"Deji" Meets Girl
"Deji" Meets Girl (Japanese: でーじミーツガール, Hepburn: Dēji Mītsu Gāru) is a Japanese original short anime television series produced by Liden Films. It aired from October to December 2021 on the Super Animeism programming block.
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でーじミーツガール (Dēji Mītsu Gāru) | |
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Genre | Fantasy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Akane Malbeni |
Published by | Flex Comix |
Magazine | Comic Polaris |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | September 30, 2021 – present |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Ushio Tazawa |
Written by | Akane Malbeni |
Music by | Hiroshi Nakamura |
Studio | Liden Films |
Licensed by | |
Original network | MBS, TBS |
Original run | October 2, 2021 – December 18, 2021 |
Episodes | 12 |
Characters
- Maise Higa (比嘉舞星, Higa Maise)
- Voiced by: Kiyono Yasuno[2]
- Ichirō Suzuki (すずきいちろう, Suzuki Ichirō)
- Voiced by: Tatsuyuki Kobayashi[3]
- Kaisei Higa (比嘉海星, Higa Kaisei)
- Voiced by: Kenta Miyake[4]
- Teruko Higa (比嘉テル子, Higa Teruko)
- Voiced by: Ikuko Tani[4]
Media
Manga
A manga adaptation, also written and illustrated by Akane Malbeni, began serialization in Flex Comix's Comic Polaris website on September 30, 2021.[4]
Anime
The original story is credited to Naminoue Seinendan and produced by Japanese studio Liden Films, with direction and character design by Ushio Tazawa and series composition and original character design by Akane Malbeni; Kaori Akatsu and Norifumi Okuno designed the props, with music by Hiroshi Nakamura, sound direction by Ryousuke Naya, sound work credited to Studio Mouse, editing by Satomi Yamada, art direction by Miu Miyamoto, colour design by Kunio Tsujita, photography directed by Mitsuyoshi Yamamoto and CG directed by Yoshimasa Yamazaki.[5] The series aired from October 2 to December 18, 2021 on the Super Animeism block on MBS, TBS and other channels.[6][3][lower-alpha 1] Aoi Kubo performed the series' theme song "Otogibanashi no Yо̄ na Kiseki".[7]
The series had its international premiere on August 25, 2021 at the 25th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal as a closing-day screening.[8][1]
In North America, GKIDS will screen the series in theaters in 2022.[9]
Episode list
No. | Title [10] | Original air date [11] |
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1 | "Is This Normal in Okinawa?" Transcription: "Korette Okinawa ja Futsū?" (Japanese: これって沖縄じゃ普通?) | October 2, 2021 |
2 | "It's... Not... a Dream" Transcription: "Yume ja... Nai..." (Japanese: 夢じゃ…ない…) | October 9, 2021 |
3 | "Is It Your Doing Again?" Transcription: "Mata Anta no Sei?" (Japanese: またあんたのせい?) | October 16, 2021[lower-alpha 2] |
4 | "But Okinawa is Amazing" Transcription: "Shikashi Sugē na Okinawa" (Japanese: しかしすげーな沖縄) | October 23, 2021 |
5 | "Bloody Fool" Transcription: "Shini Furā" (Japanese: しにフラー) | October 30, 2021 |
6 | "I'm Glad As It Is" Transcription: "Sono Mama de Yokatta no ni" (Japanese: そのままでよかったのに) | November 6, 2021 |
7 | "That Kid is a Little Difficult" Transcription: "Ano Ko wa Chotto Nangi da ne" (Japanese: あの子はちょっと難儀だね) | November 13, 2021 |
8 | "Summer Vacation is Already Over" Transcription: "Natsuyasumi wa Mō Owari" (Japanese: 夏休みはもう終わり) | November 20, 2021 |
9 | "I'll Be Busy Today" Transcription: "Kyō wa Isogashiku Naru sā" (Japanese: 今日は忙しくなるさー) | November 27, 2021 |
10 | "Let's Hide and Seek Until Morning" Transcription: "Asa Made Kakurenbo Shiyō" (Japanese: 朝までかくれんぼしよう) | December 4, 2021 |
11 | "You're, Terribly Amazing" Transcription: "Anta, Dēji Sugoi" (Japanese: あんた、でーじすごい) | December 11, 2021 |
12 | "Deji Meets Girl" Transcription: "Dēji Mītsu Gāru" (Japanese: でーじミーツガール) | December 18, 2021 |
Notes
- MBS and TBS list the series premiere at 25:50 on October 1, 2021, which is effectively 1:50 a.m. JST on October 2.
- This episode aired at 2:05 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time.
References
- Loo, Egan (July 29, 2021). "Modern Okinawan Fantasy Anime "'Deji' Meets Girl" to Air in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 9, 2021). "'Deji' Meets Girl Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Kiyono Yasuno as Protagonist". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 1, 2021). "'Deji' Meets Girl Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals Tatsuyuki Kobayashi as Ichirō". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- Loo, Egan (September 21, 2021). "'Deji' Meets Girl Anime's 4th Video Previews Theme Song, Reveals More Cast & Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- "Staff" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- "丸紅茜がキャラ原案と脚本担当、ショートアニメ「でーじミーツガール」10月放送" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- Mateo, Alex (September 17, 2021). "Aoi Kubo Performs 'Deji' Meets Girl Anime's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- GP, Luiz (July 29, 2021). ""Deji" Meets Girl: Anime curto de fantasia que se passa em Okinawa tem vídeo e anúncio para estrear em Outubro 2021" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- Mateo, Alex (April 28, 2022). "GKIDS Screens Deiji Meets Girl Anime in Theaters in 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- "Anime "Dēji Mītsu Gāru" Kōshiki Saito" アニメ「でーじミーツガール」公式サイト [Anime ""Deji" Meets Girl" Official Website]. dejimeetsgirl.okinawa (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- "Anime "Dēji Mītsu Gāru" Kōshiki Saito" アニメ「でーじミーツガール」公式サイト [Anime ""Deji" Meets Girl" Official Website]. dejimeetsgirl.okinawa (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official Twitter (in Japanese)
- "Deji" Meets Girl (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia