Series synopsis
Usakame, also known as うさかめ is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 12, 2016. It ended on June 28, 2016. It was created by Shin Itagaki, Roots. It stars Hikaru Koide, Izumi Araida, Maria Tanijiri and Yuki Nakashima.
The girls of the Usakame High tennis club, Kinako Tanaka, Ayako Suzuki, Kurumi Satou, and Nishi Nishiarai-Taishi, pursue their various dreams... The series depicts the mostly ordinary but slightly strange daily lives of four girls who devote themselves to practice.
Premise
The girls of the Usakame High tennis club, Kinako Tanaka, Ayako Suzuki, Kurumi Satou, and Nishi Nishiarai-Taishi, pursue their various dreams... The series depicts the mostly ordinary but slightly strange daily lives of four girls who devote themselves to practice.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hikaru Koide as Kurumi Satou (voice)
- Izumi Araida as Ayako Suzuki (voice)
- Maria Tanijiri as Nishi Nishiaraidaishi (voice)
- Yuki Nakashima as Kinako Tanaka (voice)
Guest cast
- Suzuko Mimori as Kanae Shinjou (voice)
- Yui Watanabe as Yuri Oshimoto (voice)
- Sora Tokui as Sora Shibakusa (voice)
- Kana Hanazawa as Marimo Bandou (voice)
- Arisa Aihara as Hoheto Irohani (voice)
- Kyoko Narumi as Nasuno Takamiya (voice)
- Eri Sogabe as Miyako Baba (voice)
- Kanon Takao as Tasuku Furubira (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | August 26, 2016 | August 26, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 12, 2016 | June 28, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yawn and Go away with Kouhai | August 26, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
How Does Someone Ask for Water That Is from the Neighbor with Kouhai Introducing the Usakame High School tennis club! To prepare for the national tournament, the girls practice their super killer moves. |
April 12, 2016 |
| 2 |
Get Out of the Way, Horse Coming Through, With Kouhai, Get Out of the Way Nishi and Ayako run into each other as they arrive at school. Ayako's musings about Nishi's scooter are interrupted when they run into another member of the tennis club doing something rather strange on the stairs. |
April 19, 2016 |
| 3 |
Spindly, Long and Thin, Just as the Silhouette of a Cat, With Kouhai Ayako desperately attempts to befriend a stray cat, but the cat seems determined to hate her. Meanwhile, the other club members seem to have no trouble making friends with the cat and even a strange man named Sekiguchi-san. |
April 26, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 12, 2016 |
| Last aired | June 28, 2016 |
| Runtime | 4 minutes |
| Status | ended |