Saint☆Young Men (2012)
Original title: 聖☆おにいさん
Saint☆Young Men is a 2012 Japanese-language animation series. It stars Mirai Moriyama, Gen Hoshino and Aiko Hibi.
Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, the founders of Christianity and Buddhism, are living together as roommates in a Tokyo apartment while taking a vacation on Earth. The comedy often involves jokes about Christianity, Buddhism, and all things related, as well as the main characters' attempts to hide their identities and understand modern society in Japan.
This is a 2 episode OVA preceding the movie of the same name.
Cast
- Mirai Moriyama as Jesus (voice)
- Gen Hoshino as Buddha (voice)
- Aiko Hibi as Kouhei (voice)
- Motoko Kumai as Daisuke (voice)
- Nao Nagasawa as Ryouta (voice)
- Ryoko Kinomiya as Narrator
- Mie Sonozaki as Daisuke's Mother (voice)
- Natsumi Takamori as Passenger A (voice)
- Sayuri Hara as Passenger B (voice)
- Shuusaku Shirakawa as Passenger C (voice)
- Yusuke Handa as Passenger D (voice)
- Reiko Suzuki as Sachiyo Matsuda (voice)