Tamayomi (manga/anime/video game)
Tamayomi (球詠, transl. “Baseball poem recitation”) is a Japanese baseball manga series by Mountain Pukuichi, serialized in Houbunsha‘s seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Forward since April 2016. It has been collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Studio A-Cat aired from April to June 2020.
Synopsis
Yomi Takeda just wanted to enjoy high school after her baseball match went downhill last year. Her baseball career which became the rumour, ended when she mistakenly believed that her magic pitch is the cause of the game loss, contrary to Yomi practicing her pitch a few years ago. To make matters worse, her previous pitcher won’t allow her to use the magic pitch for the fear for making the game worse.
But by chance, twin’s Yoshino, Ibuki and her childhood friend who is now a baseball catcher Tamaki decides to restore their high school, Shin Koshigaya’s reputation after the scandal which causes the baseball club to be on hiatus. Two fielders in years one, a former kendo player, a power hitter and a baseball advisor came together to help push the team to be in the nationals as their motivation. Including two second years that already signed in to keep the club from being disbanded. Through training and compassion, everyone is helping each other overcome major difficulties as they deal with their mistakes and fears as they join in the National Baseball Tournament.
Characters
- Yomi Takeda (武田 詠深, Takeda Yomi)
- Voiced by: Kaori Maeda (Japanese); Megan Shipman (English)
- Tamaki Yamazaki (山崎 珠姫, Yamazaki Tamaki)
- Voiced by: Satomi Amano (Japanese); Kristen McGuire (English)
- Yoshino Kawaguchi (川口 芳乃, Kawaguchi Yoshino)
- Voiced by: Nao Shiraki (Japanese); AmaLee (English)
- Ibuki Kawaguchi (川口 息吹, Kawaguchi Ibuki)
- Voiced by: Miyu Tomita (Japanese); AmaLee (English)
- Ryō Kawasaki (川﨑 稜, Kawasaki Ryō)
- Voiced by: Rina Kitagawa (Japanese); Macy Anne Johnson (English)
- Sumire Fujita (藤田 菫, Fujita Sumire)
- Voiced by: Marie Hashimoto (Japanese); Sarah Roach (English)
- Rei Okada (岡田 怜, Okada Rei)
- Voiced by: Yume Miyamoto (Japanese); Julie Shields (English)
- Risa Fujiwara (藤原 理沙, Fujiwara Risa)
- Voiced by: Airi Eino (Japanese); Kristi Rothrock (English)
- Shiragiku Ōmura (大村 白菊, Ōmura Shiragiku)
- Voiced by: Rina Honnizumi (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett (English)
- Nozomi Nakamura (中村 希, Nakamura Nozomi)
- Voiced by: Ruriko Noguchi (Japanese); Emily Neves (English)
- Kyōka Fujii (藤井 杏夏, Fujii Kyōka)
- Voiced by: Haruka Yoshimura (Japanese); Katelyn Barr (English)
Manga
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 11, 2016 | 978-4-8322-4767-3 |
| 2 | June 12, 2017 | 978-4-8322-4844-1 |
| 3 | January 11, 2018 | 978-4-8322-4908-0 |
| 4 | July 12, 2018 | 978-4-8322-4960-8 |
| 5 | March 12, 2019 | 978-4-8322-7075-6 |
| 6 | September 12, 2019 | 978-4-8322-7117-3 |
| 7 | April 10, 2020 | 978-4-8322-7184-5 |
| 8 | June 12, 2020 | 978-4-8322-7196-8 |
| 9 | March 12, 2021 | 978-4-8322-7258-3 |
| 10 | September 9, 2021 | 978-4-8322-7303-0 |
| 11 | March 10, 2022 | 978-4-8322-7353-5 |
| 12 | October 12, 2022 | 978-4-8322-7406-8 |
