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Etotama (えとたま) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Encourage Films and Shirogumi,which aired from April 9 to June 25,2015. A manga adaptation began serialization from December 2013 in ASCII Media Works's shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh . [1] A 30-minute original net animation (ONA) episode titled Etotama ~Nyan-Kyaku Banrai~ premiered on May 25,2021. [2] [3]
The anime's story revolves around Nya-tan,the cat of Chinese astrology who wants to become a member of the Chinese zodiac. Nya-tan is simple and suffers from memory loss,and she tries various idiotic ways to become a member. She meets Takeru Tendo,a high school student who lives alone in Akihabara,and becomes a freeloader at his house. Little by little,she gets closer to her goal.
Sol/Lull is the source of the Eto-musume's life force. Sol/Lull is the embodiment of proper human emotions,it's a type of energy only humans possess,like Takeru Amato. Every time a human feels grateful,Sol/Lull appears. And when Sol/Lull collects into an Eto-musume's soul,their Etotama,they transform from adult mode,the form that allows then to exist in the human world,to the form that allows them to fight in the Eto world,pretty mode.
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "The Exuberant Cat Girl" Transcription: "Neko yōyō" (Japanese: 猫娘揚々) | April 9, 2015 |
2 | "A Strange and Loving Ox Relationship" Transcription: "Aien ki gyū" (Japanese: 愛縁奇牛) | April 16, 2015 |
3 | "Reckless Heart" Transcription: "Chototsu mōshin" (Japanese: 亥突猛心) | April 23, 2015 |
4 | "Eyes of a Rabbit, Ears of a Rabbit" Transcription: "Tomoku Toji" (Japanese: 兎目兎耳) | April 30, 2015 |
5 | "Nutritious Sheep Fortifacation" Transcription: "Jiyō kyōsō" (Japanese: 滋羊強壮) | May 7, 2015 |
6 | "The Three Laughers of the Tiger's Scheme" Transcription: "Kokei sanshō" (Japanese: 虎計三笑) | May 14, 2015 |
7 | "A Long, Serpentine Fate" Transcription: "En en chōda" (Japanese: 縁縁長蛇) | May 21, 2015 |
8 | "An Equestrian Fit for a Cat" Transcription: "Ikkitō nyan" (Japanese: 一騎当猫) | May 28, 2015 |
9 | "The Beauty of Flowers, Bird Steps, and Moon" Transcription: "Kachō Fugetsu" (Japanese: 花鳥歩月) | June 4, 2015 |
10 | "Eternal Pervert" Transcription: "Eikyū hentai" (Japanese: 永久変態) | June 11, 2015 |
11 | "Cat/Rat Shuffle" Transcription: "Byōso idō" (Japanese: 猫鼠異道) | June 18, 2015 |
12 | "Eto In Full Bloom" Transcription: "Eto ryōran" (Japanese: 干支繚乱) | June 25, 2015 |
A spin-off anime called Etotama -Kids was presented at the Content Tokyo 2016 tradeshow. [4]
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