We learned in the fall of 2019 that a new Kaiketsu Zorori anime series is in the works for the spring 2020 season with Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori, which is translated as More! Seriously Unserious Incredible Zorori. The series kicked off with an April 5th, 2020 premiere on NHK Educational but was bumped to a July 5th, 2020 debut due to the pandemic.
The series received a third season order back in October 2021 which saw an April 6th, 2022 premiere date for it. But that wasn’t going to be the last we’d hear of this property as a new film is in the works for it, the first in five years. Revealed in April 2022, the new film was called Kaiketsu Zorori: Lalala♪ Star Tanjō and has a December 9th, 2022 debut in theaters in Japan.
Now, the home video release side has updated where the first season box set is coming out on July 26th, 2023 priced at 8,000 yen for the 25-episode run. Additionally, the film is coming out at the same time for 3,200 yen. Both of those are DVD-only releases.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Kōichi Yamadera as Zorori
- Rikako Aikawa as Ishishi
- Motoko Kumai as Noshishi
- Yuuki Kaji as Beat
- Aoi Yuki as Mira
- Erika Ikuta as Hipopo
The series is directed by Takahide Ogata based on the series composition by Atsuhiro Tomioka. Hideyuki Funakoshi is working on the character designs with animation production handled by Ajia-do and Bandai Namco Pictures.
Based on the books that began in 1987, there are some 65 books since then with multiple films and movies over the years.
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Plot Concept: Hara’s books follow Zorori, a mischievous bandit fox who dreams of becoming the “King of Pranks.” Zorori aims to “build my own castle and make a beautiful princess my wife,” and he embarks on one misadventure after another with his two boar companions Ishishi and Noshishi.
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