Tono to Issho

Tono to Issho (Japanese: 殿といっしょ; lit. "My Lord and Me") is a Japanese 4-panel gag manga written and illustrated by Ohba-Kai. Tono to Issho parodies several historical figures from Japan's Sengoku period (Warring States Era). Tono to Issho was adapted into two anime television series and two original video animations.

Tono to Issho
Cover of the first manga volume
殿といっしょ
Genre	Comedy,[1] historical[2]
Manga
Written by	Ohba-Kai
Published by	Media Factory
Magazine	Comic Flapper
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	2006 – 2017[3]
Volumes	8
Anime television series
Tono to Issho: 1-Funkan Gekijō
Directed by	Mankyū
Studio	Gathering
Original network	Yomiuri TV
Original run	July 6, 2010 – September 21, 2010
Episodes	12
Anime television series
Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō
Directed by	Mankyū
Studio	Gathering
Original network	Yomiuri TV, Chukyo TV, Tokyo MX
Original run	April 5, 2011 – June 21, 2011
Episodes	12

Media

Manga

Tono to Issho began its serialized run in the manga magazine Media Factory's Comic Flapper in 2006. The manga series parodies the exploits of several historical figures from Japan's Sengoku period (Warring States Era), such as Chousokabe Motochika, Date Masamune, Katakura Kagetsuna, Uesugi Kenshin, and Oda Nobunaga.^[4]

Original video animation

In November 2009, an original video anime adaptation of Tono to Issho was announced.^[4] The anime adaptation was released on DVD on March 25, 2010. A second anime DVD was bundled with the fifth volume collection of the manga series released on August 23, 2010.^[5]

Anime television series

After the release of the first original video anime DVD, an anime television adaptation was announced in the Mainichi Shimbun paper.^[1] The series, titled Tono to Issho: Ippunkan Gekijōu (殿といっしょ 1分間劇場, My Lord and Me: One Minute Theater), featured 12 episodes of 1.5 minutes in length and was broadcast from July 6, 2010, to September 21, 2010. A second television series, titled Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō (殿といっしょ ～眼帯の野望～, My Lord and Me: Eyepatch's Ambition), was announced in 2010.^[6] The second season also consists of 12 episodes, but the runtime was lengthened to 3.5 minutes and began its broadcast run on April 5, 2011. Both series are streamed by the media streaming website Crunchyroll to audiences in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Singapore, Brazil, and Portugal.^[7][8]

Tono to Issho: Ippunkan Gekijōu

No.	Title	Original air date[9]
1	"Episode 1"  (政宗 伊達[1])	July 6, 2010 (2010-07-06)
2	"Episode 2"  (政宗 伊達[2])	July 13, 2010 (2010-07-13)
3	"Episode 3"  (ちょうそかべ 元親[1])	July 20, 2010 (2010-07-20)
4	"Episode 4"  (ちょうそかべ 元親[2])	July 27, 2010 (2010-07-27)
5	"Episode 5"  (信玄 武田)	August 3, 2010 (2010-08-03)
6	"Episode 6"  (謙信 上杉)	August 10, 2010 (2010-08-10)
7	"Episode 7"  (KANE TU GU 直江※)	August 17, 2010 (2010-08-17)
8	"Episode 8"  (のぶ なが 織田)	August 24, 2010 (2010-08-24)
9	"Episode 9"  (アザイ ながまさ)	August 31, 2010 (2010-08-31)
10	"Episode 10"  (片倉 景綱 伊達 成実)	September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)
11	"Episode 11"  (ASA KURA 義景)	September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)
12	"Episode 12"  (稲姫 [真田]信幸)	September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)

Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"House of Uesugi" "Uesugi-ka" (上杉家)	April 5, 2011 (2011-04-05)[10]
2	"House of Date" "Date-ka" (伊達家)	April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12)[11]
3	"House of Oda" "Oda-ka" (織田家)	April 19, 2011 (2011-04-19)[11]
4	"House of Oda" "Oda-ka" (織田家)	April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26)[11]
5	"House of Sanada" "Sanada-ka" (真田家)	May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)[11]
6	"House of Chōsokabe" "Chōsokabe-ka" (長宗我部家)	May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10)[11]
7	"House of Shimazu" "Shimazu-ka" (島津家)	May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17)[12]
8	"House of Maeda" "Maeda-ka" (前田家)	May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)[12]
9	"House of Uesugi" "Uesugi-ka" (上杉家)	May 31, 2011 (2011-05-31)[12]
10	"House of Uesugi" "Uesugi-ka" (上杉家)	June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07)[12]
11	"House of Asai" "Asai-ka" (浅井家)	June 14, 2011 (2011-06-14)[13]
12	"House of Date" "Date-ka" (伊達家)	June 21, 2011 (2011-06-21)[13]

Reception

During the Anime News Network's summer 2010 anime previews, Gia Manry commented that the first anime series would be a hard sell because of its focus on Japanese history, but that the comedy is largely based on famous historical figures saying silly things.^[14] Commenting on the second season, ANN reviewer Bamboo Dong states that it "break[s] up the monotony of the work day" and was good for a quick laugh. She also states that the writers of the second series have what it takes to translate the manga into a visual medium.^[15] In Otaku USA's preview of series being simulcast by Crunchyroll beginning in March 2011, it described Tono to Issho as a champion of the comedy genre.^[16]