Much like Gotoubun no Hanayome, Osomatsu-san features several characters who look alike as a result of being quintuplets, or in the case of Osomatsu-san, sextuplets. The anime is also similar to Gotoubun no Hanayome in the way in which there is a healthy helping of wacky sibling shenanigans!
Original network,Original runJanuary 10, 2019 – presentEpisodes12 The Quintessential Quintuplets (: 五等分の花嫁,: Go-Tōbun no Hanayome), also known as 5-Tōbun no Hanayome, is a Japanese series written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. It has been serialized weekly in 's since August 2017 and ten volumes of the manga have been released so far.The series has been published digitally in English by under the imprint since June 26, 2018. An television series adaptation by aired from January 10 to March 28, 2019 on and other channels. The anime series is licensed in North America under - partnership. A second season has been announced. See also:High school student Futaro Uesugi is an academically gifted student that leads a difficult life — his mother has died, he has no friends, and on top of all that, his father has incurred a large amount of debt.An opportunity presents itself when the rich Nakano family transfers to his school - Futaro is promptly hired as a highly-paid tutor.
However, much to Futaro's dismay, he discovers that his five charges — identical sisters of varied personalities — have in common zero interest in studying and abysmal grades. Some of the quintuplets are against having Futaro, whom they view as a stranger, in their apartment, but Futaro's diligent tenacity gradually convinces those girls to accept him and to improve their grades.Through a flashforward, it is revealed that Futaro marries one of the quintuplets, though her identity remains unknown.Media. See also:An television series adaptation was announced in the combined 36th and 37th issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 8, 2018. The series is directed by Satoshi Kuwabara and written by Keiichirō Ōchi, featuring animation by, character designs by Michinosuke Nakamura and Gagakuga, and music by Natsumi Tabuchi, Hanae Nakamura, and Miki Sakurai. The series aired from January 10 to March 28, 2019 on the, and channels.
The series ran for 12 episodes. Streamed the series with providing the English dub as it airs. A second season has been announced., and performed the opening theme song 'Quintuplet Feelings' ( 五等分の気持ち, Gotōbun no Kimochi) as the group The Nakano Family's Quintuplets ( 中野家の五つ子, Nakano-ke no Itsutsugo), while performed the ending theme song 'Sign'. Other Characters from the series appeared in a collaboration event in the mobile game Venus 11 Vivid!! From May 25 to May 31, 2019.
Reception Critical response The Quintessential Quintuplets received positive reviews, most notably for its and elements. Paul Jensen of found the series enjoyable and rated a 4 out of 5 to the series, as he commented 'The jokes are funny, the characters range from tolerable to likable, the fanservice doesn't go overboard, and there's no creepy or obnoxious plot point to spoil the party.
There's nothing revolutionary about it, but it does a lot of basic things well without showing any major flaws, and that's enough to make this premiere good clean (well, clean-ish) fun.' Patrick Frye of Monsters And Critics noted that there was 'little to no ecchi shenanigans or degrading fan service and the girls move beyond the initial stereotypes and become fleshed-out characters that create a fun dynamic with the main character, Futaro Uesugi.
Audiences are tired of watching a lucky everyman stumble his way through unlikely scenarios. Instead, Futaro’s no-nonsense attitude wins the day.' Kyle Rogacion of Goomba Stomp praised the plot of the anime, but criticized its art style and fanservice gags.
The series has a current score of a 4.6 out of 5 stars on as of April 2019.Meanwhile, the manga series has 2 million volumes in print as of January 2019. By February 2019, the manga series had sold 2.9 million volumes between November 2018 and May 2019. Awards and nominations The series was nominated for 'Next Manga Award 2018' ( 次にくるマンガ大賞 2018, Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishou) organized. Receiving 16,106 votes, the series eventually ranked eighth overall. In May 2019, it won the award for Best Shōnen Manga at the 43rd annual, alongside. YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result2018'Next Manga Award' ( 次にくるマンガ大賞, Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishou)The Quintessential Quintuplets8th place2019The Quintessential QuintupletsWonReferences. Anime News Network.
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Thankfully, the 5Toubun anime adaptation has already been renewed for a second season. The Quintessential Quintuplets S2 anime was confirmed to be in production during a held at Yurakucho Yomiuri Hall in Tokyo on May 5, 2019 (5-5-2019; get it?).There’s a good reason the second season was greenlit for production so quickly. The first volume for The Quintessential Quintuplets Blu-Ray/DVD box sets was released in the second half of March and thus far sales have been pretty brisk. According to the charts, the first Blu-Ray sold 5,508 copies in its first week. That’s the most important factor since streaming revenue has become the biggest source of income for anime production companies. Even though the project has been greenlit already, the question remains: is there enough source material for creating Gotoubun no Hanayome Season 2 quickly? The official announcement artwork for The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2.
Pic credit: The Quintessential Quintuplets Website. Updated May 5, 2019: The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 confirmed! Added video and related artwork.
