History Anime / Onipan

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The main cast consists of five moe schoolgirls and a simplistic rotund bear with SphereEyes that looks like it belongs in a children's cartoon.

The press release can be found [[https://animecorner.me/wit-studio-announces-onipan-original-anime/ here]].

The cast list[=/=]promo pictures can be found [[https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2022/02/03-1/oni-riginal-wit-studio-produced-tv-anime-onipan-announced-for-2022 here]] and [[https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2022/02/24-1/oni-riginal-tv-anime-onipan-confirms-april-2022-premiere here]].

The teaser can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1024ituhXU here]], and the trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwodrWjXbyM here]].

* BeastMan: The cast list includes "Kuma"[[note]] ''lit. "bear"''[[/note]], [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a humanoid bear.]]

* BigOlEyebrows: According to their promo pictures, Tsuyukusa and Momomomo sport thick, comma-shaped eyebrows.
* BlindingBangs: According to her promo image, Issun-Boko wears a ''hime'' cut that completely covers her eyes.
* CuteLittleFangs: According to her promo image, Himawari sports one of these inside a broad smirk, to compliment the boyish clothes she wears in the trailer.

* LittleBitBeastly: According to the trailer[=/=]cast list, the ''oni'' look identical to human beings, with the exception of horns sticking out of their foreheads.

* NonIndicativeName: Though the show literally has "underwear" in the title, judging by the poster and trailer it doesn't mean [[PantyShot what it sounds like]]. ''Pantsu'' in Japan refers to underwear in general, and here it means the bright yellow, poofy, tiger-striped shorts[=/=]loincloths ''oni'' are sometimes depicted wearing in statues and illustrations.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: According to the promo pics, the main cast consists of five moe schoolgirls and a simplistic rotund bear with SphereEyes that looks like it belongs in a children's cartoon.

* RedOniBlueOni: Judging by their promo images, Tsutsuji is an excitable red oni while Tsuyukusa is a demure blue oni. There's also Himawari, [[TakeAThirdOption who is blonde.]]
* ShortTank: According to the trailer, Himawari dresses like a teenage boy, with cutoff denim shorts and a dark blue tank top.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Manga/GabrielDropout''. It has the same basic premise of fantasy creatures going to an ordinary Japanese high school, the same creative team of director Masahiko Ohta, writer Takashi Aoshima, and composer Yasuhiro Misawa, the trailer shows similar aesthetics, shot composition, and visual language, and Gabriel's voice actress has a major supporting role as Issun-Boko.
* SuperSentaiStance: The first trailer features the three ''oni'' heroines posing like this.
* TaremeEyes: According to her promo picture, Tsutsuji has tarame eyes that, coupled with her exuberant jumping pose, imply she's a GenkiGirl.
* ThemeNaming: According to the cast list, the ''onikko'' are all named after flowers: "Tsutsuji" means azalea, "Himawari" means sunflower, and "Tsuyukusa" means dayflower.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: According to the trailer, Himawari wears tank tops, denim shorts, and a backwards baseball cap, while Tsuyukusa wears summery white dresses and an ''ojou''-style sunhat. Tsutsuji strikes a balance between the two with a light pink hoodie.
* TransformationSequence: Per the trailer and press release, the titular ''onipan'' seem to give the girls a magical pink glow-up when they transform.

* TsurimeEyes: According to their promo pictures, Himawari and Tsuyukusa have tsurime eyes. In Himawari's case, with her CuteLittleFangs and shit-eating grin, they imply she's going to be a troublemaker. On the other hand, Tsuyukusa's tsurime eyes just make her look like she's falling asleep.

''Onipan!'' (a {{Portmanteau}} of ''oni'' and ''pantsu'') is an anime scheduled to begin airing on April 11th, 2022. It is directed by Creator/MasahikoOhta and animated by Studio Wit, from an original story by the director of ''Manga/TheAncientMagusBride''.

* TriangleShades: The stern-looking ''oni'' who sends the girls on their mission to the human world sports a pair of sharp black sunglasses.

''Onipan!'' (a {{Portmanteau}} of ''oni'' and ''pantsu'') is an anime scheduled to air in April 2022. It is directed by Creator/MasahikoOhta and animated by Studio Wit, from an original story by the director of ''Manga/TheAncientMagusBride''.

The teaser trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1024ituhXU here]].

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: According to the promo pics, the main cast consists of five {{Moe}} schoolgirls and a simplistic rotund bear with SphereEyes that looks like it belongs in a children's cartoon.

* TarameEyes: According to her promo picture, Tsutsuji has tarame eyes that, coupled with her exuberant jumping pose, imply she's a GenkiGirl.

