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The Tatami Galaxy (TV)

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Alternative title:
Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei (Japanese)
四畳半神話大系 (Japanese)
四疊半宿舍,青春迷走 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: psychological
Themes: absurdity
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: A second year student from the Kyoto University finds himself entrapped amid a plethora of unsatisfying possibilities to change his life. Accompanied by Ozu, his mischievous best friend, and Akashi, a stern engineering student, the nameless protagonist trudges through each path as he tries to grab the opportunity that seems to dangle right in front of his eyes.
Ratings: 655 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 132 votes (sub:119, raw:5, others:8
5 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Arabic subtitled
)
 Excellent: 187 votes (sub:172, dub:7, raw:4, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Very good: 127 votes (sub:117, dub:2, ?:1, others:7
4 Spanish subtitled
2 Korean subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Good: 91 votes (sub:86, dub:1, raw:1, others:3
1 Polish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 50 votes (sub:48, others:2
1 French dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 So-so: 29 votes (sub:28, others:1
1 German subtitled
)
 Not really good: 18 votes (sub:18)
 Weak: 8 votes (sub:7, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Awful: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1
1 Chinese mandarin subtitled
)
Seen in part or in whole by 998 s, rank: #1235 (of 9996)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.960 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.8913, rank: #757 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.924 (Very good), rank: #732 (of 10154) (seen all: 8.32 / seen some: 7.72 / won't finish: 4.97)
Bayesian estimate: 7.916 (Very good), rank: #489 (of 7635)
Number of episodes: 11
Episode titles: We have 11
Vintage: 2010-04-22
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"Koinu to Ame no Bīto" (迷子犬と雨のビート; "Stray Puppy and the Beat of Rain") by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
#2: "Kami-sama no Iu Tōri" (神様のいうとおり; "As God Dictates") by Junji Ishiwatari & Yoshinori Sunahara + Etsuko Yakushimaru (ep 11)
Ending Theme:
"Kami-sama no Iu Tōri" (神様のいうとおり; "As God Dictates") by Junji Ishiwatari & Yoshinori Sunahara + Etsuko Yakushimaru
#2: "Koinu to Ame no Bīto" (迷子犬と雨のビート; "Stray Puppy and the Beat of Rain") by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Links: We have 1
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    The Tatami Galaxy - The Complete Series [Classics] (Sub.Blu-ray) 2021-08-10 (from $299.90)
    The Tatami Galaxy - The Complete Series (Sub.Blu-ray + DVD) 2019-09-03
Blu-ray (Region B)
    The Tatami Galaxy [UK] [Collector's Edition] (Sub.Blu-ray) 2016-11-28
DVD (Region 2)
    The Tatami Galaxy (Sub.DVD) 2011-12-26 (from $214.53)
DVD (Region 4)
    The Tatami Galaxy (Sub.DVD) 2011-03-18

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Masaaki Yuasa
Series Composition:
Makoto Ueda (Europe Planning)
Script:
Masaaki Yuasa (eps 1-11)
Storyboard:
Shingo Natsume (ep 6)
Episode Director:
Tomoya Takahashi (ep 5)
Unit Director: Masaaki Yuasa (OP)
Original creator: Tomihiko Morimi
Original Character Design: Yūsuke Nakamura
Character Design: Nobutake Ito
Art Director: Shinichi Uehara
Chief Animation Director: Nobutake Ito (eps 2-3, 5-7)
Animation Director:
Nobutake Ito (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 8, 10-11
)

Shouko Nishigaki (eps 2, 6)
Sound Director: Eriko Kimura
Director of Photography: Yoshiko Ishizuka
Producer:
Michiko Ozaki (Fuji TV) 

2nd Key Animation:
Takayuki Hamada (eps 6, 9)
3D: Shuuhei Shinoda (ep 3)
3D Animation: Tomohisa Setsugou (Cyclon Graphics; OP)
3D CG: Shūhei Yabuta (ep 3)
Animation producer: Tsutomu Fujio
Art Overseer:
Yuka Okamoto (6 episodes
eps 2-4, 6-7, 10
)

Assistant Animation Director:
Takayuki Hamada (ep 4)
Background Art:
Emiko Koizumi (Atelier BWCA; 9 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 10-11
)

Takuya Iida (Atelier BWCA; 9 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 10-11
)

Tomomi Iwase (Atelier BWCA; 9 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 10-11
)

Toshiyuki Yoshimura (Atelier BWCA; 9 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 10-11
)

