Osomatsu-san ~Tamashi no Takoyaki Party to Densetsu no Otamarikai~, the second of two Mr. Osomatsu anime that are meant to celebrate the 2015 series’ sixth anniversary, has received a trailer and a July 21 Japanese theatrical premiere date.
The main staff of Osomatsu-san ~Tamashi no Takoyaki Party to Densetsu no Otamarikai~ (Mr Osomatsu: Takoyaki Party of the Soul and the Legendary Sleepover) includes Hikaru Yamaguchi (Given) as director, Shuu Matsubara (Mr Osomatsu Seasons 1-3 series composer and scriptwriter) as scriptwriter, and Eiji Abiko (Mr Osomatsu Season 3) as character designer. Studio Pierrot is the animation production company.
Meanwhile, the cast includes:
• Takahiro Sakurai as Osomatsu Matsuno
• Yuuichi Nakamura as Karamatsu Matsuno
• Hiroshi Kamiya as Choromatsu Matsuno
• Jun Fukuyama as Ichimatsu Matsuno
• Daisuke Ono as Jyushimatsu Matsuno
• Miyu Irino as Todomatsu Matsuno
• Aya Endou as Totoko
Mr. Osomatsu is inspired by the 1962 Osomatsu-kun gag manga series by the late Fujio Akatsuka, which revolves around the Matsuno sextuplets. The anime’s third season ran from October 2020 to March 2021.
A previous anime movie was released in 2019, while a a non-Pierrot-produced short form web anime was released in 2016. The 2015 anime has also spawned other media in the form of a Shueisha-published manga by Masako Shitara, novels, and games.
Akatsuka’s manga previously received two anime adaptations, including one produced by Pierrot, and a 24-minute anime film in the second half of the 20th century. A live-action movie was released in Japan in March 2022.
Source: @osomatsu_PR
