The Tatami Time Machine Blues
ONA FINISHED SUMMER 2022 6 eps 81%
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Spin-off of Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei.
It is August 12th. After the remote control to his boarding house's only air conditioning unit is inadvertently destroyed by spilled cola, "I" devises a plan to return to yesterday in a time machine to recover the remote before it breaks. However, his friend Ozu cannot resist playing with past events, even when it means bringing the universe to the brink of destruction. Now "I" finds himself racing through time to avoid disaster.
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Note: Released in Japan as a standalone film on September 30, 2022 with the same content as episodes 1-5. The anime has an earlier episodic release on Disney+ starting September 14, 2022 and with an exclusive episode 6.
It is August 12th. After the remote control to his boarding house's only air conditioning unit is inadvertently destroyed by spilled cola, "I" devises a plan to return to yesterday in a time machine to recover the remote before it breaks. However, his friend Ozu cannot resist playing with past events, even when it means bringing the universe to the brink of destruction. Now "I" finds himself racing through time to avoid disaster.
(Source: Disney+)
Note: Released in Japan as a standalone film on September 30, 2022 with the same content as episodes 1-5. The anime has an earlier episodic release on Disney+ starting September 14, 2022 and with an exclusive episode 6.
Studios:
Science SARU
Characters
Watashi
MAIN
VA: Shintarou Asanuma
Akashi
MAIN
VA: Maaya Sakamoto
Ozu
MAIN
VA: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Tamura-kun
MAIN
VA: Chikara Honda
Seitarou Higuchi
SUPPORTING
VA: Kazuya Nakai
Ryouko Hanuki
SUPPORTING
VA: Yuuko Kaida
Masaki Jougasaki
SUPPORTING
VA: Junichi Suwabe
Aijima
SUPPORTING
VA: Setsuji Satou
Uranai-baba
SUPPORTING
VA: Ako Mayama
Ueda
SUPPORTING
VA: Makoto Ueda
Sakai
SUPPORTING
VA: Yoshifumi Sakai
Ishida
SUPPORTING
VA: Gota Ishida
Nagano
SUPPORTING
VA: Munemori Nagano
Tosa
SUPPORTING
VA: Kazunari Tosa
Imai
SUPPORTING
VA: Choo
Kameda
SUPPORTING
VA: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Kizaki
SUPPORTING
VA: Hiroki Yasumoto
Ketcha
BACKGROUND
VA: Kousuke Echigoya
Staff
Tomihiko Morimi
Original Creator
Makoto Ueda
Original Plan
Shingo Natsume
Director
Yuusuke Nakamura
Original Character Design
Fuuga Yamashiro
Assistant Director
Nobutake Itou
Character Design
Shouko Nishigaki
Character Design
Fumitaka Akai
Art Director
Ayaka Nakamura
Color Design
Yoshihiro Sekiya
Director of Photography
Hikari Itou
Director of Photography
Akari Saitou
Editing
Reviews
Jaekoi
Rating: 79 (84 votes)
Poetry in motion.
SaiteiDaOrette
Rating: 25 (27 votes)
A fun little spinoff to The Tatami Galaxy where you can see more of the characters in action
GreenRevue
Rating: 15 (18 votes)
Tatami Time Machine Blues revisits the visuals and themes of Tatami Galaxy while mostly succeeding as its own fun thing
Mcsuper
Rating: 13 (48 votes)
Nostalgic And Fun, But Don't Expect More Than That
TheAnimeBingeWatcher
Rating: 13 (19 votes)
Not so much a sequel as a simplified retread, but that doesn't mean it's not fun.
Bountyful
Rating: 4 (43 votes)
Operation nostalgia that does nothing of value, playing with the watcher's feelings about the 2010 masterpiece.
Stats
Average Score
81
Mean Score
82
Popularity
23,806
Favourites
433
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Score Distribution
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20: 9
30: 17
40: 29
50: 113
60: 180
70: 784
80: 1959
90: 1832
100: 820
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