Kunihiko Ikuhara (Utena, Penguindrum, Yurikuma) has a new anime out.
And, you'll never believe this, it's really weird.
Episode 1 is pretty weird, even for Ikuhara.After accidentally breaking a statue of a kappa that serves as the guardian god of Asakusa, middle school students Kazuki, Toi, and Enta are transformed into kappas by Keppi, a kappa who steals their shirikodama*. To change them back, Keppi tells them they must fight "kappa-zombies" to collect the Dishes of Hope, which fulfill the wishes of whoever possesses them. To kill the zombies, the boys must make the sound "Sarazanmai", which can only be produced when the three are united. They struggle to connect, as each time the sound is made, one of the boys' secrets is revealed.
* = comes from the butt