さらざんまい
Sarazanmai
The stage is Asakusa. One day, three 2nd-year middle school students — Kazuki Yasaka, Tooi Kuji, and Enta Jinnai — meet a mysterious kappa-like creature named Keppi, who forcibly takes their shirikodama (a mythical organ kappa steal through a person's anus) and transforms the boys into kappa. Keppi informs them, "If you wish to return to your former selves, you must connect in 'that way' and bring me the shirikodama of zombies." Will the three boys be able to connect as they steal shirikodama from zombies?! Meanwhile, two policemen — Reo Niiboshi and Mabu Akutsu — are up to something at the police box where they are stationed. (Source: Official Website)
Names
| Original | さらざんまい (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Sarazanmai |
| English | Sarazanmai |
| Chinese | 皿三昧 (unknown · via wikidata) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 11 ep · 24 min · 4h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2019-04-12 → 2019-06-21 (Spring 2019) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | MAPPA, Lapin Track |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyDramaFantasyPsychologicalSupernatural |
| Themes | ShapeshiftingSurreal ComedyPrimarily Male CastMale ProtagonistLGBTQ+ ThemesYoukaiComing of AgeUrban FantasySatirePhilosophyPrimarily Teen CastBoys' LoveHenshinPolice |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · Amazon Prime Video |
Reception
| Community score | 7.40 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.41 / 10 |
| Composite | 55.5 |
| On lists | 51,443 |
| Favourited | 1,370 (2.7%) |
| Completion | 72.0% |
| Drop rate | 12.9% |
| In backlog | 43.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.82 |
Score distribution
1226217332964502597861,74773,82384,33793,231101,499
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Lapin Track | — | 8 of 13 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2019 | C | 22 of 75 |
| Studio | MAPPA | D | 45 of 87 |
| Year | 2019 | C | 103 of 339 |
| Genre | Psychological | C | 188 of 416 |
| Source material | Original work | B | 343 of 1,732 |
| Genre | Supernatural | C | 404 of 1,234 |
| Era | Late 2010s | B | 451 of 1,863 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | B | 461 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Fantasy | C | 568 of 2,142 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 729 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 773 of 1,917 |
| Genre | Comedy | B | 790 of 3,488 |
| Format | TV series | C | 984 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,688 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Kunihiko Ikuhara, Maimu Matsushima |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Teruko Utsumi, Kunihiko Ikuhara |
| Character design | Miggy, Kayoko Ishikawa |
| Original creator | Ikunirappa, Miggy |
Franchise — さらざんまい
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | — | Houkago Kappa |
AniList id 101261 · MAL id 37426 · record updated 2026-08-27