Komatta Jii-san
Komatta Jii-san (困ったじいさん, "Troublesome Old Man") is a Japanese comedy manga series by Shinichirō Ōe. It has been serialized online via Ōe's Twitter account, as well as Line's Line Manga Indies program, since November 2018 and has been collected in a single tankōbon volume by Enterbrain. An anime television series adaptation by Kachidoki Studio aired from April 8 to July 1, 2020.
| Komatta Jii-san | |
 Cover of Komatta Jii-san volume 1 by Enterbrain | |
| 困ったじいさん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shinichirō Ōe |
| Published by | Line Enterbrain |
| Imprint | Beam Comix |
| Magazine | Line Manga Indies |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | November 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Namiki |
| Music by | Hiroto Sasaki |
| Studio | Kachidoki Studio |
| Original network | BS NTV |
| Original run | April 8, 2020 – July 1, 2020 |
| Episodes | 13 |
Characters
- Old Man (じいさん, Jii-san)
- Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[2]
- Old Lady (ばあさん, Baa-san)
- Voiced by: Inori Minase[2]
- Narrator
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa[2]
Media
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 17, 2019.[1] The series is animated by Kachidoki Studio and directed by Hiroshi Namiki, with Yu Saito as sound director, and Hiroto Sasaki composing the music. It aired from April 8 to July 1, 2020 on BS NTV. The anime's theme song is "Jii-san no Love Love Scat" (じいさんのラブラブ▽スキャット, Jīsan no Rabu Rabu Sukyatto) performed by Satoshi Hino.[2]
References
- "Komatta Jii-san Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in April". Anime News Network. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- "Komatta Jii-san Elderly Romantic Comedy TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, April 8 Debut". Anime News Network. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.