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The Tatami Time Machine Blues

TV·2022–2022·1 season, 6 episodes·Disney+·Animation, Comedy, Drama

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It is August 12th. After the remote control to his boarding house's only air conditioning unit is inadvertently destroyed by spilled cola, "I" devises a plan to return to yesterday in a time machine to recover the remote before it breaks. However, his prankster friend Ozu cannot resist playing with past events, even if it means bringing the universe to the brink of destruction. Now "I" finds himself racing through time to avoid disaster.

Cast

Shintaro AsanumaShintaro AsanumaI (voice)Maaya SakamotoMaaya SakamotoAkashi (voice)Hiroyuki YoshinoHiroyuki YoshinoOzu (voice)Kazuya NakaiKazuya NakaiMaster Higuchi (voice)Yuhko KaidaYuhko KaidaHanuki (voice)Junichi SuwabeJunichi SuwabeJogasaki (voice)Setsuji SatoSetsuji SatoAijima (voice)Chikara HondaChikara HondaTamura (voice)

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2022Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01The Tatami Time Machine Blues S01E01Episode 1September 14, 2022—Ozu, a despicable prankster, spills cola on the remote control to the dorm's only air conditioner.
  2. S01E02The Tatami Time Machine Blues S01E02Episode 2September 21, 2022—"I" and friends team up to use a time machine to retrieve the AC remote control before it breaks.
  3. S01E03The Tatami Time Machine Blues S01E03Episode 3September 28, 2022—Akashi and "I" travel back in time to restore order to the universe but run into unexpected trouble.
  4. S01E04The Tatami Time Machine Blues S01E04Episode 4October 5, 2022—Back to square one. Akashi and "I" must once again try to save the universe from destruction.
  5. S01E05The Tatami Time Machine Blues S01E05Episode 5October 12, 2022—Akashi has a plan, and "I" catches on. Can they escape the maddening cycle of one-day time travel?
  6. S01E06The Tatami Time Machine Blues S01E06Episode 6October 12, 2022—As a university freshman, "I" joins a club dedicated to fantasizing about a fictional railway.

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