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Essay Manga 'On Air Dekinai!' Gets TV Anime for Winter 2022

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Nov 2, 2021 11:31 AM
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Broadcasting channel TV Tokyo opened a website for a television anime adaptation of Kana Mafune's On Air Dekinai! (We Can't Go On Air!) essay manga on Tuesday and revealed the main staff, cast members, key visual (pictured), and ending theme artist. The anime is scheduled to premiere in January 2022 on TV Tokyo, BS-TV Tokyo, and AT-X.

Cast
Mafuneko: You Taichi (Princess Principal)
Director Onigawara: Yasuhiro Mamiya (Dr. Stone)
Yori-chan: Riho Sugiyama (Nami yo Kiitekure)
Chief AD Yokoyama: Yuuya Hirose (SSSS.Gridman)

Staff
Director, Series Composition: Jun Aoki (Poputepipikku)
Music: Junpei Yamada (Ore, Tsushima)
Music Production: Warlock
Music Cooperation: TV Tokyo Music
Sound Effects: Yuusuke Inada (Africa no Salaryman)
Studio: Jinnan Studio, Space Neko Company

Izuki Minato will perform the ending theme.

Synopsis
Set in 2014, the anime follows the adventures of 23 years old Mafuneko, a newly minted assistant director who joins the TV production department at Tokyo Hajikko Television, only to discover that the glamorous and glitzy life of working behind-the-scenes making TV shows involves strange and inexplicable tasks such as "gathering 300 acorns" and "making a mosaic out of the images reflected in the camera lens." Despite being surrounded by chaos, set-backs, and weirdos, Mafuneko struggles to become a fully-fledged TV producer. (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)

Mafune, who works for BS-TV Tokyo, drew and published the work comedy manga in 2017, followed by a sequel in 2020.

Official site: https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/oadekinai/

Source: PR Times

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DatRandomDudeNov 3, 2021 9:53 PM
STOP SLEEPING ON ODD TAXI

Nov 2, 2021 11:50 AM
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Wtf is an essay manga?
Nov 2, 2021 11:55 AM
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Connes said:
Wtf is an essay manga?


A comic essay (コミックエッセイ or エッセイ漫画) is a manga genre that draws on the author's life experiences, much like an Autobiography, to discuss lifestyle topics such as travel, cuisine, child-raising or pet care, or mental health.

https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/tags/comic-essays
Nov 2, 2021 11:57 AM
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It looks like a news-reporting/broadcasting anime..? cool
Nov 2, 2021 11:57 AM
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I'm very confused as to what this is going to be about
Nov 2, 2021 12:04 PM
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Slysoft said:
Connes said:
Wtf is an essay manga?


A comic essay (コミックエッセイ or エッセイ漫画) is a manga genre that draws on the author's life experiences, much like an Autobiography, to discuss lifestyle topics such as travel, cuisine, child-raising or pet care, or mental health.

https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/tags/comic-essays

Oh thanks for the info!
Nov 2, 2021 12:14 PM
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Tokoya said:
I'm very confused as to what this is going to be about


The story takes place in 2014 and follows Mafuneko, a new hire at the "Tokyo Hajikko Television" company. The manga follows the hard struggles behind the scenes at making television content.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-02/kana-mafune-on-air-dekinai-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-january-2022/.179121
Nov 2, 2021 12:24 PM
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Slysoft said:
Tokoya said:
I'm very confused as to what this is going to be about


The story takes place in 2014 and follows Mafuneko, a new hire at the "Tokyo Hajikko Television" company. The manga follows the hard struggles behind the scenes at making television content.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-02/kana-mafune-on-air-dekinai-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-january-2022/.179121
Oh, so kinda like Shirobako then, but with general TV network stuff and not just anime production?
Nov 2, 2021 12:25 PM
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Slysoft said:
Tokoya said:
I'm very confused as to what this is going to be about


The story takes place in 2014 and follows Mafuneko, a new hire at the "Tokyo Hajikko Television" company. The manga follows the hard struggles behind the scenes at making television content.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-02/kana-mafune-on-air-dekinai-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-january-2022/.179121
I see....Thanks for the explanation! I may check it out then....Kinda reminds me of that one anime from last year about radio in Japan
Nov 2, 2021 12:26 PM

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Slysoft said:


The story takes place in 2014 and follows Mafuneko, a new hire at the "Tokyo Hajikko Television" company. The manga follows the hard struggles behind the scenes at making television content.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-02/kana-mafune-on-air-dekinai-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-january-2022/.179121
Oh, so kinda like Shirobako then, but with general TV network stuff and not just anime production?


