Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God (Japanese: とーとつにエジプト神, Hepburn: Tōtotsu ni Egypt Kami) is a Japanese original net animation (ONA) series produced by Japanese studio Typhoon Graphics. This anime is based on Egyptian mythology and the original character designs drawn by yuka. His illustrations have become popular on SNS in Japan and is known for its simplistic and cute-looking designs.[1] A picture book based on the characters was published by Frontier Works.[2] The first season started airing on December 7, 2020, up to February 8, 2021.[3] The second season premiered January 11, 2023 on Tokyo MX.
| Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God | |
 Season 1 key visual | |
| とーとつにエジプト神 (Tōtotsu ni Egypt Kami) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Other book | |
| Written by | yuka |
| Published by | Frontier Works |
| Demographic | Picture book |
| Published | April 15, 2020 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Original net animation | |
| Directed by | Katsuya Kikuchi |
| Written by | yuka |
| Music by | Keiji Inai |
| Studio | Typhoon Graphics |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Released | December 7, 2020 – February 8, 2021 |
| Runtime | 6 minutes |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Katsuya Kikuchi |
| Produced by | Takashi Sakurai |
| Written by | yuka |
| Music by | Keiji Inai |
| Studio | Typhoon Graphics |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, DMM TV |
| Original run | January 11, 2023 – March 15, 2023 |
| Episodes | 10 |
Cast
edit- Hiro Shimono as Anubis[4]
- Yuki Kaji as Thoth[4]
- Yū Kobayashi as Bastet[4]
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Medjed[4]
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Horus[4]
- Kōji Yusa as Apep[4]
- Daisuke Namikawa as Khnum[4]
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Ra[4]
- Yukari Tamura as Sa-ta[4] (Based on the Egyptian God Nehebkau[4])
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Set[4]
- Junichi Suwabe as Sobek[5]
- Shouta Aoi as Wenet[4]
- Tomoya Nakamura as the narrator[6]
Media
editBook
edit| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 15, 2020[2] | 978-4-86657-322-9 |
Anime
editThis anime series is produced by Typhoon Graphics and Frontier Works, originally created by yuka. Directed by Katsuya Kikuchi, series composition by Yuuichirou Higashide, character design and chief animation direction by Suzuna Okuyama, music by Keiji Inai.[7] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[8] On August 1, 2021, it was announced that the anime will receive a second season.[9] Junichi Suwabe was cast in October 2022 as the voice actor for Sobek, the Egyptian god associated with the Nile crocodile.[5] The second season started on Tokyo MX and DMM TV at 1 a.m. January 11, 2023.[a] Other networks and websites will launch on January 15.[10]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "ゆるくて可愛いフリーダムな神ライフ『とーとつにエジプト神』がアニメ化！ ティザーPV公開＆ぬいぐるみが当たるキャンペーンも" (in Japanese). 17 April 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "とーとつにエジプト神" (in Japanese). Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (November 21, 2020). "Tōtotsu ni Egypt Kami Net Anime Reveals Extended Promo Video, December 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Character" (in Japanese). Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (October 12, 2022). "'Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God 2' Net Anime Casts Junichi Suwabe". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "STAFFCAST". 「とーとつにエジプト神」アニメ公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ "Staff&Cast" (in Japanese). Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (December 5, 2020). "Crunchyroll Streams 'Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God' Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ 「とーとつにエジプト神」アニメ公式 [@to_to2ni_anime] (August 1, 2021). "【祝！2期企画進行中】" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (December 28, 2022). "'Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God 2' Net Anime's Main Promo Video Previews Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official Twitter (in Japanese)
- Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia