Uta Kata

Uta∽Kata
Logo by gímik・HAL/Bandai Visual for Uta Kata
うた∽かた (詩片)
Genre	Fantasy, romance, magical girl, drama
Created by	gímik
Anime television series
Directed by	Keiji Gotoh
Produced by	Jun Yukawa Katsunori Haruta
Written by	Hidefumi Kimura
Music by	Megumi Oohashi
Studio	Hal Film Maker[1]
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks
Original network	TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, Hiroshima Home TV, TV Hokkaido, SUN, Tokyo MX, TVQ, Kids Station
Original run	October 3, 2004 – December 18, 2004
Episodes	12
Manga
Written by	Keito Kōme
Published by	MediaWorks
Magazine	Dengeki Daioh
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 2004 – April 2005
Volumes	1
Original video animation
Shotō no Futanatsu
Directed by	Keiji Gotoh
Written by	Hidefumi Kimura
Music by	Megumi Oohashi
Studio	Hal Film Maker
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks
Released	April 22, 2005
Runtime	24 minutes
Light novel
Written by	Hidefumi Kimura
Illustrated by	Megumi Kadonosono
Published by	Bandai Visual
Published	April 22, 2005
Volumes	1
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Uta∽Kata (うた∽かた (詩片), lit. "Poem Fragment") is a 2004 anime television series. Written differently (泡沫), the title can refer to bubbles and is used as such in the ending theme.

The series can be loosely considered a magical girl story. However, this series deviates from more conventional magical girl themes in that it addresses topics that are for a more mature audience, such as child abuse,^[2] eating disorders,^[3] and possibly misanthropy.^[4] Nevertheless, it illustrates the main character's coming of age with each episode, becoming more and more emotionally intense as the story goes on.

The story follows Ichika Tachibana's life over a summer holiday when she meets Manatsu Kuroki. The series details their summer activities and the use of special creatures called Djinn (ジン jin) that lend their powers to Ichika to help her and her friends when they invariably find themselves in danger and eventually for their own motives.