In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Sarazanmai”, also known by the following titles:
- さらざんまい
Status#
Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Here’s how we reached that conclusion:
- Some related entries are still listed as ongoing on MyAnimeList
- The series is listed as ended on Trakt
Taken together, these points indicate that Sarazanmai is still ongoing in some form.
Watch order#
Reo to Mabu: Futari wa Sarazanmai ↗ ↖
レオとマブ～ふたりはさらざんまい～
Summary
Police officers Niiboshi Reo and Akutsu Mabu are stationed at a police box in Asakusa, Tokyo. One day, they find a baby girl lying on top of a plate. Naming the girl "Sara," they decide to raise her together. Protecting the town's peace together, what sweet incidents will they encounter!? Along the way, the pair will overcome obstacles as two men being fathers for a baby, and question the origin of Sara's mysterious magical powers...(Source: MU)
Background
Reo to Mabu: Futari wa Sarazanmai was published digitally in English as Sarazanmai: Reo and Mabu by Seven Seas Entertainment on May 12, 2020, and in print on June 2, 2020.
Sarazanmai ↗ ↖
Summary
After the noble Kappa Kingdom falls to the Otter Empire, the Kappa prince Keppi loses much of his power and becomes helpless against the unseen Kapa-zombies. These zombies plague the world, and are the creations of the Otters and manifestations of people's deepest desires. With no other choice, Keppi must rely on three young boys: Kazuki Yasaka, who must carry a box with him wherever he goes; Enta Jinnai, Kazuki's childhood friend; and Tooi Kuji, a delinquent and a school truant.By having the mythical organ called a shirikodama removed from them, the boys are able to become Kappa themselves and fight the Kapa-zombies. However, to defeat them, the boys must connect with each other via their minds, bodies, and—most importantly—secrets. As the Kappa Kingdom relies on these boys, they must reveal themselves as they have never done before, all the while learning that connections are fragile and truly precious things.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Sarazanmai ↗ ↖
Summary
After accidentally breaking a statue of a kappa, junior high students Kazuki, Toi, and Enta are transformed into kappa themselves as punishment by Keppi, prince of the Kappa Kingdom. Keppi has a task for the boys if they want their bodies back: work for him to hunt down zombie kappas! Can the boys complete their mission—even if it means exposing their own darkest, deepest fears and desires to each other?(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Background
Sarazanmai was published digitally in English by Seven Seas Entertainment under the Airship imprint from June 11, 2020 to August 13, 2020, and in print from September 8, 2020 to November 17, 2020.
Sarazanmai ↗ ↖
Summary
Kazuki Yasaka, an 8th grader living in Asakusa, is turned into a Kappa along with his classmates Toi and Enta by a mysterious creature named Keppi, after they break inadvertently a statue of a Kappa, the guardian god of the city.They are then ordered by Keppi, who claims to be the first heir to the throne of Kappa Kingdom, to fight against the Kapa-zombies, bioarms created by his enemies, if they want to return to their human form. In order to kill them, they have to make a specific sound called “Sarazanmai” which is produced only when the three of them are united, but the three boys cannot connect at first.
In addition, one of their secrets is revealed to each other every time they emit the sound!
They finally accept to take risks to collect the “Plates of Hope,” given by Keppi when they defeat the Kapa-zombies, and which can make their wishes come true. However, some trouble occurs over the plates…! Along the course of the fights against the Kapa-zombies, their fierce past and inner conflicts keep getting revealed. This is the sarcastic fantasy of three boys who don’t feel connected to their important ones, getting to realize the real meaning of bonds.
(Source: Fuji Creative)