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“Oshiri Tantei” Anime Tasks Talking Butt With Solving Crimes

Written By Samantha Ferreira

You ASS-ked, they’re delivering. There’s a new face in town, who’s ready to fight crimes and get to the bottom of mysteries.

Before you ask, no, it’s not Assy McGee.

Earlier today, Toei Animation announced that they’re producing an anime adaptation of Oshiri Tantei (Butt Detective). Toei is partnering with Poplar Publishing for the series, which will adapt the popular children’s book franchise.

Toei opened a website for the project, which features a three-minute promotional video. You can can check it out below:

Megumi Ishitani will direct the project at Toei. The confirmed voice cast includes:

  • Oshiri Tantei: Yūko Sanpei
  • Brown: Ayaka Saitō
  • Ikkei Watanabe: Narrator/Chief Maltese
  • Kaitō U (Phantom Thief U): Takahiro Sakurai
  • Suzu-san: Reika Uyama
  • Būtarō: Gaku Kudō

Poplar Publishing released the first Oshiri Tantei book in 2012. To date, six picture books and four early-reader books have been released. Combined, the ten books have over 1.5 million copies in print.

(Editor’s note: That’s an assload of books. No butts about it!)

Source: MoCa News

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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