CHOCOLATE Inc. (HQ: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yusuke Watanabe) has announced that its original animated work, 'Baby Bread' (Director: Haruka Ichikawa), will be broadcast as a TV series on the Kansai TV/Fuji TV network program 'Saturday What Do You Do!?' (aired every Saturday from 8:30) starting July 4. Prior to the broadcast, the official website and a teaser video were released today.

This new series continues the world of the original animation released on social media in December 2024, reborn as a 'stop-motion' animation created by Japan's leading animation studio, dwarf studios (AOI Pro.). Through completely original episodes written for the TV broadcast, it depicts the daily lives of the more three-dimensional and adorable 'Baby Bread' characters. It is an original animation that both adults and children can enjoy together on weekend mornings.

Broadcasting Info: Starting Saturday, July 4, 2026, within the Kansai TV/Fuji TV program 'Saturday What Do You Do!?'

Official Website: https://www.ktv.jp/pan-aka-tv/

Teaser Video: https://youtu.be/ZnvVeMgSBzs

About 'Baby Bread': ■ Synopsis: Deep in the night at a bakery after everyone has gone to sleep, bread dough, nicknamed 'Baby Bread', rests quietly in the refrigerator. In fact, they wake up, gather secretly to chat, clean, or even fight. Or, during the day, they sunbathe on the roof. Because they are still 'dough' before being baked, they can change and have infinite possibilities. It is a daily adventure of the ignorant, timid, and sometimes brave Baby Bread.

Program Overview: Title: 'Baby Bread' Broadcast: Starts July 4 (Sat) (Aired every Saturday within 'Saturday What Do You Do!?') Staff: Planning/Script/Director: Haruka Ichikawa; Producers: Miyu Kobashi, Chiaki Sato, Shoko Kawakami; Photography/Lighting: Yusuke Miyazaki; Puppet Creation: Shuhei Harada, Koichi Furuya; Animators: Rikuto Konagaya, Gen Kobayashi, Hayato Noguchi, Emika Nema; Art: Nanae Takiguchi; Character Design: Riki Furman; Music: Takao Ogi; Editing: Yuto Suda, Ryu Ogata; Production: CHOCOLATE Inc.; Production Cooperation: dwarf studios (AOI Pro.); Production: Baby Bread Production Committee Credit: ©CHOCOLATE/PAN AKA COMMITTEE

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  • Source: PR TIMES
  • Category: Event
  • Organizations: CHOCOLATE Inc. / AOI Pro.