Sgt. Frog Returns With New TV Cast on October 3
BN Pictures produces the series with cooperation from Bridge and AISLE for TV Tokyo and its affiliates.
The new Sgt. Frog television anime premieres October 3 at 9:30 a.m. A promotional video revealed its entirely new cast and full staff.
Bandai Namco Pictures released the first main promotional video for the all-new Sgt. Frog television anime, Keroro Gunsō ☆, on Monday. It revealed the new cast, full staff and an October 3 premiere at 9:30 a.m. on TV Tokyo and its affiliates.
The series introduces an entirely new franchise cast:
- Kōsuke Echigoya as Sergeant Major Kululu
- Rika Nagae as Private Second Class Tamama
- Makoto Koichi as Sergeant Keroro
- Toshiki Masuda as Corporal Giroro
- Satoshi Inomata as Lance Corporal Dororo
The production staff includes:
- Chief director: Nobuhiro Kondō, whose credits include all four seasons of Shōnen Ashibe GO! GO! Goma-chan, Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens and Cardfight!! Vanguard GZ.
- Director: Akihiko Sano, whose credits include Farmagia and animation direction on Medaka Box. BN Pictures produces the series with cooperation from Bridge and AISLE.
- Series scripts: Toshimitsu Takeuchi, whose credits include all four seasons of Shōnen Ashibe GO! GO! Goma-chan, Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens and Fairy Musketeers.
- Character design: Hatsue Nakayama, whose credits include Cardfight!! Vanguard GZ.
- Music: Kan Sawada, whose credits include New Sgt. Frog the Movie: The Earth Is in Mortal Peril as Soon as We Come Back! (Shin Gekijōban ☆ Keroro Gunsō Fukkatsu Shite Sokkō Chikyū Metsubō no Kiki de Arimasu!) and the Yowamushi Pedal anime franchise.
- Color design: Keiichi Funada
- Art directors: Kenichi Tajiri and Shintarō Inoue
- Director of photography: Teruyuki Kawase
- Editing: Daisuke Imai
- Sound director: Haru Yamada
Unlike the new television series, New Sgt. Frog the Movie: The Earth Is in Mortal Peril as Soon as We Come Back! brought back cast members from earlier anime installments.
The franchise’s new 20th anniversary anime film project opened in Japan on June 26. It placed fourth on its opening weekend, earning 150,809,200 yen, or about US$927,900, over its first three days.
Crunchyroll began adding the earlier television anime to its catalog in 2021. Its synopsis follows Keroro, Sergeant Frog, who leads a warrior platoon dispatched to conquer Earth.
The amphibious invaders scatter after learning how much humans enjoy dissecting their comrades. Their mission is canceled, leaving Keroro behind.
The formerly proud soldier now handles a vacuum more often than weapons, far from battlefield glory, though he has his own room. With the invasion barely progressing, he occasionally hopes to beat his karaoke addiction and reunite his troops.
Sunrise’s earlier adaptation of Mine Yoshizaki’s Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunsō) manga aired from 2004 to 2011 and led to five feature films. ADV Films licensed the anime without releasing it; Funimation later issued two “seasons” on DVD.
Discotek also licensed the anime. Its release covers all 358 episodes through successive seasonal SD Blu-ray Disc volumes, starting in 2021. Seasons 5–7 followed in 2024.
North American manga publisher Tokyopop released 20 volumes of the original manga before closing its doors in 2011.
Sources: Keroro Gunsō ☆ anime's website via DenFamiNicoGamer via ANN
