The appeal and reviews of "Mitsudomoe": The triplets' personalities weave together laughter and emotion

Mitsudomoe - Mitsudomoe - Reviews and Recommendations

■ Public Media

TV anime series

■ Original Media

comics

■ Broadcast period

July 3, 2010 - September 27, 2010 Chubu Nippon Broadcasting July 2, 2010 - October 8, 2010 (Episodes 1-13) Every Friday 26:00-26:30
Mainichi Broadcasting System July 3, 2010 to September 25, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Saturday 27:28 to 27:58
TOKYO MX July 4, 2010 to September 26, 2010 (1st to 13th episodes) Every Sunday 24:00 to 24:30
AT-X July 5, 2010 to September 27, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Monday 9:30 to 10:00
BS11 July 17, 2010 - October 9, 2010 (Episodes 1-13) Every Saturday 23:30-24:00

■Broadcasting station

UHF, BS11, AT-X

■Frequencies

half an hour

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 13

■Original Story

Norio Sakurai's Mitsudomoe (serialized in Akita Publishing's Weekly Shonen Champion)

■ Director

Masahiko Ohta

■ Production

・Animation production: Bridge
Produced by Mitsudomoe Production Committee (Aniplex, Lantis, Akita Shoten, AT-X, COSPA)

■Works

©Norio Sakurai (Weekly Shonen Champion) / Mitsudomoe Production Committee

■ Story

The most dissimilar elementary school triplets in Japan.
Mitsuba, a slightly precocious sadistic girl; Futaba, a slightly perverted muscle girl; and Hitoha, a slightly mysterious dark girl. The Marui sisters weave together the outrageous elementary school slapstick short comedy!!

■Explanation

Be thankful!

The first season of the TV anime series based on Norio Sakurai's popular comic. The most dissimilar elementary school triplets in Japan. Mitsuba, a slightly precocious sadistic girl. Futaba, a slightly perverted muscle girl. Hitoha, a slightly mysterious dark girl. The Marui sisters weave a wild, slapstick short comedy!!

*Quoted from Bandai Channel

■Cast

・Mitsuba Marui/Ayahi Takagaki・Futaba Marui/Satomi Akesaka・Hitoha Marui/Haruka Tomatsu・Satoshi Yabe/Hiro Shimono・Aiko Kuriyama/Momoko Saito・Shinya Sato/Yuko Sanpei・Yudai Chiba/Kazuomi Yamamoto・Miku Sugisaki/Chiwa Saito・Yuki Yoshioka/Aki Toyosaki・Miyashita/Momoko Ohara・Chikubi/Momoko Saito・Sakiko Matsuoka/Ikumi Hayama・Principal Noda/Binbin Takaoka・Airi Ogata/Miri Kayahara・Shiori Ito/Yuka Iguchi・Kusajiro Marui/Masuo Amada・Mayumi Kato/Aya Uchida・Marina Sugisaki/Kikuko Inoue・Sugisaki Ryuta/Takayama Yuko・Meg/Hasegawa Shizuka・Girl A/Igarashi Hiromi・Odeko/Yamamura Hibiki・Miyoshi/Yamakawa Tomomi・Tabuchi/Yamamura Hibiki・Koganei/Tamura Mutsumi・Takahashi/Takamori Natsumi・Kamo/Igarashi Hiromi・Numami/Uchida Aya・Honjo/Moritani Satomi・Akabane/Uchida Aya・Fukaya/Hayama Ikumi・Hikawa/Takamori Natsumi・Inuragon/Takaoka Binbin・Gachi Blue/Kakihara Tetsuya・Gachi Yellow/Kaida Yuki・Gachi Black/Iguchi Yuichi・Kazuya/Takamori Natsumi・Narration/Takaoka Binbin

■ Main staff

Original story: Norio Sakurai's Mitsudomoe (serialized in Akita Publishing's Weekly Shonen Champion)
・Planning / Natsume Koichiro, Inoue Shunji, Sawa Takafumi, Mikami Yasuhiro, Matsunaga Yoshiyuki・Original work collaboration / Weekly Shonen Champion editorial department・Series composition / Aoshima Takashi・Character design, chief animation director / Okuma Takaharu・Prop design / Nakayama Hatsue, Ikeda Yu, Takase Kenichi, Watanabe Yoshihiro・Art director / Suzuki Shunsuke・Color design / Inoue Akiko・Director of photography / Tazawa Jiro・Editing / Onodera Emi・Sound director / Ebina Yasunori・Sound effects / Yamatani Naoto・Music / Misawa Yasuhiro・Music production / Lantis・Production desk / Kitamura Eiji・Set production / Hattori Masaomi・Production administration / Okamoto Haruka・Assistant director / Arai Shogo・Animation producer / Watanabe Yoichi・Animation production / Bridge
Producers: Hironori Toba, Yoshiyuki Ito, Takuo Yagi, Hiromasa Minami, Yosuke Wada Director: Masahiko Ota Produced by: Mitsudomoe Production Committee (Aniplex, Lantis, Akita Shoten, AT-X, COSPA)

