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Bikkuriman
ビックリマン
Genre	Fantasy, Parody
Created by	Lotte
Anime television series
Directed by	Yukio Kaizawa
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Music by	Takanori Arisawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	ANN (ABC, TV Asahi)
Original run	October 11, 1987 – April 2, 1989
Episodes	75
Anime film
Bikkuriman: Taiichiji Seima Taisen
Directed by	Hiroyuki Kakudo
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	March 12, 1988
Runtime	30 minutes
Anime film
Bikkuriman: Moen Zone no Himitsu
Directed by	Junichi Sato
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Music by	Takanori Arisawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	July 9, 1988
Runtime	45 minutes
Anime television series
Shin Bikkuriman
Directed by	Yukio Kaizawa
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Music by	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	ANN (ABC, TV Asahi)
Original run	April 19, 1989 – August 26, 1990
Episodes	72
Anime television series
Super Bikkuriman
Directed by	Yukio Kaizawa
Written by	Aya Matsui
Music by	Takanori Arisawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	ANN (ABC, TV Asahi)
Original run	May 17, 1992 – April 4, 1993
Episodes	44
Anime television series
Bikkuriman 2000
Directed by	Yusuke Yamamoto
Written by	Atsuhiro Tomioka
Studio	Studio Comet, NAS
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run	November 1, 1999 – February 26, 2001
Episodes	68
Anime television series
Happy Lucky Bikkuriman
Directed by	Go Koga
Produced by	Yasuhiko Nukaga
Written by	Katsuyuki Sumisawa (eps 1-19); Riku Sanjo (eps 20-46)
Music by	Yoshichika Inomata; Yoichiro Honda
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	TV Asahi
Original run	October 15, 2006 – September 30, 2007
Episodes	46
Video game
Developer	Drecom
Publisher	Drecom
Genre	Social card battle
Platform	Android, GREE, mixi
Released	April 18, 2011 (GREE, mixi), December 17, 2012 (Android)
Anime television series
Bikkuri-Men
Directed by	Tomohiro Yamanashi
Written by	Yuniko Ayana
Music by	Yasuhiro Misawa
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation (production); Lesprit (animation);
Licensed by	SA / SEA: Medialink;
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS Asahi
Original run	October 5, 2023 – December 21, 2023
Episodes	12
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Bikkuriman (Japanese: ビックリマン, lit. Surprise Man) is a line of wafer snacks produced by Lotte, made notable for the randomly assorted bonus stickers included inside each snack. First released in 1977, Bikkuriman (ビックリマン, lit. "Surprise Man") became wildly popular in Japan with the introduction of the Devil VS Angel Seal (悪魔VS天使シール, Akuma vs Tenshi Shīru) series of stickers, leading to a prolific number of media tie-ins.

History

Bikkuriman is a chocolate and peanut wafer snack made by Lotte that sold for 30 yen at the time of its introduction. Originally, the pack-in stickers were called "Dokkiri Seal" (どっきりシール, lit. "Shocking Seal). Each Seal featured a realistic image on a clear background, with the intention of using them for pranks or gags (broken glass, clothing tears, fake wall switches, etc.) By the 1980s, the Seals began featuring individual gag-based characters with a theme that united a particular set of Seals. These style of stickers would remain for the first 9 sets of Seal releases.

In August 1985, Lotte released the first of the Akuma vs Tenshi Seal series. While maintaining the same humorous art style of the earlier series, the Akuma vs Tenshi Seals featured characters based on assorted mythological, folklore, and even metaphorical sources engaging in an overarching story-line. Akin to the Mars Attacks trading card series from America, the battle between the Tenshi and Akuma is told on the back of each sticker, with the plot progressing with each new set. Each set was divided into several themed tiers featuring a Tenshi, Akuma, and an Omamori (お守り, "Protector"), with an ultra-rare "Head" Seal that serves as the main character of its particular set. The Head Seals were typically printed with a prism or holographic holofoil to set them apart from the Tenshi's metallic silver or gold backing, the clear backgrounds of the Omamori and the multi-colored backgrounds of the Akuma. The rarity of the early Akuma vs Tenshi Seals were, in order: Head, Tenshi, Omamori, Akuma.

