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Pon no Michi

Pon no Michi (ぽんのみち, lit. "The Way of Pon") is a Japanese original anime television series created by IIS-P and animated by OLM. It aired from January to March 2024. A manga adaptation by Tsukasa Unohana was serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from September 2023 to March 2024.

Pon no Michi
Anime key visual
ぽんのみち
GenreSports (mahjong)
Created byIIS-P
Manga
Written byIIS-P
Illustrated byTsukasa Unohana
Published byKodansha
MagazineNakayoshi
DemographicShōjo
Original runSeptember 1, 2023 – March 1, 2024
Volumes1
Anime television series
Directed byTatsuma Minamikawa
Written byTatsuma Minamikawa
Music by
  • Sachiko Takahashi
  • Takuma Sogi
  • hisakuni
  • Riko Ohashi
  • Kanji Eguchi
  • Shari
StudioOLM Team Inoue
Licensed byMediatoon Distribution
Original networkMBS, TBS, BS-TBS, RCC, AT-X
Original run January 6, 2024 – March 23, 2024
Episodes12
Manga
Pon no Michi: Ryūkyoku Shānyū-hen
Written byJun Endō
Published byKodansha
MagazineYanMaga Web
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 8, 2024 – present
Volumes1

Plot

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Nashiko Jippensha is a high school student from Onomichi who has been kicked out of her house. Having no place to go where she can hang out with her friends, she soon discovers that her father has left behind a vacant mahjong parlor he used to own. As such, Nashiko cleans up the parlor and turns it into her personal hangout.

Characters

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Nashiko Jippensha (十返舎 なしこ, Jippensha Nashiko)
Voiced by: Kaori Maeda[1]
Nashiko is the daughter of a former mahjong parlor owner. Although the parlor has since closed down, she comes to live there after being kicked out of the family home. She is initially a beginner at mahjong but becomes interested in it. She speaks in a Hiroshima dialect and has a liking for unusual food combinations.
Pai Kawahigashi (河東 ぱい, Kawahigashi Pai)
Voiced by: Iori Saeki[1]
Pai is a friend of Nashiko's who knows the basics of mahjong. She has a kind personality. Her name is a reference to how she was born on August 1.
Izumi Tokutomi (徳富 泉, Tokutomi Izumi)
Voiced by: Shion Wakayama[1]
Izumi is a friend of Nashiko's who is the most knowledgeable about mahjong among herself, Nashiko, and Pai due to her playing it at family gatherings.
Riche Hayashi (林 リーチェ, Hayashi Rīche)
Voiced by: Yui Kondo[1]
Riche is a young girl who regularly hung out at the parlor thanks to her parents. She becomes friends with everyone once she finds out Nashiko is using the parlor. She comes from a wealthy family and has her own maids.
Chonbo (チョンボ)
Voiced by: Akio Otsuka[2]
Chonbo is a mahjong spirit who takes the form of a sparrow. Nashiko is the only one who can actually hear him.
Haneru Emi (江見 跳, Emi Haneru)
Voiced by: Hibiku Yamamura[2]
Haneru is a young girl from Hiroshima who becomes friends with everyone after they play a game of mahjong online.

Media

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Manga

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A manga adaptation illustrated by Tsukasa Unohana was serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from September 1, 2023,[3][4] to March 1, 2024.[5] Its seven chapters were collected in a single tankōbon volume released on January 12, 2024.[6]

A "self-proclaimed unofficial" official spin-off manga series by Jun Endō, titled Pon no Michi: Ryūkyoku Shānyū-hen (ぽんのみち 流局西入編), began serialization on Kodansha's YanMaga Web website and app on January 8, 2024.[7][8]

Volumes

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Pon no Michi
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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 January 12, 2024[6]978-4-06-534157-5
Pon no Michi: Ryūkyoku Shānyū-hen
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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 19, 2024[9]978-4-06-534157-5

Anime

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The original anime television series by OLM was announced on May 23, 2023. It is an original work by IIS-P, and features direction and series composition by Tatsuma Minamikawa, original character designs by Negi Haruba, animation character designs by Kenji Ota, and music composed by Sachiko Takahashi, Takuma Sogi, hisakuni, Riko Ohashi, Kanji Eguchi, and Shari.[10][1] The series aired from January 6 to March 23, 2024, on the Animeism programming block on all JNN affiliates, including MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS.[a] The opening theme song is "Ponpopopon" (ポンポポポン), performed by Kana Nakada feat. Pon no Michi All Stars (a unit composed of the voice actors of the anime), while the ending theme song is "Good Luck Waker", performed by Halca.[13][14][15] Animation Digital Network licensed the series on YouTube outside of Asia.[16] Remow licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.[17]

