Series synopsis
Castle Town Dandelion, also known as 城下町のダンデライオン is a Japanese sci-fi & fantasy animation comedy television series that premiered on TBS on July 3, 2015. It ended on September 18, 2015. It stars Kana Hanazawa, Ryohei Kimura, Kaori Ishihara and Ai Kayano.
The everyday lives of the nine super-powered siblings of the royal family are monitored by more than 200 surveillance cameras and broadcast nationwide. The people of the nation who are watching the broadcast will have the ability to elect the next monarch. Akane is the third-oldest sister who can manipulate gravity. She is shy and desperately does not want to be caught on camera.
Premise
The everyday lives of the nine super-powered siblings of the royal family are monitored by more than 200 surveillance cameras and broadcast nationwide. The people of the nation who are watching the broadcast will have the ability to elect the next monarch. Akane is the third-oldest sister who can manipulate gravity. She is shy and desperately does not want to be caught on camera.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kana Hanazawa as Akane Sakurada (voice)
- Ryohei Kimura as Shuu Sakurada (voice)
- Kaori Ishihara as Kanade Sakurada (voice)
- Ai Kayano as Aoi Sakurada (voice)
- Ayumu Murase as Haruka Sakurada (voice)
- Yui Ogura as Hikari Sakurada (voice)
- Eriko Matsui as Misaki Sakurada (voice)
- Aina Suzuki as Shiori Sakurada (voice)
Supporting cast
- Shiori Katsuta as Teru Sakurada (voice)
- Saori Hayami as Karen Ayugase (voice)
Guest cast
- Yuka Morioka as Nanao (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | July 3, 2015 | September 18, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Sakurada Family's Nine Siblings Shy Akane is the fourth of nine siblings of the Royal Sakurada Family. Although she cannot even pass by a surveillance camera without wanting to hide, her father, the King, has decided to hold an election to name his successor. |
July 3, 2015 |
| 2 |
Big Sister's Good Image / Sato's Unrequited Love Kanade and Akane leave for school to go to a student council meeting. On the way, Kanade points out the obvious flaw in Akane's plan to become king, namely, that it would bring her more attention. Kanade then tries to ditch Akane for clinging to her too closely. Akane is then almost hit by a truck while saving a cat, but Kanade saves her by materializing a giant, shock-absorbent wall. Akane asks how much it cost, and is shocked when Kanade tells her it cost 40,000,000 yen. The second part of the episode focuses on Hana Satō, who is bemoaning that no one at school knows her after she transferred away for a few years. She is shocked to find that Shū still remembers her. After school, she sees him walking home with Akane, and assumes that Akane is his girlfriend. Realizing the misunderstanding, she confesses her feelings for him. He says he would return her feelings, but is focused on the election, trying to prevent Kanade from becoming king, and agrees to return them once it is over. That evening, he calls her to make sure she arrived home alright. Later, Akane wonders why Shū would want to prevent Kanade from becoming king. |
July 10, 2015 |
| 3 |
I Want to Become Popular / First Errand / Idol Activities Akane is chosen to grocery shopping, and Hikari volunteers to go with her. While Akane tries to evade surveillance cameras, Hikari uses her power to age into a woman in order to save a stray cat stuck on a tree. However, this results in her clothes not fitting, and she turns Akane into a child so they can switch clothes. The cat rescued by Hikari is then adopted and named Borscht by the Sakurada family. The next week in the second part, Teru volunteers himself to take over Akane's grocery shopping duties, and Shiori decides to accompany him out of worry that he will get himself into trouble. During the entire trip, Shiori repeatedly uses her power to resolve problems she and Teru come across. |
July 17, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 3, 2015 |
| Last aired | September 18, 2015 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |