Genie Family 2020

Genie Family 2020 is a 2020 Japanese anime television series co-produced by Yomiuri TV and Tatsunoko Production, serving as a sequel to Tatsunoko's 1969 television series The Genie Family made in commemoration of its 50th anniversary. The series aired on Yomiuri TV, Nippon Television and their affiliates from April 11 to September 26, 2020.

Cast

Production and release

The series was announced on January 1, 2020 (New Year's Day).[1] The series was directed by Atsushi Nigorikawa with series composition by Hiroko Kanasugi, original character designs by Suzuka Yoshida, animation character designs and chief animation direction by Shin Takemoto and Masatune Noguchi with music by Takamitsu Shimazaki, Hiroshi Sasaki and Teppei Shimizu. Tatsunoko and Nippon Animation both handle animation production.[2]

The series' opening theme is titled "Satesu Hakushon", performed by Tamio Okuda. For the first half, the ending theme is titled "Akubi o Sureba", performed by Friends while the second half features "Fure Fure" by Shoko Nakagawa.[3][4]

Production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan with episode 8 being delayed from its original airdate on May 30th to June 20th of that year.[5][6]

Viz Media licensed the series in North America and Latin America, while Crunchyroll streamed the series in those territories.[7]

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