Originally published in 2004 as 四畳半神話大系 (Yojōhan Shinwa Taikei)Shortlisted for the PEN Translation PrizeNote: this book was unofficially translated by fans of Morimi Tomihiko. The official version is published by HarperVia.The Tatami Galaxyis a 2004 Japanese varsity novel written byTomihiko Morimi& published byOhta Publishing. Its first-person narrator is an unnamed upperclassman at Kyoto University reminiscing on the misadventures of his previous years of campus life, with each of the four chapters taking place in parallel universes in which he is enrolled in a different student society.The Tatami Galaxywas adapted into an 11-episode anime television series produced byMadhouseand directed byMasaaki Yuasa, which aired on Fuji TV's late-night Noitamina programming block in 2010. The adaptation was critically acclaimed, winning the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize in the Animation Division and the 2011 Tokyo Anime Award in the Television Category. An original net animation adaptation ofThe Tatami Time Machine Bluesproduced byScience Sarupremiered in September 2022 on Disney+.Trilogy:1.The Tatami Galaxy(2005)2.The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl(2006)3.The Tatami Time Machine Blues(2020)