Onipan!
| Onipan! | |
 Key visual | |
| おにぱん! | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Norihiro Naganuma Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masahiko Ohta |
| Written by | Takashi Aoshima |
| Music by | Yasuhiro Misawa |
| Studio | Wit Studio |
| Licensed by | Sentai Filmworks |
| Original network | TV Tokyo (via Oha Suta) |
| Original run | April 11, 2022 – July 1, 2022 |
| Episodes | 12 (60 parts) |
Onipan! (おにぱん!) is an original Japanese anime television series created by Norihiro Naganuma, animated by Wit Studio and produced by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions. It is directed by Masahiko Ohta and written by Takashi Aoshima, with Yasuhiro Misawa composing the music. It aired from April to July 2022 on TV Tokyo's children's variety program Oha Suta.
Characters
[edit]- Tsutsuji (つつじ, lit "Azalea")
- Voiced by: Yume Nozaki[1]
- Himawari (ひまわり, lit "Sunflower")
- Voiced by: Mika Negishi[1]
- Tsuyukusa (つゆくさ, lit "Dayflower")
- Voiced by: Kokona Nonaka[1]
- Momo Momozono (桃園 桃, Momozono Momo)
- Voiced by: Kaori Maeda[1]
- Noriko Issun (一寸 法子, Issun Noriko)
- Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[1]
- Kuma (クマ)
- Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue[1]
Production and release
[edit]The original anime television series created by Norihiro Naganuma and produced by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions was announced on February 3, 2022, which comes from AAO Project, a joint initiative by AOI Pro., Amuse, and Origamix Partners to develop and produce original intellectual property. Masahiko Ohta is directing the anime at Wit Studio, with Jun'ichirō Hashiguchi serving as assistant director, Takashi Aoshima writing the scripts, and Yasuhiro Misawa composing the music. Original onikko designs are provided by Tomari, while Ryuuta Yanagi designs the characters.[1] The series aired from April 11 to July 1, 2022 on TV Tokyo's children's variety program Oha Suta.[2] The first theme song is "Onipapapan! Pan!".[3] The second theme song is "Oni Yaba—!". Both theme songs were performed by Onipan's! (Yume Nozaki, Mika Negishi, and Kokona Nonaka).[4] Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series outside of Asia.[5]
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title [6][a] | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date [8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Three Onikko, On the Scene!" Transliteration: "Jōriku! Sannin no Onikko!" (Japanese: 上陸！３人のおにっ子！) | Ryūtarō Awabe | Takashi Aoshima | Masahiko Ohta | April 11, 2022 - April 15, 2022 |
| 2 | "Momomomomomomomomo!" Transliteration: "Mōmmommommommommo!" (Japanese: もーっもっもっもっもっもっ！) | Shintarō Itoga | Takashi Aoshima | Takaharu Ōkuma | April 18, 2022 - April 22, 2022 |
| 3 | "Onikko, On the Town!" Transliteration: "Onikko, Shōtengai ni Arawaru" (Japanese: おにっ子、商店街に現る) | Shōgo Arai | Yasunori Yamada | Shōgo Arai | April 25, 2022 - April 29, 2022 |
| 4 | "Oni Love Clubs!" Transliteration: "Bukatsudō no Oni!" (Japanese: 部活動の鬼！) | Tomoko Hiramuki | Kenji Sugihara | Shintarō Nakazawa Shigenori Hirozumi[c] | May 2, 2022 - May 6, 2022 |
| 5 | "Momo Battle Royale!" Transliteration: "Gekitō! Momo Rowaiyaru!!" (Japanese: 激闘！モモロワイヤル！！) | Junichirō Hashiguchi | Takamitsu Kōno | Nagisa Miyazaki | May 9, 2022 - May 13, 2022 |
| 6 | "Legendary Idol Noririn" Transliteration: "Aidoru Densetsu Noririn" (Japanese: アイドル伝説のりりん) | Ryūtarō Awabe | Takamitsu Kōno | Masahiko Ohta | May 16, 2022 - May 20, 2022 |
| 7 | "What a Scoop! Kuma's Real Identity Revealed?!" Transliteration: "Sukūpu! Kuma no Shōtai wa Marumaru!?" (Japanese: スクープ！クマの正体はOO！？) | Ryūtarō Awabe Ryūta Yanagi[d] | Yasunori Yamada | Ryūtarō Awabe Ryūta Yanagi[e] | May 23, 2022 - May 27, 2022 |
| 8 | "Farewell, Onipan?!" Transliteration: "Sayonara Onipan!?" (Japanese: さよならおにぱん！？) | Tomoko Hiramuki | Kenji Sugihara | Akira Nishimori | May 30, 2022 - June 3, 2022 |
| 9 | "The Oni Return to a Culture Festival!" Transliteration: "Oni no Inuma ni Bunkamatsuri!" (Japanese: 鬼の居ぬ間に文化祭！) | Shōgo Arai | Kenji Sugihara | Shōgo Arai | June 6, 2022 - June 10, 2022 |
| 10 | "You're Watching Onikko Channel!" Transliteration: "Onikko☆Channeru Hajime Mashita" (Japanese: おにっこ☆チャンネルはじめました) | Junichirō Hashiguchi Hina Nakahata[f] | Takamitsu Kōno | Masahiko Ohta | June 13, 2022 - June 17, 2022 |
| 11 | "Our Next Top Idols: The Oni Project!" Transliteration: "Mezase Aidoru? ONI Purojekuto!" (Japanese: 目指せアイドル？ONIプロジェクト！) | Shō Gōbara Shōgo Arai[f] | Yasunori Yamada | Hiroaki Shimura | June 20, 2022 - June 24, 2022 |
| 12 | "A Legendary Battle! Onikko Forever!" Transliteration: "Densetsu Batoru! Onikko Tachi yo, Eien ni――" (Japanese: 伝説バトル！ おにっ子たちよ、永遠に――) | Ryūtarō Awabe | Takashi Aoshima | Masahiko Ohta | June 27, 2022 - July 1, 2022 |
See also
[edit]- My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! and Spy Classroom, light novel series illustrated by original onikko designer, Tomari
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Loo, Egan (February 3, 2022). "Yuruyuri's Masahiko Ohta Directs WIT Studio's Original TV Anime Onipan! for April 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 24, 2022). "Onipan! Anime About Demon Girls Reveals April 11 Premiere in Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 11, 2022). "Onipan! Anime's Main Cast Performs Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 16, 2022). "Onipan! Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Miyu Tomita as Top Idol Noririn's Voice". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (March 17, 2022). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Onipan! Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Episōdo｜Terebi Anime "Onipan!" Kōshiki Saito" エピソード｜TVアニメ「おにぱん！」公式サイト [Episode｜TV Anime "Onipan!" Official Website]. onipan.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Stream Onipan! on HIDIVE". HIDIVE. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Hōsō Haishin｜Terebi Anime "Onipan!" Kōshiki Saito" 放送・配信｜TVアニメ「おにぱん！」公式サイト [Broadcast / Distribution｜TV Anime "Onipan!" Official Website]. onipan.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Onipan! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
