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Anime Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again Releases Opening & Ending Animations!

  • Writer: Admin
    Admin
  • Apr 10, 2024
  • 3 min read

The anime series Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again anime —adapted from the Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru manga by Kagiri Araido— has started streaming as of April 7, 2024. In preparation for the release the series released the creditless animation sequence of the Opening Theme Song at the AnimeJapan 2024 stage event. Check out how the episodes kick off with the tune of singer-songwriter Koresawa's Kimi ga Ojii-chan Atashi ga Obaa-chan (“You're Grandpa I'm Grandma”) Opening Theme Song below:


Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again Credit-Less Opening Animation -

Kimi ga Ojii-chan Atashi ga Obaa-chan by Koresawa



The anime is also officially collaborating with Inakadate Village in Hirakawa City (Aomori Prefecture, Japan) which the show's story's setting is based off. The village is known for its rice paddy art, which was featured in the opening sequence and is currently developing a real-life rice paddy art inspired by the anime that planned to be completed around mid-June this year:



Hirakawa City has also launched a train rapped in the art from the anime in collaboration with Kounan Railway Company (弘南鉄道) that will be running in the area until the end of March 2025. Stop by the area to see it in real-life!



The official anime account has shared some visuals of the collaboration:



In addition to the Opening Sequence, the series has also released the credit-less animation sequence of the Ending Theme Song, Soitoge YO-YO!! performed by lead voice actors Shinichiro Miki and Mamiko Noto as their characters. Watch it now below:


Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again Credit-Less Opening Animation -

Kimi ga Ojii-chan Atashi ga Obaa-chan by Koresawa



The story of Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again follows Shozo and Ine, an elderly couple who are living a quiet life in a farming village in Aomori Prefecture. After eating a mysterious apple they discover on their apple farm, the couple wake up finding their physical age restored to their 20s. The anime's official story summary is described as:


After eating a mysterious apple from their farm, an elderly pair of lovebirds, Shouzou and Ine, experience a miraculous transformation into their younger selves. Despite their newfound youth and beauty, the two continue in their cute senior ways. Witness an enduring bond that's stronger and more precious than ever before.

Additionally, the summary of the first Episode goes as follows:


Episode 1 - Grandpa and Grandma and the Sports Festival

Shouzou and Ine, an old married couple, are known to everyone as a pair of lovebirds. One day, they wake up to find they look like their younger selves! When Mino, their granddaughter, sees them, she's shocked by their transformation, and she's not alone!

The anime has premiered as of April 7 available to stream on Crunchyroll. In Japan, it is airing on AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, BS11, and Aomori Broadcasting and streaming on ABEMA and Netflix.


Watch the first Episode streaming now on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GW4HM7W99/grandpa-and-grandma-turn-young-again


The main cast starring in the anime is as follows:


CAST:


  • Mamiko Noto as "Ine" / "Grandma"

  • Shinichirou Miki as "Shozo" / "Grandpa"

  • Shiori Mikami as "Mino"

  • Nao Toyama as "Shiori"

  • Junta Terashima as "Shouta"

  • Kazuyuki Okitsu as "Yoshiaki"

  • Tomo Sakurai as "Kaede"

The anime production of Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again is directed by Masayoshi Nishida at studio GEKKOU, with series composition by Yukie Sugawara (The Vampire Dies in No Time), character designs by Nagisa Takahashi (TenPuru prop designer) and music by Tomoki Hasegawa (Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!).


STAFF:


  • Sub-character Design: Yuji Hamada, Maho Tanabe

  • Art Director: Chika Ishida　　

  • Color Designer: Azusa Sasaki　　

  • Director of Photography: Atsushi Tamura

  • Editor: Keisuke Yanagi　　

  • Sound Director: Nobuyuki Abe　　

  • Sound Effects: Junichiro Suzuki

  • Sound Production: On-Lead　

  • Animation Producer: Minoru Hirata

Since the original manga by Araido intially launched on Twitter and the manga platform pixiv in October 2019, the manga has garnered over 100 million views. The manga was also ranked 6th in the Web Manga category of the 2020 Next Manga Awards. The Japanese manga currently serialized in Japan under the MF Comics label in their Monthly Comic Alunna seinen manga magazine published by KADOKAWA and has so far collected a total of six volumes, with a total of one million copies in circulation (including digital purchases).


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