Joukamachi no Dandelion (Castle Town Dandelion)

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English: Castle Town Dandelion

Japanese: 城下町のダンデライオン

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 3, 2015 to Sep 18, 2015

Premiered: Summer 2015

Broadcast: Fridays at 02:16 (JST)

Producers: Pony Canyon, TBS, DAX Production, Houbunsha, TC Entertainment, Docomo Anime Store, Nichion

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Production IMS

Source: 4-koma manga

Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy, Super Power, Seinen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.30¹ (scored by 39,317 users)

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Ranked: #2423²

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Popularity: #928

Members: 96,376

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The Sakurada siblings live a normal life in a typical Japanese household. Well, that's what their father, the king, wants for them at least. As members of the royal family, each sibling possesses a unique ability, and over two thousand security cameras have been placed around town to make sure the children are safe and sound. Moreover, all nine of them have been designated as a potential successor to the throne with the decision that the next ruler will be selected through an election.

However, for the timid Akane Sakurada, the third eldest daughter who wields the power to manipulate gravity, all of this attention is a complete nightmare. With all the cameras constantly monitoring the candidates and even broadcasting their actions on the Sakurada-dedicated news channel, she decides that if she becomes king, the cameras have got to go. But just how will she convince the public that she is the most suited to rule if she can't even overcome her own shyness?! Election season is in full swing as the search for the next king begins in Joukamachi no Dandelion.

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Since the source material for the series was still ongoing, the Joukamachi no Dandelion anime was given an original ending.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Sakurada, Akane

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Hanazawa, Kana
Japanese

Sakurada, Kanade

Main

Ishihara, Kaori
Japanese

Sakurada, Aoi

Main

Kayano, Ai
Japanese

Sakurada, Shuu

Main

Kimura, Ryouhei
Japanese

Sakurada, Misaki

Main

Matsui, Eriko
Japanese

Sakurada, Hikari

Main

Ogura, Yui
Japanese

Sakurada, Shiori

Main

Suzuki, Aina
Japanese

Sakurada, Haruka

Main

Murase, Ayumu
Japanese

Sakurada, Teru

Main

Katsuta, Shiori
Japanese

Satou, Hana

Supporting

Aisaka, Yuuka
Japanese

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Akitaya, Noriaki

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Ogura, Yui

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YuiKaori

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Yoshida, Reiko

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"Ring Ring Rainbow!!" by YuiKaori

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"Honey♥Come!!" by Yui Ogura

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Sep 18, 2015

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

HaXXspetten (All reviews)

87 people found this review helpful

All the daughters and sons of the king
Were one day forced into competing
To see who'll take the crown
And inherit the town
It's a tough job for every sibling

So the lot of them started campaigning
With the hope of some supporters gaining
Since the people would choose
Not only who would lose
But also the next king to be reigning

They were all being watched at all hours
Everywhere except maybe the showers
They were shown on TV
For the townsfolk to see
As they exercised their super powers

Oh yes, one of the siblings could fly
And another one could multiply
One could summon a chair
As if out of thin air
If her bank account doesn't run dry

And thus each and every single scion
Sought to be someone you could rely on
But life will find a way
It's just another day
In the Castle Town called Dandelion

Joukamachi no Dandelion is a rare series in the sense that it is effectively the anime equivalent of a celebrity variety show. Originally a 4-koma manga, the story follows the royal Sakurada family, consisting of the king and queen as well as their nine children. However despite the tiny country seemingly being a monarchy, the actual decision on which one of the princes and princesses will become the next heir to the throne is done by an entirely democratic process. They have to go campaigning in the streets and make political speeches in order to attract voters and then hopefully win the upcoming election and thus become the next king. To aid this, there is a total of 200 security cameras distributed throughout the town which follow the Sakuradas’ every move and broadcast it immediately on national TV for the population to see. So it’s basically a sitcom in that sense.

To add to that already quite erratic premise, all the Sakurada children also have their own individual super powers for whatever reason, including gravity control, instant learning, teleportation, object creation, mathematical future prediction, self-cloning, manipulation of biological growth, superhuman strength, as well as communication with animals and even inanimate objects. In short, there’s a lot of variety in this anime and it does a surprisingly good job at giving each of the Sakurada siblings a respectable amount of screen time and characterization.

