Bandai Spirits made Kapibara-san as a cute toy representative of all Capybaras in 2002.
Now, after 15 years, the adorable toy is getting his own anime!!
It’s Spring! It seems that Capybaras are also enjoying the cherry blossom viewing.
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Capybaras are cute and healing, so should the anime; let’s read more on that now.
1. Release Date
Kapibara-san will begin broadcast on TV Tokyo on October 9th, 2020. It will also be broadcast on TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Satouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TV Kyushu on Fridays during the 7:30 pm time slot.
Tomohiro Tsukimisato is directing the series, and Shin-Ei Animation and Lesprit will be doing the animation. Tryworks created the original character design under Bandai Spirits.
But why was there a need to create an anime of a plush toy? Would the audience like it?
2. Why An Anime about Kapibara-San?
Japan is famous for creating stories around the characters companies want to become popular.
Kapibara-san, the character, will be celebrating his 15th anniversary this year.
Thus, it will be celebrated as a short-form TV anime production that will be broadcast as part of TV Tokyo’s Kinder TV programming block.
No matter if young or old, you will surely get charmed by Capybaras, too!
I. About Kapibara-san
Bandai Spirit’s female team, Tryworks, developed a character for the sweet Capybaras in 2002. It has since then boosted the popularity of Capybaras in Japan.
Kapibara-san has inspired a long-running line of merchandise, manga, and spin-off characters.
Today is #BreadAnniversary, so here is Kapibara-san bread! It’s on sale at Kichijoji’s Charabread!
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The character is a Capybara that often lets its younger siblings ride on its back and let them nap there ( (>_<) so cute).
II. Reaction to Upcoming Anime
The general population already loves Kapibara-san, be it the expensive plushies or dungeon runs in video games.
Kapibara-san and his friends White-san, Lama-san, and more are often seen together in games as merchandise and mascot characters.
After the news of animating Kapibara-san came out, the viewers were quite eager to see the refreshing Capybara on the silver screen.
Now let’s have a look at who all may be there in the anime show!
3. New Key Visuals and Trailers
The official site character designs for the characters of the October anime.
The official trailer was released as well.
It shows a series of pictures of Kapibara-san and his friends to commemorate the character’s 15th anniversary. There is soft, flute music produced by Akiyuki in the background.
There’s a short skit of Kapibara-san trying to catch an apple from a tree but fails to.
White-san has a cameo in the scene, and it ends by announcing the show’s broadcast in October 2020.
What would the anime be about?
4. Plot
The TV show of Kapibara-san is said to follow the daily adventures of Kapibara-san and his animal friends as they chill and hang out among the Midorino Grasslands.
The show would be broadcasted on TV Tokyo during the 7:30 pm time slot starting from October 9th every Friday.
Capybaras are well-liked among the people, so its undoubtedly, Kapibara-san would be a hit. So let’s move on to discuss the staff creating the anime.
5. Anime Production
Let’s look into the technical details of this upcoming anime to check what influences the production of ‘Kapibara-san.’
I. About the Studio
Shin-Ei Animation will be animating the series with Lesprit studio.
Shin-Ei Animation has brought numerous, wonderful anime to life, including Tonari no Seki-kun, Crayon Shin-chan, Area no Kishi, Doraemon, and Trickster.
Lesprit has produced character animations too like Tanuki to Kitsune and the other is Cinderella Girls Gekijou.
II. Animation Quality
The animation is consistent with the original artworks. The backgrounds and visuals are simple, with a cartoonish feel to them.
The characters in the recent works have a more ‘humanized’ edge to them, but since Kapibara-san is going to be about animals, we will have to wait and see how the animation would be like.
III. Director
Tsukimisato Tomohiro has directed anime and episodes, as well as done key animations for a few.
He worked in series like Cinderella Girls Gekijou, Tanuki to Kitsune, Yurumates, Mobile Suit Gundam-san, and D.I.CE.
IV. Theme Songs
Akiyuki Tateyama would be working on the music for Kapibara-san.
He has created music for other anime like Yuru Camp, Soul Buster, Senryuu Shoujo, Kemono Friends, Idol Jihen, and Gakuen Basara.
We can only wait until October to hear the beautiful flute OST of Kapibara-san.
6. Cast & Staff
The official website hasn’t announced any voice actors yet. The following are the staff members for Kapibara-san:
I. Staff
| Director | Tsukimisato Tomohiro |
| Music Composer | Akiyuki Tateyama |
| Character Design | Bandai Spirits (Tryworks) |
7. About Kapibara-san
Bandai Spirits produced a cute character called Kapibara-san, which boosted the popularity of Capybaras in Japan.
The character, Kapibara-san, is a Capybara that often lets its younger siblings ride on its back.
The anime, Kapibara-san, follows the daily adventures of Kapibara-san and his animal friends as they chill out among the Midorino Grasslands.
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