TV series

CAROLE & TUESDAY

2019 · 1 season

A warm, earnest watch with bursts of musical joy, light satire, and a gentle pull toward its characters' dreams.

Created by: Tomomi Kamiya, Satoshi Takafuji
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Miyuri Shimabukuro, Nai Br.XX, Kana Ichinose

Overview: Part-timer Carole meets rich girl Tuesday, and each realizes they've found the musical partner they need. Together, they just might make it.

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Created by: Tomomi Kamiya, Satoshi Takafuji
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Miyuri Shimabukuro, Nai Br.XX, Kana Ichinose

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
friendship
ambition
identity
politics
Places: big city
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Tomomi Kamiya, Satoshi Takafuji, Noriyuki Nomata, Takahiro Hasui, Naoki Murata, Midori Yui
Written by: Shinichiro Watanabe, Keiko Nobumoto, Aya Watanabe, Yuuichi Nomura
Starring: Miyuri Shimabukuro, Nai Br.XX, Kana Ichinose, Celeina Ann, Akio Otsuka, Sumire Uesaka, Alisa, Hiroshi Kamiya
Music: Mocky
Cinematography: Masataka Ikegami
Length: 1 seasons, 24 episodes, 23 min each
Network: Fuji TV
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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