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Genie Family 2020

Genie Family 2020
Key visual for the series, featuring Hakushon Daimaō
ハクション大魔王2020
Created byTatsunoko Production
Based onThe Genie Family
Written byHiroko Kanasugi [ja]
Directed byAtsushi Nigorikawa
Voices of
Music by
Opening theme"Satesu Hakushon"
by Tamio Okuda
Ending theme
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerToshiyuki Watanabe
Animators
Production companies
  • ytv
  • Tatsunoko Production
Original release
NetworkNNS (ytv, Nippon TV)
ReleaseApril 11 (2020-04-11) –
September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26)
Related
The Genie Family

Genie Family 2020 (Japanese: ハクション大魔王2020, romanized: Hakushon Daimaō 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

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Character Voice actor
Akubi Sumire Morohoshi
Hakushon Daimaō Koichi Yamadera
Kantaro Yodayama Miyuri Shimabukuro
Puuta Daiki Yamashita
Takashi Yodayama Kyotaro Muramoto [ja]
Yoko Yodayama Noriko Hidaka
Kanichi Yodayama Toshio Furukawa
Mario Kenmami Haruka Tomatsu
Yumizu Kinamari Tomokazu Seki
Sorekara Ojisan Chō

Production and release

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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 [ja], animation character designs and chief animation direction by Shin Takemoto and Masatune Noguchi [ja] 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", peformed by Friends while the second half features "Fure Fure [ja]" 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]

Notes

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  1. ^ episodes 1-10
  2. ^ episodes 11-20

References

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  1. ^ Sherman, Jeniffer (2020-01-01). "Hakushon Daimaō Gets New TV Anime in Spring 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  2. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (2020-02-04). "Hakushon Daimaō 2020 Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Sequel Plot, April 11 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (2020-03-12). "Hakushon Daimaō 2020 Anime Reveals Cast, Theme Songs, Promo Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  4. ^ "中川翔子、新曲「フレフレ」がアニメ『ハクション大魔王2020』新EDテーマに決定 "ねお"が振付を担当". Musicman (in Japanese). 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  5. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (2020-05-04). "Hakushon Daimaō 2020 Anime Delays New Episodes to June 20 or Later Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (2020-06-09). "Hakushon Daimaō 2020 Anime Resumes on June 20 After COVID-19 Delay". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (2020-08-21). "Viz Media Licenses Genie Family 2020 Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
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