The Tatami Galaxy Season 1
01. Tennis Circle "Cupid"
A college dropout in search of ramen crosses paths with a self-proclaimed deity of matrimony. This bizarre meeting sends the young man hurtling through a horrifying flashback to his days as a “black cupid.”
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Higuchi (voice)
Yuko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Makoto Ueda
Writer
Masaaki Yuasa
Director
Masaaki Yuasa
Storyboard Artist
Shingo Natsume
Key Animation
Yasunori Miyazawa
Key Animation
Takayuki Hamada
Key Animation
Natsuko Shimizu
Key Animation
Kenichi Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Nobutaka Ito
Animation Director
02. Movie Circle "Misogi"
The not-so-lovable loser and his sidekick Ozu use hidden cameras in an attempt to overthrow the head of the campus movie circle. Glorious revolution is the goal, but if their plan backfires - things could get ugly.
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Higuchi (voice)
Yuko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Makoto Ueda
Writer
Akitoshi Yokoyama
Director
Akitoshi Yokoyama
Storyboard Artist
Norio Matsumoto
Key Animation
Shōko Nishigaki
Animation Director
Shingo Yamashita
Key Animation
Hironori Tanaka
Key Animation
Nobutaka Ito
Supervising Animation Director
03. Cycling Association "Soleil"
After the campus cleanup crew confiscates his state-of-the-art bicycle, a college misfit trades his wheels for some wings in an attempt to become a human birdman. Why? To impress a girl, of course.
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Higuchi (voice)
Yuko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Makoto Ueda
Writer
Ryoutarou Makihara
Director
Ryoutarou Makihara
Storyboard Artist
Shuuhei Yabuta
CG Animator
Nobutaka Ito
Supervising Animation Director
Gosei Oda
Key Animation
Sawako Miyamoto
Key Animation
Ryoutarou Makihara
Key Animation
Naoyuki Asano
Animation Director
Ryo Nishikawa
Key Animation
Shingo Okano
Key Animation
Kenichi Shima
Key Animation
04. Disciples Wanted
A lowly college student signs on as a disciple to a madman who’s wanted by the library police. His first assignment: accompany the girl of his dreams on a quest to attain a mystical toilet brush.
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Higuchi (voice)
Yuko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Makoto Ueda
Writer
Akitoshi Yokoyama
Director
Akitoshi Yokoyama
Storyboard Artist
Hironori Tanaka
Key Animation
Takayuki Hamada
Key Animation
Natsuko Shimizu
Key Animation
Nobutaka Ito
Animation Director
Shōko Nishigaki
Key Animation
Mai Tsutsumi
Key Animation
Kenichi Fujisawa
Key Animation
Shouta Iwasaki
Key Animation
Kana Shundō
Key Animation
Ippei Ichii
Key Animation
Fuminori Tsukita
Key Animation
Satomi Higuchi
Key Animation
05. Softball Circle "Honwaka"
The Softball Club, with its supply of tanned and toned female members, seems like a good place for a lonely boy to find intimacy, but the action takes a foul turn when his only friend hatches another heinous scheme.
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Higuchi (voice)
Yuko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Makoto Ueda
Writer
Tomoya Takahashi
Director
Hiroshi Hamazaki
Storyboard Artist
Hiro Hamasaki
Storyboard Artist
Yasunori Miyazawa
Key Animation
Natsuko Shimizu
Key Animation
Kenichi Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Nobutaka Ito
Supervising Animation Director
Ryoutarou Makihara
Key Animation
Matsutake Tokuyuki
Key Animation
Ippei Ichii
Key Animation
Kenichi Shima
Key Animation
Masashi Ishihama
Animation Director
Takashi Mukōda
Key Animation
Masashi Karino
Key Animation
Chiaki Nakajima
Key Animation
Naoko Masui
Key Animation
Shouta Ihata
Key Animation
Satomi Kani
Key Animation
Takashi Muratani
Key Animation
Mieko Hosoi
Key Animation
Toshiharu Sugie
Key Animation
Nobutoshi Ogura
Key Animation
Shota Ibata
Key Animation
06. English Conversation Circle
When a young man seeks romance and adventure by joining the foreign language club, he gets caught in a bizarre love triangle where a night of drinking leads to intrusive gum massages and sloppy tongue baths.
