Set in 2014, the anime follows the adventures of 23 years old Mafuneko, a newly minted assistant director who joins the TV production department at Tokyo Hajikko Television, only to discover that the glamorous and glitzy life of working behind-the-scenes making TV shows involves strange and inexplicable tasks such as "gathering 300 acorns" and "making a mosaic out of the images reflected in the camera lens." Despite being surrounded by chaos, set-backs, and weirdos, Mafuneko struggles to become a fully-fledged TV producer.

Cast

You Taichi

Mafuneko (voice)

Yasuhiro Mamiya

Director Onigawara (voice)

Riho Sugiyama

Yori-chan (voice)

Yuya Hirose

Chief AD Yokoyama (voice)

Akira Kawashima

(voice)

Ryota Yamasato

(voice)

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On Air Dekinai!

2022 · 1 season · Ended

Animation Comedy

Set in 2014, the anime follows the adventures of 23 years old Mafuneko, a newly minted assistant director who joins the TV production department at Tokyo Hajikko Television, only to discover that the glamorous and glitzy life of working behind-the-scenes making TV shows involves strange and inexplicable tasks such as "gathering 300 acorns" and "making a mosaic out of the images reflected in the camera lens." Despite being surrounded by chaos, set-backs, and weirdos, Mafuneko struggles to become a fully-fledged TV producer.

Cast

You Taichi

Mafuneko (voice)

Yasuhiro Mamiya

Director Onigawara (voice)

Riho Sugiyama

Yori-chan (voice)

Yuya Hirose

Chief AD Yokoyama (voice)

Akira Kawashima

(voice)

Ryota Yamasato

(voice)

View full details