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

by DatRandomDude
Nov 2, 2021 11:31 AM | 19 Comments

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

On Air Dekinai! on MAL

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19 Comments Recent Comments

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:

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 :).

Nov 11, 2021 9:58 PM by erikkamirs

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 4, 2021 5:22 AM by em_doubleyou

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.

Nov 3, 2021 4:04 PM by Hannatach

interesting concept i'd say this anime has.

Nov 3, 2021 10:26 AM by Disapeared_Ghost

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 10:25 AM by erikkamirs

"Essay manga"....sounds interesting. But I dont think it will age well in Mal

Nov 3, 2021 7:25 AM by Adampk

On the fence. Sounds like it could be interesting, but the art is weak. I'll wait for a PV.

Nov 3, 2021 2:38 AM by O_T_T

I dun think I'll be watching this.

Nov 2, 2021 9:51 PM by MegamiRem

>Jun Aoki

Ok, I'm in.

Dude is making more stuff it seems

Nov 2, 2021 12:45 PM by NextUniverse

Hmm, Shirobako but with commentary?

Nov 2, 2021 12:40 PM by KANLen09

Fario-P said:

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 12:26 PM by Slysoft

Slysoft said:

Tokoya said:
I'm very confused as to what this is going to be about

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 12:25 PM by Tokoya

Slysoft said:

Tokoya said:
I'm very confused as to what this is going to be about

Oh, so kinda like Shirobako then, but with general TV network stuff and not just anime production?

Nov 2, 2021 12:24 PM by Fario-P

Tokoya said:
I'm very confused as to what this is going to be about

Nov 2, 2021 12:14 PM by Slysoft

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 12:04 PM by Connes

I'm very confused as to what this is going to be about

Nov 2, 2021 11:57 AM by Tokoya

It looks like a news-reporting/broadcasting anime..? cool

Nov 2, 2021 11:57 AM by Boazanian

Connes said:
Wtf is an essay manga?

Nov 2, 2021 11:55 AM by Slysoft

Wtf is an essay manga?

Nov 2, 2021 11:50 AM by Connes