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Mr. Osomatsu Anime Inspires Canine Character TV Anime Matsuinu
posted on by Joanna Cayanan
The official website of Matsuinu, a line of dog character products inspired by the TV Tokyo's Eeny Meeny Miney Mo (Iniminimanimo) program, which starts at 7:00 .a.m. (October 6 at 6:00 p.m. EDT). The website also revealed the anime's key visual.
Iniminimanimo is a reference to the English counting-out rhyme "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe," and it has previously aired anime series aimed at children such as AT-X channel on October 12 at 10:05 p.m. JST (9:05 a.m. EDT).
Matsuinu first debuted as a line of game prizes in March 2018, and since then has expanded through different projects including collaboration cafes, merchandise sales, and books.
The Mr. Osomatsu television anime was in turn inspired by Osomatsu-kun manga and "high tension comedy" TV anime, which centers on the Matsuno household with six naughty and mischievous sons (who are sextuplets). All of the sextuplets, including the eldest Osomatsu, are all in love with the same girl, Totoko. The original Osomatsu-kun series followed the family when the sons were 10 years old. Mr. Osomatsu re-imagines the original manga and TV anime with the sextuplets as adults.
The Mr. Osomatsu anime premiered in Japan on July 21.
The franchise also includes three anime seasons, an earlier anime film, various anime shorts, and a live-action film.
Sources: Matsuinu's website, Comic Natalie
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