Category Archives: The Tatami Galaxy

The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 8 Reading Circle “Sea” Another one of the three clubs the main character joined in the previous episodes was the Reading Circle Sea, where the protagonist finds him self in a silent, solitude club full of reading. Ozu lends him a young adult novel to read for his club.Continue reading “The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 8”

The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 9 Secret Society “Lucky Cat Chinese Restaurant” As a freshman, the protagonist joins the Secret Society Chinese Restaurant, not suspecting it to actually be a secret society. The Society appears to be a syndicate of sorts which has organized most-all of the dubious campus activities from the previous episodes,Continue reading “The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 9”

The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 10 The 4.5 Tatami Ideologist Disillusioned with any form of campus life, the protagonist joins no clubs as a freshman in college, choosing instead to spend all his time within his 4.5 tatami room. He awakens after 2 years to find that he is surrounded by an infinite numberContinue reading “The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 10”

The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 11 End of the 4.5 Tatami Age The protagonist, still trapped within the 4.5 tatami world of the previous episode, continues searching for a way out, to little avail. After much exploration he eventually comes back to the room he started from and despairs, thinking of how fervently heContinue reading “The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 11”

The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 1 Tennis Club “Cupid” One night, at a ramen stall behind Shimogamo Shrine, the main character meets Higuchi, who claims to be a god of matchmaking (who gives his name as Kamotaketsunuminokami and then Kamotaketsunominokamo moments later) and who tells him that Akashi will be bound to either himContinue reading “The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 1”

The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 2 Movie Club “Misogi” As a freshman in college, the main character had joined the movie circle, encouraged by the promise of friends and the joy of filmmaking. Treated badly and having his ideas struck down by the president of the circle, 8th year student Jougasaki, and encouraged byContinue reading “The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 2”

The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 3 Cycling Association “Soleil” In his freshman year, the main character joined a cycling club, Soleil, in the hope of attracting a girlfriend. He finds himself too frail to bike, and quits the club, but refuses to quit cycling, saving up for a better bike to compensate for hisContinue reading “The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 3”

The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 4 Disciples Wanted In this episode, the protagonist signs up as a disciple of Higuchi, but discovers that he is 15 minutes too late to be the first discple, the position having been usurped by Ozu. Higuchi makes him and Ozu do several meaningless tasks, and the main characterContinue reading “The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 4”

The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 5 Softball Circle “Honwaka” As a freshman in college, the protagonist joins a softball team. His reason for joining it is that they do not seem to take softball too seriously, and the guy to girl ratio is in his favor. He also thinks the people in it areContinue reading “The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 5”

The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 6 English Conversation Circle More determined than in previous episodes, the main character decides to join three circles during his freshman year, one of which is the English Conversation Circle (notably, the other circles and his exploits therein are explored in the following two episodes). He meets Hanuki, anotherContinue reading “The Tatami Galaxy Season 1 Episode 6”