Guy Takes a Bunch of Singing Animatronic Animals Apart and Puts Them Back Together to Make Art
| Aggretsuko | |
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| アグレッシブ烈子 ( Aguresshibu Retsuko ) | |
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| Genre | One-act[1] |
| Anime television serial | |
| Directed past | Rarecho |
| Written by | Rarecho |
| Studio | Fanworks |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original run | April 2, 2016 – March 31, 2018 |
| Episodes | 100 |
| Original cyberspace animation | |
| Directed by | Rarecho |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Rarecho |
| Studio | Fanworks |
| Licensed past | Netflix |
| Released | April 20, 2018 – present |
| Runtime | 15–23 minutes |
| Episodes | 40 + special |
Aggretsuko , also known by its original Japanese title Aggressive Retsuko (Japanese: アグレッシブ烈子, Hepburn: Aguresshibu Retsuko ), is a Japanese animated comedy streaming goggle box series based on the eponymous character created by "Yeti" for the mascot visitor Sanrio. The character first appeared in a series of blithe shorts by Fanworks which aired on TBS Telly between Apr 2016 and March 2018.
An original cyberspace blitheness (ONA) anime serial adaptation was launched worldwide on Netflix in April 2018, followed by a second flavor in June 2019, a third flavour in August 2020 and a 4th flavour in December 2021.
A comic book series adaptation by Daniel Barnes and D.J. Kirkland was launched past Oni Press. The starting time issue was released on February 5, 2020.[2]
A mobile game, Aggretsuko: The Short Timer Strikes Back, was released by Hive for Android and iOS in July 2020. The game, which is available worldwide, includes the full 100 brusk episode series, which need to be unlocked individually via normal gameplay. Whilst subtitled, the brusque episodes were not dubbed into other languages.
Plot [edit]
Retsuko is a 25-yr old and single anthropomorphic red panda, working in the accounting department of a Japanese trading business firm, trying her all-time to navigate through the typical bug encountered by young adults in 21st century Nihon. Facing constant frustration every day from pushy superiors and co-workers, Retsuko lets out her emotions by going to a karaoke bar every nighttime and singing decease metal.[3] [4] After 5 years of working the daily grind, Retsuko'south misery causes her to undergo a serial of events that puts her job in jeopardy, forcing her to shift her relationships with her co-workers and ends upwards irresolute her life in unexpected ways. Subsequently this, she continues to come up with ways to find happiness, and somewhen comes to the conclusion that she would i 24-hour interval like to become married and raise a family unit. Unfortunately, her social anxiety combined with her naïveté ofttimes causes her to get into far more trouble than she expects while pursuing her dreams.
Starting time with Season 4, the evidence focuses less on Retsuko as the protagonist and more on her colleagues at the office, each with their ain unique set of problems.
Characters [edit]
- Retsuko ( 烈子 )
- Voiced past: Kaolip, Rarecho (vocals) (Japanese); Erica Mendez, Jamison Boaz (vocals) (English) [5]
- A 25-year-old red panda in her company's accounting department who lets out frustrations over her job by singing death metal at a karaoke bar. She is an amiable introvert who suffers from social anxiety, and is prone to unrealistic dreams to the point where it negatively impacts her and those around her. After Retsuko bad-mouths her dominate, Ton, on TV, Ton nicknames her "Short-Timer" (Japanese dub) or "Calendar" (English dub), implying her job is on the line. When confronted with a new trouble, personal or otherwise, she apace retreats to a corner and tries to resolve the result lonely, if she does non outright surrender. This shows that her emotional maturity is lacking, and she is reluctant to confide in others. However, she slowly develops a healthier emotional country with help from her friends and, ironically, the co-workers she often cannot stand. Past Season 3, she goes fully public with her death metallic singing, thus beginning a lucrative side hustle.
