Bakutsuri Bar Hunter

Bakutsuri Bar Hunter (爆釣バーハンター, "Big Catch Bar Hunter") is a Japanese media franchise developed by Bandai, Shogakukan, Studio Gallop, and Toei Animation. The property includes a toy line launched on March 17, 2018, a Nintendo 3DS video game, a manga series, and an anime television series. Its story revolves around fishing for creatures known as "bar soul" using barcode technology.

The main characters are Totta Tachitsute (voiced by Ryō Hirohashi), Potepen (voiced by Yumi Uchiyama), Kiba Samejima (voiced by Mitsuki Saiga), Shuwajirō (voiced by Kouta Nemoto), Touma Tachitsute (voiced by Takeshi Kusao), Tonpei Tachitsute (voiced by Daisuke Sakaguchi), and Totta's mother (voiced by Umeka Shōji).

The anime series, produced by Toei Animation and Studio Gallop, aired from October 2, 2018. Its opening theme is "Bakutsuri Soul" by SymaG, and the ending theme is "Yūjō ZABOOOON!!" by Mikako Komatsu.

The manga began serialization in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic on March 15, 2018.

The Nintendo 3DS game, released in March 2018, includes a barcode camera and a fishing reel accessory called the Bakutsuri Bar Rod. The base software is free-to-start, but requires purchase of the physical barcode rod accessory and additional content to play fully. Players use the barcode camera to scan a barcode, which opens a fishing spot where they can catch "bar soul" lifeforms.