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Onipan! Anime About Demon Girls Reveals April 11 Premiere in Video
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the original television anime TV Tokyo's Oha-Suta ("Good Morning Star") program.
Set in a world where Japanese oni (demons) and humans coexist, "the story of love, friendship, and underpants" follows three oni girls who transfer to a Tokyo middle school. They strive to improve the misconstrued image of oni with the help of a key item with hidden powers — oni underpants, or onipan. Momozono-Momo and Issun-Bōko are teased as the children of the well-known Japanese folklore characters Momotarō and Issun-Bōshi, respectively.
The anime stars:
- Former Sakura Gakuin member Yume Nozaki as the curious red oni Tsutsuji (Japanese for "azalea")
- Ciao Girl 2019 contest winner Mika Negishi as the mischievous yellow oni Himawari ("sunflower")
- Former Sakura Gakuin member Kokona Nonaka as the seemingly aloof yet slovenly Tsuyukusa ("dayflower")
- Kaori Maeda as Momozono-Momo
- Miyu Tomita as Noriko Issun
- Kikuko Inoue as Kuma
The anime comes from My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me!) drafted the original onikko (demon girl) designs.
Minami-ke) is composing the music.
The anime's stars Yume Nozaki, Mika Negishi, and Kokona Nonaka are forming a new musical unit named "Onipanzu!," and they will perform the show's theme song "Onipapapan! Pan!."
Sources: Onipan!'s official website, Comic Natalie
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