"Deji" Meets Girl

"Deji" Meets Girl
Key visual
でーじミーツガール
(Dēji Mītsu Gāru)
GenreFantasy[1]
Manga
Written byAkane Malbeni
Published byFlex Comix
MagazineComic Polaris
DemographicShōjo
Original runSeptember 30, 2021 – 2022
Volumes1
Anime television series
Directed byUshio Tazawa
Written byAkane Malbeni
Music byHiroshi Nakamura
StudioLiden Films
Licensed by
Original networkMBS, TBS
Original run October 2, 2021 – December 18, 2021
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

"Deji" Meets Girl (Japanese: でーじミーツガール, Hepburn: Dēji Mītsu Gāru) is a Japanese original short anime television series produced by Liden Films. It aired from October to December 2021 on the Super Animeism programming block.

Characters

Maise Higa (比嘉舞星, Higa Maise)
Voiced by: Kiyono Yasuno[3]
A first-year high school student in Okinawa. She was originally in the handball club but quit after an injury. During summer vacation she works part-time at the front desk of her father's Hotel Higa.[4]
Ichirō Suzuki (すずきいちろう, Suzuki Ichirō)
Voiced by: Tatsuyuki Kobayashi[5]
A young tourist from Tokyo staying at Hotel Higa.[4]
Kaisei Higa (比嘉海星, Higa Kaisei)
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake[6]
Maise's father and the owner of Hotel Higa.
Teruko Higa (比嘉テル子, Higa Teruko)
Voiced by: Ikuko Tani[6]
Maise's grandmother who works as a psychic under the name "Yuta".

Media

Manga

A manga adaptation, also written and illustrated by Akane Malbeni, was serialized in Flex Comix's Comic Polaris website from September 30, 2021[6] to 2022. The series was collected into a single tankōbon volume, published by Flex Comix on May 13, 2022.[7]

Volume list

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 13, 2022[7]978-4-86675-201-3

Anime

The original story is credited to Naminoue Seinendan and produced by Japanese studio Liden Films, with direction and character design by Ushio Tazawa and series composition and original character design by Akane Malbeni; Kaori Akatsu and Norifumi Okuno designed the props, with music by Hiroshi Nakamura, sound direction by Ryousuke Naya, sound work credited to Studio Mouse, editing by Satomi Yamada, backgrounds supervised by Miu Miyamoto, colour design by Kunio Tsujita, compositing supervised by Mitsuyoshi Yamamoto and CG directed by Yoshimasa Yamazaki.[8] The series aired from October 2 to December 18, 2021, on the Super Animeism block on MBS, TBS and other channels.[9][5][a] Aoi Kubo performed the series's theme song "Otogibanashi no Yо̄ na Kiseki".[10]

The series had its international premiere on August 25, 2021, at the 25th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal as a closing-day screening.[11][1]

In North America, GKIDS will screen the series in theaters in 2022.[12]

Episode list

No.Title [13]Original release date [14]
1"Is This Normal in Okinawa?"
Transliteration: "Korette Okinawa ja Futsū?" (Japanese: これって沖縄じゃ普通？)		October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02)
2"It's... Not... a Dream"
Transliteration: "Yume ja... Nai..." (Japanese: 夢じゃ...ない...)		October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)
3"Is It Your Doing Again?"
Transliteration: "Mata Anta no Sei?" (Japanese: またあんたのせい？)		October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16)[b]
4"But Okinawa is Amazing"
Transliteration: "Shikashi Sugē na Okinawa" (Japanese: しかしすげーな沖縄)		October 23, 2021 (2021-10-23)
5"Bloody Fool"
Transliteration: "Shini Furā" (Japanese: しにフラー)		October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30)
6"I'm Glad As It Is"
Transliteration: "Sono Mama de Yokatta no ni" (Japanese: そのままでよかったのに)		November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06)
7"That Kid is a Little Difficult"
Transliteration: "Ano Ko wa Chotto Nangi da ne" (Japanese: あの子はちょっと難儀だね)		November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13)
8"Summer Vacation is Already Over"
Transliteration: "Natsuyasumi wa Mō Owari" (Japanese: 夏休みはもう終わり)		November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)
9"I'll Be Busy Today"
Transliteration: "Kyō wa Isogashiku Naru sā" (Japanese: 今日は忙しくなるさー)		November 27, 2021 (2021-11-27)
10"Let's Hide and Seek Until Morning"
Transliteration: "Asa Made Kakurenbo Shiyō" (Japanese: 朝までかくれんぼしよう)		December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04)
11"You're, Terribly Amazing"
Transliteration: "Anta, Dēji Sugoi" (Japanese: あんた、でーじすごい)		December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)
12"Deji Meets Girl"
Transliteration: "Dēji Mītsu Gāru" (Japanese: でーじミーツガール)		December 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)

Release

The animated series has been licensed for North America by GKIDS and for the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland by Anime Limited. It was released in cinemas in North America as part of event screenings of the unrelated feature film Fortune Favours Lady Nikuko and in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland the same way on August 10, 2022.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ MBS and TBS list the series premiere at 25:50 on October 1, 2021, which is effectively 1:50 a.m. JST on October 2.
  2. ^ This episode aired at 2:05 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time.

References

  1. ^ a b Loo, Egan (July 29, 2021). "Modern Okinawan Fantasy Anime "'Deji' Meets Girl" to Air in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Fortune Favours Lady Nikuko Film Times and Info | Showcase Cinemas". National Amusements. Retrieved 26 July 2022. Screenings of 'Fortune Favours Lady Nikuko' will be preceded by a special preview of an eye-catching short series from Ushio Tazawa (Your Name.), the charming 'Deiji Meets Girl'.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 9, 2021). "'Deji' Meets Girl Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Kiyono Yasuno as Protagonist". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  4. ^ a b オリジナルショートアニメ『でーじミーツガール』2021年10月放送予定！ | アニメイトタイムズ [Original short animation "Deji Meets Girl" scheduled to be broadcast in October 2021! | Animate Times]. Animate Times (in Japanese). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  5. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 1, 2021). "'Deji' Meets Girl Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals Tatsuyuki Kobayashi as Ichirō". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Loo, Egan (September 21, 2021). "'Deji' Meets Girl Anime's 4th Video Previews Theme Song, Reveals More Cast & Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  7. ^ a b アニメ「でーじミーツガール」丸紅茜自らが描くマンガ版が単行本に. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. May 13, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Staff" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "丸紅茜がキャラ原案と脚本担当、ショートアニメ「でーじミーツガール」10月放送" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  10. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 17, 2021). "Aoi Kubo Performs 'Deji' Meets Girl Anime's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  11. ^ GP, Luiz (July 29, 2021). ""Deji" Meets Girl: Anime curto de fantasia que se passa em Okinawa tem vídeo e anúncio para estrear em Outubro 2021" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  12. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 28, 2022). "GKIDS Screens Deiji Meets Girl Anime in Theaters in 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "Anime "Dēji Mītsu Gāru" Kōshiki Saito" アニメ「でーじミーツガール」公式サイト [Anime ""Deji" Meets Girl" Official Website]. dejimeetsgirl.okinawa (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  14. ^ "Anime "Dēji Mītsu Gāru" Kōshiki Saito" アニメ「でーじミーツガール」公式サイト [Anime ""Deji" Meets Girl" Official Website]. dejimeetsgirl.okinawa (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.