The Tatami Galaxy

The Tatami Galaxy
	2008 edition and DVD cover art
四畳半神話大系; (Yojōhan Shinwa Taikei)
Genre	Dark comedy; Psychological drama; Romantic comedy;
Novel
Written by	Tomihiko Morimi
Published by	Ohta Publishing; Kadokawa Shoten;
English publisher	HarperCollins
Published	December 2004; March 25, 2008 (bunkoban);
Anime television series
Directed by	Masaaki Yuasa
Produced by	Fumie Takeuchi; Noriko Ozaki;
Written by	Makoto Ueda; Masaaki Yuasa;
Music by	Michiru Ōshima
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	AUS: Siren Visual; NA: Funimation; UK: Anime Limited;
Original network	Fuji TV (Noitamina)
Original run	April 22, 2010 – July 1, 2010
Episodes	11 (List of episodes)
Novel
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Written by	Tomihiko Morimi; Makoto Ueda;
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	HarperCollins
Published	July 29, 2020
Original net animation
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Directed by	Shingo Natsume
Produced by	Fumie Takeuchi; Noriko Ozaki; Eunyoung Choi; Hana Sugawara;
Written by	Makoto Ueda
Music by	Michiru Ōshima
Studio	Science Saru
Licensed by	Disney Platform Distribution
Released	September 14, 2022 – October 12, 2022
Episodes	6
Anime film
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Directed by	Shingo Natsume
Produced by	Fumie Takeuchi; Noriko Ozaki; Eunyoung Choi; Hana Sugawara;
Written by	Makoto Ueda
Music by	Michiru Ōshima
Studio	Science Saru
Released	September 30, 2022

The Tatami Galaxy (Japanese: 四畳半神話大系, Hepburn: Yojōhan Shinwa Taikei, lit. "4½ Tatami Mythological Chronicles") is a 2004 Japanese varsity novel written by Tomihiko Morimi and published by Ohta Publishing. Its first-person narrator is an unnamed upperclassman at Kyoto University reminiscing on the misadventures of his previous years of campus life, with each of the four chapters taking place in parallel universes in which he is enrolled in a different student society.

A sequel, The Tatami Time Machine Blues (四畳半タイムマシンブルース, Yojōhan Taimu Mashin Burūsu), was published in 2020, which combines the characters of The Tatami Galaxy with the plot of Makoto Ueda's play and film Summer Time Machine Blues. English translations of both novels were published by HarperCollins in December 2022 and November 2023, respectively.

The Tatami Galaxy was adapted into an 11-episode anime television series produced by Madhouse and directed by Masaaki Yuasa, which aired on Fuji TV's late-night Noitamina programming block in 2010. The adaptation was critically acclaimed, winning the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize in the Animation Division and the 2011 Tokyo Anime Award in the Television Category. An original net animation adaptation of The Tatami Time Machine Blues produced by Science Saru premiered in September 2022 on Disney+.

^ Blair, Georgia (March 23, 2011). "Siren Visual releases Durarara!! part 2 and The Tatami Galaxy". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
^ "The Tatami Galaxy". Funimation. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Yegulalp, Serdar. "Best Anime on Streaming Video of 2010". About.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[1] Blair, Georgia (March 23, 2011). "Siren Visual releases Durarara!! part 2 and The Tatami Galaxy". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[Funimation-2] "The Tatami Galaxy". Funimation. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

[3] Yegulalp, Serdar. "Best Anime on Streaming Video of 2010". About.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

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