Looking to add a little something weird to your binge list for the weekend? Why not check out Yatterman Night, which is now on Crunchyroll thanks to the partnership with Funimation. The full series is now there, one of the few that Funimation picked up over the years that did not get an English language dub when it got its home video release. Availability for it is decent as it’s open to viewers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
Check out our review of the series.
The property is based on the original Yatterman series that came out in 1977, which ran for a few years with 108 episodes total. This was remade back in 2008 and done in sixty episodes, which also had two specials made for it as well as a an animated and live action film the following year.
The series stars Eri Kitamura as Doronjo, Hiroaski Hirata as Boyacky, Kenta Miyake as Tonzura and a comedian named Hori as Dokurobeh. Also revealed was that SCREEN mode will be doing the opening song, Limit Dreamer, while Sphere will be performing the ending song, Passion Continue. The series, part of the 40th anniversary celebration of the Time Bokan franchise from Tatsunoko,and is set for twelve standard length episodes.
Plot concept: Long, long ago, a pair of heroes called the Yatterman faced off against the mischievous Doronbow Gang, led by the sexy villainess Doronjo. Now, years later, the Yatter Kingdom is protected by the new Yatterman. But the mysterious new Yatterman have forced the Yatter people into labor, and unrest runs rampant throughout the kingdom. In the spirit of her predecessor, a young new Doronjo reforms the Doronbow Gang in rebellion against the Yatterman.
