Choshu Riki to Elementary School Students, Short Animation “Ganbare! Choshu-Kun”.

Choshu Riki will be the subject of a short animation series, “Ganbare! Choshu-Kun” which will be aired from August 1 on the morning information program “Sukkiri” broadcast by Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV). Choshu Riki himself will provide the voice.

“Ganbare! Choshu Riki”, a wrestler who led Japan’s pro-wrestling boom and is currently active in variety shows, will be voiced by a cute and rambunctious elementary school student.

Set in an elementary school in a specific location in Japan, the film comedically depicts the slightly unusual daily life of Choshu-Kun and his classmates.

The film is produced by ODDJOB Inc. and directed by Yuta Koizumi, and the character design is based on the “Go! Go! Kitchen Sentai Cookroon” on NHK E-television.

In addition to Choshu Riki, Tomohiro Sekimachi of the comedy duo Rice will play Izumi-Kun, a classmate, and Tomomi Nishimura will appear in the cast. Koji Kato, announcer Erina Iwata, and announcer Keisuke Mori, who are the MCs of “Sukkiri,” will also appear as school friends Kato-Kun, Iwata-san, and Mori-Kun.

The animation will be on-air from Monday to Friday at around 10:15 in conjunction with the “Sukkiri” broadcast.

The idea of this animation is astonishing. How could Choshu Riki, that professional wrestler with the droll voice, be made into an anime? It is too interesting.

Short animation “Ganbare! Chosyu-kun.”
It is airing on NTV’s “Sukkiri” from Monday, August 1, 2022, at around 10:15 a.m.