Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again (じいさんばあさん若返る, Jii-san Baa-san Wakagaeru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kagiri Araido. It began serialization on the author's Twitter and Pixiv accounts in October 2019. It later received parallel serialization on Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alunna magazine in July 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Gekkō premiered in April 2024.
Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again | |
じいさんばあさん若返る (Jii-san Baa-san Wakagaeru) | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Kagiri Araido |
Published by | Media Factory |
Imprint | MF Comics |
Magazine |
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Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 26, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 7 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Masayoshi Nishida |
Written by | Yukie Sugawara |
Music by | Tomoki Hasegawa |
Studio | Gekkō |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, SUN, BS11, RAB |
Original run | April 7, 2024 – present |
Episodes | 11[2] |
The story follows the two elderly couple, Shozo Saito and Ine Saito who live in a small town in Aomori Prefecture. One day while checking their apple farm they notice a golden apple growing in one of the trees. After eating that apple, the two found themselves physically restored to their 20s.
Written and illustrated by Kagiri Araido, Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again began serialization on Araido's Twitter and Pixiv accounts on October 26, 2019.[6] It later began parallel serialization on Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alunna magazine on July 13, 2022.[7]
Media Factory released the first tankōbon volume on June 22, 2020.[8] Its chapters have been compiled into seven tankōbon volumes as of August 16, 2023.[9] The series will end with the release of its eighth volume.[10]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | June 22, 2020[11] | 978-4-04-064532-2 |
2 | November 21, 2020[12] | 978-4-04-065981-7 |
3 | April 23, 2021[13] | 978-4-04-680353-5 |
4 | October 22, 2021[14] | 978-4-04-680727-4 |
5 | April 22, 2022[15] | 978-4-04-681336-7 |
6 | October 21, 2022[16] | 978-4-04-681799-0 |
7 | August 16, 2023[9] | 978-4-04-682378-6 |
An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2023.[17] The series is produced by Gekkō and directed by Masayoshi Nishida, with Yukie Sugawara handling series composition, Nagisa Takahashi designing the characters, and Tomoki Hasegawa composing the music.[18] It premiered on April 7, 2024, on AT-X and other networks.[4] The opening theme song is "Kimi ga Ojiichan Atashi ga Obaachan" (君がおじいちゃんあたしがおばあちゃん, "You are Grandpa, I am Grandma"), performed by Koresawa, while the ending theme song is "Soitoge Yo-Yo!!" (添い遂げYO-YO!!, "Married for Life Yo-Yo!!"), performed by Shin-ichiro Miki and Mamiko Noto.[5] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[19] Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[20]
No. | Title [21][a] | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date |
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1 | "Grandpa and Grandma and the Sports Festival" Transliteration: "Jīsan Bāsan to Undōkai" (Japanese: じいさんばあさんと運動会) | Masayoshi Nishida | Yukie Sugawara | Masayoshi Nishida | April 7, 2024 |
2 | "Grandpa and Grandma and Their Children" Transliteration: "Jīsan Bāsan to Kodomo-tachi" (Japanese: じいさんばあさんと子供たち) | Masayoshi Nishida | Yukie Sugawara | Masayoshi Nishida | April 14, 2024 |
3 | "Grandpa Turns Old Again" Transliteration: "Jīsan, Jīsan ni Modoru" (Japanese: じいさん、じいさんに戻る) | Shigenori Awai, Kimo Ousei | Yukie Sugahara | Masayoshi Nishida | April 21, 2024 |
4 | "Grandpa and Grandama and the Cultural Festival" Transliteration: "Jīsan Bāsan to Bunkasai" (Japanese: じいさんばあさんと文化祭) | Hiromichi Matano | Yukie Sugawara | Hiromichi Matano | April 28, 2024 |
5 | "Grandma's Memory Turns Young Again" Transliteration: "Bāsan, Kioku ga Wakagaeru" (Japanese: ばあさん、記憶が若返る) | Genkai Kana | Yukie Sugawara | Masayoshi Nishida | May 5, 2024 |
6 | "Grandpa and Grandma on Their Honeymoon: Tokyo Arc" Transliteration: "Jīsan Bāsan no Shinkonryokō Tōkyō-hen" (Japanese: じいさんばあさんの新婚旅行 東京編) | Masayoshi Nishida | Yukie Sugawara | Masayoshi Nishida | May 12, 2024 |
7 | "Grandpa and Grandma on Their Honeymoon: Atami Arc" Transliteration: "Jīsan Bāsan no Shinkonryokō Atami-hen" (Japanese: じいさんばあさんの新婚旅行 熱海編) | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 19, 2024 |
In 2020, the manga was ranked sixth in the Next Manga Awards in the web category.[23]
The series has 1 million copies in circulation as of October 21, 2022.[24]