Synopsis
Katsu Kaizou is a very gullible 17 year old high school student, and a believer in science fiction, aliens, ghosts, UFOs, conspiracies, etc. He thinks that everything going on around him is the result of some sort of alien plot to take over the world. Each story is pretty much self-contained and is completely bizarre. Kaizou joins the school's science club, makes new friends, and ends up coming in contact with all sorts of strange things like log people, deadly sushi, pee-blades, scary infections, robot invasions, ghosts, living dolls, and more!
Information Type: OVA
Episodes: 3
Status: Currently Airing
Aired: May 25, 2011 to Sep 21, 2011
Producers: Shaft
Genres: Action, Comedy, Parody, School, Sci-Fi, Shounen
Duration: 23 min. per episode
Japanese staff \t
Chief Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Director: Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Series Composition:
Fuyashi Tou
Katsuhiko Takayama
Music: Ruka Kawada
Original creator: Kôji Kumeta
Character Design: Hiroki Yamamura
Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama
Color design: Izumi Takizawa
Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
Japanese companies\t \t
Animation Production: SHAFT
Production: Starchild Records
News
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Katteni Kaizō Manga by Zetsubō's Kumeta Gets Anime
Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei anime director Akiyuki Shinbo, SHAFT studio to reunite for Kaizō
An anime adaptation of Kôji Kumeta's Katteni Kaizō gag manga has been green-lit. Akiyuki Shinbo will direct the anime at the studio SHAFT as he did for the anime of Kumeta's Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei manga.
In the story, Kaizō Katsu is a former student of the "Genius Cram School" ("Tensai Juku") but his childhood friend Umi Natori accidentally turned him into an idiot (and possibly insane) by injuring his head. Kaizō's crazy ideas caused an explosion that forced the Genius Cram School to shut down. Even years later when Kaizō is in high school, his former classmates have come looking for payback. So, Kaizō, Umi, and the other members of their high school science club are shown in the most surreal situations.
The manga ran in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine from 1998 to 2004. The 26 original volumes are being recompiled into 14 volumes for a new reprint edition to mark Kumeta's 20th anniversary as a manga creator.
In a related development, the Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei anime franchise is getting three Blu-ray boxes between March and July.
Source: Comic Natalie
Update: More background information added and story description edited.
Update 2: King Records' Starchild Records label has opened a website for the Katteni Kaizō anime.
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Katteni Kaizō, Amagami SS Video Anime's Promos Streamed
Anime by Zetsubō Sensei's creator & director to start May 25; last Amagami SS BD/DVD on Friday
The official website for the anime adaptation of the Katteni Kaizō comedy manga has begun streaming the project's ending animation sequence. In the story by Kôji Kumeta (Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei), Kaizō Katsu is a former student of the "Genius Cram School" ("Tensai Juku") but his childhood friend Umi Natori accidentally turned him into an idiot (and possibly insane) by injuring his head. Kaizō's crazy ideas caused an explosion that forced the Genius Cram School to shut down. Even years later when Kaizō is in high school, his former classmates have come looking for payback.
The first of three anime volumes by director Akiyuki Shinbo (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei) will ship on May 25.
The official website for the Amagami SS romance anime series began streaming a promotional video for the 26th episode on Thursday. This episode about the character Miya Tachibana did not air on television, but it will be included on the 13th Blu-ray Disc/DVD volume on Friday. Miya is the younger sister of the main character Junichi Tachibana. This volume will also have an episode devoted to the Risa Kamizaki characer from Enterbrain's original Amagami game.
[Via Yaraon!, Moon Phase]
Voice Actor and Character
Aki Toyosaki as Suzu Saien
Chiwa Saito as Chitan Tsubouchi
Eri Kitamura as Umi Natori
Takahiro Sakurai as Kaizō Katsu
Yui Horie as Yamada-san
