Miyuki Satō
,
Hana Takeda
star in stop-motion show from
Pui Pui Molcar
‘s
Tomoki Misato
,
Wit Studio
The staff for
Tomoki Misato
and
Wit Studio
‘s original television
anime
Candy Caries
unveiled its second teaser promotional video, cast, theme song artists, and April 15 premiere on Wednesday.
Miyuki Satō
plays Ame, a girl
Image courtesy of Flag Pictures
©Tomoki Misato/WIT STUDIO/トゥースフェアリーズ
Hana Takeda
plays Caries, a cavity in Ame’s mouth
Image Courtesy of Flag Pictures
© Tomoki Misato/WIT STUDIO/トゥースフェアリーズ
Jin Katagiri
plays the Mad Dentist.
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©Tomoki Misato/WIT STUDIO/トゥースフェアリーズ
Ryōgo Matsumaru
plays Harold, Caries’ boyfriend
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© Tomoki Misato/WIT STUDIO/トゥースフェアリーズ
Kayo Noro
plays Ame’s mother.
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© Tomoki Misato/WIT STUDIO/トゥースフェアリーズ
Masahito Yabe
plays Beef.
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© Tomoki Misato/WIT STUDIO/トゥースフェアリーズ
Rie Hikisaka
plays Mikan.
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© Tomoki Misato/WIT STUDIO/トゥースフェアリーズ
Ayaka Saitō
plays Shark.
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© Tomoki Misato/WIT STUDIO/トゥースフェアリーズ
Japanese girl group IS:SUE performs the theme song “Telepathy.”
The anime will premiere within the
Yoru no Brunch
variety program on
TBS
on April 15 at 11:56 p.m. (10:56 a.m. EST).
Misato (
Pui Pui Molcar
) and
Wit Studio
are credited for the original work. Misato will direct the series at
TORUKU
from
WIT STUDIO
.
Kenshirō Morii
(
Anime-Gataris
,
Grand Blues!
) will serve as assistant director. Chiaki Nishiaka (
The Ancient Magus’ Bride
,
Shinkalion Change the World
) will write the script and
Akari Saitō
(
Etotama
,
Spy×Family
) will edit the series.
Keigo Hoashi
(
Summer Time Rendering
,
Dusk maiden of Amnesia
) will compose the music.
Other staff members include:
Sound director:
Yasunori Ebina
Sound production:
Sound Team Don Juan
Animation producer:
Kenta Yamada
Image via
Candy Caries anime’s website
©Tomoki Misato/WIT STUDIO/トゥースフェアリーズ
Candy Caries
was first
revealed
as a stop-motion anime promotional video in 2021 after
Wit Studio
had established a stop-motion studio with Misato in December 2020.
The
Candy Caries
anime
is
a slapstick comedy about Ame, a child who loves sweets, and the tooth decay that lives in her mouth called Caries. Caries lives a carefree life inside Ame’s mouth and even calls her “Mama,” and Ame’s body is always at Caries’ mercy.
According to Misato, he used plastic board and acrylic for
Candy Caries
, and describes it as a semi three-dimensional animation that’s “flat like an illustration, but plump and thick.”
The
Pui Pui Molcar
stop-motion series premiered in January 2021 within
TV Tokyo
‘s
Kinder TV
children’s variety program.
Netflix
began
streaming
the series worldwide outside of some Asian territories in March 2021.
Tobidase! Narase! Pui Pui Molcar
, the series’ compilation
film
, opened in Japan in July 2021.
The series utilizes stop-motion animated puppets made of wool felt.
This series marked
Tomoki Misato
‘s directorial debut on an animated television series. Misato also wrote the script, and he worked on the storyboards along with
Hana Ono
and
Kei Sato
. Misato was also credited as chief supervisor for the 2024
Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX
3D CG
film
.
Misato directed at
TORUKU
from
WIT STUDIO
the
My Melody & Kuromi
stop-motion animation
series
that premiered on
Netflix
in July 2025. The series
won
the Best Animation award at Singapore’s 2025 Asian Academy Creative Awards.
Source: E-mail correspondence