- Managing director Ton ( トン )
- Voiced by: Souta Arai (Japanese); Josh Petersdorf (English) [5]
- The domestic pig director of the bookkeeping section, who constantly gives Retsuko a hard time through blatant sexism or overwork. He spends significant fourth dimension practicing golf game instead of working, though it is shown that he is an incredibly skilled and speedy auditor despite being tech illiterate. Though he regularly belittles Retsuko, it is implied that he greatly respects her, and perhaps sees her as his successor. He has more than once stepped into her personal life with timely wisdom to salvage her from situations that are causing her grief. In spite of his toughness, he has a soft spot for his family unit, and initially hides from them the fact that he was forced to quit his job in Season 4. He is likewise protective of his workforce, refusing to burn anyone in the accounting department when incentivized to do so by the new president.
- Fenneko ( フェネ子 , Feneko )
- Voiced by: Rina Inoue (Japanese); Katelyn Gault (English) [5]
- Retsuko's fennec fox co-worker and closest friend in the office. Highly perceptive and insightful, she is able to deduce anyone's mental state through mere observation of their habits and deviations from their usual patterns -- namely, through scrutinizing others' social media. Cynical by nature, she often openly criticizes something only to later enjoy it, sometimes to an obsessive degree. She also has a close relationship with Haida and an unusual rivalry with Tsunoda. She has a highly distinctive, monotonous express joy.
- Haida ( ハイ田 )
- Voiced by: Shingo Kato (Japanese); Ben Diskin (English) [5]
- Retsuko'south balmy-mannered spotted hyena co-worker, who has a vanquish on Retsuko. His roundabout approach to confessing his feelings puts him in many comical situations; in many ways, he shares the same social anxiety and conviction problems as Retsuko, resulting in poor advice with her. Despite being rejected, he struggles to motility on and continues to pino for her, often reacting desperately whenever she goes out with someone. Still, he does give Retsuko infinite to continue himself in check, and genuinely cares for Retsuko's well-being and happiness. Haida is an avid punk rock fan, and plays bass guitar. Haida is skilled in programming and IT piece of work, but his work is frequently dismissed by the tech illiterate seniors in Accounting, leaving him frustrated. In Flavor 4, Haida is suddenly promoted to Accounting Director but later quits the company birthday later on being forced to partake in financial fraud.
- Director Gori ( ゴリ )
- Voiced past: Maki Tsuruta (Japanese); M. K. Bowes (English) [5]
- A gorilla lady who works as manager of marketing at Retsuko's company. Forth with Washimi, she does yoga with Retsuko and eventually joins her in karaoke. Despite her serious nature at work, she is highly excitable and takes dandy interest in bonding with Retsuko. A running gag with Gori is her over-the-top mourning over failed relationships, normally romantic ones. Despite being 40 years old and incredibly career-driven, she has high hopes to still get married anytime and continues to brand bold attempts to find "the 1."
- Ms. Washimi ( 鷲美 )
- Voiced by: Komegumi Koiwasaki (Japanese); Tara Platt (English) [5]
- A secretary bird who works as the secretarial assistant to the company's CEO, and arguably the company's de facto CEO due to the actual CEO's incompetence. Strong-willed and confident, she is very wise and gives Retsuko a lot of sage advice when she is non busy keeping Gori's excitability in cheque. She sometimes axe kicks to intimidate those who frustrate her (by and large her boss), embodying the classic hunting beliefs of her animal. Though very level-headed, she loses significant sophistication when the topic of marriage comes up, having gone through a bitter divorce afterward a four-month long union in her past.
- Tsunoda ( 角田 )
- Voiced by: Rina Inoue (Japanese); Chiliad. Grand. Bowes (English) [5]
- A perky gazelle coworker of Retsuko who oftentimes sucks up to Ton in order to remain in a favorable position and to lighten her own workload. Her shameless approach to office politics and social media distinction earns her the ire of many. However, she is highly self-aware and more genuine than her personality lets on. She is an expert on discerning the emotional and mental states of those around her. As the testify progresses, she gradually develops a closer friendship with Fenneko.
- Komiya ( 小宮 )
- Voiced by: Sota Arai (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn (English) [5]
- Ton's meerkat right-manus subordinate. Like Tsunoda, Komiya sucks upwards to Ton, but he appears to be motivated past genuine admiration for Ton while Tsunoda only does so for her own calculated benefits. In Season iii, information technology is revealed that he runs a pop weblog on JPop idols and becomes a big fan of Retsuko later seeing her sing on-stage.