Maybe, except Shirobako was a fictional story whereas this is supposed to be based on real events. Most likely it will be a bit less optimistic than Shirobako since real life usually sucks.
Nov 2, 2021 12:40 PM

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Hmm, Shirobako but with commentary?
Nov 2, 2021 12:45 PM

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Ok, I'm in.

Dude is making more stuff it seems
Nov 2, 2021 9:51 PM

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I dun think I'll be watching this.
Nov 3, 2021 2:38 AM

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On the fence. Sounds like it could be interesting, but the art is weak. I'll wait for a PV.
Well I for one already loved Lain.
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"Essay manga"....sounds interesting. But I dont think it will age well in Mal
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HELL YES!!!! TV PRODUCTION ANIME!!!!!!!!!

I liked "Wave, Listen to me", "Eizouken", and "Shirobako". "Uramichi Oniisan" had a lot of funny jokes to tell about the behind-the-scenes work of a low-budget children's show. I liked the movie episode of "Haruhi Suzumiya". Also, the anime episode from "Paranoia Agent".

If anything, there should be more anime about media production. Film people are clinically insane and that makes for hilarious storytelling.

I haven't read the manga, so I can't say if the anime is gonna be good. But even it isn't, I'll probably still like it lmaooooo.
Nov 3, 2021 10:26 AM
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interesting concept i'd say this anime has.

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I read "essay manga" and I thought it was a manga about writing essays. There are so many school animes. At least one should be about the arduous task of essay writing.
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erikkamirs said:
HELL YES!!!! TV PRODUCTION ANIME!!!!!!!!!

I liked "Wave, Listen to me", "Eizouken", and "Shirobako". "Uramichi Oniisan" had a lot of funny jokes to tell about the behind-the-scenes work of a low-budget children's show. I liked the movie episode of "Haruhi Suzumiya". Also, the anime episode from "Paranoia Agent".

If anything, there should be more anime about media production. Film people are clinically insane and that makes for hilarious storytelling.

I haven't read the manga, so I can't say if the anime is gonna be good. But even it isn't, I'll probably still like it lmaooooo.


Bruh, other than this series obviously, wait for Oshi no Ko to get an anime. Or better yet, read the manga if you can.
Nov 11, 2021 9:58 PM
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em_doubleyou said:
erikkamirs said:
HELL YES!!!! TV PRODUCTION ANIME!!!!!!!!!

I liked "Wave, Listen to me", "Eizouken", and "Shirobako". "Uramichi Oniisan" had a lot of funny jokes to tell about the behind-the-scenes work of a low-budget children's show. I liked the movie episode of "Haruhi Suzumiya". Also, the anime episode from "Paranoia Agent".

If anything, there should be more anime about media production. Film people are clinically insane and that makes for hilarious storytelling.

I haven't read the manga, so I can't say if the anime is gonna be good. But even it isn't, I'll probably still like it lmaooooo.


Bruh, other than this series obviously, wait for Oshi no Ko to get an anime. Or better yet, read the manga if you can.
em_doubleyou said:
erikkamirs said:
HELL YES!!!! TV PRODUCTION ANIME!!!!!!!!!

I liked "Wave, Listen to me", "Eizouken", and "Shirobako". "Uramichi Oniisan" had a lot of funny jokes to tell about the behind-the-scenes work of a low-budget children's show. I liked the movie episode of "Haruhi Suzumiya". Also, the anime episode from "Paranoia Agent".

If anything, there should be more anime about media production. Film people are clinically insane and that makes for hilarious storytelling.

I haven't read the manga, so I can't say if the anime is gonna be good. But even it isn't, I'll probably still like it lmaooooo.


Bruh, other than this series obviously, wait for Oshi no Ko to get an anime. Or better yet, read the manga if you can.


Thanks for the recommendation! I read the manga and ended up really enjoying it :).
erikkamirsNov 11, 2021 10:01 PM

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