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Mr. Osomatsu Anime to Run for 2 Consecutive Seasons
posted on by Karen Ressler
The official Mr. Osomatsu anime announced on Tuesday that the series will run for two consecutive seasons. The second half will begin in January.
The series premiered on October 5. streaming the series as it airs in Japan.
In a press conference on October 29, scheduled to be removed from various streaming sites on November 12, and will be reanimated for the home video release.
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Osomatsu-kun manga and "high tension comedy" TV anime centered on the Matsuno household, which has 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 series followed the family when the sons were 10 years old.
The first 56-episode series aired in Japan in 1966-1967. 86-episode series, which aired from 1988-1989. Shigino served as chief director.
The staff are creating the new anime to commemorate what would have been Akatsuka's 80th birthday (Akatsuka ed away in 2008 at age 72).
Akatsuka launched the Osomatsu-kun manga in Comic BonBon from 1987-1990. The compiled manga volumes have more than 10 million copies in print.
[Via Hachima Kikō]
