The production team of the next Bikkuri men animated series revealed character designs for Maris, Hood, and Peter. The anime is scheduled to air in fall 2023.
Bikkuri men is the latest anime series inspired by Lotte’s Bikkuriman snack stickers and features shaman king Creator Hiroyuki Takei as an original character designer. Previous character designs came out for the four main characters Yamato, Ushiwaka, Jack, and Phoenix.
The production team includes Tomohiro Tsukimisato (Ueno-san wa Bukiyou) as a director, Yuniko Ayana (BanG Dream!, given) as a series scriptwriter, and Ayano Oowada (Ueno-san wa Bukiyou) as a character designer. Animation Shin Ei handles the overall production of the animated series, while mind is in charge of producing the animation.
Bikkuri men will feature a “completely new original story” that sees Yamato and Phoenix reincarnated in the modern era. Previous Bikkuriman anime adaptations have included Bikkuriman, Shin Bikkuriman, Super Bikkuriman, Bikkuriman 2000And Happy lucky Bikkuriman. The first one Bikkuriman anime aired in the late 1980s, while Happy lucky Bikkuriman aired from 2006 to 2007.
Source: Official Bikkuri-men Twitter, Bikkuri-men official website