Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari (Butlers～千年百年物語～, "Butlers: A Millennium Century Story") is a Japanese anime television series produced by Silver Link. The series aired from April 12 to June 28, 2018. A manga adaptation began serialization on the Comic Newtype website in January 2018.
| Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari | |
 Key visual | |
| Butlers～千年百年物語～ | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Illustrated by | Yukari Tōdō |
| Published by | Kadokawa |
| Magazine | Comic Newtype |
| Original run | January 23, 2018 – present |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ken Takahashi |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Megumi Shimizu |
| Music by | TOMISIRO |
| Studio | Silver Link |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, BS11, TVQ |
| Original run | April 12, 2018 – June 28, 2018 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Characters edit
- Koma Jinguji (神宮司 高馬, Jingūji Kouma)
- Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[1]
- Tenna Kisaragi (如月 天奈, Kisaragi Ten'na)
- Voiced by: Sachika Misawa[2]
- Tsubasa Hayakawa (羽早川 翔, Hayakawa Tsubasa)
- Voiced by: Takuya Satō[1]
- Akira Tachibana (橘 晃, Tachibana Akira)
- Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[3]
- Hotaru Aoba (青葉 蛍, Aoba Hotaru)
- Voiced by: Takuma Nagatsuka[3]
- Haruto Hizakura (緋櫻 春人, Hizakura Haruto)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga[3]
- Kyoichi Sano (茶野 京一, Sano Kyōichi)
- Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi[3]
- Daichi Kurosawa (黒澤 大地, Kurosawa Daichi)
- Voiced by: Seiichiro Yamashita[3]
- Takashi Mikuni (御国 鷹司, Mikuni Takashi)
- Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama[3]
- Yuki Fujishiro (藤代 悠希, Fujishiro Yūki)
- Voiced by: KENN[3]
- Hikari Kageyama (影山 輝, Kageyama Hikari)
- Voiced by: Keisuke Koumoto[3]
- Ren Shiratori (白鳥 蓮, Shiratori Ren)
- Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga[3]
Media edit
Anime edit
The anime series is directed by Ken Takahashi at Silver Link and written by Megumi Shimizu, with music produced by Lantis.[1] The series was originally scheduled to premiere in January 2018, but was delayed to an April 12, 2018 premiere due to "various circumstances".[4][5] The series' opening theme is "Growth Arrow" by Oldcodex,[6] and the ending theme is "Hidamari no Niwa (Eternal Garden)" (陽だまりの庭 ～Eternal Garden～) by Sachika Misawa.[2] The series ran for 12 episodes.[7] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[5]
| No. | Title[a] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Destined Moment" Transliteration: "Unmei no Toki" (Japanese: 運命の時) | April 12, 2018 |
| 2 | "Outside and Inside" Transliteration: "Hyō to ura" (Japanese: 表と裏) | April 19, 2018 |
| 3 | "Misunderstandings" Transliteration: "Surechigau omoi" (Japanese: すれ違う思い) | April 26, 2018 |
| 4 | "The Elegant Battle" Transliteration: "Shitsuji taiketsu" (Japanese: 執事対決) | May 3, 2018 |
| 5 | "The Case Files of the Great Detective Holmes" Transliteration: "Mei tantei hōmuzu no jiken-bo" (Japanese: 名探偵ホームズの事件簿) | May 10, 2018 |
| 6 | "Revenge from the Past" Transliteration: "Kako no Gyakushū" (Japanese: 過去の逆襲) | May 17, 2018 |
| 7 | "The Time of Awakening" Transliteration: "Mezame no Toki" (Japanese: 目覚めの時) | May 24, 2018 |
| 8 | "Shiratori Ren's Day Filled with Melancholy" Transliteration: "Shiratori Ren no yūutsu na ichi nichi" (Japanese: 白鳥蓮の憂鬱な一日) | May 31, 2018 |
| 9 | "Message" Transliteration: "Messeiji" (Japanese: メッセージ) | June 7, 2018 |
| 10 | "Attachment" Transliteration: "Aishū" (Japanese: 愛執) | June 14, 2018 |
| 11 | "Crossroads" Transliteration: "Kiro" (Japanese: 岐路) | June 21, 2018 |
| 12 | "A Thousand Years, a Hundred Years" Transliteration: "Sen nen hyaku nen" (Japanese: 千年百年) | June 28, 2018 |
Manga edit
A manga adaptation illustrated by Yukari Tōdō began serialization on Kadokawa's Comic Newtype magazine on January 23, 2018.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
References edit
- ^ a b c d Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 15, 2017). "Silver Link Reveals Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari TV Anime For January Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (February 16, 2018). "Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari Reveals Visual, Cast, Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ressler, Karen (December 25, 2017). "Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Manga Tie-In". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Hodgkins, Hodgkins (November 17, 2017). "Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari Anime Delayed to April 2018". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ a b "Crunchyroll to Stream Butlers x Battlers Anime". Anime News Network. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 26, 2018). "Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Oldcodex's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari Anime Gets 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. March 22, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari at IMDb