- Tsubone ( 坪根 )
- Voiced by: Maki Tsuruta (Japanese); Debra Cardona (English) [5]
- A Komodo dragon who is a senior to Retsuko in the accounting department. She is highly condescending and is implied to bask watching others fail, commonly by giving them 1 of her many air-tight snack jars to open. Much like Ton, she oft uses her seniority to button her extra work onto Retsuko. She is implied to accept a significant bail with Ton, having worked in the Bookkeeping section for almost equally long as he has. Likewise, she is too tech illiterate, and gets defensive when asked to update the way she does her piece of work.
- Kabae ( カバ恵 )
- Voiced past: Yuki Takahashi (Japanese); Misty Lee (English) [v]
- Retsuko's hippo chatty coworker. Kabae is a middle-aged adult female who frequently runs her mouth every bit the company's rumor mill. She is easily excited by new gossip but claims to never spread anything malicious. She is happily married to her husband and has three kids at dwelling. Her motherly personality, when practical at work, has polarizing results on the younger workers at the office. In Flavor 4, she reveals that she has a considerable amount of espionage and stealth skills, showing Retsuko how to sneak around the part building's ventilation shafts.
- Resasuke ( れさすけ )
- Voiced by: Shingo Kato (Japanese); Max Mittelman (English) [five]
- Retsuko's i-time, and oblivious, red panda beau in Flavour one, who works in the Sales Department at their trade firm. Nicknamed the "Out of Pocket Prince" (Japanese dub) or "Space Cadet" (English dub), he is constantly zoning out, irresponsible with task duties, soft-spoken, and has zero social awareness. He has a big collection of thriving plants at home, suggesting that his grapheme is a play on the Japanese term "plant eater men".
- Anai ( 穴井 )
- Voiced past: Sota Arai (Japanese); Billy Kametz (English) [v]
- A Japanese badger contempo college graduate and a new hire in Retsuko's accounting section beginning in Flavor 2. He is very happy and eager on the surface, just does not have any kind of feedback lightly, treating it every bit a personal attack. This causes him to neurotically harass whoever "criticized" him via email demanding a written apology and recording all future conversations with the threat of escalation. As such, his professional and social skills are very lackluster, though his brick wall approach to criticism also renders him immune to the office politics others freely exercise. He is, even so, receptive to Kabae'south motherly arroyo, and gradually learns to get along with everyone through her, suggesting that he regularly suffers from extreme feet. He is too an excellent cook and later sells his domicile-cooked meals to his co-workers. In Season 3, he becomes more emotionally stable, having found a girlfriend and writing a cookbook as a side project.
- Tadano ( 只野 )
- Voiced by: Chiharu Sasa (Japanese); Griffin Burns (English) [5]
- A donkey who is briefly Retsuko'due south boyfriend in Flavor ii. Initially shown as a lazy, jobless bum, Tadano is actually the founder of his own AI company that is chop-chop rising in stock and is both incredibly wealthy and intelligent. Tadano's laziness is attributed to the fact that he quickly loses interest in any task he finds mundane, and is driven to bring his AI program to the masses in hopes of moving gild past late-stage capitalism, supporting programs like universal basic income. Retsuko slowly falls for the laid-dorsum but driven Tadano after meeting him in driving class, unaware of his truthful identity, and starts a 18-carat, happy human relationship with him. However, the relationship ends when Tadano revealed that he is non interested in having kids or getting married. Tadano remains a recurring character in afterward seasons, befriending the people around Retsuko and continues to support her and her friends without asking for anything in return.
- Retsuko'south mother
- Voiced by: Maki Tsuruta (Japanese); Kaitlyn Robrock (English) [5]
- Retsuko's overbearing red panda mother, who is currently unnamed. Outset in the second flavor, she regularly visits Retsuko, unannounced, trying to pressure her into marriage with one of many bachelors constitute via matchmakers. Despite her questionable actions, such as duplicating Retsuko's apartment key without her permission, she genuinely cares nigh Retsuko's well-existence and gives her more than opportunities to grow into machismo by, often under immense emotional pressure, pushing her away from her comfort zone of "work, dwelling, phone, slumber" too as cooking and cleaning for her when she is visiting.
