四畳半タイムマシンブルース
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Spin-off of Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei. It is August 12th. After the remote control to his boarding house's only air conditioning unit is inadvertently destroyed by spilled cola, "I" devises a plan to return to yesterday in a time machine to recover the remote before it breaks. However, his friend Ozu cannot resist playing with past events, even when it means bringing the universe to the brink of destruction. Now "I" finds himself racing through time to avoid disaster. (Source: Disney+) Note: Released in Japan as a standalone film on September 30, 2022 with the same content as episodes 1-5. The anime has an earlier episodic release on Disney+ starting September 14, 2022 and with an exclusive episode 6.
Names
| Original | 四畳半タイムマシンブルース (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Yojouhan Time Machine Blues |
| English | The Tatami Time Machine Blues |
| Chinese | 四叠半时光机布鲁斯 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | Wehikuł Tatami · Tatami: Uma Viagem no Tempo · Tatami: La máquina del tiempo |
Facts
| Format | ONA (net original) · 6 ep · 18 min · 2h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2022-09-14 → 2022-10-12 (Summer 2022) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Science SARU |
| Source | Novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyMysteryPsychologicalRomanceSci-Fi |
| Themes | Male ProtagonistPrimarily Adult CastEnsemble CastHeterosexualCollegeSchool Club |
| Streaming | Disney Plus · Hulu · Star+ |
Reception
| Community score | 8.28 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.14 / 10 |
| Composite | 65.3 |
| On lists | 25,621 |
| Favourited | 481 (1.9%) |
| Completion | 84.0% |
| Drop rate | 1.8% |
| In backlog | 60.8% |
| Score spread σ | 1.25 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Science SARU | — | 6 of 19 |
| Broadcast season | Summer 2022 | B | 11 of 76 |
| Source material | Novel | A | 16 of 170 |
| Length | Micro-series | A | 18 of 210 |
| Year | 2022 | B | 36 of 318 |
| Format | ONA (net original) | A | 36 of 857 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | A | 80 of 1,409 |
| Genre | Psychological | B | 99 of 416 |
| Genre | Mystery | B | 102 of 652 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | A | 107 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Romance | A | 132 of 1,687 |
| Era | Early 2020s | B | 168 of 1,596 |
| Genre | Comedy | A | 202 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 492 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Shingo Natsume, Fuuga Yamashiro, Fumitaka Akai |
|---|---|
| Character design | Yuusuke Nakamura, Nobutake Itou, Shouko Nishigaki |
| Original creator | Tomihiko Morimi, Yuusuke Nakamura |
Franchise — 四畳半神話大系
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| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| parent | 2010 | The Tatami Galaxy |
AniList id 137819 · MAL id 49590 · Bangumi 345980 · record updated 2026-08-27