Time Travel Girl
| Time Travel Girl | |
| タイムトラベル少女～マリ・ワカと8人の科学者たち～ (Taimu Toraberu Shōjo: Mari Waka to 8-nin no Kagakusha-tachi) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Osamu Yamasaki |
| Produced by |
Aya Yoshino Masahiro Murakami |
| Written by |
Mitsutaka Hirota Sachiko Kubo Yoshiko Nakamura |
| Music by | Hitomi Kuroishi |
| Studio | WAO World |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | TV Tokyo, TVh, TVA, TVO, TVS, TVQ, AT-X |
| Original run | July 9, 2016 – September 24, 2016 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Time Travel Girl: Mari, Waka, and the Eight Scientists (タイムトラベル少女～マリ・ワカと8人の科学者たち～ Taimu Toraberu Shōjo: Mari Waka to Hachi-nin no Kagakusha-tachi) is an educational anime television series directed by Osamu Yamasaki and produced by WAO World.[1] The anime aired between July 9, 2016 and September 24, 2016 and was simulcast by Funimation.
Plot
Mari Hayase is a school girl whose father, Eiji, disappeared three years ago, leaving behind a pendant known as the armillary compass. One day, after coming across a peculiar book about various scientists throughout history, the armillary compass glows, sending Mari back in time. Discovering that Eiji had managed to build a time machine, Mari, supported by her best friend Waka Mizuki and her brother Shun, travels all across time in search of her father, meeting the famous scientists who changed the way people think about electricity.
Characters
Main characters
- Mari Hayase (早瀬 真理 Hayase Mari, usually written マリ)
- Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki
- Daughter of a great patissier and a brilliant scientist. While relatively skilled at cooking and tasting, her academic performance is somewhat random (for instance, when a science test question concerning reflection asked how her reflection in a mirror would look, she responded "it looks cute"). Subtle hints that she have feelings for Shun. She first slipped into the past by accidentally touching a book she stumbled upon in Shun's room; who was passed to him by Mari's father. Got captured by Mikage and forced to slip back to the past to find Eiji after finding out about the machine. Got saved by her father in the midst of a time paradox, but managed to return safely to the future after Shun saved them. She became a scientist in the future, discovering the time machine; following the aftermath of her father.
- Waka Mizuki (水城 和花 Mizuki Waka, usually written ワカ)
- Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki
- Mari's best friend and Shun's younger sister. She has a crush on fellow classmate Futa. She is also the first person to witness Mari slipping back to the past and informed Shun about it. Waka also happened to accidentally slipped back to the past along with Mari, and was unable to come back and panicked while she was alone in the past- different from how Mari reacted when she first slipped back to the past.
- Shun Mizuki (水城 旬 Mizuki Shun)
- Voiced by: Ryuichi Kijima
- Waka's older brother who aims to be a doctor in the future. Eiji passed a book to him and Mari stumbled upon it, allowing her first time slip to happen. He found out that in the future, along with Mari, he would become a scientist who discovered the time machine.
- Eiji Hayase (早瀬 永司 Hayase Eiji)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Akira's husband. Mari and Rika's father. A passionate scientific researcher, he tends to become excessively engrossed in his studies and expeditions; the day after his wedding he disappeared for half a year without any contact, and hasn't seen or contacted his wife or daughters in three years. Found him to be in most of the past traveled when Mari slipped back. Happened to find out in one of the past journey that Mari was captured by Mikage, and tried to save his daughter only to have a time paradox occur in the midst of it.
- Futa Ichikawa (市川 風太 Ichikawa Futa)
- Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita
- A member of the soccer team and a classmate of Mari and Waka. Despite being oblivious, Waka has a crush on him.
- Jō Mikage (御影 丞 Mikage Jō)
- Voiced by: Tomohiro Tsuboi
- A businessman who is interested in what Eiji had been developing. Additionally, he funded Eiji's research of transporter, and wanted to reproduce the machine. Captured Shun, Mari's mother, Waka and Mari inside the laboratory after discovering the timeslip machine located at the basement of Eiji's laboratory. Forced Mari to return to the past with him in order to located Eiji, only resulting in himself to be stuck in the past due to a time paradox error occurring.
