Atashin'chi

Atashin'chi
Cover of Atashin'chi volume 1 as published by Media Factory
あたしンち (Atashinchi)
Genre	Comedy
Manga
Written by	Eiko Kera
Published by	Media Factory
Magazine	Yomiuri Shimbun
Original run	June 1994 – November 2014
Volumes	21
Anime television series
Directed by	Akitaro Daichi Tetsuo Yasumi
Music by	Motoi Sakuraba
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Original network	All-Nippon News Network
Original run	April 19, 2002 – September 19, 2009
Episodes	330
Anime film
Directed by	Tetsuo Yasumi
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Released	November 24, 2003
Runtime	95 minutes
Anime film
Atashin'chi 3D
Directed by	Masae Ōtake
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Released	November 13, 2010
Runtime	40 minutes
Anime television series
Shin Atashin'chi
Directed by	Ogura Hirofumi
Music by	Akifumi Tada
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Original network	Animax
Original run	October 6, 2015 – April 5, 2016
Episodes	26

Atashin'chi (Japanese: あたしンち, Hepburn: Atashinchi^?, short for "atashi no uchi", literally my home or my family, in feminine and spoken form) is a comedy manga by Eiko Kera, and an anime adaptation that was produced from 2002 to 2009. It is an episode-based animated sitcom of the daily experiences of a family of four (the Tachibana family). The series won the 42nd Bungeishunjū Manga Award in 1996.

Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata

A salaryman who works in Downtown Tokyo. He is the characteristic middle-aged Japanese working man who is a heavy beer drinker, smokes often, and frequents the pachinko parlors. However, he finds the time to be there for his family, and is often helpful on his Sundays off. He drives a blue hatchback coupe, but commutes to work by commuter train.

He is portrayed as a naive, sometimes mischievous, yet thoughtful person. He likes quiet surroundings and a clean house. He sometimes pines the days when his children were young, and has a way with babies. However, he is mostly a stoic person, and often shows no emotion and speaks mostly one-word phrases.

His mother died shortly before the birth of his son, Yuzuhiko. He was on an airplane bound for Ōita to visit her in the hospital while his mother died. He uncharacteristically shows emotion for the first time since he married Mother by crying at her butsudan.

He was born in Ōita Prefecture, and speaks in a "country" accent, despite his occupation.

Voiced by: Kumiko Watanabe

A modern-day Japanese housewife, who prides herself on a clean home, a balanced budget, and a frugal yet "tasty" dinner. Although at times she finds nifty tricks to multitask and consolidate household chores (like vacuuming the rug and waxing the wooden floor all at once), she is awfully clumsy and gets herself into sticky situations from losing control. Despite her hard work, she is also known for being somewhat lazy by taking copious afternoon naps, watching TV while eating senbei, and skimping out on shopping and/or cooking on rainy days.