Episodes

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No.Title [18]Original air date [18][a]
1"Nashiko's First Pass"
Transliteration: "Mājan o Yaru Shikana Nashiko-chan" (Japanese: 麻雀をやるしかなしこちゃん)		January 6, 2024 (2024-01-06)
2"Four Players Gathered"
Transliteration: "Yonin Sorotta" (Japanese: 4人揃った)		January 13, 2024 (2024-01-13)
3"Let's Eat"
Transliteration: "Gohan o Tabeyou" (Japanese: ご飯を食べよう)		January 20, 2024 (2024-01-20)
4"I'm Running Out of Gigs!"
Transliteration: "Giga ga Heru!" (Japanese: ギガが減る！)		January 27, 2024 (2024-01-27)[b]
5"She's Here!"
Transliteration: "Yatsu ga Kita!" (Japanese: 奴がきた！)		February 3, 2024 (2024-02-03)
6"Training Camp!"
Transliteration: "Gasshuku!" (Japanese: 合宿！)		February 10, 2024 (2024-02-10)
7"August One Is for Pai"
Transliteration: "Hachigatsu Tsuitachi (Pai no Hidesu)" (Japanese: 8月1日（ぱいの日です）)		February 17, 2024 (2024-02-17)
8"Turn on the Light"
Transliteration: "Akari o Tsukemashou" (Japanese: あかりをつけましょう)		February 24, 2024 (2024-02-24)
9"Let's Betcha!"
Transliteration: "Rettsu Betcha!" (Japanese: れっつべっちゃー!)		March 2, 2024 (2024-03-02)
10"Merry Christmas to Everyone!"
Transliteration: "Min'na no Merii Kurisumasu!" (Japanese: みんなのメニークリスマス!)		March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09)
11"Happy New Year!"
Transliteration: "Akeome!" (Japanese: あけおめ!)		March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16)
12"The Daughters of the Mahjong Table"
Transliteration: "Jantaku no Musumetachi" (Japanese: 雀卓の娘たち)		March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b MBS and TBS listed the series premiere on January 5, 2024 at 25:53, which is effectively January 6 at 1:53 a.m. JST.[11][12]
  2. ^ This episode aired at 2:08 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time on MBS/TBS.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Chapman, Paul (May 23, 2023). "Original TV Anime Pon no Michi Goes for the Win in January of 2024". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Hazra, Adriana (September 1, 2023). "Pon no Michi Original Anime Reveals New Cast Member, Visual". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 2, 2023). "Pon no Michi Original Anime Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. ^ 麻雀×女子高生のゆるっとかわいい日常、アニメ「ぽんのみち」コミカライズ新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 1, 2023. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Tsukasa Unohana [@unotsuka] (March 1, 2024). 【お知らせ】 3/1発売のなかよし4月号に「ぽんのみち」最終回掲載されております！壊れてしまったジャンタ君はどうなるのか！最後までお楽しみいただければ嬉しいです！😊 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ a b 【1月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 12, 2024. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (January 8, 2024). "Pon no Michi Original Anime Gets 'Unofficial' Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  8. ^ 【新連載】TVアニメ『ぽんのみち』公式“非公認”外伝！『ぽんのみち 流局西入編』. YanMaga Web (in Japanese). Kodansha. January 8, 2024. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  9. ^ 【6月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 19, 2024. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  10. ^ 春場ねぎキャラ原案のオリジナルTVアニメ「ぽんのみち」制作決定！麻雀×JKの日常もの. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 23, 2023. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Hōsō・Haishin Jōhō | Terebi Anime "Pon no Michi" Koshiki Saito" ON AIR（放送・配信情報）| TVアニメ『ぽんのみち』公式サイト [Broadcast・Distribution Information | TV Anime "The Way of Pon" Official Site]. ponnomichi-pr.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  12. ^ 「ぽんのみち」放送開始日は1月5日、麻雀の腕に自信ありなクール少女・跳のキャラPV. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 1, 2023. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 7, 2023). "Kana Nakada Performs Opening Theme Song for Pon no Michi Original Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  14. ^ 『ぽんのみち』OPテーマが発表！｜Mリーガーの中田花奈さん（元・乃木坂46）と出演声優陣が歌唱. Animate Times (in Japanese). September 8, 2023. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  15. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 15, 2023). "Pon no Michi TV Anime Reveals halca's Ending Theme in Video". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  16. ^ Moo, William (March 1, 2024). "Pon No Michi Streams on Animation Digital Network's YouTube Channel with English Subtitles". Anime Trending. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  17. ^ It's Anime (January 6, 2024). "Kicking off this year's lineup, we're thrilled to introduce a brand-new addition to our channel: 🀄Pon no Michi!🀄 High school student Nashiko Jippensha, ousted from her home in Onomichi City, Hiroshima, revamps her father's vacant mahjong parlor into a lively spot for cooking, tea, and occasional mahjong with friends. EP1 airs this Saturday, Jan 13th @ 2:53AM JST right here on It's Anime! *Available to selected regions only. Dates & times are subject to change". Facebook. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  18. ^ a b ぽんのみち | MBS動画イズム. MBS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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