| 13 | April 12, 2023 | 978-4-8322-7454-9 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation of Tamayomi was announced in the August issue of Manga Time Kirara Forward on June 24, 2019. The series was animated by Studio A-Cat and directed by Toshinori Fukushima, with Touko Machida handling series composition, Kōichi Kikuta designing the characters, Masahiko Matsuo designing the props and Visual Arts composing the music. It aired from April 1 to June 17, 2020 on AT-X, ABC, Nayoga TV, Tokyo MX, and KBC. The opening theme is “Never Let You Go” performed by Naho, while the ending theme is “Plus Minus Zero Rule” (プラスマイナスゼロの法則, Plus Minus Zero no Hōsoku) performed by the cast of the Shin Koshigaya baseball team. Funimation, now known as Crunchyroll, has licensed the series for an English simulcast with an English dub and became available on its namesake streaming service from August 2022.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “A Fated Reunion” Transcription: “Unmei no saikai” (Japanese: 運命の再会) |
Takahiro Tamano | Touko Machida | April 1, 2020 | |
| Episode 1 | |||||
| 2 | “Let’s Play Ball Together” Transcription: “Issho ni yakyū yarimashō” (Japanese: 一緒に野球やりましょう) |
Shigeki Awai | Touko Machida | April 8, 2020 | |
| 3 | “Take Me With You” Transcription: “Watashi otsureteitte yo” (Japanese: 私を連れていってよ) |
Shunsuke Ishikawa | Touko Machida | April 15, 2020 | |
| 4 | “Pitch of Promise” Transcription: “Yakusoku no ano tama” (Japanese: 約束のあの球) |
Yeong Ga-bu | Mitsuyo Suenaga | April 22, 2020 | |
| 5 | “Losing Streak” Transcription: “Susume!! Doronuma renpai kaidō” (Japanese: ススメ!!泥沼連敗街道) |
Takashi Kobayashi | Chabō Higurashi | April 29, 2020 | |
| 6 | “With Hearts Full of Hope” Transcription: “Kibō o mune ni……” (Japanese: 希望を胸に……) |
Alan Smithee | Mitsuyo Suenaga | May 6, 2020 | |
| 7 | “Night Sky After Rain” Transcription: “Ameagari no yozora ni” (Japanese: 雨上がりの夜空に) |
Kinsei Nakamura | Chabō Higurashi | May 13, 2020 | |
| 8 | “From Zero” Transcription: “Zero kara” (Japanese: ゼロから) |
Shigeki Awai | Mitsuyo Suenaga | May 20, 2020 | |
| 9 | “Change the Tide” Transcription: “Nagare no tsukurikata” (Japanese: 流れの作り方) |
Shunsuke Ishikawa | Chabō Higurashi | May 27, 2020 | |
| 10 | “Show ‘Em What We’ve Got” Transcription: “Misetsukete yarō” (Japanese: 見せつけてやろう) |
Takashi Kobayashi | Touko Machida | June 3, 2020 | |
| 11 | “This is Nationals Level” Transcription: “Kore ga zenkoku reberu” (Japanese: これが全国レベル) |
Alan Smithee | Touko Machida | June 10, 2020 | |
| 12 | “Pitch without Regret” Transcription: “Kuinaku nageyō” (Japanese: 悔いなく投げよう) |
Toshinori Fukushima | Touko Machida | June 17, 2020 | |
Video games
Characters from the series appeared in collaboration with Akatsuki’s mobile baseball game Cinderella Nine in 2020. Also, characters from the series appear alongside other Manga Time Kirara characters in the mobile RPG, Kirara Fantasia in 2020.
Stage
It was adapted into a stage performance for a week in June 2021. At Shinjukumura Theater LIVE, ten performances were scheduled beginning February 17, 2022.
Notes
- ^ In North America via Crunchyroll (Funimation) and Australia via Madman Anime.
- ^ All English titles are taken from Funimation.
| Tamayomi | |
Cover of Tamayomi volume 1 by Houbunsha
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| 球詠 | |
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| Genre | Sports (baseball) |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mountain Pukuichi |
| Published by | Houbunsha |
| Magazine | Manga Time Kirara Forward |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | April 23, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Toshinori Fukushima |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Touko Machida |
| Music by | Visual Arts |
| Studio | Studio A-Cat |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll[a] |
| Original network | AT-X, ABC, Nayoga TV, Tokyo MX, KBC |
| Original run | April 1, 2020 – June 17, 2020 |
| Episodes | 12 |
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