Because of its 4-koma origins, the anime consists of many smaller parts and most of the episodes are divided into two, sometimes even three short stories instead of a single one spanning the entire episode. Despite this however, it still manages to progress the overall election process fairly well throughout the anime. The shorter segments also mean that the large number of main characters still all get a decent amount of storytelling dedicated to them individually, which helps a lot.

I don’t think you can really call anyone a protagonist in this story, but the one who gets the most screen time is Akane. She’s a very typical HanaKana moeblob who is pretty much the spitting image of Onodera Kosaki to me. I have a bit of a problem with her in the sense that she’s so unbelievably shy that sometimes when she gets embarrassed even I’m starting to feel awkward just by watching her, which ticks me off a bit. But either way there are a ton of characters in Dandelion so I’m pretty sure everyone will find at least someone amongst them which they can grow fond of.

Overall, Joukamachi no Dandelion is hardly a masterpiece by any means, but it manages to stand out a bit from your typical slice of life comedy due to its unusually hectic premise and story. If nothing else, I have almost nothing straight-up bad to say about it, which is more than I can say for most anime.

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Sep 18, 2015

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Lanciare (All reviews)

67 people found this review helpful

Joukamachi no Dandelion;in English, Castle Town Dandelion, is an incredibly enjoying and fun anime to watch. Despite the story being simple, the show manages to bring out elements of development throughout the entire series, which many animes have failed to do so.

The Story is simple. Even though the Super Power Genre has been added into the series, it was used very differently compared to other animes, the story does not revolve around the super power, but instead on the daily lives of the 9 characters. Hence, the 'Slice of Life' Genre.

The sound used in the anime befits the anime a lot, the OST are cheerful, and fun, or perhaps at times calming. These OST are used properly at the right time, the OST had never felt or sounded weird to me even once, so it's definitely a Plus to the anime. The Opening and Ending are really catchy as well, I've never skipped it even once, hopefully many of you will think so too.

The Art is just... magnificent LOL. The art is incredibly consistent and bright, it's incredibly pleasant to look at, and it also brings out the Moe of the character to it's best. If you're looking for an anime with really good art, this anime certainly wouldn't fail to reach your expectations.

Now for the main factor which led to me giving a high score to this anime... the Characters.
The Characters are simply unique, even though their types might be common and seen all about in the anime industry, their personalities differ from these types, and their added sense of duty and responsibility also further shines upon their character.
Each character are different from the rest, there is never a character whom I found boring, from the Benevolent Shiori, to the Shy Akane. Personally, Shu is one of my favorites in this show, his character varies a lot, he's not Denser than the periodic table like the majority of the cohort in anime, nor is he one dimensional. In fact, he consistently displays a unique approach towards dealing with things, which aren't easily seen in many animes nowadays.
And Most importantly, all the characters develop throughout the series from experiencing things, so they're never constantly displaying the same attitude nor behavior throughout the series, which is a Major Plus for me, as I tend to determine a Show's true worth through it's characters and their Development.

In Conclusion, I'd Highly recommend this anime to anyone who enjoys Slice of Life, or wants a peace of mind from their stressful lives.
Ciaos, I hope you will make the decision to watch the anime after reading my review. :D

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Sep 21, 2015

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

VanAlex (All reviews)

38 people found this review helpful

~Joukamachi no Dandelion~

- Story - 6 - [Supernatural is not for Action it's quite Unique]
It's a two story in one episode, but it was executed well.
The story is very Simple, but the Lessons you can get are the Hidden Message of this Anime. It's very good, the execution is well done and the plot is not all over the place.
The story is very predictable, but the characters aren't, they've changed a lot.
In terms of Adaptation over Originality, the Anime is way better, and the pacing is good.
It's an anime that focuses on Character Development and Supernatural Slice of Life, but the Hidden element of this read more

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Mar 29, 2018

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

Abraham_Ford (All reviews)

11 people found this review helpful

-TL:DR at the bottom, some spoilers too so watch out-

It’s not often you’ll find an anime where a cast so big is utilised so effectively, where everyone gets a decent amount of spotlight, as well as development. It doesn’t stray with excessive filler, and stays on point to the story, which is the election. With comedic elements and a little bitta eechay, the absolute best thing about Joukamachi is its characters. Each sibling is fitted with their own unique personality, design, interaction as well as powers. Although simple, their powers add much to their development, as well as make the show highly entertaining to watch, read more

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