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Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru Reveals April 7 Premiere and Theme Songs in a New Trailer

The Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru anime will premiere on April 7, as announced earlier alongside a new trailer and visual. Details on the theme songs have been also announced, namely “Kimi ga Ojiichan, Atashi ga Obaachan” by Koresawa as the opening theme, and “Soitoge YO-YO!!” by Shozo and Ine, the main characters of the series.

Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru anime – New Trailer (April 7 Premiere)

Studio GEKKOU is animating it under the direction of Masayoshi Nishida. Yukie Sugawara is doing the series composition while Nagisa Takahashi is doing the character designs. Tomoki Hasegawa is composing the music. The cast includes:

  • Shin-ichiro Miki as Shozo
  • Mamiko Noto as Ine
  • Shiori Mikami as Mino
  • Nao Toyama as Shiori
  • Junta Terashima as Shota
  • Kazuyuki Okitsu as Yoshiaki
  • Tomo Sakurai as Kaede

The Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru anime was first announced in August 2023. It is based on a web manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Araido. It was first released on Twitter and Pixiv in October 2019, then at Nico Nico Manga in February 2020. At the moment, Kadokawa had published seven volumes of the manga.

Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru anime – New Visual, showing the April 7 premiere

The manga is about an elderly couple named Shozo and Ine Saito, who suddenly find themselves returning to their young selves. It follows the young old couple’s daily lives and family time, and you can see them defying the expectations of the youngsters.

Source: Official Website
©Kagiri Araido, KADOKAWA/ Grandma and Grandpa Rejuvenate Production Committee

Teddy Cambosa

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