Yasunari Usuda (Atelier BWCA; 9 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 10-11
)

Yuichi Suehiro (Atelier BWCA; 9 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 10-11
)

Yuichiro Nakajima (Atelier BWCA; 9 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 10-11
)

Yuka Okamoto (Atelier BWCA; 5 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 8, 11
)

Zohsui Nishikawa (Atelier BWCA; eps 1-3, 6)
Chief Producer: Kōji Yamamoto (Fuji TV)
Color Check:
Yuki Akimoto (Kagura; eps 2, 5, 8, 11)
Color design: Kunio Tsujita
Color setting:
Yuki Akimoto (Kagura; eps 2, 5, 8, 11)
Concept Art Design: Ryō Kōno
Costume Cooperation: Kazuki Kuraishi (adidas Japan K.K.)
Editing:
Michiya Katō (OP)
End Animation Overseer:
Yoshio Konno (eps 6-7)
Ending Animation:
Takuya Hosogane
Finish Animation:
Yukie Noguchi (MAD BOX; ep 3)
Finish Animation Manager: Myoung Joo Kang (eps 6-8, 10-11)
Illustration Cooperation: Hiroyuki Yamada ("20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" Cover Illustration; eps 4-5)
Image Production: Michiya Katō (OP)
In-Between Animation:
Yumiko Nakamura (eps 1, 4)
In-Between Check:
Akiko Ohshima (eps 2, 6)
Insert Song Performance:
Yuuki Karigane (Mochiguman no Uta; ep 7)
Key Animation:
Natsuko Shimizu (6 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 8-9, 11
)

Shouko Nishigaki (5 episodes
eps 4, 6, 8-9, 11
)

Takayuki Hamada (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 8, 10-11
)

Yousuke Okuda (ep 6)
Music Performance:
Tomoyuki Hasegawa (Trumpet)
Music producer: Hiroaki Sano
Music Selection: Maiko Gōda
Online Editing Assistance: Mariko Tsukatsune
Organization: Ayako Mizuno (Fuji TV)
Original Work Cooperation:
Shuichi Kitao (Tada Publishing)
Photography:
Yūki Kawashita (MAD BOX; eps 2-3)
Production: Emiko Uchimura
Production Committee:
Yoshio Takada
Production Creation: Kim Hyeon Tae
Production Desk:
Yuji Nakatani 
Production manager:
Yoshinobu Satou
Production Runner:
Yasuhiro Mitsuda (ep 7)
Production Supervision:
Yukiko Ninokata
Promotion: Anri Maeda
Publicity: Kyoko Tanaka (Fuji TV)
Recording Assistant: Daiki Satō
Recording Coordination: Kazutoshi Yamamoto
Research Cooperation: Toshimasa Tonihara (Kyoto University Yoshida Dorms; eps 6-7)
Sound Effects: Katsuhiro Nakano (Soundbox)
Sound Production Manager:
Takuya Ōno
Special Effects: Kouji Takahashi (MAD BOX; eps 1-2, 6)
Supervision: Kazuko Katsui (eps 2-4, 6-7)
Theme Song Arrangement:
Yoshinori Sunahara (ED)
Theme Song Composition:
Yoshinori Sunahara (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Masafumi Goto (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Etsuko Yakushimaru (ED)
Title Logo Design: Haruko Karashi (note)
Video Editing:
Tomomi Takemura (Sony PCL)
Maaya Sakamoto as Akashi
Shintarō Asanuma as "I" (Watashi)

Ako Mayama as Fortune Teller
Junichi Suwabe as Jōgasaki
Keiji Fujiwara as Higuchi
Yūko Kaida as Hanuki

