Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again

Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again

A charming slice-of-life comedy where youth reveals the beauty of the simple life

7.1

TV Show

Japan
Japanese
Animation, Comedy
2024
Mamiko Noto, Nao Toyama, Shin-ichiro Miki
24 min

TLDR

Mino is kinda weird for making her grandpa pose like a boy band member, though.

What it's about

Shouzou and Ine Saitou still remain happily married after decades together. After finding and eating a golden apple, they wake up to find that they are young again.

The take

As one grows older, only then do they realize the benefits of youth. It’s all there in the title, but unlike other transformation stories where the protagonist reincarnates into a different, younger persona, Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again is much more mundane as they turn into their younger selves, but still keep to their calm, small town suburban lifestyle. It’s less exuberant than other stories– there’s no mystery to solve, no conspiracy to uncover– but it’s just so funny to see everyone around them react to the youth they attained, like make them enter their district’s sports team. But as the show progresses, and they continue their day-to-day lives, the show reveals itself as the celebration of the simple, small town life that once wasn’t a guarantee due to the war, the good life that many forgo for the city.

What stands out

It’s really charming to see the grandparents stick to their day-to-day life, but let’s be real. If you and the love of your life suddenly became younger, maybe the first thing to do is to do all the things health prevented you to do. Like, actually go on said honeymoon instead of listening to your grandchildren acting all weird around your youth?

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