| Business Fish | |
| Ja Kanji: | ビジネスフィッシュ |
| Type: | tv |
| Director: | Takashi Sumida |
| Studio: | IANDA |
| Network: | Tokyo MX, BS11, Hulu |
| First: | July 7, 2019 |
| Last: | August 11, 2019 |
| Episodes: | 12 |
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is a fictional character created by Yuichiro Ohno and produced by the Japanese company Quan, Inc. Featuring a salaryman with the head of a fish, the character has been featured in a web comic series by Quan, Inc., as well as being known for its stickers on Facebook and Line.[1] [2] A 3D motion-capture anime series aired on Tokyo MX from July 7 to August 11, 2019.[3]
Business Fish was created by Yuichiro Ohno and published by Quan, Inc.[4] Ohno posted several web comics with Quan, Inc. featuring Business Fish. A sticker sets featuring the character were released in 2015 on Facebook and Line.[2] The Facebook sticker set was downloaded 250,000,000 times worldwide.[5]
The original creation concept and web comic focused on Business Fish, a white-collared salaryman who often skips work but uses his abilities to help people in need. Other characters who appeared in the web comic include Craig, Business Fish's colleague; Chairman, Business Fish's best friend; Octopus CEO, the CEO of the company; Dog, Business Fish's pet dog; Manager, Business Fish's manager; Amuro, a colleague from the R&D section of the company; and Lady Fish, Business Fish's older sister.
In June 2019, Quan, Inc. announced that a joint partnership had been formed with Toho to create and distribute a 3D CG anime adaptation based on the original Business Fish character.[6] The series began airing on Tokyo MX, BS11, and Hulu from July 7 to August 11, 2019. The series is directed by Takashi Sumida, who created the drama Kakū OL Nikki, with animation provided by IANDA. The voice cast features a variety of Japanese actors, television personalities, and voice actors, who were selected out of 100 applicants and provided the motion capture for their characters.[2] [7] The ending theme song is "Don't Stop Moving" by Sarah Kelly, and the animation featured in the ending sequence was motion captured by dance group Shit Kingz.[3] [8]