Unfortunately, the popularity of the stickers led to trouble for the series. The zeal to try to obtain Head Seals would lead children to buy Bikkuriman in mass quantities, retrieve the stickers inside, and simply throw away the snack. This, along with the fact that children and collectors were willing to pay high amounts of money for the rarer cards, led to parent groups expressing concern of possible gambling implications for the stickers. This led to action by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission, and the number of Head Seals per pack was increased from the average 4 to 24 individual Seals.

Anime

These stickers were a huge success, leading to a multitude of media tie-ins. The original Bikkuriman anime series, created by Toei Animation, aired from October 11, 1987, to April 2, 1989.^[1] Sequels include Shin Bikkuriman, Super Bikkuriman, Bikkuriman 2000 and Happy Lucky Bikkuriman.

Bikkuri-Men

A new anime project featuring original character designs by Hiroyuki Takei was announced on April 1, 2023.^[2] The project was later revealed to be a television series produced by Shin-Ei Animation, animated by Lesprit, and directed by Tomohiro Yamanashi, with Yuniko Ayana in charge of series composition, Ayano Owada adapting Takei's original character designs for animation, and Yasuhiro Misawa composing the music. It aired from October 5 to December 21, 2023, on Tokyo MX and BS Asahi.^[3]^[4] The opening theme song, "Collection", is performed by Dannie May while the ending theme song, "Seishun☆Whatcha Gonna Do", is performed by Daishi Kajita, Shuta Morishima, and Tatsumaru Tachibana.^[3] Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.^[5]

Characters

Yamato: Voiced by: Daishi Kajita^[6]
Ushiwaka: Voiced by: Shuta Morishima^[6]
Jack: Voiced by: Tatsumaru Tachibana^[6]
Phoenix: Voiced by: Soma Saito^[6]
Hood: Voiced by: Yōhei Azakami^[6]
Peter: Voiced by: Yuki Sakakihara^[6]
Maris: Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi^[6]
Ippontsuri: Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara^[6]
Shokoshi: Voiced by: Mitsuhiro Ichiki^[6]
Alibaba: Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru^[6]
Cross: Voiced by: Yui Ogura^[7]
Oasis: Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi^[7]
Khan: Voiced by: Katsuhisa Hōki^[7]
Takayan: Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tokudome^[7]
Manseira Type-II: Voiced by: Hiro Shimono^[8]
Super Devil: Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe^[9]

Manga

Super Bikkuriman, a series published by Shōgakukan

References

^ "Bikkuriman Archived 2020-10-30 at the Wayback Machine." Toei Animation. Retrieved on April 2, 2009.
^ Morrissy, Kim (April 1, 2023). "Lotte's Bikkuri-Man Snack Gets New Anime With Original Story". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 8, 2023). "Bikkuri-Men Anime's Promo Video Reveals Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
^ Harding, Daryl (April 3, 2023). "Chocolatey Original TV Anime Bikkurimen to Premiere This Fall". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "🍂羚邦2023十月新番代理公告🍂 🍂Medialink October 2023 New Anime Line-Up🍂 🌟《BIKKURI-MEN》is arriving on Ani-One Asia!". Ani-One Asia. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via YouTube.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 13, 2023). "Bikkuri-Men Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals 10 Cast Members". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 24, 2023). "Bikkuri-Men Anime Reveals 4 Cast Members". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
^ Mateo, Alex (October 16, 2023). "Bikkuri-Men Anime Casts Hiro Shimono". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ Mateo, Alex (December 7, 2023). "Bikkuri-Men Anime Casts Junichi Suwabe". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.