Tono to Issho

Tono to Issho
Cover of the first manga volume
殿といっしょ
Genre	Comedy,[1] historical[2]
Manga
Written by	Ohba-Kai
Published by	Media Factory
Magazine	Comic Flapper
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	2006 – 2017[3]
Volumes	8
Anime television series
Tono to Issho: 1-Funkan Gekijō
Directed by	Mankyū
Studio	Gathering
Original network	Yomiuri TV
Original run	July 6, 2010 – September 21, 2010
Episodes	12
Anime television series
Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō
Directed by	Mankyū
Studio	Gathering
Original network	Yomiuri TV, Chukyo TV, Tokyo MX
Original run	April 5, 2011 – June 21, 2011
Episodes	12

Tono to Issho (Japanese: 殿といっしょ, lit. "My Lord and Me") is a Japanese 4-panel gag manga written and illustrated by Ohba-Kai. Tono to Issho parodies several historical figures from Japan's Sengoku period (Warring States Era). Tono to Issho was adapted into two anime television series and two original video animations.

Media

Manga

Tono to Issho began its serialized run in the manga magazine Media Factory's Comic Flapper in 2006. The manga series parodies the exploits of several historical figures from Japan's Sengoku period (Warring States Era), such as Chousokabe Motochika, Date Masamune, Katakura Kagetsuna, Uesugi Kenshin, and Oda Nobunaga.^[4]

Original video animation

In November 2009, an original video anime adaptation of Tono to Issho was announced.^[4] The anime adaptation was released on DVD on March 25, 2010. A second anime DVD was bundled with the fifth volume collection of the manga series released on August 23, 2010.^[5]

Anime television series

After the release of the first original video anime DVD, an anime television adaptation was announced in the Mainichi Shimbun paper.^[1] The series, titled Tono to Issho: Ippunkan Gekijōu (殿といっしょ 1分間劇場, My Lord and Me: One Minute Theater), featured 12 episodes of 1.5 minutes in length and was broadcast from July 6, 2010, to September 21, 2010. A second television series, titled Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō (殿といっしょ ～眼帯の野望～, My Lord and Me: Eyepatch's Ambition), was announced in 2010.^[6] The second season also consists of 12 episodes, but the runtime was lengthened to 3.5 minutes and began its broadcast run on April 5, 2011. Both series are streamed by the media streaming website Crunchyroll to audiences in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Singapore, Brazil, and Portugal.^[7][8]

Tono to Issho: Ippunkan Gekijōu

Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō

Reception

During the Anime News Network's summer 2010 anime previews, Gia Manry commented that the first anime series would be a hard sell because of its focus on Japanese history, but that the comedy is largely based on famous historical figures saying silly things.^[14] Commenting on the second season, ANN reviewer Bamboo Dong states that it "break[s] up the monotony of the work day" and was good for a quick laugh. She also states that the writers of the second series have what it takes to translate the manga into a visual medium.^[15] In Otaku USA's preview of series being simulcast by Crunchyroll beginning in March 2011, it described Tono to Issho as a champion of the comedy genre.^[16]

References

Subtitles

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Tono to Issho (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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