The staff behind the Butt Detective anime has announced that the Oshiri Dandy the Young manga will be adapted within the anime. The staff will adapt the manga in new episodes of Butt Detective in April 2026.
The Oshiri Dandy the Young manga focuses on the adventures of the titular Butt Detective’s father. The manga initially released in Shueisha’s Saikyō Jump magazine in 2020. Its 11th compiled book volume will ship on November 5. Check out the announcement post confirming the adaptation of Oshiri Dandy the Young within Butt Detective in April 2026 below:
Recently, new episodes of Butt Detective started airing on October 4, which focused on the protagonist losing his memories. Earlier this year, the most recent film in the series, Butt Detective: Star and Moon, premiered in theaters in Japan on March 20. The anime returned on April 5. The cast for Butt Detective: Star and Moon includes:
- Hōchū Ōtsuka as Phantom Thief G
- Yasuhiro Mamiya as Phantom Thief H
- Kumiko Watanabe as Phantom Thief Q
- Shinya Takahashi as Phantom Thief T
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Phantom Thief Z
- Daiki Kobayashi as Phantom Thief N.
- Yuri Yoshida as Phantom Thief I
- Tomoyuki Shimura as Phantom Thief K
- Rumi Okubo as Phantom Thief B
Butt Detective initially premiered on NHK International in 2018. The series focuses on a detective with a butt for his face and his partner, a small brown dog named Brown, as they solve crimes.
Toei Animation describes the story of the series as follows:
He’s chivalrous, cunning, and his looks are anything “butt”… Meet Butt Detective, a gentleman whose catch phrase is, “Hmm…I smell a case.” Every day, he poots the big city’s cases to rest. Join Butt Detective and his cast of funny allies as they solve mysteries together.
