Series synopsis
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai, also known as ささみさん@がんばらない is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TBS on January 11, 2013. It ended on March 29, 2013. It stars Chiwa Saito, Rina Hidaka, Kana Hanazawa and Manami Numakura.
The Japanese call them hikikomori-people who've become so withdrawn socially that they refuse to leave their homes for weeks and even months at a time. For Sasami Tsukuyomi, who's attempting to pass her first year of high school despite being a shut in, it's more than just a word. Fortunately though, she lives with her older brother Kamiomi, who just happens to be a teacher at the school Sasami is supposed to attend. Not to mention, her "Brother Surveillance Tool" which lets her view the outside ...
Premise
The Japanese call them hikikomori-people who've become so withdrawn socially that they refuse to leave their homes for weeks and even months at a time. For Sasami Tsukuyomi, who's attempting to pass her first year of high school despite being a shut in, it's more than just a word. Fortunately though, she lives with her older brother Kamiomi, who just happens to be a teacher at the school Sasami is supposed to attend. Not to mention, her "Brother Surveillance Tool" which lets her view the outside world via her computer and will, theoretically, allow her to readjust to interfacing with people again. What it mainly does, however, is let her view her brother's interactions with the three very odd Yagami sisters, who inexplicably seem to have had their ages reversed and have various types of "interest" in Kamiomi. And then things start to get really weird... Magical powers? Everything turning into chocolate? Is life via the web warping Sasami's brain, or is it the universe that's going ...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Chiwa Saito as Yagami Tsurugi
- Rina Hidaka as Tamamonomae
- Kana Hanazawa as Yagami Kagami
- Manami Numakura as Edogawa Jou
- Erino Hazuki as Futsuno Mika
- Rikiya Koyama as Tsukuyomi Ruza
- Hochu Otsuka as Tsukuyomi Kamiomi
- Kana Asumi as Tsukuyomi Sasami
Supporting cast
- Ai Nonaka as Yagami Tama
- Yuu Asakawa as Tsukuyomi Juju
Guest cast
- Takamasa Mogi as Teacher B (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 11, 2013 | March 29, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I'll Start Trying Tomorrow Sasami is a hikikomori, who stays at home all day watching her onii-chan interact with others through her computer. On Valentine’s Day, after Sasami gives Kamiomi some chocolate, he unwittingly gives it to Yagami Tama, not knowing the meaning behind Valentine’s. After Tsurugi informs him about the tradition, Kamiomi finds himself wishing for chocolate from Sasami, and inadvertently turns the entire world into chocolate using his power as a god. |
January 11, 2013 |
| 2 |
In-House Security Guard Sasami writes up a report explaining that the chocolate incident was the result of powerful gods appeasing to the wishes of Kamiomi, who unknowingly possesses the powers of the goddess Amaterasu. Meanwhile, many students are absent from school due to becoming engrossed in a fantasy social game. Intrigued by it, Kamiomi and the Yagami sisters borrow Sasami's spare computers to try it for themselves. Sasami, not wanting them to find something wrong with the game and shut it down, preventing her from playing it anymore, tries to interfere with their gaming to no avail and she inevitably reveals herself as a player while attempting to stop their tomfoolery. When a strange dark dragon suddenly appears, absorbing the spirits of all the players, everyone's minds end up getting sucked inside the game itself. The dragon is revealed to be something Sasami created three years ago when she once possessed the power of Amaterasu, which kept the game from being shut down. |
January 18, 2013 |
| 3 |
If You Work, You Lose In her report, Sasami explains how she was trained at the Tsukuyomi Shrine to inherit Amaterasu's power, which had been passed down from her family through incestuous means. She soon began to question her life after discovering the internet, eventually deciding to run away with Kamiomi. As she writes her report, Sasami discovers that a third arm has grown out of her chest, soon discovering it has a personality of its own, which tells him Kamiomi plans to return to the shrine in order to protect her from hunters who want Amaterasu's power. Struggling against the sunlight, Sasami comes across Tsurugi, who brings her to Tsukuyomi Shrine and reveals herself to be Amaterasu herself, who gave her power to Sasami's ancestors long ago. As Tama and Kagami arrive to attack the shrine, Tsurugi explains how she created them from parts of herself. |
January 25, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 11, 2013 |
| Last aired | March 29, 2013 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |