Getsuyōbi no Tawawa
| Getsuyōbi no Tawawa | |
| Original net animation | |
| Directed by | Kōsuke Murayama |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Kazuhiro Kanemitsu, Keisuke Fukunaga, Mitsutoshi Ogura, Yūma Ōgami |
| Written by | Kōsuke Murayama |
| Music by | Yoshiaki Dewa |
| Studio | Pine Jam |
| Released | October 10, 2016 – ongoing |
| Episodes | 12 |
Tawawa on Monday (Japanese: 月曜日のたわわ Hepburn: Getsuyōbi no Tawawa) is a collection of illustrations (most containing no dialogue) by Kiseki Himura (比村奇石 Himura Kiseki). Himura has posted an illustration on his Twitter account every Monday starting from February 2015[1] and has since posted more than 80 illustrations, and are famous for drawn in blue monochrome color. The initial purpose of these illustrations was to provide a positive motivation towards workers and students alike on Monday mornings, as the role of students and workers are reflected through the characters Ai and the salaryman, respectively.[2] Besides Ai, the stories of other various girls and men are also illustrated every Monday. So far, a book that includes comic and illustrations compilation released on December 31, 2015 at Comic Market 89 has been published by Himura himself.
An anime adaptation, which began airing on October 10, 2016, consists of twelve 4-minute episodes streamed online for free at NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan's official YouTube account[3] every Monday, following the routine of the original illustrations. Kōsuke Murayama directed the anime, Hiroyuki Yoshii adaptated Kiseki Himura's original design, and Pine Jam produced the series. Sayaka Harada sung the ending theme song titled Otome no Tawawa (乙女のたわわ) under her character name.[4]
Cast
- Episode 1, 3-5, 7, 8
- Sayaka Harada as Ai (アイちゃん Ai-chan)[5] - A high school student who is self-conscious of her height. She works as a part timer at a fast food restaurant.
- Junji Majima as Salaryman (お兄さん Onii-san, Older Brother)[5] - Salaryman who 'protects' Ai from the crowded train every Monday morning. Every week, Ai gives him a weekly charm, which are mostly buttons popped off from her shirts.
- Kōichi Sōma as Train announcer (アナウンス Anaunsu)
- Episode 2 & 6
- Ai Kayano as Junior (後輩ちゃん Kōhai-chan)[5] - A clumsy, but reliable office woman.
- Yasuaki Takumi as Senior (先輩 Senpai)[5]
- Episode 3
- Minami Tsuda as Trainer (トレーナーさん Trainer-san)[5] - A gym trainer who occasionally accompanies Chief Manager at the gym.
- Kōichi Sōma as Chief Manager (課長 Kachō)[5] - Salaryman's boss.
- Episode 5
- Shizuka Ishigami as Volley club member (バレー部ちゃん Barē-bu-chan)[5] - Ai's best friend, who is popular with both boys and girls. She often teases Ai-chan about her breasts.