■ Main Characters

The eldest daughter of the Marui triplets. She has a sadistic personality. She acts like a queen, but she is also a kind person who cares for her younger sister. Like most girls her age, she is harsh towards her father. She has a strong appetite and is concerned about her figure, but her diet shows no signs of success.
Futaba Marui The second daughter of the Marui triplets. She has a friendly personality. She is innocent and cheerful. She has a burning passion for breasts. She has excellent athletic ability and incredible physical abilities. However, she sometimes goes a little too far... She loves her daddy and is a spoiled brat.
・Marui Hito is the third daughter of the Marui triplets. She has a gloomy personality. She doesn't open up to others easily and avoids getting involved. She loves porn magazines and reads them with the cover on at school. She loves the special effects show Gachi Ranger and hamsters called Chikubi.
・Tomo Yabe
He is the homeroom teacher for class 6-3. He is known as "Yabecchi." He is a kind teacher who cares about his students, but he is not well-respected by the other students in his class. He is often bossed around by the triplets.
Miku Sugisaki is a girl from a wealthy family who sees Mitsuba as a rival and is always fighting against her. She has a lot of embarrassing pictures of Mitsuba saved on her phone.
Yuki Yoshioka A girl who cares for her friends and doesn't like arguments. She loves other people's love stories, and her eye color changes when she hears them. Her eyebrows are her trademark.
・ Miyashita
He is the only sensible person in class 6-3. He is caring, but his friends can also find him annoying. Hitoha keeps avoiding him, and he can't remember his name properly.
Matsuoka Sakiko: A girl who loves the supernatural and mistakes Hitoha for a beautiful genius psychic medium.
・Shinya Sato A top student with excellent grades and good looks. The ace striker of class 6-3. Popular with girls.
・Yudai Chiba A boy in class 6-3 who has a strong interest in eros. He is best friends with Sato, but is jealous of his popularity with the girls. He has dedicated his life to eros.
・Ogata Airi Captain of the "I Can't Help But Love Sato Squad". A delusional locomotive in love. Nicknamed "Ogachin". She considers Futaba, who is good friends with Sato, to be a rival.
Mayumi Kato: She is a relatively sensible person among the "Satou Suki Shigaraki Squad." She likes Satou, but she also likes Ogachi just as much.
Shiori Ito: Although she belongs to the "Satou Lovers Squad," she is a sly young lady who is not afraid to take the lead and go after the captain when the situation arises.
Aiko Kuriyama is a super clumsy doctor. She is nicknamed "Kuriyamacchi". She is extremely nearsighted and can barely see anything without her glasses, which causes trouble for those around her.
A hamster kept in the Chikubi class. He and Hitoha are in love with each other.
The father of the Marui triplets. He is hated by Mitsuba, loved by Futaba, ignored by Hitoha, and considered a pervert by others.

■Subtitle

・Episode 1: The Marui Family! Good Kids, Bad Kids, Scary Kids!! (2010/07/03)
Episode 2: The triplets won't stop (2010/07/10)
Episode 3: Lots of suspicious people (2010/07/17)
・Episode 4: Breasts, White Panties, and Me (2010/07/24)
・Episode 5: Bra! Bra! Pig! (2010/07/31)
・Episode 6: Hats and pants are meant to be worn!? (2010/08/07)
・Episode 7: I really love you!? (2010/08/14)
Episode 8: RUNNER (2010/08/21)
・Episode 9: Weirdos are Santa Claus (2010/08/28)
・Episode 10: Becoming a child (※On terrestrial TV broadcasts, the words are censored as "becoming XXX", and in some regions, the voice changes "child" to "chujo") (2010/09/04)
・Episode 11: 5 Seconds Before Serious Change (2010/09/11)
・Episode 12: I can't reach you (2010/09/18)
・Episode 13: Marui-san's Family Life (2010/09/25)

