Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki

Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki (Japanese: 八十亀ちゃんかんさつにっき, lit. "Yatogame-chan Observation Diary") is a media franchise based on an ongoing (as of 2021) Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Masaki Andō. The manga has released 9 tankobon volumes with the most recent releasing on October 27, 2020. A short-form (3 min episodes) anime television series adaptation by Creators in Pack and Saetta premiered on April 4, 2021 and ran for 12 episodes to June 20, 2019. A second season started airing on January 5, 2020 and ran for 12 episodes to March 22, 2020. A third season (LEVELS joined as lead studio and had worked on the previous two adaptations) premiered on January 10, 2021 also running 12 episodes to March 28, 2021.

The series generally is considered to have the purpose of promoting interest in regional cultural differences of the area of Nagoya, Aichi prefecture. Nagoya is the largest metropolitan area on the south coast of Honshu in the Chubu region between the Kansai (closer to Nagoya) and Kanto (Tokyo) regions.

Synopsis

 * After growing up in Tokyo, high school student Jin Kaito moves to Nagoya where he meets Yatogame Monaka, a fellow student who puts her Nagoya dialect on full display. With her cat-like appearance and unvarnished Nagoya dialect, Yatogame won't open up to him at all. This popular local comedy is increasing the status of Nagoya through observation of the adorable Yatogame-chan!

Characters

 * Main
 * Monaka Yatogame portrayed by Haruka Tomatsu
 * Yanna Sasatsu portrayed by Mikako Komatsu
 * Kaito Jin portrayed by Mitsuhiro Ichiki
 * Mai Tadakusa portrayed by Yūki Wakai
 * Toshika Jin portrayed by Hisako Tōjō


 * Supporting
 * Nao Koshiyasu portrayed by Ayasa Itō
 * Rarin Janda portrayed by Eriko Matsui
 * Mutsuki Ittenmae portrayed by Honoka Kuroki
 * Teppei portrayed by Kenji Akabane
 * Recchiri-sensei portrayed by Tetsu Inada
 * Lala Hatsunezawa portrayed by Yoshino Nanjō