Let's Go Kaikigumi

Let's Go Kaikigumi
First tankōbon volume cover
レッツゴー怪奇組
(Rettsu Gō Kaikigumi)
GenreComedy horror[1]
Manga
Written byByū
Published by
  • Burg Hamburg Burg (serialization)
  • Shogakukan (volumes)
ImprintN.O. Comics
MagazineOmocoro
Original runJuly 19, 2018July 12, 2024
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byYutaka Hirata
Written byMutsumi Ito
StudioC-Station
Original networkJNN (TBS)
Original run 2026 scheduled

Let's Go Kaikigumi (Japanese: レッツゴー怪奇組, Hepburn: Rettsu Gō Kaikigumi; lit.'Let's Go Mysterious Group') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Byū. It was serialized on Burg Hamburg Burg's web media Omocoro from July 2018 to July 2024, with five volumes released by Shogakukan between September 2021 and August 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by C-Station is scheduled to premiere in 2026.

Plot

Mechako is the leader of the Kaikigumi, a supernatural organization that she is trying to revive. When the protagonist, a man who is easily scared, encounters her, he becomes involved in the organization as well.

Characters

Protagonist (主人公, Shujinkō)
Voiced by: Tasuku Hatanaka[1]
Mechako (メチャ子)
Voiced by: Ruriko Aoki[1]
Shurako (シュラ子)
Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama[2]
Doppelganger (ドッペルゲンガー, Dopperugengā)
Voiced by: Yuki Sakakihara[2]

Media

Manga

Byū serialized the series on Burg Hamburg Burg's web media Omocoro for 53 chapters between July 19, 2018, and July 12, 2024.[3][4] Shogakukan compiled the chapters into five tankōbon volumes released between September 29, 2021, and August 29, 2024.[5][6]

No. Release date ISBN
1September 29, 2021[5]978-4-7780-3413-9
2January 28, 2022[7]978-4-7780-3414-6
3July 27, 2022[8]978-4-7780-3415-3
4April 27, 2023[9]978-4-7780-3416-0
5August 29, 2024[6]978-4-7780-3417-7

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 11, 2025. The series is produced by C-Station and directed by Yutaka Hirata, featuring scripts by Mutsumi Ito and character designs by Yoshimitsu Yamashita. The series will be narrated by Shigeru Chiba. It is set to premiere in 2026 on TBS and its affiliates.[1][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Loo, Egan (October 11, 2025). "Let's Go Kaikigumi Horror Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Loo, Egan; Mateo, Alex (February 10, 2026). "Let's Go Kaikigumi Horror Comedy Anime's 2 More Cast Members Listed". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  3. ^ "レッツゴー怪奇組 Part-1~メチャ子参上~" (in Japanese). Burg Hamburg Burg. July 19, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "レッツゴー怪奇組 Part-53 ~最終回~" (in Japanese). Burg Hamburg Burg. July 12, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "レッツゴー怪奇組" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "レッツゴー怪奇組 5" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  7. ^ "レッツゴー怪奇組 2" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  8. ^ "レッツゴー怪奇組 3" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  9. ^ "レッツゴー怪奇組 4" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  10. ^ "『レッツゴー怪奇組』アニメ化で来年放送 PV公開で出演は畠中祐、青木瑠璃子、千葉繁【コメント全文】" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.