-Girls) - 3:09
3. Fire Flame - 2:43 by (Carlyn, Vanya & Bell)
4. Holla Holla (Instr.) - 3:29
5. Streets of Gold (Instr.) - 3:09
6. Fire Flame (Instr.) - 2:43

## ***Music Videos***

> **Z-Boys**
>
>

* Holla Holla" music teaser
* Holla Holla" teaser

> **Z-Girls**
>
>

* Streets of Gold" music video
* Streets of Gold" teaser
Mavin

Promotional photo for "Holla Holla"

**Mavin** (마빈) is an Indonesian singer under Zenith Media Contents. He is a member of the international boy group Z-Boys.

## Career

Mavin was revealed as a upcoming member of Z-Boys on January 15, 2019 through a member reveal video. He made his official debut with Z-Boys on February 22, 2019 with their single debut, "No Limit".

## Trivia

* Mavin was a former member of the Indonesian boy group B FORCE.
* He was a finalist on “The Next Boy/Girl Band Indonesia”.
* He has been in a relationship with Z-Girls’ Vanya for 3 years, they have a YouTube channel together.

## References

* Twitter: Z-Boys member Revealed

* Twitter: Z-Boys M/V Teaser

## Official Links

* Instagram
* Youtube

**"No Limit"**
Blink

Promotional photo for "Holla Holla"

**Blink** (블링크) is a Thai singer under Zenith Media Contents. He is a member of the international boy group Z-Boys.

## Career

Blink was revealed as an upcoming member of the international boy group Z-Boys on January 15, 2019 through a member reveal video. He made his official debut with the boy group on February 22, 2019 with their debut single, "No Limit".

## Trivia

* His specialties are singing, dancing, modeling, and acting.
* His hobbies are shopping, listening to music, and playing basketball.

## References

* Twitter: Z-Boys member Revealed

* Twitter: Z-Boys M/V Teaser

## Official Links

* Instagram

**"No Limit"**