is a Japanese manga series written by Inujun and illustrated by Namamugi, based on the Seiyū San-Shimai Team Y unit formed by voice actresses

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, Aimi, and

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. It has been serialized in

Bushiroad is a Japanese entertainment company, producer of collectible card games and trading cards, publisher of mobile apps and games, promotional items and many other venues, which was founded in 2007 by Takaaki Kidani and is headquartered in Tokyo. ...

's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Bushiroad'' since January 2021 and has been collected in three ''

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'' volumes. An

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television series adaptation by Drive titled ''Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry'' aired from July to September 2022.

Characters

Young Wai-wai

is a ''

manzai is a traditional style of comedy in Japanese culture comparable to double act comedy or stand-up comedy. usually involves two performers ()—a straight man () and a funny man ()—trading jokes at great speed. Most of the jokes revolve aro ...

'' group that represents

Kansai region The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropoli ...

. ; : ; : ; :

Celebri-Tea

is a ''manzai'' group that represents

Tōkai region The is a subregion of the Chūbu region and Kansai region in Japan that runs along the Pacific Ocean. The name comes from the Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes. Because Tōkai is a sub-region and is not officially classified, there i ...

. ; : ; : ; :

Akudare Kingdom

is a ''manzai'' group that represents Kantō region. ; : ; : ; :

Invaders

is a ''manzai'' group that represents

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area. ; : ; : ; :

Bullet Kunoichi

is a ''manzai'' group that represents Kansai area. ; : ; : ; :

Other characters

; : ; : ; :

Media

Manga

The manga series is written by Inujun and illustrated by Namamugi and has been serialized in

's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Bushiroad'' since January 2021. Three ''

'' volumes were released as of July 2022.

Anime

television series adaptation titled ''Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry'' was announced on January 6, 2022. The series is produced by Drive and directed by Toshinori Watanabe, with

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serving as chief director, Jun Kumagai writing and supervising scripts, Yoshiyuko Ōkubo designing the characters, and Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund composing the music. It aired from July 2 to September 24, 2022, on

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, CTV,

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, and HTB. The opening theme song is "Teppen— Tengoku ~TOP OF THE LAUGH!!!~" by Teppen— All Stars, a unit composed of the 15 main cast members, while the ending theme song is "Ahatte Teppen" by

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has licensed the series. The series' second episode was postponed from its original airing following the

assassination of Shinzo Abe Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan and a serving member of the House of Representatives, was assassinated on 8 July 2022 while speaking at a political event outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Whil ...

, and instead aired on September 10, 2022. A special episode funded by Minamishimabara City will be produced if funding is successful.

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References

External links

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