Series synopsis
Sasaki and Peeps, also known as 佐々木とピーちゃん is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on AT-X on January 5, 2024. It stars Tomokazu Sugita, Aoi Yuuki, Rie Takahashi and Akari Kito.
Sasaki is a middle-aged office worker living in Japan. Feeling drained by the vapid corporate world, he heads to the pet shop in search of a new companion. There he finds an adorable bird named Peeps and takes him home. But Sasaki quickly learns that Peeps isn’t your average bird…he’s a powerful mage from another world! Together, they embark on a magical adventure filled with swords and sorcery.
Premise
Sasaki is a middle-aged office worker living in Japan. Feeling drained by the vapid corporate world, he heads to the pet shop in search of a new companion. There he finds an adorable bird named Peeps and takes him home. But Sasaki quickly learns that Peeps isn’t your average bird…he’s a powerful mage from another world! Together, they embark on a magical adventure filled with swords and sorcery.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tomokazu Sugita as Sasaki (voice)
- Aoi Yuuki as P-chan (voice)
- Rie Takahashi as Hoshizaki-san (voice)
- Akari Kito as Otonari-san (voice)
- Miyu Tomita as Elsa (voice)
- Inori Minase as Magical Pink (voice)
- Ryotaro Okiayu as Akutsu (voice)
- Naomi Ohzora as Shizuka Futari (voice)
Supporting cast
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Viscount Mueller (voice)
- Jun Fukuyama as Prince Adonis (voice)
- Daisuke Namikawa as French (voice)
- Mitsuo Iwata as Marc (voice)
- Tessyo Genda as Sebastian (voice)
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Joseph (voice)
- Gakuto Kajiwara as Kai (voice)
- Daisuke Kishio as Maximilian (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 5, 2024 | March 22, 2024 |
| Season 2 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Real Life and Fantasy Sasaki, a lonely office worker pushing forty, adopts an adorable bird to brighten up his life a bit... Little does he know that the Java sparrow he picks, Peeps, is a powerful mage who's going to bring him a whole lot more than he bargained for. |
January 5, 2024 |
| 2 |
A First Job and a Partner Sasaki gets the hang of his trading operation in the other world right about the time he gets in over his head in the modern world. He's (forcibly) recruited into a government agency for psychics, and his first job is right around the corner. |
January 12, 2024 |
| 3 |
The War and the Young Lady Sasaki catches wind of an unsettling development in the other world that could spell trouble for the entire country, let alone his trading operation. When called upon to help, can he use his modern business skills to make a difference? |
January 19, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 5, 2024 |
| Last aired | March 22, 2024 |
| Status | continue |