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Hideki Arai’s manga ‘SPUNK’ is being adapted into a film directed by Keisuke Yoshida, set for release in fall 2027. The original work was co-created with Yumiko Kagami, owner of the real-life legendary S&M salon ‘Eureka,’ and has been serialized in Monthly Comic Beam since 2022. On 5ch’s entertainment/sports news board (Geisoku), though, the thread quickly veered away from the actual content — the word ‘Spunk’ sent posters down memory lane to the 45-year-old dog anime ‘Ohayo Spunk,’ sparking a wave of nostalgia over its theme song and voice cast.
October 1, 2026
Hideki Arai’s manga ‘SPUNK,’ set in the world of an S&M salon, has been confirmed for a film adaptation directed by Keisuke Yoshida. It will open in fall 2027.
‘SPUNK’ is a collaboration between Hideki Arai, the manga artist known for ‘From Miyamoto to You’ and ‘The World Is Mine,’ and Yumiko Kagami, owner of the real-life legendary S&M salon ‘Eureka.’ It was serialized in Monthly Comic Beam (KADOKAWA) from May 2022 to July 2024 before being collected into volumes. The series built up a fervent following during its run and counts many fans across the film and culture worlds.
Source: crank-in.net / Original article here
What people said
Even people in their 30s know it, I'm telling you.
There was a gacha capsule toy of it too, like 20 years ago.
You know, like Irene, Miyamoto, or The World Is Mine.
this
Figures — the median age of Geisoku posters is like 55.
That's the only part of the theme song I remember.
Spunk♪ Spunk♪ I love you so~
That's all I remember.
Trendy subculture girls photograph them with that 'abandoned building' aesthetic and post it on Instagram.
This thread's already turned into an old-men thread, no chance of that now.
The part where Spunk talks in that gruff, husky voice.
Probably the theme song. I don't remember anything else.
I wish I could see a timeline where Tsukase was still alive today.
Anime history would definitely be different.
Personally, I remember her most from Dotera Man.
Kamishiro-san, who played her partner, still seems to be doing well.
Are there actually people who mix up the narrator's voice and Gonta-kun's?
I mixed them up as a kid.
It was pretty shocking when I realized the truth.
Noppo-san never spoke, Gonta-kun just made weird noises,
and the narrator was the one doing all the talking — that's how the show worked, I think.
Given Geisoku's age demographic, this is just par for the course.
'Aging' starts at 40, so the guys here are way older than that — proper elderly.
Exactly right, and I'm racking my brain trying to remember right now,
but I can't recall anything besides the song and Spunk himself.
I have a vague feeling the girl who owned him had frizzy hair, but I'm not confident.
Back then I thought the weird 'guu guu' noises were just sound effects and that Gonta-kun was doing all the talking.
How do you mix that up when the narrator literally says, 'Oh dear, what's wrong, Gonta-kun?'
Mom goes abroad for work.
He moves in with his uncle, but the dog he was raising dies in an accident.
He meets a stray dog living on the beach.
It's actually pretty heavy stuff.
Wait, that dog was a stray?
Background and Talking Points
‘Ohayo Spunk’ was a TV anime that aired on TBS in 1981 depicting the bond between a boy and his dog — it shares nothing but the name with Hideki Arai’s S&M manga. Yet most of the thread’s replies latched onto nostalgia for this old anime rather than discussing the new film itself. The exchanges about voice actress Noriko Tsukase’s career, and the mix-ups with ‘Dekirukana’ and ‘Dotera Man’ (which aired on the same network), make for an entertaining read, showing how memories of the show vary by generation. On the other hand, almost no one touched on the S&M elements of the source manga or director Keisuke Yoshida’s style, so how the film adaptation news itself will actually be received remains to be seen.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News Plus) thread ‘Hideki Arai’s manga ‘SPUNK’ to be made into a film, directed by Keisuke Yoshida, theme is ‘S&M,’ opens fall 2027.’
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