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Showa Monogatari

TV·2011–2011·1 season, 13 episodes·BS11·Animation, Comedy, Drama·25m

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Shōwa Monogatari is a 2011 Japanese anime film and television series about the Yamazaki family, who live in Tokyo during Shōwa 39, the same year Tokyo hosts the 1964 Summer Olympics. The film, directed by Tadahiro Murakami, was released in Japan on January 29, 2011. Hiroshi Kugimiya directed the 13-episode television series, which had its broadcast run between April and July 2011

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Showa Monogatari S01E01Shouwa Year 39's New Year's DayS01E01 · 10.0
  2. 02Showa Monogatari S01E0220-year-old Taiichi`s Broken HeartS01E02 · 10.0
  3. 03Showa Monogatari S01E03Crazy AdventureS01E03 · 10.0

Cast

Shoya ChibaShoya ChibaKouhei Yamazaki (voice)Misato FukuenMisato FukuenYuko Yamazaki (voice)Makoto AokiMakoto AokiTaichi Yamazaki (voice)Yasunori MatsumotoYasunori MatsumotoYuzou Yamazaki (voice)Sakiko TamagawaSakiko TamagawaSayoko Yamazaki (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2011Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Showa Monogatari S01E01Season's bestShouwa Year 39's New Year's DayApril 4, 2011 10.0
  2. S01E02Showa Monogatari S01E0220-year-old Taiichi`s Broken HeartApril 11, 2011 10.0
  3. S01E03Showa Monogatari S01E03Crazy AdventureApril 25, 2011 10.0
  4. S01E04Showa Monogatari S01E04Spring Has ComeMay 2, 2011 10.0
  5. S01E05Showa Monogatari S01E05Pocket Money and CatchballMay 9, 2011 10.0
  6. S01E06Showa Monogatari S01E06The Worst Children`s Day!May 16, 2011 10.0
  7. S01E07Showa Monogatari S01E07Swaying Love and PoolsideMay 30, 2011 10.0
  8. S01E08Showa Monogatari S01E08Divorce Defense ForceJune 6, 2011 10.0
  9. S01E09Showa Monogatari S01E09Grandfather`s Ghost!?June 13, 2011 10.0
  10. S01E10Showa Monogatari S01E10End of Summer HolidayJune 20, 2011 10.0
  11. S01E11Showa Monogatari S01E11Nee-chan`s Starry SkyJune 27, 2011 10.0
  12. S01E12Showa Monogatari S01E12Autumn Breeze has blown, the Day of SeparationJuly 4, 2011 10.0
  13. S01E13Showa Monogatari S01E13Our OlympicsJuly 11, 2011 10.0

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