Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesJapanese: 四畳半タイムマシンブルース English: The Tatami Time Machine Blues More titles InformationType: ONA Episodes: 6 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Sep 14, 2022 to Oct 12, 2022 Producers: Dentsu, Fuji TV, TOHO, Asmik Ace, Fujipacific Music, Kadokawa, Tohan Corporation Licensors: None found, add some Studios: Science SARU Source: Novel Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Themes: Adult Cast, Psychological, Time Travel Duration: 20 min. per ep. Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older StatisticsScore: 8.181 (scored by 13,213 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #4042 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #3418 Members: 46,005 Favorites: 303 Available AtResourcesStreaming PlatformsMay be unavailable in your region. |
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Oct 12, 2022 SingleH Recommended Disclaimer: An entire bottle of Mount Gay Black Barrel, an undisclosed amount of Appleton 21, and multiple cans of Bacardi Rum Punch (to use as chasers) were consulted in the creation of this review. Plus however much Barrell Armida is in this rocks glass. This entire show and this entire review itself were both additionally and respectively viewed and created over the course of about nineteen hours. Alcohol and its affects were therefore heavily involved in all relevant processes. Hopefully you enjoy… Being a drunk corpse, I figured a much more pertinent use of my time than watching Cyberpunk: Edgerunners—as much fun as that show was—would ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 12, 2022 Mcsuper Recommended First of all, let me be clear here, this show is not a sequel for The Tatami Galaxy, but I highly recommend you to watch it to get the most out of this show. This review will be written in a way that assumes you have watched The Tatami Galaxy. This show was essentially a side story in the universe of “The Tatami Galaxy”, and for many fans of that show, this would be extremely nostalgic, seeing the likes of Watashi, Akashi, and Ozu back at it with their ridiculous shenanigans. At its core, this show revolves around the same aspects as the Tatami Galaxy did, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 12, 2022 Gsarthotegga Recommended Though TTMB is suggested to be a sequel to the original Tatami series, it appears to be set in an alternate timeline/universe from the rest of the franchise and would probably still be enjoyable without having seen the original, though it's reliant upon the original series to introduce the characters, and it references past scenes regularly, as well as a segment from The Night is Short, Walk on Girl. The novelist behind the Tatami Galaxy series was inspired by Summer Time Machine Blues (I believe he is friends with the creator), and the plot is the same, with the main alteration being Morimi's quirks as ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 12, 2022 _Redo_ Recommended Honestly, going into the tatami galaxy, I wasn't really interested. But, in a matter of seconds, I regret what I say. The tatami galaxy is awesome. It brings up a unique idea, and instantly gets the person watching in love with the show. The tatami time machine blues is no different. The tatami time machine blues is a much more different change from season one. It introduces a different idea, compared to the first season (if this is a sequel). It's a really simple and fun idea. The writers know what they're doing, because this was incredibly entertaining. The concept, humour, etc. Honestly, I was pretty disappointed ... Read more Open Gift Report
Dec 5, 2022 Steamwood Recommended If you liked The Tatami Galaxy, then this will be a nice little romp with the fun group you liked before with a couple alterations (Jogasaki is a little more aggro than usual) and it'll be a great time. If you haven't seen Tatami Galaxy, this is a good shorter step into the themes of the series, and if you enjoy it then I can't recommend the original enough! If you hated it, then I cannot help you at this time. Striking visuals, great humor, interesting and mind-bending plot, fun characters I loved to see again, and all in a concise package of 6 slightly ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 12, 2022 Professional2341 Recommended This is a continuation of the first installment of Yojouhan. Yojouhan in of itself is a completed story, but the writer was inspired by his friend's play and wrote a sequal after 10 years adapting the play into the Yojouan universe. So, in this world, the cathartic resolution our main character comes to towards the end of the 1st season never happened, and this is the summer after his 2nd year. However, it has very similar themes that are being tackled, but from a different angle. Taking action, being proactive, and forging your own future. Also, taking advantage of opportunities, taking responsibility of your actions, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 1, 2022 Lanyaners Recommended Preliminary (3/6 eps) Just like Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei, it is a complete and beautiful work; working the concept of time in an unusual and poetic way. Yojouhan is philosophical and artistic. The art is beautiful and follows the same pattern as Shinwa Taikei, but the focus seems to be a little different, with cameras and angles a little more common, some frames are not so well used in terms of animation, I ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 12, 2022 Jaekoi Recommended The Tatami Time Machine Blues may not have the same identical style as Masaaki Yuasa’s acclaimed Tatami Galaxy, yet it is a title that lives up to its unrivaled legacy known for poetic storytelling. It is artistically defined by its cultural sensibility, sophisticated writing, and verbose panache, capturing the frenetic repetitions of life in ways that allow one to truly feel its grand revelations. Time Machine Blues reroutes its original concept through Shingo Natsume’s more-than-capable directing, meshing in Yuasa’s former narrative knack with his own individual flair in presentation. Natsume’s abstract ideas come in the form of a cutback on mentally taxing developments, restructuring it ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 12, 2022 Senpapa_ Recommended Not so long ago I decided to watch The Tatami Galaxy, it was an anime that I was planning to watch for a while now, so when i watched it, it quickly became one of my personal favorites and one of the few anime that i can wholeheartedly say that it's a masterpiece, so when I heard that it was receiving a spin-off, you bet I got excited, and i am very happy to say that it did not disappoint and that it is an easy contender for anime of the year. Characters (10/10) Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 13, 2022 Mustang_47 Recommended Tatami Time Machine Blues is a great sequel and a love letter to the fan of OG Tatami Galaxy. It's never meant to replicate what the og show did. The story just expands with the characters it established in the first part based on a play and movie called "Summer Time Machine Blues" and just focuses on 1 Watashi variant with