Orenchi no Furo Jijou

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Synonyms: Orefuro, Merman in my Tub

Japanese: オレん家のフロ事情

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Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 6, 2014 to Dec 29, 2014

Premiered: Fall 2014

Broadcast: Unknown

Producers: Media Factory

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Asahi Production

Source: 4-koma manga

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Josei

Duration: 4 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.05¹ (scored by 38,000 users)

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Ranked: #3404²

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Popularity: #1550

Members: 74,487

Favorites: 298

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Ranked #3404Popularity #1550Members 74,487

Fall 2014TVAsahi Production

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On his way home from school, Tatsumi sees a man collapsed near a lake. When he approaches him, Tatsumi notices something strange: the person in need of help is actually a beautiful merman named Wakasa! Because Wakasa's home has become too polluted to live in, Tatsumi graciously offers his bathtub as a refuge.

With a boisterous merman as his new roommate, Tatsumi's normal life won't be returning anytime soon, not to mention Wakasa's aquatic friends—Takasu, Mikuni, and Maki—often show up uninvited, making them all quite a handful for the high school student. As he humors their curiosity for human life, Tatsumi sometimes finds himself enjoying their childish antics, but he will have to keep his cool if he intends to keep up with his daily life and newfound friendship.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Tatsumi

Main

Shimazaki, Nobunaga
Japanese

Wakasa

Main

Umehara, Yuuichirou
Japanese

Takasu

Supporting

Suzuki, Tatsuhisa
Japanese

Maki

Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou
Japanese

Mikuni

Supporting

Hanae, Natsuki
Japanese

Narrator

Supporting

Kawahara, Yoshihisa
Japanese

Kasumi

Supporting

Kido, Ibuki
Japanese

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Aoi, Sayo

Director, Episode Director

Ayana, Yuniko

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Matenrou Opera

Theme Song Performance

Itou, Naoyuki

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"Chimeishou (致命傷)" by Matenrou Opera (摩天楼オペラ)

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Dec 29, 2014

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

somaisbatman (All reviews)

69 people found this review helpful

Orenchi no Furo Jijou is a 4-minute-per-episode anime about a guy who finds a merman, and their completely heterosexual adventures that all take place in a bathtub.

Story: 5/10
As minimal as it gets. Each episode has some central problem or event and it's always something very light. Nothing special, but this setup is pretty normal for shorts. You can watch it all in under an hour!

Art: 7/10
Decent but never astounding, not too much to talk about. Although, they did a good job animating and drawing the merman's muscles, those stand out as quality parts of the show.

Sound: 6/10
There was background music? I hate to keep read more

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Dec 31, 2014

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

DrMcNinja85 (All reviews)

31 people found this review helpful

(Not an in-depth review here) "Short and sweet." Sums this series up very well.

The story is bizarre with little backstory but since no story goes very deep, it is not an issue.
Each episode has a stand alone issue which Wakasa (Free loading Merman) and Tatsumi (Teen whose bathtub has been taken over) both overcome usually in a pretty adorable way.

I love the voice actors chosen, they are absolutely perfect for the characters, especially Maki, his voice made me giggle at times XD

The artwork is not super detailed but personally I think it is fantastic, it suits the light-hearted theme and the chibi forms of read more

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Apr 13, 2015

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

alysael (All reviews)

18 people found this review helpful

If you're looking for a short, light-hearted anime with jokes poking fun at hentai/BL - you've come to the right place.

Orefuro is a short 4-min per episode anime which features a boy and a merman who lives in his bathtub.

Story: 5/10
Story is very simple and most of it is just poke-fun at usual anime cliches.
There's not a lot of story at all to be honest, the time limit makes sure of that.

Art: 6/10
Not bad, but not amazing either. The art style for the opening is like-wise to a painting, which is amazing other than the fact that it is read more

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Jul 11, 2015

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

liriedeary (All reviews)

17 people found this review helpful

For what it is, Orefuro is pretty good. It's short, sweet, and to the point. Quite fitting that an anime of a 4 panel comic has 4 minute episodes.

Story: 5
Basically nonexistant. Each episode contains its own small plot. Due to the rather unnatural circumstances of a merman living in the bathtub, though, the episodes generally don't fall into boring, overused slice of life story tropes. However, the premise is almost overly simplistic, and rarely are the practicalities of the situation brought into question.

Art: 8
This is definitely a part that benefited from short episodes. The art is smooth and vibrant, often seamlessly flipping between its normal style, a more "bishoujo" sparkly style, and a simple chibi style. The way characters are shown adds a lot to the feel of a scene. There isn't much variation in backgrounds, as the majority of the show takes place in the bathroom. I really couldn't think of a way to score the art higher--it's not particularly outstanding, because it didn't try to be. It did what it needed to do, very effectively.

Sound: 7
While there were no particularly memorable themes, music was another large factor to the mood of the show. Of course, due to the length of the episodes, any kind of recurring musical themes would more likely become tiring rather than adding anything. All the songs were appropriately placed. ...except for the somewhat strange opening theme, which is a lot more intense than the show itself. Voice acting was also great. Every character was distinct in their tone and manner of speaking, with their voices fitting their characters quite well. Sound is similar to art in the fact that it does exactly what it needs to do.

Character: 8
Due to the brevity of the series and relatively simplistic situations, character depth isn't explored much except for one episode. Despite that, the characters are all very distinct and enjoyable. It was cute to see how each character had adopted some of the characteristics of the animal they were based off of. My one critique would have to be the protagonist's sister. Her attachment to her brother seemed a bit beyond sibling love. Nothing is explicitly stated though, so it may just be my cynicism reading into it too much.

Enjoyment: 9
Normally, I'm not a fan of slice of life animes. Orefuro is different in that it kept things fresh with its short episodes and simple yet cute stories. It's light, easy to watch, and a very good feel-good anime. I was skeptical at first, but after watching it, I was pleasantly surprised. My major issue is that there isn't more of it! It works quite well with shorter episodes, but I almost wonder if it would handle a 10 minute episode length. It would keep the brisk pace of shorter episodes, while also allowing for a little more depth of story. Either way, 13 episodes just didn't feel like enough.

The short episode lengths definitely make this an anime worth trying. Just ten minutes of your time means two whole episodes!

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