The Tatami Galaxy

The Tatami Galaxy

MEDIUM 529 8.6 2010 · SPRING
MADHOUSE · NOVEL
ComedyMysteryPsychologicalRomance

One autumn evening at a mysterious ramen stand behind the Shimogamo Shrine, a lonely third-year college student bumps into a man with an eggplant-shaped head who calls himself a god of matrimony. Meeting this man causes the student to reflect upon his past two years at college—two years bitterly spent trying to break up couples on campus with his only friend Ozu, a ghoulish-looking man seemingly set on making his life as miserable as possible. Resolving to make the most out of the rest of his college life, the student attempts to ask out the unsociable but kind-hearted underclassman Akashi, yet fails to follow through, prompting him to regret not living out his college life differently. As soon as this thought passes through his head, however, he is hurtled through time and space to the beginning of his years at college and given another chance to live his life. Surreal, artistic, and mind-bending, Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei chronicles the misadventures of a young man on a journey to make friends, find love, and experience the rose-colored campus life he always dreamed of. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags
Coming of AgeCollegeSurreal ComedyPhilosophySchool ClubMetaCultHeterosexual
Secondary Tags
Male ProtagonistPrimarily Adult CastHikikomori
Openings (2)
Characters (12)
Akashi Akashi MAIN
Ozu Ozu MAIN
Watashi Watashi MAIN
Aijima Aijima SUPPORTING
Johnny Johnny SUPPORTING
Kaori Kaori SUPPORTING
Keiko-san Keiko-san SUPPORTING
Masaki Jougasaki Masaki Jougasaki SUPPORTING
Neko Ramen Tenshu Neko Ramen Tenshu SUPPORTING
Ryouko Hanuki Ryouko Hanuki SUPPORTING
Seitarou Higuchi Seitarou Higuchi SUPPORTING
Uranai-baba Uranai-baba SUPPORTING
Also known as
The Tatami GalaxyYojouhan Shinwa TaikeiYojo-Han Shinwa Taikei4½ Tatami Mythological Chronicles