a different story (instead of 10 variants). As the characters are dealing with an active problem, the main protag doesn't get that many opportunities to do his trademark "meta-commentary" but it's still here and there. But that's fine and I think Shingo Natsume did ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 22, 2024 whiteflame55 Recommended I had a really good time with this one. I was more continuously invested than with Tatami Galaxy, though this series doesn't wrap up as expertly as that did. The time machine itself is quite the vehicle for telling the story, leaving me grasping for hints from previous episodes - I think this might work even better upon repeat watch. It's more the ride than the destination on this one, though it's also nice to see some closure on some of the central plots of the series as a whole. Much to its credit, this also improved on the amount of attention various side characters ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 12, 2022 otherdummy Recommended Yojouhan Time Machine Blues is Science SARU’s treat for all the Tatami Galaxy fans wanting more. Our ever-so-unfortunate Watashi and the zany crew are as delightful as ever as they travel across time and space to save an air conditioning remote control from its fizzily death. Although it is a side-story of The Tatami Galaxy and roughly follows the plot of another move, Summer Time Machine Blues, the show does a good job at assimilating the story in The Tatami Galaxy universe, with the location, character relations, and cast all carrying over. The only new character, Tamura, integrates quite well into the pre-existing gang. And ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 12, 2022 TakumaEN Recommended Words can't describe the joy I had while watching through this anime. As a huge fan of the original, "Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei" (or Tatami Galaxy for short), the moment they announced "Time Machine Blues" was in the making and that it would be handled by Science SARU, I just knew I could rest at ease given that Yuasa and Choi were integral members of the original staff, and to nobody's surprise, the trust was not misplaced. Science SARU makes lightning strike twice by perfectly capturing what made the show so special in the first place, which is nothing to sneeze at considering it's been over 12 ... Read more Open Gift Report
Dec 2, 2023 Halcyon13 Recommended Not a direct sequel, Yojouhan Time Machine Blues is a spinoff set in the Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei universe and the events seemingly occur in an alternate timeline, while still retaining the original cast and setting-based context. The parent TV series is certainly not essential viewing, but I find that it enhances one's understanding of Tomihiko Morimi's (original creator) prioritization of character chemistry, which, unfortunately, benefits this ONA's ability to appeal to the audience, especially on the newer side. It's unable to form the full picture of contrasting dynamics alone given the limited runtime, and without that subtext, the already enjoyable humor isn't elevated to comprehensive ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 24, 2023 sammm24 Recommended Really great continuation of the Tatami Galaxy! I watched that years ago, but because this is not marked as season two I never knew it existed until now. Really disappointing, considering it probably would have gotten a lot more deserved attention, but I suppose it makes sense, as it has been more than a decade since the first season. But still incredible, and I highly recommend watching after you have seen the first season! There are fewer episodes than the first season, which is sad, but they still pack a great story into them, so it is ok. The main character, Watashi, also speaks a lot ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 6, 2022 thestarsailor Recommended The Tatami Time Machine Blues feels like the perfect balance between the main series and the specials: maintaining the quality and style of the former, but focusing more on a fun side-story like in the latter. I didn't even realize Masaaki Yuasa was not even directing this until looking it up, but Shingo Natsume is a great fit for this kind of material. There isn't a deep emotional and fatalist element to this unlike the main series, and spends more time making this clockwork of different pieces in the loop of time travel mix and tie in with each other, like a bound book as ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 13, 2024 Leme-Le Recommended This is a beautiful and entertaining piece of work. The story at first seemed too goofy, but the art style sold it. I thought it would be the type of anime that tries to take itself too seriously for its idea, but it didn't. The seriousness of it is at the right level for you to care about the characters and the development of the history, and the goofiness is funny enough for you to give some laughs. Also, as an artist, I highly recommend it. The art style is simple in a beautiful artistic way. It's nice to watch, and the colors give off a nice, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 31, 2024 Godslayer27 Recommended Just like with the previous season the plot starts with kinda absurd reason that puts on movements all the followed events with this time our characters trying to go back on time preventing that the air conditioner remote gets broken which sends them on a crazy journey throughout of time. Now the nature of the series is very fast paced on the sense that the dialogs between the chracters as well as the narration that happens sometimes are fast (not so much like the first season at least i feel that way), on simple surface might seems like all fun though just like with tatami galaxy ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 31, 2024 jetrax12 Mixed Feelings I was probably harsher on this due to its relation to Tatami Galaxy, which set an impossibly high bar; if it was not related to that, I would probably have ranked it a bit higher, but I think I still would not recommend it as a must-watch. The narrative structure was much more straightforward than Tatami Galaxy, and one is kind of expected to be familiar with the characters of the aforementioned. That said, it was still a fun little romp with familiar characters and felt a little comfy in that regard - it was nice to see the main cast all doing stuff together ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 24, 2024 Bountyfull Not Recommended Funny Operation nostalgia that does nothing of value, playing with the watcher's feelings about the 2010 masterpiece. The problem with this sequel? Potential future? Whatever it is, is that it's lazy. Extremely lazy. It backloads the entire character development, background, and nuances to the 2010 main series while giving us a glimpse of a different path. When dealing with this kind of anime, which is abundantly quoting and taking inspiration from the original, it's impossible to not consider parallels with the former series. The screenwriters impose it on us, anyway, since the series forces you to know all the characters beforehand. This ... Read more Open Gift Report |
