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There is no such thing as that rose-colored campus life.
When a college dropout stops for a late night bite at a mysterious ramen stand, he crosses paths with a self-proclaimed deity of matrimony. This bizarre meeting sends the young man hurtling through a horrifying flashback to his not-so-glorious college days when the influence of a cruel new friend turned him from a hopeless romantic into a mischievous “black cupid.”
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The Tatami Galaxy premiered April 23, 2010. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
When a college dropout stops for a late night bite at a mysterious ramen stand, he crosses paths with a self-proclaimed deity of matrimony. This bizarre meeting sends the young man hurtling through a horrifying flashback to his not-so-glorious college days when the influence of a cruel new friend turned him from a hopeless romantic into a mischievous “black cupid.”
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Episode 1
A college dropout in search of ramen crosses paths with a self-proclaimed deity of matrimony. This bizarre meeting sends the young man hurtling through a horrifying flashback to his days as a “black cupid.”
Directed by Masaaki YuasaWritten by Masaaki Yuasa, Makoto Ueda
Episode 2
The not-so-lovable loser and his sidekick Ozu use hidden cameras in an attempt to overthrow the head of the campus movie circle. Glorious revolution is the goal, but if their plan backfires - things could get ugly.
Directed by Akitoshi YokoyamaWritten by Masaaki Yuasa, Makoto Ueda
Episode 3
After the campus cleanup crew confiscates his state-of-the-art bicycle, a college misfit trades his wheels for some wings in an attempt to become a human birdman. Why? To impress a girl, of course.
Directed by Ryotaro MakiharaWritten by Masaaki Yuasa, Makoto Ueda
Episode 4
A lowly college student signs on as a disciple to a madman who’s wanted by the library police. His first assignment: accompany the girl of his dreams on a quest to attain a mystical toilet brush.
Directed by Akitoshi YokoyamaWritten by Masaaki Yuasa, Makoto Ueda
Episode 5
The Softball Club, with its supply of tanned and toned female members, seems like a good place for a lonely boy to find intimacy, but the action takes a foul turn when his only friend hatches another heinous scheme.
Directed by Tomoya TakahashiWritten by Masaaki Yuasa, Makoto Ueda
Episode 6
When a young man seeks romance and adventure by joining the foreign language club, he gets caught in a bizarre love triangle where a night of drinking leads to intrusive gum massages and sloppy tongue baths.
Directed by Shingo NatsumeWritten by Masaaki Yuasa, Makoto Ueda
Episode 7
Everyone falls in love at least once during college, but not everyone severs all connections with actual humans in favor of an illicit romance with a life-sized plastic doll.
Directed by Michio MiharaWritten by Masaaki Yuasa, Makoto Ueda
Episode 8
A name scrawled inside a secondhand novel leads to a romantic exchange of letters, but the storybook ending takes a bizarre turn when the two star-crossed pen pals meet face-to-face.
Directed by Junichi FujiseWritten by Masaaki Yuasa, Makoto Ueda
Episode 9
Membership has its privileges, but not for an unsuspecting college student forcibly initiated into the Secret Society Lucky Cat Chinese Restaurant! Will his covertly cruel conduct spoil a young man’s chance at love?
Directed by Akitoshi YokoyamaWritten by Masaaki Yuasa, Makoto Ueda
Episode 10
An unusual young man with no interest in the outside world tries to survive the college experience by refusing to leave his room. Will it be extreme hunger or a desire for female companionship that forces him out first?
Directed by Choi Eun-youngWritten by Masaaki Yuasa, Makoto Ueda
Episode 11
The angst-ridden narrator becomes lost in a maze of 4.5 Tatami rooms as he searches for what lingers just out of reach. Will he finally make the long-awaited, often-hinted-at love connection he’s sought for so long?
Directed by Masaaki YuasaWritten by Masaaki Yuasa, Makoto Ueda
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
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