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The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Synopsis
The story
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. 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.
ComedyMysteryPsychologicalRomanceSci-Fi
Episode guide
6 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 14, 202202Episode 2Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 21, 202203Episode 3Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 28, 202204Episode 4Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 5, 202205Episode 5Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 12, 202206Episode 6Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 12, 2022Characters & voices
500 credited
Watashi
Main
Akashi
Main
Ozu
Main
Uranai-baba
Supporting
Seitarou Higuchi
Supporting
Masaki Jougasaki
Supporting
Aijima
Supporting
Ryouko Hanuki
Supporting
Tamura-kun
Main
Ketcha
Background
Onsei Danshi
Background
Cameraman Joshi
Background
Ueda
Supporting
Sakai
Supporting
Ishida
Supporting
Nagano
Supporting
Tosa
Supporting
Gunshuu A
Background
Production staff
500 credited
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONTheme Song Performance (OP)
Michiru OoshimaMusic
Yuusuke NakamuraOriginal Character Design
Yasuhiro NakuraAnimation Director (ep 2)
Nobutake ItouCharacter Design
Eriko KimuraSound Director
Akitoshi YokoyamaEpisode Director (ep 6)
Tomihiko MorimiOriginal Creator
Shingo NatsumeDirectorShingo NatsumeEpisode Director (eps 1, 4)Makoto UedaScriptMakoto UedaOriginal Plan
Shouko NishigakiCharacter DesignTakuya YoshiharaAnimation Director (ep 5)
Yoshihiro SekiyaDirector of Photography
Masamichi IshiyamaAnimation Director (ep 4)
Katsuhiro NakanoSound EffectsAkari SaitouEditing 
Ayaka NakamuraColor Design
Kenji ZenbaAnimation Director (ep 3)Themes & motifs
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Time ManipulationTheme-Sci-Fi95%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast86%
Primarily Adult CastCast-Main Cast79%
FilmmakingTheme-Other79%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast72%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance67%
CollegeSetting-Scene66%
School ClubSetting-Scene60%
TrainsTheme-Other-Vehicle33%
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500 community reviews
Nostalgic And Fun, But Don't Expect More Than That
@Mcsuper13/48 helpful
Poetry in motion.
@Jaekoi85/90 helpful
Not so much a sequel as a simplified retread, but that doesn't mean it's not fun.
@TheAnimeBingeWatcher13/19 helpful
Tatami Time Machine Blues revisits the visuals and themes of Tatami Galaxy while mostly succeeding as its own fun thing
@GreenRevue15/18 helpful