Obocchama-kun REBORN Anime Confirms 2027 Broadcast And Chie Kōjiro's Return
The revival is being made because the 1989 TV Asahi series found a second audience in India during the pandemic, so a Showa gag manga's return rests on overseas demand rather than domestic nostalgia.
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A new anime titled Obocchama-kun REBORN will air in 2027, announced at the 40th anniversary of Yoshinori Kobayashi's gag manga. Chie Kōjiro returns as protagonist Chama Gobo, and a teaser visual and teaser PV are out. The project follows an offer from India, where the old series became a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kobayashi supervises original stories alongside manga episodes not previously animated.
The new production was set in motion after an offer from India, where the original anime became an explosive hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chie Kōjiro, who voiced Chama Gobo from the 1989 TV Asahi broadcast, returns to the role and said she readily agreed to the offer. Original author Yoshinori Kobayashi supervises original stories for the new work, which will also animate famous manga episodes that were never adapted.
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