Tsukumogami Kashimasu
{{Short description|Japanese novel and anime series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Tsukumogami Kashimasu
| image = Tsukumogami Kashimasu first edition.jpg
| caption = The cover of the first edition.
| ja_kanji = つくもがみ貸します
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = novel
| author = Megumi Hatakenaka
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| publisher = Kadokawa Shoten
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| published = September 25, 2007
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = novel
| title = Tsukumogami, Asobō yo
| author = Megumi Hatakenaka
| illustrator =
| publisher = Kadokawa Shoten
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| demographic =
| imprint =
| published = March 26, 2013
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{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
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| director = Masahiko Murata
| producer = TMS Entertainment
| writer = Kento Shimoyama
| music = Gō Satō
| studio = Telecom Animation Film
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|BI=Anime Limited|SA/SEA|Medialink}}
| network = NHK
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| first = July 22, 2018
| last = October 14, 2018
| episodes = 12
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}}
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{{Nihongo|Tsukumogami Kashimasu|つくもがみ貸します||"Tsukumogami For Rent"|lead=yes}} is a Japanese novel written by Megumi Hatakenaka and published in 2007. A sequel, titled {{Nihongo|Tsukumogami, Asobō yo|つくもがみ、遊ぼうよ||"Tsukumogami, Let's Play"}}, was published in 2013. An anime television series adaptation premiered from July to October 2018. Crunchyroll is streaming the series under the title We Rent Tsukumogami.
Plot
Okō and Seiji own and run the Izumo-ya lending shop in the Fukagawa district of Edo. Several of the items they lend are old and have become tsukumogami. Seiji is clever and, with the help of the tsukumogami, has a reputation for being able to solve mysteries and other difficult problems. One of those mysteries is the whereabouts of Satarō, a man who was once interested in Okō despite being engaged to another woman.
Characters
; {{Nihongo|Seiji|清次|}}
: {{Voiced by|Junya Enoki}}
: Okō's younger brother
; {{Nihongo|Okō|お紅|}}
: {{Voiced by|Mikako Komatsu}}
: Seiji's older sister
; {{Nihongo|Satarō|佐太郎|}}
: {{Voiced by|Takahiro Sakurai}}
: heir to the Iida-ya shop
; {{Nihongo|Notetsu|野鉄}}
: {{Voiced by|Tōru Nara}}
: a bat-shaped netsuke tsukumogami
; {{Nihongo|Tsukuyomi|月夜見}}
: {{Voiced by|Yutaka Nakano}}
: a full moon kakemono tsukumogami
; {{Nihongo|Goi|五位}}
: {{Voiced by|Daisuke Hirakawa}}
: a kiseru tsukumogami
; {{Nihongo|Ohime|お姫}}
: {{Voiced by|Satomi Akesaka}}
: a princess doll tsukumogami
; {{Nihongo|Usagi|うさぎ}}
: {{Voiced by|Yuka Iguchi}}
: a comb tsukumogami
; Narrator
Media
=Novel=
The novel is written by Megumi Hatakenaka, and Kadokawa Shoten published it on September 25, 2007 ({{ISBN|978-4-04-873786-9}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/200601000273/ |script-title=ja:つくもがみ貸します |website=Kadokawa Shoten |language=ja |access-date=March 16, 2018}} A second edition was published on June 23, 2010 ({{ISBN|978-4-04-388802-3}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/201003000001/ |script-title=ja:つくもがみ貸します |website=Kadokawa Shoten |language=ja |access-date=March 16, 2018}} Hatakenaka published a sequel, titled Tsukumogami, Asobō yo, on March 26, 2013 ({{ISBN|978-4-04-110409-5}}),{{cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321211000068/ |script-title=ja:つくもがみ、遊ぼうよ |website=Kadokawa Shoten |language=ja |access-date=March 16, 2018}} and the second edition was published on April 23, 2016 ({{ISBN|978-4-04-103880-2}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321510000070/ |script-title=ja:つくもがみ、遊ぼうよ |website=Kadokawa Shoten |language=ja |access-date=March 16, 2018}}
=Anime=
NHK announced an anime television series adaptation on October 23, 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-23/tsukumogami-kashimasu-novel-gets-tv-anime-in-2018/.123068 |title=Tsukumogami Kashimasu Novel Gets TV Anime in 2018 |last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=October 23, 2018 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=March 16, 2018}} The series is directed by Masahiko Murata and written by Kento Shimoyama, with animation by studio Telecom Animation Film.{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-16/tsugumogami-kashimasu-anime-reveals-cast-staff-visual-july-premiere/.129084 |title=Tsugumogami Kashimasu Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Visual, July Premiere |last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |date=March 16, 2018 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=March 16, 2018}} Miho Yano and Hiromi Yoshinuma are designing the characters based on the original designs by Lily Hoshino. Natsue Muramoto serves as the series' art director, Ryoko Oka provides color design, Yūko Kamahara is the director of photography, and Yasunori Ebina serves as sound director. Music for the series is composed by Gō Satō. "Miyavi vs. Kavka Shishido performed the opening theme song, and Mai Kuraki performed the ending theme song. TMS Entertainment produced the anime. Anime Limited acquired the series for distribution in the United Kingdom and Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://animeuknews.net/2019/05/anime-limited-acquires-masaaki-yuasas-ride-your-wave-naoko-yamadas-tamako-market-and-more/|title=Anime Limited Acquires Masaaki Yuasa's Ride Your Wave, Naoko Yamada's Tamako Market and More|date=May 26, 2019|publisher=Anime UK News|access-date=May 27, 2019}}
The series premiered on NHK General TV from July 22 to October 14, 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-14/tsukumogami-kashimasu-anime-reveals-more-cast-visuals-theme-song-artists-july-22-premiere/.132943|title=Tsukumogami Kashimasu Anime Reveals More Cast, Visuals, Theme Song Artists, July 22 Premiere|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=June 14, 2018|website=Anime News Network |access-date=June 14, 2018}}
See also
- Shabake, another novel series by the same writer
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://promo.kadokawa.co.jp/feature/tsukumogami/|Official novel website}} at Kadokawa Shoten {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|http://tsukumogami.jp/|Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|anime|20758}}
{{TMS Entertainment}}
{{Telecom Animation Film}}
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