Mitsudomoe (みつどもえ) is an anime series produced by Bridge based on the gag manga series by Norio Sakurai. It centres on a class of sixth grade students, the most notorious of which are the Marui triplets; Mitsuba, Futaba and Hitoha. The first season aired on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting between July 2, 2010 and September 26, 2010.[1] Others broadcast networks are BS11 Digital, AT-X, MBS and Tokyo MX.[1] New episodes are currently being subtitled by MX International and simulcast on Crunchyroll.[2] The series began release on Blu-ray and DVD from August 25, 2010. An additional episode was included with the seventh volume released on February 23, 2011, also airing on March 6, 2011 following the second season.[3] A second season of the anime, titled Mitsudomoe Zōryōchū! (みつどもえ 増量中！) was announced with the 10th volume of the manga and aired between January 8, 2011 and February 28, 2011, also being simulcast on Crunchyroll.[4]
The first season use two pieces of theme music, one opening and one ending theme. The opening theme is "Mittsu Kazoete Daishuugou!" (みっつ数えて大集合!) by Ayahi Takagaki, Satomi Akesaka and Haruka Tomatsu while the ending theme is "Lovely Dream" (夢色の恋, Yume-iro no Koi) by Saori Atsumi. The second season uses five pieces of theme music, two opening themes and three ending themes. The main opening theme is "We are Elementary School Students" (わが名は小学生, Waga Na wa Shougakusei) by Takagaki, Akesaka and Tomatsu, while the main ending theme is "Backpacking☆" (ランドセリング☆, Randoseringu) by Noriko. For the first episode, the respective opening and ending themes are "Serious Squadron Gachirangers" (本気戦隊ガチレンジャー, Honki Sentai Gachirenjā) and "Another Morning" (またあした, Mata Ashita), both performed by Masaaki Endoh. The ending theme for episode 4 is "Nearer, My God, to Thee" performed by Takagaki, Akesaka and Tomatsu.