- Yō Taichi as School Nurse (保健室の先生 Hoken-shitsu no sensei)
- Episode 6
- Lynn as Female employee (女性社員 Josei shain)
- Episode 8
- Mamiko Noto as Dentist (歯科衛生士さん Shika Eiseishi-san)[5]
- Minami Shinoda as Dentist Assistant (歯科助手 Shika Joshu)
- Ryūnosuke Watanuki as Male Dentist (男性歯科医師 Dansei Shika Ishi)
Episode List
| No. | English title[lower-alpha 1] Original Japanese title[lower-alpha 2] |
Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tawawa on Monday" "Getsuyōbi no Tawawa" (月曜日のたわわ) | 10/10/2016 (original) 10/13/2016 (reuploaded) 10/17/2016 (Niconico Channel) |
| One Monday morning, a high school girl named Ai who meets with a salaryman at a train station every Monday morning. The man somewhat acts as Ai's bodyguard, who protects her from the other passengers aboard the crowded train. | ||
| 2 | "A Reliable Yet Clumsy Junior" "Shikkarimono no Tsumori da ga Suki no Ōi Kōhai" (しっかり者のつもりだがスキの多い後輩) | 10/17/2016 |
| One Monday morning, an office woman is helping her Senior working on his deadline. | ||
| 3 | "Tawawa Sports" | 10/24/2016 |
| One Monday morning, the Salaryman is getting scolded by his Chief Manager for not able to satisfy his quota. After seeing a pamphlet of a gym named Tawawa Sports, he opted to visit, where Trainer agrees to coach him. | ||
| 4 | "Angel of Blue Monday" "Burūmandē no Tenshi" (ブルーマンデーの天使) | 10/31/2016 |
| One Monday morning, Salaryman and Ai are talking about Ai's part time job and her popularity. | ||
| 5 | "Ai and the Pivotal Check-Up" "Ai-chan to Kessen no Shintai Sokutei" (アイちゃんと決戦の身体測定) | 11/08/2016 |
| One Monday morning, Ai telling Salaryman how tall she is and that she's on a diet due to a regular medical check up at her school. | ||
| 6 | "The Not-so-invulnerable Junior" "Mimochi no Katai Tsumori da ga Guard no Yurui Kōhai" (身持ちの堅いつもりだがガードの緩い後輩) | 11/14/2016 |
| One Monday morning, a female employee asks if Junior wants to go to a blind date. When she refuses, the female employee mentions Junior's ex-boyfriend in front of Senior. After a drinking party, Senior carries the drunk Junior on his back afterwards. However, while Senior carries Junior to her apartment, Junior reveals that she actually has no boyfriend from her hometown at all, and that she uses this lie to avoid any possible romantic advances from other men. | ||
| 7 | "Summer Memory with Ai" "Ai-chan to Hitonatsu no Omoide" (アイちゃんと一夏の思い出) | 11/21/2016 |
| One Monday morning in Summer, Ai tells Salaryman that she's gonna spend her summer vacation with her cool, popular best friend while Salaryman complains that unlike students, workers barely get a day off. | ||
| 8 | "Absolute Effective Pain Killer" "Zettai ni Yoku Kiku Chintsū-zai" (絶対によく効く鎮痛剤) | 11/28/2016 |
| One Monday morning, Ai notices that Salaryman has a toothache and advises him to go to a dentist. | ||
Takedown
A day after NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan posted the first episode, the video was taken down by YouTube, stating that the video violates its Community Guidelines.[6] The author Kiseki Himura apologized to fans on Twitter and that said that the anime will not be reuploaded on YouTube.[7] 2 days later, he announced via his Twitter account that the first episode has been restored and uploaded via the same channel, now under the YouTube account NBCUniversal Anime/Music.[8][9] Starting from episode 2, the anime is uploaded via Niconico Channel along with the reuploaded first episode.[5][10]
Notes
References
- ↑ "紙媒体だからこそ味わえる感動！サークル【比村乳業】が贈る『月曜日のたわわ』が登場です！！". Toranoana. TORANOANA Inc,. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ Himura, Kiseki (December 31, 2015). Getsuyōbi no Tawawa. Himura Nyūgyō. p. 60.
- ↑ "月曜日のたわわ その１". YouTube. NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Sword Art Online: Progressive Manga Artist's Twitter Art Gets Anime Shorts". Anime News Network. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "アニメ「月曜日のたわわ」 配信サイトをYouTubeからニコニコ動画へ変更". ねとらぼ. ITMedia inc. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ "Youtube removes Tawawa on Monday anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Tawawa on Monday's Creator Comments on Anime's Removal From YouTube". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "比村奇石 on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ "'Tawawa on Monday' Net Anime's 1st Episode Restored After Being Removed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Tawawa on Monday Net Anime Streams on Nico Nico". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links
- Kiseki Himura's Twitter account
- Getsuyōbi no Tawawa at Niconico Channel (Japanese)
- Getsuyōbi no Tawawa (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia