Peachboy Riverside’s New Visual Gives a Cheerful Take on Its Gruesome Folklore Story

When a giant Oni threatening to kill her loved ones, brings princess Sally closer to Oni hunter Mikoto, these two ladies decide to stay by each other’s side and go on a monster hunting journey together.


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This is the story of Coolkyoushinja’s Peachboy Riverside manga that’s getting adapted into an anime in July 2021.

Peachboy Riverside is doused in folklore and really brings out the darker side of each tale but before we can get our hands on the real thing we have some new cast and visual information to appease our anime loving soul.

Peachboy Riverside’s official website has recently shared some new information on the latest addition to the cast, staff, and a new visual.

Peachboy Riverside’s New Visual Gives a Cheerful Take on Its Gruesome Folklore Story
Peachboy Riverside Visual | Source: Official Website

The visual shows the cheerful side of things. Mikoto, and Sally are smiling happily, and we also get to see the new characters named Frau, Carrot, and Dog.

The cast for the new characters Frau, Carrot, and Dog include:

CharactersCastsOther Works
FrauM.A.OBlack Clover (Fana)
CarrotMegumi TodaHajime Shinoda (New Game!)
DogJiro SaitoCharlotte Snack (One Piece)

The staff includes:

PositionsStaffOther Works
Sound DirectorRyo Tanaka
MusicTakaaki NakahashiControl Bear: Wonder Garden
Prop DesignTakuya ImamonGekidol
AnimationAsahi ProductionHimegoto

If you don’t know already, Peachboy Riverside bases heavily on the folklore of Momotarou, the peach boy. The story is about how an old couple found Momotarou inside a giant peach by the river, and how Momotarou helped the world get rid of monsters.

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Mangaka Coolkyoushinja relays that every person is Momotarou on the inside and can easily conquer their own evil.

He lets his protagonist Sally shine with this ideology and shows Sally eyes burning with a little peach flame, burning with the desire to get rid of evil.

So, let’s wait and see how cool the anime turns out.

About Peachboy Riverside

Created by Coolkyoushinja and Johanne in 2008, the manga Peachboy Riverside is receiving an anime adaptation.

Peachboy Riverside’s New Visual Gives a Cheerful Take on Its Gruesome Folklore Story
Peachboy Riverside | Source: Fandom

Sally is the princess of a small peaceful kingdom, but she yearns to explore the outside world. She meets Mikoto, who is an Oni (monster) hunter.

Sally is both thrilled and terrified of Mikoto’s power and sets out on a journey to become like him. The plot is a twist on the Momotaro folktale and discovers the dark sides to the story.

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