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A Centaur's Life, known in Japan as Centaur's Worries (Japanese: セントールの悩み, Hepburn: Sentōru no Nayami), is a Japanese slice of life comedy manga series by Kei Murayama.[2][1] The series began serialization in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū magazine from February 2011, and is published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[3][4] An anime television series adaptation by Haoliners Animation League aired in Japan between July and September 2017.[5][6] The anime is licensed by Crunchyroll.

Plot[edit]

The series takes place in a world that took a different path of evolution from the world we know resulting in mythological creatures, such as centaurs, satyrs, mermaids, and demons, taking the place of humans in today's society. The story largely focuses around a centaur girl named Himeno Kimihara, as she goes about her daily life with her friends and family.

Characters[edit]

Himeno Kimihara (君原 姫乃, Kimihara Himeno)
Voiced by: Seria Fukagawa[7] (Japanese); Kristin Sutton (English)[8]
A centaur girl with a gentle personality. She is at an age where she is anxious about the size of her chest and body. Is informally called "hime" (Japanese for "princess") by her friends.
Nozomi Gokuraku (獄楽 希, Gokuraku Nozomi)
Voiced by: Yūki Kuwahara[7] (Japanese); Alex Moore (English)[8]
A demon girl who is a friend of Himeno and lives in a karate dojo. She has a rough personality and is often teased for her boyish appearance.
Kyouko Naraku (名楽 羌子, Naraku Kyōko)
Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[7] (Japanese); Steph Garrett (English)[8]
A half-Satyress who is another friend of Himeno. She is cool and composed. She is just like her older brother.
Manami Mitama (御魂 真奈美, Mitama Manami)
Voiced by: Yuna Kamakura[7] (Japanese); Rachael Messer (English)[8]
An angel girl. She naturally has the disposition of a committee chairman. She looks after her four younger sisters; her mother is not around and her father tries to find success as an artist.
Mitsuyo Akechi (朱池 美津代, Akechi Mitsuyo)
Voiced by: Emi Miyajima[9] (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English)[8]
A ram-horned girl who has a cheeky personality. She is a lesbian who is in a relationship with Inukai, but enjoys teasing other girls too.
Inukai Michi (犬養)
Voiced by: Honoka Kuroki[9] (Japanese); Tia Ballard (English)[8]
An alicorn-horned girl and Mitsuyo's girlfriend.
Makoto Komori (小守 真, Komori Makoto)
Voiced by: Takaki Ootamari[9] (Japanese); Philip Annarella (English)[8]
A perverted demon boy who lusts after Himeno.
Chidori Hyappo (百歩 千鳥, Hyappo Chidori)
Voiced by: Daisuke Oohashi[9] (Japanese); Derick Snow (English)[8]
A shy angel boy and the assistant to Manami.
Yutaka Nekomi (猫見 豊, Nekomi Yutaka)
Voiced by: Yomoya Yano[9] (Japanese); Cris George (English)[8]
A cat boy and friend to Komori.
Kousaku Fujimoto (藤本 公作, Fujimoto Kōsaku)
Voiced by: Takahiro Miwa (Japanese); Dave Trosko (English)
Quetzalcoatl Sassassul (ケツァルコアトル・サスサススール, Ketsarukoatoru Sasusasusūru)
Voiced by: Yuu Ayase[7] (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English)
A foreign exchange student from Antarctica who resembles a snake. Since her race has a logical way of thinking, she feels like an alien within Japanese culture, but she is gentle, friendly and adaptable.
Shino (紫乃)
Voiced by: Akane Kiryū[10] (Japanese); Marla Acevedo (English)
Himeno's cousin who is in kindergarten. She loves Himeno very much.
Miura (美浦)
Voiced by: Ayaka Imamura (Japanese); Kristy Sims (English)
Chigusa Mitama (御魂 ちぐさ, Mitama Chigusa) , Chinami Mitama (御魂 智奈美, Mitama Chinami) and Chiho Mitama (御魂 千穂, Mitama Chiho)
(Chigusa, Chinami, Chiho) Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki (Japanese); Tabitha Ray (English)
Mostly known as the Chi-chans-(ちち-ゃん) are Manami's identical triplet younger sisters and the older sisters of Sue. They each have light orange hair-(in different hairstyles) along with cat ears and a tail like their father. While their personalities are extremely similar, they can be told apart by their hairstyles; Chigusa has her hair kept in twin braids, Chinami has her hair up in a ponytail, and Chiho's hair is in a bob-cut.
Sue Mitama (御魂 未摘, Mitama Sue)
Voiced by: Mei Kanna (Japanese); Didi Duron (English)
The youngest sister of the Mitama siblings. She is a rare mix of an angel and a cat, however she suffers from a strange disease that is associated with it; she has white hair just like her older sister and mother. Despite her weak and fragile appearance, she is always a happy and playful child. Unlike her older sisters she is quiet, sensitive, soft-spoken, and reserved. She refers to all of her sisters as "nē-nē" (ネネ).
Riri (リリ)
Voiced by: Yurika Kubo (Japanese); Jo Lorio (English)
A friend and next-door neighbor of the youngest Mitama siblings. She has a six-legged dog named Yoshi.
Mii (ミー)
Voiced by: Erika Ishitobi (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)
A friend and classmate of Shino from kindergarten.
Maki (マキ)
Voiced by: Momo Asakura (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett (English)
A friend and classmate of Shino from kindergarten.

