Series synopsis
Miss Monochrome - The Animation, also known as ミス・モノクローム -The Animation- is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on October 2, 2013. It ended on January 4, 2016. It stars Yui Horie.
Miss Monochrome is an android who decides to try and become a top idol singer in the ever growing competitive market.
Premise
Miss Monochrome is an android who decides to try and become a top idol singer in the ever growing competitive market.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yui Horie as Miss Monochrome (voice)
Guest cast
- Akemi Kanda as Mana (voice)
- Ayaka Suwa as Akiko (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Kikuko (voice)
- Taishi Murata as Alien (voice)
- Itaru Yamamoto as Producer (voice)
- Shinobu Matsumoto as Director (voice)
- Yuma Uchida as Customer (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 39 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | October 2, 2013 | December 25, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 13 | July 3, 2015 | September 25, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 13 | October 12, 2015 | January 4, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fall The android and idol Miss Monochrome had often dreamed in her castle of a beautiful girl's appearance. One day, Monochrome saw the super idol Kikuko's exploits on TV and consulted Mana, the girl who was earnestly assisting her with her idol activities. |
October 2, 2013 |
| 2 |
Heaven Miss Monochrome suggests to Maneo that she wants to appear on a drama at the convenience store where he's employed as a manager. Maneo gets straight to business and comes back with a role where she will act like a mannequin. |
October 9, 2013 |
| 3 |
Vengeance Aliens come to Earth to enjoy their first human hunt in hundreds of millions of years. Right around then, Maneo and Miss Monochrome are captivated by a golden AA battery in a show window in the shopping district. |
October 16, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ignition Miss Monochrome decides what she needs to become a super idol is to make her first album and go on tour. What she and Maneo actually end up doing is creating a photo album which they tour across the country. |
July 3, 2015 |
| 2 |
Promoter Miss Monochrome searches for a promoter for her concert, managing to find a "pro motorer" named Yayoi, who turns out to be an employee of a small record label. |
July 10, 2015 |
| 3 |
Guitarist After Yayoi gets a little over excited in fulfilling Miss Monochrome's requests, they recruit fellow convenience store employee Akiko as her guitarist. |
July 17, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Disk Jockey While praying for the success of her new album, Miss Monochrome decides she needs a DJ for her tour, finding a gas attendant to be perfect for the job. |
October 12, 2015 |
| 2 |
Exercise Miss Monochrome searches for all sorts of ways to increase her visibility. |
October 19, 2015 |
| 3 |
Mister Miss Monochrome puts her battery in backwards, transforming her into the shy and introverted male android, Mister Monochrome. |
October 26, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2013 |
| Last aired | January 4, 2016 |
| Runtime | 4 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 23:00:00 |