■ Related works

・Mitsudomoe is increasing!
・Mitsudomoe Special Edition

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1
・Count to three and gather!
Lyrics by Aki Hata, Composition by Kenichi Maeyamada, Arrangement by Kenichi Maeyamada, Sung by Mitsuba Marui (Ayahi Takagaki), Futaba Marui (Satomi Akesaka), Hitoha Marui (Haruka Tomatsu)

・ED1
・Dream-colored Love・Lyrics by Saori Atsumi・Composition by Saori Atsumi・Arrangement by marble
・Song: Atsumi Saori

・IN1
・Honki Sentai Gachi Ranger ・Lyrics by Masaaki Endo ・Music by Masaaki Endo ・Arrangement by Tomoki Kikutani ・Vocals by Masaaki Endo

・IN2
・DEF from ABC!!
Lyrics: Kenichi Maeyamada Composition: Kenichi Maeyamada Arrangement: Kenichi Maeyamada Singer: Futaba Marui (Satomi Akesaka)

・IN3
・Are teachers children? Are children teachers?
Lyrics: Kenichi Maeyamada Composition: Kenichi Maeyamada Arrangement: Kenichi Maeyamada Singer: Satoshi Yabe (Hiro Shimono), Futaba Marui (Satomi Akesaka)

Mitsudomoe - Mitsudomoe - Review

"Mitsudomoe" is a TV anime series based on the popular comic by Norio Sakurai, which aired from July 3 to September 25, 2010. This work is a short comedy that depicts the outrageous daily lives of the Marui triplets, Mitsuba, Futaba, and Hitoha. Their unique characters and humorous storyline provide viewers with plenty of laughs.

First, let's take a look at the Marui triplets. The eldest sister, Mitsuba, is a sadist who behaves like a queen, but she also cares for her younger sisters. The second sister, Futaba, is a friendly and innocent character with excellent athletic ability and a strong passion for breasts. The third sister, Hito, is a mysterious girl who is gloomy and avoids relationships with others, and loves pornographic books, special effects programs, and hamster nipples. The slapstick comedy woven by these triplets entertains viewers with unpredictable developments every episode.

The story of the anime is structured as a standalone short comedy for each episode. The first episode, "The Marui Family! Good Kids, Naughty Kids, Scary Kids!!," introduces the triplets' personalities all at once, letting viewers know just how outrageous their daily lives are. The second episode, "The Triplets Can't Stop," depicts the chaos the triplets cause at school, and their energetic behavior will have you laughing. The third episode, "Lots of Suspicious People," comically depicts their interactions with the suspicious people who show up at school.

One particularly memorable episode is episode 10, "Becoming a Little Girl." In this episode, the words were obscured and left as "XXX Becoming" on terrestrial TV, and in some regions, "little girl" was replaced with "middle schooler," making it a respectable broadcast code. These kinds of touches only add to the humor in the show.

The voice actors for the characters are also impressive, with Ayahi Takagaki as Mitsuba, Satomi Akesaka as Futaba, and Haruka Tomatsu as Hitoha, all of whom bring out the best in their characters' personalities. The supporting cast is also solid, with Hiro Shimono as Yabe Satoshi and Chiwa Saito as Sugisaki Miku.

The anime was produced by Bridge and directed by Masahiko Ohta. Character design and general animation direction was by Takaharu Okuma, who succeeded in visually expressing the individuality of each character. Music was provided by Yasuhiro Misawa, and the theme songs and insert songs also add to the atmosphere of the work. In particular, the opening theme "Count to Three, Everyone Together!" is memorable for the triplets' energetic singing voices, and really represents the flavor of the anime.

"Mitsudomoe" is a highly accomplished short comedy that not only provides laughs to viewers, but also depicts the growth of the characters and changes in their relationships. In particular, the love between the triplets and their friends resonates with viewers. Furthermore, the humor and energetic atmosphere throughout the work never bores you.

Related works include "Mitsudomoe Increase!" and "Mitsudomoe Special Edition," and by enjoying these works together, you can gain a deeper understanding of the world of "Mitsudomoe." "Mitsudomoe" is a work that will make you laugh and feel moved at the same time, and is an anime that I hope many people will watch.

Recommendation

"Mitsudomoe" is especially recommended for those who like short comedies and those who like unique characters. You can also enjoy it even more by watching it with your family and friends. The humor and energetic atmosphere of the anime are sure to bring a smile to the viewers' faces. Please try experiencing the outrageous daily life of the Marui triplets.