{"rewrite":{"id":"r_54ce765a62112a7eda1c49ac","clusterId":"c_497c9f1031bfea34282c3cc6","slug":"tv-asahi-sets-obocchama-kun-reborn-for-2027-with-chie-kojiro-returning","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"TV Asahi Sets Obocchama-kun Reborn For 2027, With Chie Kōjiro Returning","summary":"TV Asahi announced that Obocchama-kun Reborn, a new Indian-animated take on Yoshinori Kobayashi's manga, will air in Japan in 2027. Chie Kōjiro returns as the protagonist from the 1989 anime. Sidheswar Shukla directed at Green Gold Animation, with Shinei Animation handling the scenario under Kobayashi's supervision. The 26-episode series, aimed at ages 6 to 11, is a co-production with Sony Pictures Networks India and already aired in India on Sony Yay! from August 2025.","whyItMatters":"The Japanese broadcast is the second leg of a co-production whose Indian run started in August 2025, and it formalizes the split Japan-India workflow that TV Asahi said was chosen because a Japan-made sequel could not meet Indian demand in time.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe show is the same Japanese-Indian co-production announced in 2024, and TV Asahi shared a teaser video and visual alongside the 2027 date. Kobayashi\u0026#39;s involvement runs through the scenario stage: Shinei Animation produced it under his supervision, and the episode order mixes manga stories that were never adapted with new ones he supervised.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTV Asahi\u0026#39;s Maiko Sumida described the reasoning at last December\u0026#39;s Aichi-Nagoya International Animation Film Festival, saying the scenario would be produced in Japan and the animation in India to meet scheduling demands. In India, the original 1989 anime found a large audience during the 2020 lockdowns.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Obocchama-kun Reborn arrives on TV Asahi three years after its Indian run ended. Green Gold Animation and Shinei Animation split the work, with Kobayashi supervising a series aimed at kids who never saw the 1989 original.","twitterPost":"Green Gold Animation, not a Japanese studio, handled direction on Obocchama-kun Reborn. Shinei Animation writes the scenario while Kobayashi supervises.","threadsPost":"Obocchama-kun Reborn is a Sony Pictures Networks India co-production that already ran on Sony Yay! in India from August 2025. The TV Asahi airing in 2027 makes Japan the second market to get it, with Chie Kōjiro returning to a role she first voiced in 1989.","newsletterBlurb":"TV Asahi will bring Obocchama-kun Reborn to Japanese television in 2027, with Chie Kōjiro reprising the lead role she played in the 1989 anime. The 26-episode show is a co-production with Sony Pictures Networks India, animated by Green Gold Animation, and its scenario was produced by Shinei Animation under Yoshinori Kobayashi's supervision. It already aired in India on Sony Yay! starting in August 2025.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-30/obocchama-kun-manga-gets-new-anime-in-2027/.242357\",\"title\":\"New Obocchama-kun Anime Airs on TV in Japan in 2027 (Updated)\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4631,"outputTokens":730,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791093568,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T05:56:18.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T05:58:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T05:58:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_497c9f1031bfea34282c3cc6","canonicalTitle":"News\nNew Obocchama-kun Anime Airs on TV in Japan in 2027 (Updated)","representativeArticleId":"a_bb72ac943fa55bd09c45fcff","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Obocchama-kun\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Chie Kōjiro\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-30T20:48:56.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-30T20:48:56.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T05:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-30/obocchama-kun-manga-gets-new-anime-in-2027/.242357","title":"News\nNew Obocchama-kun Anime Airs on TV in Japan in 2027 (Updated)"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Obocchama-kun"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Chie Kōjiro"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}