Scientists
- William Gilbert (ウィリアム・ギルバート)
- Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa
- A British astronomer.
- Benjamin Franklin (ベンジャミン・フランクリン)
- Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki
- An American entrepreneur, he always says in front of Mari related about love.
- Alessandro Volta (アレキサンドロ・ボルタ)
- Voiced by: Daiki Nakamura
- An Italian physicist and chemist. He speaks eloquently and talks in an appropriate word.
- Michael Faraday (マイケル・ファラデー)
- Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo
- A British physicist and chemist, he cares to Waka.
- Samuel Morse (サミュエル・モールス)
- Voiced by: Kōji Yusa
- An American inventor.
- Alexander Graham Bell (グラハム・ベル)
- Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno
- An American inventor.
- Heinrich Hertz (ハインリッヒ・ヘルツ)
- Voiced by: Akira Ishida
- A German physicist.
- Thomas Edison (トマス・エジソン)
- Voiced by: Wataru Hatano
- An American inventor.
Other characters
- Akira Hayase (早瀬 晶 Hayase Akira)
- Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu
- Eiji's wife and mother of Mari and Rika. She's a professional patissier.
- Rika Hayase (早瀬 理香 Hayase Rika, usually written リカ)
- Voiced by: Yui Fukuo
- Mari's younger sister.
- Rei Mizuki (水城 麗 Mizuki Rei)
- Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue
- Shun and Waka's mother.
- Satsuki Kuroki (黒木 さつき Kuroki Satsuki)
- Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki
- Mikage's assistant.
Media
Anime
A 12 episode[2] anime tv series aired between July 9, 2016 and September 24, 2016 on TV Tokyo. Funimation have licensed the anime for streaming.[3] The series' opening theme is "Kibō Traveler" (希望TRAVELER, "Hope Traveler") by AŌP while the ending theme is "Miss Rabbit" (ミス・ラビット Misu Rabitto) by Erabareshi.[4]
Episode List
| No. | Official English title[lower-alpha 1] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gilbert the Sage" "Kenjanaru Girubāto" (賢者なるギルバート) | July 9, 2016 |
| 2 | "Sorrowful Gilbert" "Kanashimi no Girubāto" (悲しみのギルバート) | July 16, 2016 |
| 3 | "Franklin's Spirit of Defiance" "Hankotsu no Furankurin" (反骨のフランクリン) | July 23, 2016 |
| 4 | "Volta on the Battlefield" "Senjō no Boruta" (戦場のボルタ) | July 30, 2016 |
| 5 | "Disheartened Faraday" "Faradē no Yūutsu" (ファラデーの憂鬱) | August 6, 2016 |
| 6 | "Faraday's Resolve" "Faradē no Kakugo" (ファラデーの覚悟) | August 13, 2016 |
| 7 | "Morse's Inspiration" "Mōrusu no Hirameki" (モールスの閃き) | August 20, 2016 |
| 8 | "Bell's Decision" "Beru no Ketsudan" (ベルの決断) | August 27, 2016 |
| 9 | "Bell's Responses" "Koōru Beru" (呼応るベル) | September 3, 2016 |
| 10 | "Hertz's Pride" "Herutsu no Hokori" (ヘルツの誇り) | September 10, 2016 |
| 11 | "Edison's Resilience" "Fukutsu no Ejison" (不屈のエジソン) | September 17, 2016 |
| 12 | "Cherished Scientists" "Shin'ainaru Kagaku-sha-tachi" (親愛なる科学者たち) | September 24, 2016 |
Notes
- ↑ All English titles are taken from Funimation.
References
- ↑ "Aki Toyosaki, Minako Kotobuki Star in July TV Anime Time Travel Girl". Anime News Network. May 24, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Episode".
- ↑ "Funimation to stream D. Gray Man, Servamp, Tales of Zestiria, Danganronpa 3, Love Live Sunshine, First Love Monster, Handa-kun, Tsukiuta, Time travel Girl, Xechs, Regalia". Anime News Network. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Time Travel Girl Anime Reveals Scientists' Cast, AŌP Opening Song, July 9 Debut". Anime News Network. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
External links
- Official anime website (Japanese)
- Time Travel Girl (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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