Updated May 1, 2019: Added rumor concerning The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 announcement.This article provides everything that is known about The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 and all related news. As such, this article will be updated over time with news, rumors, and analysis. Meanwhile, let’s delve down into what is known for certain. The Quintessential Quintuplets manga compared to the animeThe story for the anime is based on The Quintessential Quintuplets manga by Negi Haruba (it also goes by the names 5-Toubun no Hanayome and The Five Wedded Brides). Serialized weekly since August 2017, the Gotoubun no Hanayome manga series is up to Volume 8 as of February 2019. Volume 9 is scheduled to release on April 17, 2019.The is being published digitally by Kodansha Comics.
Thankfully, the English manga is not too far behind the Japanese release, with Volume 7 being released on April 30, 2019.Paperback book volumes are also being released in English, but so far they’re only up to Volume 2. Kodansha USA has scheduled Volume 3 for May 7, 2019, Volume 4 for July 16, 2019, Volume 5 for September 24, 2019, and Volume 6 for November 5, 2019. The manga cover art for The Quintessential Quintuplets Volume 5 features Yotsuba. Starting with Volume 7, the cover art began depicting each of the sisters wearing a bride’s wedding dress. Pic credit: Negi HarubaFans of the anime have been praising the TV show for being charming and heartwarming.
The 5Toubun anime may be a harem romcom, but there’s little to no ecchi shenanigans or degrading fan service and the girls move beyond the initial stereotypes and become fleshed-out characters that create a fun dynamic with the main character, Futaro Uesugi.Audiences are tired of watching a lucky everyman stumble his way through unlikely scenarios. Instead, Futaro’s no-nonsense attitude wins the day, with that last zinger in Episode 12 being at least worth a chuckle.Fans of the Gotoubun no Hanayome manga were especially pleased that the anime was mostly a straight one-to-one adaptation of the manga’s story. Overall, the anime adapted Chapters 1 through 31 and created an ending by adapting parts of Chapters, and (the ending of Volume 4). The biggest exception to the straight adaptation was the anime’s ending. The final scene on the bridge was completely an anime original ending, but it wasn’t completely out of context since it allowed the anime to have a conclusive ending that ended on a high note whereas the manga immediately set up the conditions for the next major story arc in Volume 5 (see the spoilers section below for more details).Ending at this stopping point only created a greater desire for knowing what happens next in The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2. Futaro has gone from being a stranger to friends with Itsuki, Miku, Ichika, Nino, and Yotsuba, but when it comes to moving forward the romance only Miku has acknowledged her feelings while Ichika is struggling.Therefore, on the romantic front, it could be argued that the anime left audiences hanging. The good news is that English-only fans can immediately read ahead online in the digital manga.
Better yet, there are plenty of manga chapters currently available for creating The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 sooner rather than later. Without getting into spoilers, the ending of Volume 8 (Chapter 68) also provides a very good stopping point for the anime that also happens to give a major hint about the identity of Futaro’s future bride.
Gotoubun no Hanayome Season 2 release dateAs of the last update, animation studio Tezuka Productions or any company related to the production of the anime has not officially confirmed The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 release date. The production of a sequel has been officially announced, but not the studio that’s animating the sequel nor a release time frame.Once the news is officially confirmed this article will be updated with the relevant information. In the meantime, it’s possible to speculate about when the Gotoubun no Hanayome Season 2 premiere date will occur in the future.
Best known for its popular Astro Boy anime series, Tezuka Productions had a long history of creating sequels for the Black Jack anime series, but they haven’t been known for sequels in recent years.The studio produced Dagashi Kashi Season 2 in 2018 and they also co-produced with MAPPA the, which has been very popular in 2019.Tezuka Productions hasn’t announced any future projects except for the Astro Boy Reboot anime, which was initially announced way back in 2014. Astro Boy Reboot will be co-produced with French studios Caribara Productions and Shibuya Productions.
Astro Boy Reboot only has relevance to The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 because the Astro Boy Reboot project will likely keep the studio busy in the short term since the anime is scheduled to be 51 episodes.Considering that information, an educated guess would place the release date for Gotoubun no Hanayome Season 2 over a year away, especially since projects are scheduled years in advance. However, it’s possible the 5Toubun sequel could be passed onto another studio, which could potentially cause the anime to be produced sooner rather than later. The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 spoilers (plot summary/synopsis)The last time audiences watched the anime, they were once again treated to the flash-forward wedding scene which teased in further detail that Futaro would end up marrying one of the quints. Both the anime and the manga show the bride, but she’s never named outright. So, who did Futaro end up with? Answer: her last name is Nakano.
Maybe it’s the secret sixth sister named Mutsumi that lives in a hidden room (see Chapter 35)? Or maybe the wedding is called off and the sisters all marry Osomatsu, Choromatsu, Ichimatsu, Jyushimatsu, and Todomatsu?Joking aside, even manga readers do not yet know the identity of The Quintessential Quintuplets’ bride. Revealing details slowly from the beginning is the entire setup of the manga’s story and the second season will end by providing another hint.Fans have also been arguing whether there will be a single bride or if the story will have a harem ending.
