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“College friends compete with increasingly absurd land-submarine tales, from saving ice caps to thwarting peeping toms.”
The Tatami Galaxy Specials
四畳半神話大系
6.34
8,730 rank · 30,065 viewers · 19 favorites
Comedy
Adult Cast
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Synopsis
College friends compete with increasingly absurd land-submarine tales, from saving ice caps to thwarting peeping toms.
A college student and his friends—Seitarou Higuchi, Akashi, Ozu, and Ryouko Hanuki—share various stories about a submarine that can travel through land, each one trying to outdo the others in terms of creativity. Ranging from a journey to stop the melting of the ice caps, to a quest to stop perverts from spying on girls, and to a fishing trip, no topic is off-limits.
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Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 12 viewers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 5
σ 1.80
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.80 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 1.50
Running avg · Jan 2012 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I enjoyed the original and everything that it had to offer from the way it was conveyed, the art style, the voice acting, and to every bit of dialogue that it had. Did you enjoy the original? Did...”
- 7 “I didn't even know this existed until a few days ago, even though I've known Yojouhan for years. First things first: These 3 specials should be seen AFTER "Tatami Galaxy Time Machine Blues". The...”
- 10 “the specials interpret the events of the original work into the logic of a dream. when viewed through this lens, and with empathy towards the protagonist and what he represents in relation to the...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 42%
Long · 8%
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A Special Production
Madhouse.- Format 3 × 6′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 18m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2010 – Nov 2010
- Source Special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-5580 catalog