The Tatami Galaxy — Episodes, Where to Watch & Characters

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Episodes

#1Tennis Circle "Cupid"One night, at a ramen stall behind Shimogamo Shrine, the main character meets Higuchi, who claims to be a god of matchmaking (who gives his name as Kamotaketsunuminokami and then Kamotaketsunominokamo moments later) and…2010-04-23 · 23m

#2Film Circle "Misogi"As a freshman in college, the main character had joined the movie circle, encouraged by the promise of friends and the joy of filmmaking. Treated badly and having his ideas struck down by the president of the circle, 8th…2010-04-30 · 23m

#3Cycling Association "Soleil"In his freshman year, the main character joined a cycling club, Soleil, in the hope of attracting a girlfriend. He finds himself too frail to bike, and quits the club, but refuses to quit cycling, saving up for a better…2010-05-07 · 23m

#4Disciples WantedIn this episode, the protagonist signs up as a disciple of Higuchi, but discovers that he is 15 minutes too late to be the first discple, the position having been usurped by Ozu. Higuchi makes him and Ozu do several…2010-05-14 · 23m

#5Softball Circle "Honwaka"As a freshman in college, the protagonist joins a softball team. His reason for joining it is that they do not seem to take softball too seriously, and the guy to girl ratio is in his favor. He also thinks the people in…2010-05-22 · 23m

#6English Conversation CircleMore determined than in previous episodes, the main character decides to join three circles during his freshman year, one of which is the English Conversation Circle (notably, the other circles and his exploits therein…2010-05-29 · 23m

#7"Hero Show Association" CircleAnother one of the three clubs the main character joined in the previous episode was the Hero Show Association, wherein he dresses up in a hero costume and performs shows for kids. Jougasaki hires him to take care of his…2010-06-05 · 23m

#8Reading Circle "Sea"Another one of the three clubs the main character joined in the previous episodes was the Reading Circle Sea, where the protagonist finds him self in a silent, solitude club full of reading. Ozu lends him a young adult…2010-06-12 · 23m

#9Secret Society "Lucky Cat Chinese Restaurant"As a freshman, the protagonist joins the Secret Society Chinese Restaurant, not suspecting it to actually be a secret society. The Society appears to be a syndicate of sorts which has organized most-all of the dubious…2010-06-19 · 23m

#10The 4½ Tatami IdeologueDisillusioned with any form of campus life, the protagonist joins no clubs as a freshman in college, choosing instead to spend all his time within his 4.5 tatami room. He awakens after 2 years to find that he is…2010-06-26 · 23m

#11The End of the 4½ Tatami AgeThe protagonist, still trapped within the 4.5 tatami world of the previous episode, continues searching for a way out, to little avail. After much exploration he eventually comes back to the room he started from and…2010-07-03 · 23m

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Quick facts

Episodes11

Seasons1

StatusFinished

Aired2010

Japanese title: 四畳半神話大系
Also known as: Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei, Yojo-Han Shinwa Taikei, Yojou-Han Shinwa Taikei, Yojohan Shinwa Taikei

Synopsis

One autumn evening at a mysterious ramen stand behind the Shimogamo Shrine, a lonely third-year college student bumps into a man with an eggplant-shaped head who calls himself a god of matrimony. Meeting this man causes the student to reflect upon his past two years at college—two years bitterly spent trying to break up couples on campus with his only friend Ozu, a ghoulish-looking man seemingly set on making his life as miserable as possible. Resolving to make the most out of the rest of his college life, the student attempts to ask out the unsociable but kind-hearted underclassman Akashi, yet fails to follow through, prompting him to regret not living out his college life differently. As soon as this thought passes through his head, however, he is hurtled through time and space to the beginning of his years at college and given another chance to live his life. Surreal, artistic, and mind-bending, Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei chronicles the misadventures of a young man on a journey to make friends, find love, and experience the rose-colored campus life he always dreamed of. (Source: MAL Rewrite)