Getsuyoubi no Tawawa

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Synonyms: Tawawa on Monday

Japanese: 月曜日のたわわ

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Type: ONA

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 10, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016

Producers: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, i0+

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Pine Jam

Source: Other

Genres: Slice of Life, Ecchi

Duration: 4 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.48¹ (scored by 23,015 users)

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Ranked: #5848²

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Popularity: #1737

Members: 62,622

Favorites: 139

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Synopsis

The anime follows a salaryman who has a chance meeting with a girl named Ai on the train. They begin to meet every Monday on the train, with the man serving as her bodyguard on the crowded commute while they chat.

(Source: ANN)

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Characters & Voice Actors

Ai-chan

Main

Harada, Sayaka
Japanese

Oniisan

Main

Majima, Junji
Japanese

Senpai

Main

Takumi, Yasuaki
Japanese

Kouhai-chan

Supporting

Kayano, Ai
Japanese

Shika Eiseishi-san

Supporting

Noto, Mamiko
Japanese

Tokumori-san

Supporting

Kanemoto, Hisako
Japanese

Volleyball-bu-chan

Supporting

Ishigami, Shizuka
Japanese

Trainer-san

Supporting

Tsuda, Minami
Japanese

Kachou

Supporting

Souma, Kouichi
Japanese

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Murayama, Kousuke

Director

Aketagawa, Jin

Sound Director

Harada, Sayaka

Theme Song Performance

Himura, Kiseki

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"Otome no Tawawa (乙女のたわわ)" by Sayaka Harada

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Jan 2, 2017

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

xbobx (All reviews)

441 people found this review helpful

Wow, MAL doesn't get Tawawa. Why am I not surprised.
Some medium culture worth having before watching (or bashing) this series:

Each episode is less than 5 minutes and is available online on NicoNico.
Watch it. Didn't like? Walk away. Like it? Watch the rest, it gets comfier.

What is this series?
Getsuyoubi no Tawawa, or Tawawa on Monday, is the anime adaptation of Himura Kiseki's doujinshi series with the same name. It's fundamentally a compilation of episodic short stories revolving, usually, a main average couple and a mundane event.
The purpose of Tawawa, both in its doujinshi and anime form, is to work as a healing antidote read more

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Mar 8, 2017

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

Veronin (All reviews)

116 people found this review helpful

If one of your most cherished things in life includes big-breasted anime chicks whose gozongas defy physics and regularly burst out of their bra for no conceivable reason, why, have I got the anime for you.

That Getsuyoubi no Tawawa is also heart-warming and not completely terrible is perhaps just secondary to the visual feast.

I find myself in a conflicting position, as, while I am a healthy, adult male who enjoys healthy-adult-male-things, I am also bothered by media that contain these things without good reason-- or any reason, for that matter. A story about a model - fine. Flat-out pornography - also fine. Contrived sexual situations that would never, ever occur in reality - not so fine!

Getsuyoubi no Tawawa seems to think its viewers are so lacking in an attention-span that they cannot even complete a three-minute episode without the heroines' breasts hitting a dude in the face or bursting through their shirt every thirty seconds or so. The main heroine is so lacking in other qualities that she is known merely as I-Chan - so named after her colossal cup size. It is as if the show just surrenders to the notion that anime is synonymous with these tropes and is incapable of being interesting without. If it were deliberately trying to be sexy or pornographic there would be little issue, but instead it attempts to be cute and heartwarming. And so it is. And therein lies the problem.

Little about Getsuyoubi no Tawawa's story makes it seem like the typical ecchi anime. It develops the relationship between the protagonist and their respective heroine in a fairly cute and innocent way, even if there may be a bit (a lot) of sexual tension along the way. Every character within the anime is a genuinely kind and decent person, and it is palpably clear that they have feelings for the other with regards to more than just their body. It feels less an ecchi anime and more a romance. If it were longer, that could possibly have become more a reality than a feeling. But as it stands, it is a confused story, unaware of its potentials, unsure of what it wants to be.

I can appreciate how the anime deals with primarily adult characters. It illustrates the tedium of the salaryman, their life being dull and tiring enough that merely having a cute girl to talk to the on the train every week is enough to make one happy. It understandably does not go much into depth with regards to their working life (aside from the occasional after-work drinking), but giving the audience a glimpse into their life and something to identify with still does a lot in making the romance more meaningful than all the impromptu bra explosion does. Sure, it would have been better yet if the main heroine was an adult, too, rather than another wretched high school student, but there's only so much one can ask for in today's anime industry. Joy.

It is also worth mentioning that while most anime with a short run-time are of relatively low production-quality, Getsuyoubi no Tawawa looks and sounds quite decent. Its cute, heart-warming piano pieces do well to give emotional weight to an anime that really should not have any. And I was absolutely sure, based on how cute she was and how well she performed the role, that the main heroine's voice actor was someone renowned, but was pleasantly surprised to find she is a new face in the industry altogether. There's certainly worse anime to debut in.

Same can be said for Getsuyoubi no Tawawa as a whole, really. It could be worse. But it could also be much better.

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Dec 25, 2016

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

syncrogazer (All reviews)

73 people found this review helpful

This is definitely more of a 'healing' anime than other shows with that description. Way more painful too.

Some might call this escapism, if they do I think they're missing the point. The term 'escapism' should only be applied to works that allow us to delve into our fantasies rather than tickle our imaginations. Tawawa is soothing only because we have to distance ourselves from what is happening on screen in order to fully enjoy it. Because there is the realization in the backs of our minds that, no matter what, we're never going to get a cheerful titty monster of our own, we can read more

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Apr 5, 2017

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

KiramekiSparkle (All reviews)

8 people found this review helpful

This review refers to the two special episodes as episodes 13 and 14.

Getsuyoubi no Tawawa is a 5 minute anime that doesn't try to be something it isn't. If you want some deep mind boggling story, this isn't what you're looking for. If you're looking for something to make you smile for a little while, this is it.

It's not some deep moving masterpiece or anything. The story is supposed to be daily life of several average blokes who are off working their rear ends off in office buildings. Each of these guys end up meeting a girl that brightens their day.

Because it follows several different read more

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