- Hyodo ( 豹堂 )
- Voiced past: Sota Arai (Japanese); SungWon Cho (English)
- A leopard who is a window washer at Retsuko's building by day and the manager for the upward-and-coming idol group "OTM Girls" (short for Ōtemachi) by night. Retsuko initially meets him when she accidentally crashes into his van, forcing her to accept up a 2d job every bit the group'due south accounting director to pay off her debt. When Hyodo inadvertently discovers her singing death metal at her regular karaoke spot, he decides to move the OTM girls in a pop/metal fusion direction and coerces Retsuko into the eye of the grouping. He is secretive most his mean solar day job with the girls, suggesting a sense of shame over information technology. Though highly aggressive and intimidating, his acrimony is implied to be a front end to cover his feelings about his own failings and incompetence, as he is very poor with finances.
- Manaka ( マナカ )
- Voiced by: SAYUMI (Japanese); Deva Marie Gregory (English)
- The chinchilla lead singer of the OTMGirls. In stark contrast to Retsuko's extremely passive personality, Manaka is confident and advised. She ofttimes behaves like a diva, simply she genuinely cares for those effectually her, including Retsuko. Her bold personality comes from the fact that she neither desires nor cares for approval from others, and encourages Retsuko to be less agape of upsetting others, accident or otherwise. When she is not performing, she's a store clerk at a local convenience store.
- Inui ( 戌井 )
- Voiced by: Rina Inoue (Japanese); Abby Trott (English)
- A Borzoi who works in the General Diplomacy section at Retsuko's visitor. Introduced in Season 3, Inui is a sweet, gentle, and caring woman who tries to pursue a human relationship with Haida later a hazard encounter. Though they initially get off to a skilful starting time due to their shared love for punk rock, with Fenneko and Gori both pressuring Haida to accept her, Haida eventually turns her down. Though obviously hurt, Inui gracefully accepts the rejection.
- Himuro ( ヒムロ )
- Voiced by: Yohei Azakami (Japanese); Trevor Devall (English)
- A Saluki who is the External Director of Retsuko'due south visitor. Introduced in Season four, Himuro is promoted to CEO after the original CEO is hospitalized. He is very strict and possibly sociopathic, prioritizing obedience and determined to modernize the visitor at any cost. While his initial methods are financially audio, Himuro unabashedly begins to lay people off from the Accounting Department to save costs, and promotes Haida to Accounting Director. Surrounded past hostile board members who see him every bit an upstart outsider, Himuro eventually resorts to ordering Haida to cook the books. He quits after beingness exposed past the other members of the Accounting Department for fraud.