Akihiko Shimizu as Temporal Lobe (ep 6)
Arise Satou as Honwaka Girl B (ep 5)
Atsushi Miyauchi as Neko Ramen Shopowner (eps 4-5)
Ayano Ise as Child D (ep 7)
Daishou Satou as Child A (ep 7)
Hayato Nakata as Announcer B (ep 3)
Hidetoshi Akutsu as Child B (ep 7)
Hideyuki Kanaya as Instructor (ep 5)
Hina Arai as Child E (ep 7)
Hiroki Shimowada as Hippocampus (ep 6)
Jin Urayama as Frontal Lobe (ep 6)
Kanako Tōjō as Young Lady MC (ep 7)
Kazuko Nakamura as Honwaka Girl D (ep 5)
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Crocodile Shopowner (ep 4)
Keiji Himeno as Sergeant
Kenji Sugimura as
Man C (ep 1)
Mysterious Man (ep 7)
Kyōko Sakai as Woman C (ep 2)
Kyoumi Asakura as Woman A (ep 2)
Mamiko Noto as Kaori
Mana Hirata as Honwaka Girl C (ep 5)
Masato Ueno as Child C (ep 7)
Noboru Yamaguchi as Executive (ep 5)
Nobuyuki Hiyama as
Johnny (eps 6-7)
Kaori (ep 7)
Riki Honda as Club President (ep 3)
Ryū Yamaguchi as Scorpionfish Shopowner (ep 4)
Ryûichi Kagehira as
Assistant Director (ep 2)
Honwaka Boy E (ep 5)
Ryūji Mizuno as Old Tool Dealer Shopowner (ep 4)
Sari Kadota as Casual Female Clerk (ep 1)
Sayaka Ōhara as Keiko (eps 6-7)
Setsuji Satō as Aijima (eps 1-2)
Shintarō Asanuma as Kaori (eps 6-7)
Shouto Kashii as Amygdala (ep 6)
Tadashi Shuhou as Instructor (ep 5)
Takahide Adachi as Honwaka Boy D (ep 5)
Takahiro Miyamoto as Student C (ep 11)
Takashi Oohara as Man B (ep 1)
Takuya Satō as
Man A (ep 1)
Student B (ep 11)
Teruyuki Tanzawa as Senpai (ep 3)
Tomo Adachi as Clerk (ep 1)
Tomoko Kobashi as Woman B (ep 2)
Toshihiko Ogisawa as Student A (ep 11)
Yoshihisa Kawahara as Honwaka Boy C (ep 5)
Yoshimasa Kawata as
Honwaka Boy B (ep 5)
Man (ep 2)
Yu Shimamura as Honwaka Girl A (ep 5)
Yuka Nagayoshi as Announcer A (ep 3)
Yukitoshi Tokumoto as Drunkard (ep 2)
Yuusuke Tezuka as Honwaka Boy A (ep 5)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Wish (eps 2-3)
Animation Production: Madhouse
Background Art:
Studio RUFUS (ep 5)
Broadcaster:
Tokai Television
Cooperation:
Ueda Patissier Office (ep 4)
Costume Cooperation:
Morikage Shirts Kyoto
Finish Animation:
Studio Elle (eps 1, 3-4)
In-Between Animation:
M.S.J Musashino Production (ep 5)
Music Production:
Sony Music Entertainment
Original Work Cooperation:
Tada Publishing
Photography: MADBOX
Promotion Cooperation: K Press
Recording Studio: Omnibus Japan
Research Cooperation:
Kyoto University Yoshida Dorms
special effects: MADBOX (eps 1-2, 6)
Video Design: Sony PCL
English staff
English cast
Translation: Sam Pinansky

Blu-Ray Authoring:
Trace Furniss
Blu-Ray Compression: Duncan Yan
Blu-Ray Editor: Jeremy Jimenez
Blu-Ray Menu Audio: Peter Hawkinson
Blu-Ray Producer: Susie Nixon
Blu-ray Production Assistant:
Sarah Alys Lindholm
Blu-Ray Quality Control:
Shawn Roetzer
Design: din (Anime Limited UK release)
DVD Authoring:
Trace Furniss
DVD Compression: Duncan Yan
DVD Editing: Jeremy Jimenez
DVD Menu Audio: Peter Hawkinson
DVD Producer: Susie Nixon
DVD Production Assistant:
Sarah Alys Lindholm
DVD Quality Control:
Shawn Roetzer
Marketing: Kerry Kasim (Anime Limited UK release)
President: Andrew Partridge (Anime Limited UK release)
Product Manager: Andrew Partridge (Anime Limited UK release)
Subtitle Timing: Sam Pinansky
Subtitling:
Paul Bisnette
(none)
English companies
Blu-ray Menu Design: Shiny Side Up Creative
Distributor:
Siren Visual (Australia & New Zealand)
DVD Menu Design: Shiny Side Up Creative
Internet Streaming:
YouTube
French cast
French staff
Translation:
Yukio Reuter

Adaptation: Jennifer Bellebeau
French companies
Distributor:
Black Box (DVD & Blu-Ray)
Dubbing: O' Bahamas
Internet Streaming: KAZÉ
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Distributor: Dynit
Internet Streaming: VVVVID
Italian cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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