Those responsible for the anime adaptation of Tomihiko Morimi’s novel “Tatami Time Machine Blues” (Jap. Yojō-Han Time Machine Blues ), a sequel to “The Tatami Galaxy”, have now released a teaser for the series. The video can be found further down in the article.
Tatami Time Machine Blues: Anime
The video also introduces the theme song of the anime. This is titled “Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe” and comes from Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was also revealed that Michiru Oshima (Fullmetal Alchemist, Little Witch Academia, etc.) will compose the anime’s music.
The TV anime will be directed by Shingo Natsume (One-Punch Man, Sonny Boy) at Studio Science SARU. Makoto Ueda (The Tatami Galaxy, among others) will be on board as a screenwriter. Yusuke Nakamura (including The Tatami Galaxy) is responsible for the character designs. Disney was able to secure the global streaming rights for the anime, although there is still no information on an international release date.
Tatami Time Machine Blues is the sequel to Morimi’s earlier novel, The Tatami Galaxy, which was released in July 2020, approximately 16 years after the original story was published. The whole thing was inspired by Makoto Ueda’s play “Summer Time Machine Blues”.
Incidentally, the original novel “The Tatami Galaxy” also inspired an anime adaptation in 2010. This comes from the well-known director Masaaki Yuasa and includes eleven episodes.
Tatami Time Machine Blues Anime Teaser
Tatami Time Machine Blues Action
In the story of the sequel novel, Ozu, the friend of the protagonist from “The Tatami Galaxy”, has an ugly mishap when he breaks the single air conditioning remote control of the college dorm on a summer’s day. The others are now considering what to do about the situation for the rest of the summer and come up with a plan with Akashi. A not-so-stylish-looking male student arrives in a time machine 25 years from the future. The protagonist uses the time machine and travels back in time to secure the remote control for the air conditioner before it breaks.