* NonIndicativeName: Though the show literally has "underwear" in the title, it doesn't mean [[PantyShot what it sounds like]]. ''Pantsu'' in Japan refers to underwear in general, and here it means the bright yellow, poofy, tiger-striped shorts[=/=]loincloths ''oni'' are sometimes depicted wearing in statues and illustrations.

* ThemeNaming: The ''onikko'' are all named after flowers.

* BeastMan: The cast list includes "Kuma"[[note]] ''lit. "bear"[[/note]], [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a humanoid bear.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Manga/GabrielDropout''. It shares the same basic premise, the same creative team, similar character designs and aesthetics, and Gabriel's voice actress has a supporting role.

%% Sources:
%% https://animecorner.me/wit-studio-announces-onipan-original-anime/
%% https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2022/02/03-1/oni-riginal-wit-studio-produced-tv-anime-onipan-announced-for-2022
%% https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2022/02/24-1/oni-riginal-tv-anime-onipan-confirms-april-2022-premiere

* BeastMan: The cast includes Kuma, a humanoid bear.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The character "Kuma"[[note]] ''lit. "bear"''[[/note]] is a [[BeastMan bear-shaped humanoid]].
* FantasticRacism: The ''oni'' girls must work to overcome human prejudice towards their kind.
* ForeignExchangeStudent: Tsutsuji, Himawari, and Tsuyukusa leave Onigashima ("island of ogres") and travel to a Japanese high school as cultural ambassadors.
* HeroDoesPublicService: The girls help out around their new town to build bridges with humanity and clear up humanity's misconceptions about them.

* LittleBitBeastly: The ''oni'' look identical to human beings, with the exception of horns sticking out of their foreheads.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: In addition to the three ''oni'' girls, there are also characters named after ''Literature/{{Momotaro}}'' and ''Issun-Boshi'', two Japanese folk heroes who had contentious relationships with ''oni''.

* PowerTrio: Our three heroines are sent to the human world by themselves to counter misconceptions about the ''oni''.

* ShortTank: Himawari dresses like a teenage boy, with cutoff denim shorts and a dark blue tank top.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Himawari wears tank tops, denim shorts, and a backwards baseball cap, while Tsuyukusa wears summery white dresses and an ''oujo''-style sunhat. Tsutsuji strikes a balance between the two with a light pink hoodie.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: In addition to the three ''oni'' girls, there are also characters named after ''Literature/Momotaro'' and ''Issun-Boshi'', two Japanese folk heroes who had contentious relationships with ''oni''.

%% Source: https://animecorner.me/wit-studio-announces-onipan-original-anime/

* RedOniBlueOni: Judging by their promo images, Tsutsuji is an excitable red oni while Tsuyukusa is a demure blue oni. There's also Himawari, who is blonde.

* ForeignExchangeStudent: The ''oni'' girls are sent to a Japanese high school as cultural ambassadors.
* HeroDoesPublicService: The ''oni'' girls will have to help out around town to build bridges with humanity.

* NonIndicativeName: Though the show literally has "panties" in the title, it doesn't mean what it sounds like. ''Pantsu'' in Japan refers to underwear in general, and here it means the bright yellow, poofy shorts ''oni'' are sometimes depicted wearing.

[[caption-width-right:350:''Onipan!'' takes ComedicUnderwearExposure to a whole new level.]]

Once upon a time, the ''{{oni}}'' were shunned as demons. Although they've since made peace with humanity, old stereotypes about them linger. To remedy this, a trio of ''oni'' girls (Tsutsuji, Himawari, and Tsuyukusa) transfer into a Japanese high school to improve relations between the races, aided by a key item from their tribe...their legendary underwear?!

Once upon a time, the ''{{oni}}'' were shunned as demons. Now they're made peace with humanity, but old stereotypes about the ''oni'' linger. To remedy this, a trio of ''oni'' girls (Tsutsuji, Himawari, and Tsuyukusa) transfer into a Japanese high school to improve relations between the races, aided by a key item from their tribe...their legendary underwear?!

''Onipan!'' (a {{Portmanteau}} of ''oni'' and ''pantsu'') is an anime scheduled to air in April 2022. It is directed by Creator/MasahikoOhta (who also directed the similar ''Manga/GabrielDropout'') and animated by Studio Wit.

* NonIndicativeName: Though the show literally has "panties" in the title, it doesn't mean what it sounds like. ''Pantsu'' in Japan refers to any kind of underwear, and here it means the bright yellow, poofy shorts ''oni'' are sometimes depicted wearing.