After all, the more literal translation of the title is The Five Wedded Brides and all five of the quints are holding Futaro’s hand when the campfire ends as the legend demands. Even the scene involving many dresses may be a clue. What we do know for certain (maybe?) is that the 22-year-old bride is one of the quints, she has ear piercings in both ears, and she held hands with Futaro during the bonfire at the end of the first season.The manga has revealed one more critical detail, but since that detail will likely be the ending of The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 this article won’t spoil that event except to say that it involves a special kiss. Everyone wants to know the identity of the bride teased at the ending of The Quintessential Quintuplets Episode 12.
Pic credit: Negi HarubaWhen the second season begins, it will either retcon the first season’s final scene completely or get back on track with the manga by immediately having a flashback. The quints force Futaro to go directly to the hospital after ending the school camp trip. At the hospital, Futaro meets a doctor whose face reminds him of his past and he dreams of a girl. Itsuki sneaks in separately from her sisters and demands to know why he studies so hard, so he tells Itsuki how he encountered a girl that made him want to study hard during a school field trip to Kyoto.
(This story also happens to end with an invasion by shogi-playing aliens.)Futaro only knows her as the Girl In The Photograph since he never asked her named and all he has now is a photo. Talking about studying again, Itsuki says she pulled out an old charm that she either bought or was given five years that came from Kyoto.Futaro recalls the girl buying five charms for some odd reason. Startled by the coincidence, they both realize it’s possible Futaro may have met one of the quints in his past. During a holiday weekend, Ichika and Miku both try to set up a date with Futaro but he declines in order to focus on studying. However, Futaro’s younger sister Raiha convinces him that he needs to thank Yotsuba for helping him so much during the field trip (there’s a reason Yotsuba is featured on the cover of Volume 5).At first, Futaro simply wants to purchase Yotsuba a present, but she manages to turn the occasion into a full-on date with fancy restaurants, spa massages, a movie, and shopping. But while at the shopping center they stumble across Ichika and Miku. Narrowly escaping disaster, Futaro and Yotsuba run across Raiha and Itsuki before fleeing to a park where they have a memorable moment together.The problems being created by getting closer to the quints begin to multiply a week before final exams when Nino and Itsuki quarrel and one of the sisters slaps the other.
The fight becomes so bitter that they both flee the house. “Don’t think that I can live with that domestic violence meat bun monster over there!” yelled Nino.Futaro does his best to help the sisters reconcile, but that effort blows up in his face. Itsuki even shows up to sleep and live in his own house!
Neither will return until the other gives in first. On top of the sisterly squabble, Yotsuba is stretching herself too thin by helping the track team right before the exams. Who is this mysterious girl from Futaro’s past? Pic credit: Negi HarubaFutaro is doubting whether he should have become their tutor in the first place when that girl from his past abruptly shows up. Dressed in the same style of clothing, the girl introduces herself as Rena (yes, that is similar to the name of the quints’ deceased mother, Reina).
Rena asks Futaro to describe his current life and he does so by describing how each of the quints are idiots in their own way. She also takes back the photo of them together, but leaves a charm with Futaro, telling him to not open the charm until he can acknowledge himself. Rena then disappears, claiming they’ll never meet again.With that mysterious reunion ending with Futaro dumped in water, the erstwhile tutor busies himself trying to resolve the personal problems of Nino, Itsuki, and Yotsuba.Using the blonde wig, Futaro even transforms himself into the fictional Kintarou once again.
Futaro also plans on tricking the track team into thinking Yotsuba quit by having Itsuki disguise herself as the “brainless” Yotsuba. Will this subterfuge end in disaster? The sisters unite together in studying in the final days before the exams.
Pic credit: Negi HarubaUnbeknownst to the quints, Futaro decides to resign as their tutor when talking to their father. Futaro believes he is incompetent, but he also questions whether the father is paying adequate attention to his daughters.Since he had already quit, Futaro even decides to curse out the father for being a lousy parent! This causes the father to ban Futaro from the home residence and immediately seek out a new tutor.“Mark my words. I will never give my daughters to a guy like you,” the father said of Futaro. The girls miss Futaro terribly and are not willing to give up.
The quints find a workaround, even going so far to put themselves in mortal danger to save Futaro!And that’s just the halfway mark. It’s not long before that looming final exam comes, but this time the father has determined that his daughters will be transferred to Kyoto if they don’t all past the exam.The final act is not all about testing, it’s also a test of love. Three of the girls have fallen for Futaro and their mind games are driving him crazy during a family visit to a hot spring resort.
Events will culminate with a confession and an accidental slip will ring in a special moment where Futaro first realized he had begun to fall in love with one of the quints.