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Bananya and the Curious Bunch (TV)

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Alternative title:

Bananya: Fushigi na Nakamatachi (Japanese)

ばなにゃふしぎななかまたち (Japanese)

Genres: comedy, slice of life

Themes: cats

Plot Summary: There are still many mysterious creatures in this universe that we don't know about. On a distant planet, one mysterious species has come into existence. They are known as “Bananyas.”

User Ratings: 24 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:2)

Excellent: -

Very good: 2 votes (sub:2)

Good: 5 votes (sub:5)

Decent: 11 votes (sub:10, raw:1)

So-so: 3 votes (sub:3)

Not really good: -

Weak: 1 vote (sub:1)

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Seen in part or in whole by 41 users, rank: #6839 (of 9585)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 6.458 (Decent+), std. dev.: 1.4714, rank: #5900 (of 9708)
Weighted mean: 6.365 (Decent+), rank: #6090 (of 9708) (seen all: 6.36)
Bayesian estimate: 6.775 (Good−), rank: #4282 (of 7289)

Vintage:

2019-09-30 (N. America)

2019-10-01 (Japan)

Official website:

ばなにゃ Official Website (Japanese)

News:

Ani-One Asia Adds Bananya and the Curious Bunch Anime (May 10, 2021)

North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 21-27 (Feb 23, 2021)

Discotek Licenses Bananya and the Curious Bunch, Lupin III: The Columbus Files, Acrobunch, Brave10 Anime (Dec 9, 2020)

Crunchyroll to Stream Midnight Occult Civil Servants Episodes 13-15 (Sep 26, 2019)

Bananya Season 2 Anime's English Teaser Video Streamed (Sep 25, 2019)

Bananya Season 2 Anime Premieres on October 1 (Sep 5, 2019)

Crunchyroll to Stream Bananya Season 2 Anime (Aug 7, 2019)

Bananya Banana Cat Mascot Gets New TV Anime This Fall (Aug 7, 2019)

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Blu-ray (Region A)

Bananya and the Curious Bunch (Blu-ray) 2021-02-23 (from $35.99)

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director: Kyō Yatate

Series Composition: Masahiro Takata

Music: Akiyuki Tateyama

Sound Director: Nobuyuki Abe

Ayumu Murase as Droopy-eared Bananya (Taremimi Bananya)

Kana Yūki as Narrator

Yūki Kaji as Bananya

Ayumu Murase as
Baby Bananya
Bananya Bunch (Tabananya)
Bananyako
Cat (Neko)
Emo Bananya
Flower Bananya
Mackeral Bananya (Sabatora Bananya)
Maid Bananya
Maine Coon Bananya
Metal Bananya
Mice (Nezumi)
Ninja
Ninja Bananya
Ragdoll Bananya
Rainbow Bananya
Scientist Bananya (Kagakusha Bananya)
Scottish Fold Bananya (Scottish Bananya)
Sheriff Bananya (Hoankan Bananya)
Siamese Bananya
Tabby Bananya (Tora Bananya)

Yūki Kaji as
Bengal Bananya
Black and White Bananya (Shirokuro Bananya)
Calico Bananya (Mike Bananya)
Daddy Bananya (Oyaji Bananya)
Elder Bananya (Chourou Bananya)
Long-haired Bananya (Kenaga Bananya)
Mountain (Oyama)
Munchkin Bananya
Night Rainbow Bananya
Pirate Bananya (Kaizoku Bananya)
Police Bananya
Robot Cat (Robotto Nyanko)
Russian Blue Bananya
Translator (Hon'yaku-ki)
Vampire Bananya
Zombie Bananya

Japanese companies

Animation Production:
Gathering
TMS Entertainment

Animation Production Cooperation: Lesprit

Broadcaster:
Aichi Television Broadcasting
TV Hokkaido
TV Osaka
TV Setouchi
TV Tokyo
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

Music Production: TMS Music

Original Creator: Q-LiA

Recording Studio: Studio Inspire

Sound Production: Dax Production

English staff

English cast

ADR Director: Marissa Lenti

ADR Script: Emily Fajardo

ADR Engineer: Alyssa Dumas

ADR Prep:
Daman Mills
Natalie Van Sistine

ADR Script Supervisor: Howard Wang

Casting Director: Marissa Lenti

Line Producer: Amber Lee Connors

Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Alyssa Dumas

Production Assistant: Natalie Van Sistine

Time Coding: Daman Mills

Emily Fajardo as Bananya

Lindsay Sheppard as Narrator

Suzie Yeung as Droopy-Eared Bananya

Alyssa Dumas as Scottish Fold Bananya

Amber Lee Connors as
Bananyako
Maine Coon Bananya
Munchkin Bananya

Daman Mills as
Elder Bananya
Metal Bananya
Mike Bananya
Night Rainbow Bananya

Emily Fajardo as
Bananya Bunch
Flower Bananya

Howard Wang as
Cat Mountain
Mackerel Tabby Bananya
Ninja Bananya
Scientist Bananya

Kieran Flitton as
Black & White Bananya
Emo Bananya
Long-Haired Bananya
Robot Cat
Russian Blue Bananya

Marissa Lenti as
Mouse
Rainbow Bananya
Sheriff Bananya

Matt Corcoran as Pirate Bananya

Natalie Van Sistine as
Maid Bananya
Ragdoll Bananya
Tabby Bananya

Steven Kelly as
Bengal Bananya
Daddy Bananya
Police Bananya
Vampire Bananya
Zombie Bananya

Suzie Yeung as
Baby Bananya
Siamese Bananya

Moxxi

English companies

ADR Production: Sound Cadence Studios

Internet Streaming:
Crunchyroll
Tubi TV

Licensed by: Discotek Media

Translation: TMS Entertainment

French staff

French cast

Translation: Benjamin Moro (Crunchyroll)

(none)

French companies

(none)

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