Next year’s Sasaki and Peeps anime adaptation will premiere at Anime NYC 2023 on November 18, KADOKAWA has revealed.
Sasaki and Peeps Premiere Featuring Kosuke Arai: Masterclass on How to Be a Salaryman in Another World Session will take place at the Crunchyroll Stage – River Pavillion from 2pm to 2:50pm ET afternoon. Manufactured by KADOKAWA Kosuke Arai will be present as a guest.
Other KADOKAWA-related titles making their debut at Anime NYC this year include Delicious in Dungeon and Ishura.
Sasaki and Peeps is based on the MF Bunko J light novel series written by Buncololi and illustrated by Kantoku. The first volume was released in 2021 and seven volumes have been published as of May 2023.
Yen Press describes light novels as:
SWORDS AND WIZARDS! SPIRITUAL BATTLE?! MAGIC GIRLS?!?! Tired and dissatisfied with his dead-end job, Sasaki decides to adopt Peeps, an adorable Java sparrow. However, Peeps is actually Piercarlo, a powerful sage from another world! After Peeps grants Sasaki magic and the ability to cross worlds, the two decide to export household goods for profit in order to pursue a leisurely lifestyle. But when Sasaki’s new magic gets him caught up in an entirely different supernatural struggle in Japan, will it destroy his chance to live out the relaxing life of his dreams?
Staff
• Director: Mirai Minato (When will Ayumu act?, The Dungeon of Black Company)
à Composers and scriptwriters for the series: Deko Akao (Komi Can’t Talk, When Will Ayumu Take Action?)
→ Character Designer: Saori Nakashiki (Great Jahy will not be defeated!)
à Animation production: Silver Linkh>
Performer
Tomokazu Sugita as Sasaki
Aoi Yuuki as Peeps
à Akari Kitou as Otonari-san
• Rie Takahashi as Hoshizaki-san
Source: Press Release