Media [edit]
TV anime [edit]
A serial of 100 1-infinitesimal anime shorts directed by Rarecho by Fanworks aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System Television between April 2, 2016 and March 31, 2018 as part of the Ō-sama Brunch goggle box program.[6] Pony Canyon began releasing the shorts on DVD from January 18, 2017.[seven]
Mobile game [edit]
In July 2020, a mobile game, Aggretsuko: The Curt Timer Strikes Back, was released by Hive for Android and iOS devices. The game is a tile-matching puzzle game with the premise that Aggretsuko should brainstorm working to build the furniture on the new company edifice, similar to games like Gardenscapes. For every ten levels completed the user tin download and meet the episodes of the original one minute length TV Anime shorts.[8]
Netflix series [edit]
A Netflix original series was announced in December 2017, with Rarecho returning as managing director and writer at Fanworks.[9] The first flavor, consisting of x episodes, was released worldwide on April 20, 2018,[10] with a 2nd season which was released on June xiv, 2019.[11] [12] A third flavour premiered on August 27, 2020.[thirteen] A fourth season premiered on December 16, 2021.[14]
A Christmas special was released on December twenty, 2018.[15]
Serial overview [edit]
Flavour 1 (2018) [edit]
Special (2018) [edit]
Flavour 2 (2019) [edit]
Season three (2020) [edit]
Season 4 (2021) [edit]
Reception [edit]
Aggretsuko was met with critical acclaim in America. The first season of the Netflix series holds a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 25 reviews, with the sites critic consensus reading, "Uniquely bleak for a Sanrio property, Aggretsuko balances biting corporate satire with ambrosial characters and absurdist comedy to create a surprising, insightful add-on to the globe of animation."[sixteen] The series has been praised for its satirical portrayal of Japan'south workplace culture, and of the pressures facing Millennial women in the workforce.[17] IndieWire gave the series a B+, and noted the distinctly Japanese stylistic elements of the animation that made it stand out from American productions.[18] The A.5. Club praised Aggretsuko for dealing with mature themes like misogyny and workplace anxiety, just criticized flavor 1'due south romantic subplot, calling the subplot "aggressively lousy".[19] The second flavour also received more often than not positive reviews,[17] and holds a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 8 reviews.[20] The 3rd flavor holds a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 5 reviews.[21]
Awards [edit]
Aggretsuko was nominated for an Ursa Major Accolade in the Best Dramatic Series category.[22] [23] The Ursa Major awards are given in the field of hirsuite fandom works and are the chief awards in the field of anthropomorphism.[24] [25]
Notes [edit]
- ^ a b c d eastward All English episode titles taken from Netflix.
References [edit]
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- ^ "Netflix Hitting 'Aggretsuko' to Get Comic Book Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. October xviii, 2019. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ Oi, Mariko (February xiii, 2017), "The angry carmine panda that is Japan's new working woman", BBC News, archived from the original on July xvi, 2018, retrieved June 22, 2018
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- ^ "Sanrio Posts English-Subtitled Aggressive Retsuko Video". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ ラレコ, アグレッシブ烈子 ane, ポニーキャニオン, archived from the original on June 26, 2021, retrieved Feb 28, 2019
- ^ "Aggretsuko: Brusk timer Strikes Back!｜Official Page". Aggretsuko: Short timer Strikes Back!｜Official Page. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Sanrio's Aggretsuko Graphic symbol Gets Original Netflix Anime Worldwide in Jump". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "Aggretsuko Netflix Anime's Trailer Streamed With English Subtitles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (July 5, 2018). "Netflix Sets 'Castlevania' Season two Premiere Date, Renews 'Aggretsuko'". Variety. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved July six, 2018.
- ^ "Aggretsuko Anime Season 2'southward Video Reveals June 14 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Netflix Debuts Aggretsuko Anime Season iii on Baronial 27". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Aggretsuko 4th Season Anime'south Trailer Reveals December xvi Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Aggretsuko Anime Gets Christmas Episode on December 20". Anime News Network . Retrieved Feb 28, 2019.
- ^ "Aggretsuko: Flavour 1", Rotten Tomatoes, archived from the original on August 19, 2020, retrieved August 27, 2020
- ^ a b Lee, Dami (May 1, 2018). "Netflix'due south Aggretsuko prove is a shockingly insightful portrait of feminine rage". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved February vi, 2020.
- ^ Nguyen, Hanh (April 21, 2018). "'Aggretsuko' Review: Netflix'due south Animated Serial About a Red Panda Who Loves Death Metallic Is a Subversive Gem". IndieWire. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved Feb half dozen, 2020.
- ^ "Netflix's Aggretsuko is a savage take on modern life that also happens to be extremely beautiful". Television receiver Club. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved February half-dozen, 2020.
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- ^ Patten, Fred (July 21, 2013). "The Ursa Major Awards". Drawing Enquiry. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved March two, 2021.
External links [edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Aggretsuko on Netflix
- Ambitious Retsuko (Idiot box) (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Aggretsuko (Netflix series) (anime) at Anime News Network'southward encyclopedia
- Aggretsuko at IMDb
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- Official website of Aggretsuko: The Short-Timer Strikes Back game
- Official OTMGirls website
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggretsuko
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