Tamayomi

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Tamayomi
Cover of Tamayomi volume 1 by Houbunsha
球詠
GenreSports (baseball)
Manga
Written byMountain Pukuichi
Published byHoubunsha
MagazineManga Time Kirara Forward
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 23, 2016 – present
Volumes13
Anime television series
Directed byToshinori Fukushima
Produced by
  • Kouki Higurashi
  • Masahiro Suenaga
  • Yoshito Hayano
  • Akihiro Matsumoto
  • Toshikatsu Saitou
  • Genta Ozaki
  • Kazunari Yasui
  • Shouta Watase
  • Kazusa Umeda
  • Atsushi Aitani
Written byTouko Machida
Music byVisual Arts
StudioStudio A-Cat
Licensed byCrunchyroll[a]
Original networkAT-X, ABC, Nayoga TV, Tokyo MX, KBC
Original run April 1, 2020 – June 17, 2020
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

Tamayomi (球詠, transl. "Baseball poem recitation")[1] is a Japanese baseball manga series by Mountain Pukuichi, serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Forward since April 2016. It has been collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Studio A-Cat aired from April to June 2020.

Synopsis[edit]

Yomi Takeda just wanted to enjoy high school after her baseball experience went horribly wrong in her previous school, thanks to her special pitch. But by chance, twin's Yoshino, Ibuki and her childhood friend who is now a baseball catcher Tamaki decides to restore their high school, Shin Koshigaya's reputation after the scandal which causes the baseball club to be on hiatus. Joining them is two fielders in years one, a former kendo player, a power hitter, a baseball advisor and two second years that already signed in to keep the club from being disbanded. They all have one thing in common: to make it to the Nationals Baseball competition.

Characters[edit]

Yomi Takeda (武田 詠深, Takeda Yomi)
Voiced by: Kaori Maeda[2] (Japanese); Megan Shipman[3] (English)
Tamaki Yamazaki (山崎 珠姫, Yamazaki Tamaki)
Voiced by: Satomi Amano[2] (Japanese); Kristen McGuire[3] (English)
Yoshino Kawaguchi (川口 芳乃, Kawaguchi Yoshino)
Voiced by: Nao Shiraki[2] (Japanese); AmaLee[3] (English)
Ibuki Kawaguchi (川口 息吹, Kawaguchi Ibuki)
Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[2] (Japanese); AmaLee[3] (English)
Ryō Kawasaki (川﨑 稜, Kawasaki Ryō)
Voiced by: Rina Kitagawa[2] (Japanese); Macy Anne Johnson[3] (English)
Sumire Fujita (藤田 菫, Fujita Sumire)
Voiced by: Marie Hashimoto[2] (Japanese); Sarah Roach[3] (English)
Rei Okada (岡田 怜, Okada Rei)
Voiced by: Yume Miyamoto[2] (Japanese); Julie Shields[3] (English)
Risa Fujiwara (藤原 理沙, Fujiwara Risa)
Voiced by: Airi Eino[2] (Japanese); Kristi Rothrock[3] (English)
Shiragiku Ōmura (大村 白菊, Ōmura Shiragiku)
Voiced by: Rina Honnizumi[2] (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett[3] (English)
Nozomi Nakamura (中村 希, Nakamura Nozomi)
Voiced by: Ruriko Noguchi[2] (Japanese); Emily Neves[3] (English)
Kyōka Fujii (藤井 杏夏, Fujii Kyōka)
Voiced by: Haruka Yoshimura[2] (Japanese); Katelyn Barr[3] (English)

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

No. Release date ISBN
1 November 11, 2016[4]978-4-8322-4767-3
2 June 12, 2017[4]978-4-8322-4844-1
3 January 11, 2018[4]978-4-8322-4908-0
4 July 12, 2018[4]978-4-8322-4960-8
5 March 12, 2019[4]978-4-8322-7075-6
6 September 12, 2019[4]978-4-8322-7117-3
7 April 10, 2020[4]978-4-8322-7184-5
8 June 12, 2020[4]978-4-8322-7196-8
9 March 12, 2021[4]978-4-8322-7258-3
10 September 9, 2021[4]978-4-8322-7303-0
11 March 10, 2022[4]978-4-8322-7353-5
12 October 12, 2022[4]978-4-8322-7406-8
13 April 12, 2023[4]978-4-8322-7454-9
14 October 12, 2023[4]978-4-8322-7490-7

Anime[edit]

An anime television series adaptation of Tamayomi was announced in the August issue of Manga Time Kirara Forward on June 24, 2019.[5] The series was animated by Studio A-Cat and directed by Toshinori Fukushima, with Touko Machida handling series composition, Kōichi Kikuta designing the characters, Masahiko Matsuo designing the props and Visual Arts composing the music. It aired from April 1 to June 17, 2020 on AT-X, ABC, Nayoga TV, Tokyo MX, and KBC.[6] The opening theme is "Never Let You Go" performed by Naho, while the ending theme is "Plus Minus Zero Rule" (プラスマイナスゼロの法則, Plus Minus Zero no Hōsoku) performed by the cast of the Shin Koshigaya baseball team.[7] Funimation, now known as Crunchyroll, has licensed the series for an English simulcast with an English dub and became available on its namesake streaming service from August 2022.[8][3]