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Higuchi (voice)
Yuko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Makoto Ueda
Writer
Shingo Natsume
Director
Shingo Natsume
Storyboard Artist
Shōko Nishigaki
Animation Director
Shingo Yamashita
Key Animation
Shingo Natsume
Key Animation
Nobutaka Ito
Supervising Animation Director
Yousuke Okuda
Key Animation
Yoshimichi Kameda
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Satō
Key Animation
Tomoyuki Niho
Key Animation
Tetsuro Moronuki
Key Animation
Tatsuki Kanazaki
Key Animation
Takao Yamagishi
Key Animation
Douge Shintarou
Key Animation
Shingo Fujii
Key Animation
Shin'ya Segawa
Key Animation
Satoshi Nagura
Key Animation
Mai Tsutsumi
Key Animation
Kikuko Sadakata
Key Animation
Keita Nagasaka
Key Animation
Katsunori Shibata
Key Animation
Kan Ogawa
Key Animation
Hayateru Komatsu
Key Animation
Gosei Oda
Key Animation
Fumiaki Kouta
Key Animation
Erkin Kawabata
Key Animation
Akira Wakabayashi
Key Animation
Naoyuki Asano
Animation Director
Shin Wakabayashi
Key Animation
Yuki Komatsu
Key Animation
Tamotsu Ogawa
Key Animation
07. "Hero Show Association" Circle
Everyone falls in love at least once during college, but not everyone severs all connections with actual humans in favor of an illicit romance with a life-sized plastic doll.
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Higuchi (voice)
Yuko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Makoto Ueda
Writer
Michio Mihara
Director
Yasunori Miyazawa
Key Animation
Nobutaka Ito
Supervising Animation Director
Michio Mihara
Animation Director
Hiromi Sou
Key Animation
08. Reading Circle "Sea"
A name scrawled inside a secondhand novel leads to a romantic exchange of letters, but the storybook ending takes a bizarre turn when the two star-crossed pen pals meet face-to-face.
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Higuchi (voice)
Yuko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Makoto Ueda
Writer
Junichi Fujise
Director
Hiroshi Shimizu
Storyboard Artist
Takayuki Hamada
Key Animation
Natsuko Shimizu
Key Animation
Nobutaka Ito
Animation Director
Shōko Nishigaki
Key Animation
Kenichi Fujisawa
Key Animation
Sawako Miyamoto
Key Animation
Fuminori Tsukita
Key Animation
Yoshihiro Maeda
Key Animation
Nobuhiro Muto
Key Animation
09. Secret Society "Lucky Cat Chinese Restaurant"
Membership has its privileges, but not for an unsuspecting college student forcibly initiated into the Secret Society Lucky Cat Chinese Restaurant! Will his covertly cruel conduct spoil a young man’s chance at love?
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Higuchi (voice)
Yuko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Makoto Ueda
Writer
Akitoshi Yokoyama
Director
Akitoshi Yokoyama
Storyboard Artist
Natsuko Shimizu
Key Animation
Tetsuro Moronuki
Key Animation
Shōko Nishigaki
Key Animation
Mai Tsutsumi
Key Animation
Gosei Oda
Key Animation
Akitoshi Yokoyama
Key Animation
Ryoutarou Makihara
Key Animation
Kanako Maru
Key Animation
Kana Shundō
Key Animation
Satomi Higuchi
Key Animation
Kenichi Shima
Key Animation
Hiroshi Shimizu
Key Animation
10. The 4.5 Tatami Ideologue
An unusual young man with no interest in the outside world tries to survive the college experience by refusing to leave his room. Will it be extreme hunger or a desire for female companionship that forces him out first?
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Higuchi (voice)
Yuko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Makoto Ueda
Writer
Eun-young Choi
Director
Eun-young Choi
Storyboard Artist
Eun-young Choi
Key Animation
Takayuki Hamada
Key Animation
Nobutaka Ito
Animation Director
Sawako Miyamoto
Key Animation
Takashi Muratani
Key Animation
Sayaka Toda
Key Animation
Chiyo Nakayama
Key Animation
Ikumi Oka
Key Animation
Hiromi Hata
Key Animation
Tomoyo Nakayama
Key Animation
11. The End of the 4.5 Tatami Age
The angst-ridden narrator becomes lost in a maze of 4.5 Tatami rooms as he searches for what lingers just out of reach. Will he finally make the long-awaited, often-hinted-at love connection he’s sought for so long?
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Higuchi (voice)
Yuko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Makoto Ueda
Writer
Masaaki Yuasa
Director
Takayuki Hamada
Key Animation
Natsuko Shimizu
Key Animation
Kenichi Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Nobutaka Ito
Animation Director
Shōko Nishigaki
Key Animation
Akitoshi Yokoyama
Key Animation
Sawako Miyamoto
Key Animation
Ryoutarou Makihara
Key Animation
Kanako Maru
Key Animation
Toshiharu Sugie
Key Animation