With the revival of Osomatsu-san as an anime series, you couldn’t be sure if the manga would get a revival since original creator Fujio Akatsuka passed away back in 2008 at the age of 72. Would there be a manga creator that would want to step up to carrying on with his work in the same medium? The answer is apparently yes as the josei magazine YOU has revealed that Masako Shitara is going to tackle the property with the January 15th installment of the magazine. The new work is not an adaptation of the anime but is its own work.
Shitara has a few works under her belt with Koisuru Bangohan and Sailors Angel.
The anime series is based on the manga by Fujio Akatsuka that ran from 1962 to 1969 and had a couple of revivals along the way, it had an adaptation in the mid 60′s and then a remake in the late 80′s. This series is serving as a sequel to it with the same animation studio from the 80′s involved, albeit with a new creative team. The original series focused on the six kids when they were young but this one takes a look at them as adults now and how their lives turned out. The promo brings out a look at them and the voice actors associated with them.
Directed by Yoichi Fujita, the series is animated by Studio Pierrot based on composition by Shu Matsubara and character designs by Naoyuki Asano.
The series stars Takahiro Sakurai as the eldest son Osomatsu, Yūichi Nakamura as the second son Karamatsu, Hiroshi Kamiya as the third son Choromatsu, Jun Fukuyama as the fourth son Ichimatsu, Daisuke Ono as the fifth son Jūshimatsu, Miyu Irino as the sixth and youngest son Todomatsu, Aya Endo as the heroine Totoko, Kenichi Suzumura as Iyami and Sachi Kokuryu as Chibita.
Original series concept: The leading character is a boy named Osomatsu, who is one of sextuplets. This zany comedy features such eccentric and over-the-top characters as bucktoothed French-styled Iymi, bald boy Chibita, big-pants Dekapan, self-absorbed cutie Totoko, and many others. Together they create many topsy-turvy confusions in the town.
[Source: ANN]
