1 Season
11 Episode
Sarazanmai - Season 1 Episode 1 I Want to Connect, but I Want to Lie
I want to connect, but...
After accidentally breaking a statue of a kappa at a shrine in Asakusa, middle school student Kazuki Yasaka encounters Keppi, heir to the throne of the Kappa Kingdom. He, along with his classmates Toi Kuji and Enta Jinnai, enrage Keppi by calling him a frog; he steals their shirikodama, a mythical organ located in the anus that stores an individual's desires, and transforms them into kappas. Keppi informs them they must defeat a zombie by extracting its shirikodama in order to become human again. They are successful, but the act of "Sarazanmai" to transfer the shirikodama to Keppi exposes Kazuki's secret to the group: that he cross-dresses as the idol Sara Azuma. In a post-credits scene, police officers Reo Niiboshi and Mabu Akutsu extract the desires of a man they are questioning.
- Year: 2019
- Country: Japan, United States of America
- Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
- Studio: Fuji TV, AT-X
- Keyword: love triangle, capitalism, lovesickness, sexuality, symbolism, modern society, male friendship, surreal, supernatural, stepbrother, secret love, love, surrealism, stepson, male homosexuality, family relationships, coming of age, teenage crush, cross dressing, zombie, teenage love, desire, gender roles, teenage sexuality, lgbt, obsessive love, lgbt teen, male bonding, cross dresser, teenage gang, genre bending, true love, masculinity, japanese folklore, unfulfillment, unfulfilled love, japanese mythology, connection, anime, teen social issues, unhappy love, symbology, teenage dreams, gay romance, lost boys, unconditional love, gay friend, gay youth, neo-surrealism, gay theme, boys' love (bl)
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- Cast: Ayumu Murase, Koki Uchiyama, Shun Horie, Mamoru Miyano, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Teiko Nanahara
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