No. Title[9][b] Directed by Written by Original air date
1"A Fated Reunion"
Transliteration: "Unmei no saikai" (Japanese: 運命の再会)		Takahiro TamanoTouko MachidaApril 1, 2020 (2020-04-01)
Episode 1
2"Let's Play Ball Together"
Transliteration: "Issho ni yakyū yarimashō" (Japanese: 一緒に野球やりましょう)		Shigeki AwaiTouko MachidaApril 8, 2020 (2020-04-08)
3"Take Me With You"
Transliteration: "Watashi otsureteitte yo" (Japanese: 私を連れていってよ)		Shunsuke IshikawaTouko MachidaApril 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)
4"Pitch of Promise"
Transliteration: "Yakusoku no ano tama" (Japanese: 約束のあの球)		Yeong Ga-buMitsuyo SuenagaApril 22, 2020 (2020-04-22)
5"Losing Streak"
Transliteration: "Susume!! Doronuma renpai kaidō" (Japanese: ススメ!!泥沼連敗街道)		Takashi KobayashiChabō HigurashiApril 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)
6"With Hearts Full of Hope"
Transliteration: "Kibō o mune ni……" (Japanese: 希望を胸に……)		Alan SmitheeMitsuyo SuenagaMay 6, 2020 (2020-05-06)
7"Night Sky After Rain"
Transliteration: "Ameagari no yozora ni" (Japanese: 雨上がりの夜空に)		Kinsei NakamuraChabō HigurashiMay 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)
8"From Zero"
Transliteration: "Zero kara" (Japanese: ゼロから)		Shigeki AwaiMitsuyo SuenagaMay 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)
9"Change the Tide"
Transliteration: "Nagare no tsukurikata" (Japanese: 流れの作り方)		Shunsuke IshikawaChabō HigurashiMay 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
10"Show 'Em What We've Got"
Transliteration: "Misetsukete yarō" (Japanese: 見せつけてやろう)		Takashi KobayashiTouko MachidaJune 3, 2020 (2020-06-03)
11"This is Nationals Level"
Transliteration: "Kore ga zenkoku reberu" (Japanese: これが全国レベル)		Alan SmitheeTouko MachidaJune 10, 2020 (2020-06-10)
12"Pitch without Regret"
Transliteration: "Kuinaku nageyō" (Japanese: 悔いなく投げよう)		Toshinori FukushimaTouko MachidaJune 17, 2020 (2020-06-17)

Video games[edit]

Characters from the series appeared in collaboration with Akatsuki's mobile baseball game Cinderella Nine in 2020.[10][11] Also, characters from the series appear alongside other Manga Time Kirara characters in the mobile RPG, Kirara Fantasia in 2020.[12][13]

Stage[edit]

It was adapted into a stage performance for a week in June 2021.[14] At Shinjukumura Theater LIVE, ten performances were scheduled beginning February 17, 2022.[15]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In North America via Crunchyroll (Funimation) and Australia via Madman Anime.
  2. ^ All English titles are taken from Funimation.

References[edit]

  1. ^ The title is derived from the names of the two main characters Yomi and Tamaki
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Tamayomi Baseball Anime Reveals 11 Cast Members". Anime News Network. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Friedman, Nicholas (February 1, 2021). "Play Ball! Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls English Dub Comes to Funimation". Funimation. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "球詠" [Series - Kyuei ball song] (in Japanese). Houbunsha. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tamayomi Baseball Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Tamayomi Baseball Anime Reveals Staff, Spring Premiere". Anime News Network. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Naho, Cast Perform Theme Songs for Tamayomi Baseball Anime". Anime News Network. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Funimation Streams Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls Anime". Anime News Network. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "TVアニメ「球詠」公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "「八月のシンデレラナイン」，テレビアニメ「球詠」とのコラボを3月1日に開始" (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. February 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "「八月のシンデレラナイン」，TVアニメ「球詠」とのコラボ復刻＆新コンテンツ追加が決定" (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. May 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "「きららファンタジア」，「球詠」が6月に参戦決定。記念ログインボーナスを実施" (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. April 1, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  13. ^ "「きららファンタジア」に「球詠」が参戦。期間限定イベントとピックアップ召喚が開催" (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. June 8, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  14. ^ 舞台『球詠』の上演が決定！ [The performance of the stage "Kyuei" has been decided!]. Tamayomi.com Kyuei news (in Japanese). May 14, 2021. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  15. ^ 舞台 球詠 ～VS 影森・梁幽館編～ / 公演情報 [Stage Kyuei ~VS Kagemori/Ryoyukan~ / Performance Information]. TamayomiStage (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.

External links[edit]

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