QuizKnock Members to Appear in Bonobono Anime for 4 Weeks
The intellectual entertainment group QuizKnock will collaborate with the long-running manga and anime series Bonobono for the latter's 40th anniversary of serialization and 10th anniversary of its TV anime, as well as QuizKnock's own 10th anniversary. Eight QuizKnock members will make guest appearances in the Bonobono TV anime for four consecutive weeks, starting with the August 8 broadcast on Fuji TV at 5:22 a.m. Each member will voice a character designed by anime director Hidenori Yamaguchi based on their personal traits and favorite animals. The characters include Raizawa (Takashi Izawa), Makemo P (P Fukuura), Kawamajiro (Takuya Kawamura), Suggafuro (Shunki Sugai), Yamamori (Yoshiaki Yamamoto), Tsurupen (Shuko Tsurusaki), Takomon (Higashimon), and Takogon (Higashigoto). Alongside the anime appearances, a collaboration video titled "Can a Quiz King Also Guess the Lines from the Manga Bonobono!?" will be released on the QuizKnock to Manabou YouTube channel on June 26 at 7 p.m. In late July, rubber strap merchandise featuring all eight characters alongside Bonobono will go on sale for 1,400 yen each.