Sarazanmai (2019)

I want to connect, but...

Original title: さらざんまい

After accidentally breaking a statue of the guardian god of the Asakusa district, middle school students Kazuki, Toi and Enta are transformed into kappas -creatures from japanese folklore- by Keppi, self-proclaimed prince of the Kappa Kingdom. If they want to regain their human form, they must collect the five Dishes of Hope for him, which fulfill the wishes of whoever possesses them. To do so, they will fight against the kappa-zombies and extract their "shirikodama", the mythical organ containing humans' deepest desires. Two policemen, Reo and Mabu, are the ones behind this evil scheme, turning humans into zombies as agents of the Otter Empire, enemy of the Kappa Kingdom since ancient times. In the guise of "Kappazon, Inc.", they control society by manipulating the desires of the masses for their own goals. To succeed in their mission, the boys must be connected through the "Sarazanmai", revealing their most intimate secrets in the process...

Sarazanmai

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as Kazuki Yasaka

as Reo Niiboshi

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

as Haruka Yasaka

as Soba Zombie as Cat Zombie as Sachet Zombie as Soccer Zombie as Kisu Zombie (voice) as Box Zombie / Nekoyama Mokichi

as Chikai Kuji (voice)

as Kazuki's Dad as Kou

as Kazuki's Mom (voice)

as Enta's Grandmother as Nyantaro

Yasuhiro Kikuchi

Yasuhiro Kikuchi

as Police Director-General (voice) as Prison Officer

as Otter as Imperial Boss (voice)

as Policeman A (voice) as Announcer (voice)

as Otone Jinnai (voice)

as Official as Kazuki's Grandfather

as Kazuki's Biological Mother

Takayuki Nakatsukasa

Takayuki Nakatsukasa

as Man as Policeman B (voice)

as Player A (voice)

as Player B (voice)

Kosuke Echigoya

Kosuke Echigoya

as Sara Azuma's Manager

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

as Yasu Yasuda (voice)

as Masa (voice)

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Kazuyuki Okitsu

as Taka (voice)

Kunihiko Ikuhara

Kunihiko Ikuhara

as Circle-Kero Clerk (voice)

as Nurse (voice)

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

1x1

I want to connect, but i want to lie
1x2

I want to connect, but i want to take
1x3

I want to connect, but it's not meant to be
1x4

I want to connect, but you're so far away
1x5

I want to connect, but i can't be forgiven
1x6

I want to connect, so i'm not giving up
1x7

I want to connect, but i want to betray
1x8

I want to connect, but we'll never meet again
1x9

I want to connect, but i can't express it
1x10

I want to connect, but i can't
1x11

I want to connect, so sarazanmai

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