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

The original manga illustrated by Kei Murayama began serialization in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū from February 2011. Twenty-one tankōbon volumes have been released as of March 13, 2021.[11] The series moved to online-only serialization when Comic Ryū changed formats on June 19, 2018.[12] The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, who began releasing it in North America from November 5, 2013.[13]

Volume list[edit]

Anime[edit]

An anime adaptation was announced on the wraparound of the manga's 14th volume, released on December 13, 2016,[34][35] later revealed to be a television series. It is animated by Haoliners Animation League and directed by Naoyuki Konno, with Fumitoshi Oizaki credited as the chief director and Tōko Machida is the series composition. The character design is done by Sakae Shibuya, who is also a chief animation director. The twelve-episode series aired on Tokyo MX between July 9 and September 24, 2017.[36][37] The opening theme is "Oshiete Darwin" (教えてダーウィン, Oshiete Dāwin, "Tell me, Darwin") by Purely Monster, while the ending theme is "Edelweiss" by Asaka.[37] Crunchyroll has licensed the series, and Funimation dubbed it and released it on home video as part of the two companies' partnership.[38]

Episode list[edit]

Reception[edit]

On Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave volume 1 an overall grade of B-.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Centaurs & Succubi & Lamias, Oh My!" (Press release). Seven Seas Entertainment. Anime News Network. February 14, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Rebecca Silverman (February 9, 2014). "A Centaur's Life GN 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  3. ^ Rebecca Silverman (July 15, 2014). "Judgement". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "Seven Seas Adds A Centaur's Life, Love in Hell, Monster Musume Manga". Anime News Network. February 14, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "A Centaur's Life Anime Debuts on TV in July". Anime News Network. March 23, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. ^ http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2017/04/17/284/
  7. ^ a b c d e "A Centaur's Life Anime Casts Seria Fukagawa, Yūki Kuwahara, Haruka Shiraishi". Anime News Network. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Funimation Announces Simuldub Casts for A Centaur's Life, Hina Logic, Gamers!, Convenience Store Boy Friends". Anime News Network. July 25, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d e "「セントールの悩み」のサブキャラが解禁。黒木ほの香、宮島えみら" (in Japanese). June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "A Centaur's Life Anime Casts Akane Kiryū as Shino". Anime News Network. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  11. ^ a b セントールの悩み ㉑ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  12. ^ Ressler, Karen (May 18, 2018). "Comic Ryū Magazine Moves Online". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "A Centaur's Life". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  14. ^ セントールの悩み ① (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  15. ^ セントールの悩み ② (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  16. ^ セントールの悩み ③ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  17. ^ セントールの悩み ④ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  18. ^ セントールの悩み ⑤ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  19. ^ セントールの悩み ⑥ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  20. ^ セントールの悩み ⑦ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  21. ^ セントールの悩み ⑧ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  22. ^ "Archived copy" セントールの悩み ⑨ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ セントールの悩み ⑩ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  24. ^ セントールの悩み ⑪ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  25. ^ セントールの悩み ⑫ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  26. ^ セントールの悩み ⑬ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  27. ^ セントールの悩み ⑭ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  28. ^ セントールの悩み ⑮ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  29. ^ セントールの悩み ⑯ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  30. ^ セントールの悩み ⑰ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  31. ^ セントールの悩み ⑱ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  32. ^ セントールの悩み ⑲ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  33. ^ セントールの悩み ⑳ (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  34. ^ https://twitter.com/ikamiki/status/808326200095477760
  35. ^ "A Centaur's Life Manga Has Anime Project in the Works". Anime News Network. December 12, 2016.
  36. ^ "A Centaur's Life Anime Reveals Visuals, More Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  37. ^ a b "A Centaur's Life Anime's 1st TV Ad Reveals July 9 Premiere". Anime News Network. May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  38. ^ "Crunchyroll and Funimation Reveal New Slate of Home Video Releases". Crunchyroll. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

External links[edit]

  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • Official anime website (in Japanese)
  • A Centaur's Life (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia