2019 anime television series by studio Bones
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Promotional image featuring Tuesday Simmons (left) and Carole Stanley (right)
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Genre
| Music
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Created by
| Bones
,
Shinichir? Watanabe
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Directed by
| - Shinichir? Watanabe
(chief)
- Motonobu Hori
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Produced by
| - Makoto Nishibe
- Noriko Ozaki
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Written by
| - Deko Akao
- Yasuhiro Nakanishi
- Kimiko Ueno
- Yuichi Nomura
- Shinichir? Watanabe
- Keiko Nobumoto
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Music by
| Mocky
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Studio
| Bones
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Licensed by
| Netflix
(streaming)
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Original network
| Fuji TV
(
+Ultra
)
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Original run
| April 11, 2019
?
October 3, 2019
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Episodes
| 24
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Illustrated by
| Morito Yamataka
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Published by
| Kadokawa Shoten
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English publisher
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Magazine
| Young Ace
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Demographic
| Seinen
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Original run
| May 2, 2019
?
July 2020
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Volumes
| 3
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Carole & Tuesday
(
Japanese
:
キャロル&チュ?ズデイ
,
Hepburn
:
Kyaroru & Ch?zudei
)
is a 24-episode
anime
television series directed by
Shinichir? Watanabe
. It was animated by studio
Bones
, in commemoration of the studio's 20th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of record label
FlyingDog
. It aired from April 11 to October 3, 2019, on
Fuji TV
's
+Ultra
programming block. A
manga
adaptation by Morito Yamataka began serialization in
Young Ace
in May 2019 and ended in July 2020. The manga is licensed in English by
Yen Press
and is slated for release in 2020. An English dub version premiered worldwide on
Netflix
on August 30, 2019.
Plot
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]
In the future on a partially
terraformed Mars
, Tuesday Simmons runs away from her affluent lifestyle as the wealthy daughter of a politician and makes her way to
Alba City
to pursue her dream of being a musician with just a suitcase and her
Gibson
acoustic guitar
. On her first day in the city, she crosses paths with Carole Stanley, an orphaned refugee from Earth and another aspiring musician who plays the piano. The two decide to team up as a singer-songwriter duo under the name Carole & Tuesday.
Characters
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Main
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- Carole Stanley
(
キャロル
,
Kyaroru
)
- Voiced by:
Miyuri Shimabukuro
(speaking voice)
[2]
(Japanese); Nai Br.XX (vocals),
Jeannie Tirado
(English)
[3]
- A 17-year-old girl who came to Mars at a young age. A keyboardist, she originally performed on the street in between part-time jobs before meeting Tuesday. She plays a red Nord keyboard piano.
- Tuesday Simmons
(
チュ?ズデイ
,
Ch?zudei
)
- Voiced by:
Kana Ichinose
(speaking voice)
[2]
(Japanese);
Celeina Ann
(vocals),
Brianna Knickerbocker
(English)
[3]
- A 17-year-old rich girl who runs away from her home in Herschel City and has a chance meeting with Carole. She plays a
Gibson Hummingbird
acoustic guitar.
- Gus Goldman
(
ガス
,
Gasu
)
- Voiced by:
Akio ?tsuka
[2]
(Japanese); Jason Marnocha (English)
[3]
- A former rock drummer and self-proclaimed former big-time manager who discovers Carole and Tuesday and decides to help them become famous.
- Roddy
(
ロディ
,
Rodi
)
- Voiced by:
Miyu Irino
[2]
(Japanese);
Zach Aguilar
(English)
[3]
- A boy acquainted with Gus who first discovered Carole and Tuesday during their first guerilla live performance together. He works as a sound technician for Ertegun.
- Angela Carpenter
(
アンジェラ
,
Anjera
)
- Voiced by:
Sumire Uesaka
(speaking voice)
[2]
(Japanese); Alisa (vocals), Ryan Bartley (English)
[3]
- A famous model who works alongside Tao in order to become recognized as a singer.
- Tao
(
タオ
,
Tao
)
- Voiced by:
Hiroshi Kamiya
[2]
(Japanese);
Kyle McCarley
(English)
[3]
- A music producer who uses advanced AI in order to create high-selling performers. He is coolly professional and admits to preferring the company of AIs to people.
- Dahlia Carpenter
(
ダリア
,
Daria
)
- Voiced by:
Kenyu Horiuchi
[4]
(Japanese); Brook Chalmers (English)
[3]
- Angela's mother and agent, biologically male before becoming intersexed from exposure to the Martian environment.
Artists
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- Johnny Ertegun
(
ア?ティガン
,
?tigan
)
- Voiced by:
Mamoru Miyano
[2]
(Japanese);
Ray Chase
(English)
- A popular DJ with a pompous attitude, initially bearing a grudge on Carole and Tuesday over their rough first meeting. He later appears as a guest judge for the Mars' Brightest semi-finals.
- Crystal
(
クリスタル
,
Kurisutaru
)
- Voiced by:
Maaya Sakamoto
(speaking voice)
[5]
(Japanese); Lauren Dyson (vocals),
[6]
Cristina Vee
(English)
- A popular singer.
- Skip Collins
(
スキップ
,
Sukippu
)
- Voiced by:
Hiroki Yasumoto
(speaking voice)
[5]
(Japanese);
Thundercat
(vocals),
[6]
Imari Williams (English)
- A popular singer.
- Joshua
(
ヨシュア
,
Yoshua
)
- Voiced by:
Y?ki Kaji
[7]
(Japanese);
Erik Scott Kimerer
(English)
- Vocalist of the band Omega.
- Desmond
(
デズモンド
,
Dezumondo
)
- Voiced by:
K?ichi Yamadera
(speaking voice) (Japanese);
Marker Starling
(vocals),
[6]
Patrick Seitz
(English)
- A highly-respected artist who stopped making public appearances after being diagnosed with an incurable disease that made them wheelchair-bound. Biologically male, Desmond identified themselves as
non-binary
after being exposed to the Martian environment. Though they end up in a coma after having Carole and Tuesday meet them for a final song, Desmond awakens in the series finale to make a final public appearance.
- Flora
(
フロ?ラ
,
Fur?ra
)
- Voiced by:
Megumi Hayashibara
(speaking voice)
[8]
(Japanese);
Jessica Karpov
(vocals),
[6]
Rebeka Thomas (English)
- A retired singer whom Carole is a longtime admirer of and an old friend of Gus. Despite her past success, Flora has a history of depression and substance abuse.
- Ezekiel
(
エゼキエル
,
Ezekieru
)
- Voiced by:
Subaru Kimura
(speaking voice) (Japanese);
Denzel Curry
(vocals),
[6]
Zeno Robinson
(English)
- A rapper who emigrated from Earth. His real name is Amer Souleyman and is a childhood friend of Carole.
Mars' Brightest
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Judges
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]
- Catherine
(
カトリ?ヌ
,
Kator?nu
)
- Voiced by: Seiko Tamura
[9]
(Japanese); Roberta Lemons (English)
- The head judge for Mars' Brightest.
- Benito
(
ベニ?ト
,
Ben?to
)
- Voiced by:
K?ji Ochiai
[9]
(Japanese);
Doug Erholtz
(English)
- One of the Mars' Brightest judges.
- Shakti
(
シャクティ
,
Shakuti
)
- Voiced by:
Hiroyuki Yoshino
[9]
(Japanese);
David Vincent
(English)
- An artificial intelligence in the form of a robot dog that serves as a guest judge in the first two weeks of Mars' Brightest.
Contestants
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- Cybelle
(
シベ?ル
,
Shib?ru
)
- Voiced by:
Ayane Sakura
(speaking voice),
[9]
(Japanese);
Laura Stahl
(English)
, Maika Loubte (vocals)
[6]
(French)
- A French-singing Mars' Brightest contestant with a dangerous obsession with Tuesday.
- Pyotr
(
ピョ?トル
,
Py?toru
)
- Voiced by:
Shouta Aoi
(speaking voice)
[10]
(Japanese); J R Price (vocals),
[6]
Erik Scott Kimerer (English)
- A popular internet personality who participates in Mars' Brightest to boost his profile.
- Mermaid Sisters
(
マ?メイド?シスタ?ズ
,
M?meido Shisut?zu
)
- Voiced by:
Shintar? Asanuma
(speaking voice)
[9]
(Japanese); Yuri Kuriyama (vocals),
[6]
Armen Taylor,
Keith Silverstein
, Ray Chase (English)
- An
a capella
group of
drag queens
, who are eliminated from the quarter-finals due to their
verbally explicit
lyrics.
- Fire Brothers
(
ファイヤ?兄弟
,
Faiy? Ky?dai
)
- Voiced by:
Sh?z? Iizuka
(speaking voice),
[9]
Singman (vocals)
[6]
- A pair of elderly brothers who perform
thrash metal music
.
- OG Bulldog
(
OGブルドッグ
,
OG Burudoggu
)
- Voiced by:
Hiroshi Shirokuma
(speaking voice),
[9]
Kazuma Kudo (vocals)
[6]
(Japanese); Armen Taylor (English)
- A seemingly rough-looking contestant who mixes rap with opera.
- GGK
- Voiced by:
Misaki Kuno
(speaking voice)
[11]
(Japanese); Madison McFerrin (vocals),
[6]
Mela Lee
(English)
- A contestant who claims to be a vessel through which the universe sings.
Others
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- Valerie Simmons
(
ヴァレリ?
,
Varer?
)
- Voiced by: Tomoko Miyadera
[4]
(Japanese); Rachel Robinson (English)
- Tuesday's mother, the governor of Hershall Province and a candidate for the presidency of Mars.
- Spencer Simmons
(
スペンサ?
,
Supens?
)
- Voiced by:
Takahiro Sakurai
[4]
(Japanese);
Lucien Dodge
(English)
- Tuesday's older brother.
- Katy Kimura
(
ケイティ?キムラ
,
Keiti Kimura
)
- Voiced by:
Nao T?yama
[9]
(Japanese);
Xanthe Huynh
(English)
- Angela's manager and biggest fan.
- IDEA
(
イデア
,
Idea
)
- Voiced by:
Uki Satake
(Japanese); Kimberley Anne Campbell (English)
- An AI robot ordered by Roddy who helped Carole & Tuesday for the production of their first music video, only to be revealed as a con artist.
- Kyle
(
カイル
,
Kairu
)
- Voiced by:
Junichi Suwabe
(Japanese); Ben Lepley (English)
- A journalist covering the Mars presidential election.
- Tobe
(
トビ?
,
Tob?
)
- Voiced by:
Hiroshi Iwasaki
[12]
(Japanese); Joe DiMucci
[13]
(English)
- A legendary
record producer
who works with Carole and Tuesday. Known for his harsh methods.
- Black Knight
(
ブラックナイト
,
Burakku Naito
)
- Voiced by:
Akira Ishida
(Japanese);
Aleks Le
(English)
- A stalker who has a dangerous obsession with Angela.
Media
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Anime
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The 24-episode
anime
television series by studio
Bones
is directed by Motonobu Hori with
Shinichir? Watanabe
as supervising director.
[14]
[15]
Eisaku Kubonouchi
provides the original character designs, while Tsunenori Saito adapts them for animation. The series aired in
Fuji TV
's
+Ultra
timeslot from April 11 to October 3, 2019, and is streamed exclusively on
Netflix
.
[2]
[16]
The series is in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Bones and the 10th anniversary of record label
FlyingDog
. A special broadcast,
Carole & Tuesday Golden Week Special
, was aired on Line Live on May 1, 2019. It included a behind-the-scenes documentary, recording sessions with the singers, and the music video for the opening theme song "Kiss Me".
[17]
Netflix
holds international distribution rights, and the first half of
Carole & Tuesday
was released worldwide on August 30, 2019 with an English dub.
[18]
The other half was released on December 24.
[19]
Starting on June 28, 2019, an eight-episode series of Flash-animated shorts titled
Car & Tue
began streaming on the series' official
YouTube
channel. The anime shorts center on "light-hearted, comical dialogue" between characters in the series.
[20]
Music
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The opening and ending theme songs for the first half respectively are "Kiss Me" and "Hold Me Now", both performed by Nai Br.XX and
Celeina Ann
.
[21]
The opening and ending theme songs for the second half respectively are "Polly Jean", performed by Nai Br.XX and Celeina Ann and "Not Afraid", performed by Alisa.
[18]
Mocky
composes the music at
FlyingDog
. Additional music is provided by other musicians, including:
The first soundtrack album, covering the first 12 episodes and comprising 20 tracks, was released on July 31, 2019. The album consists of songs written for the series' characters by the contributing musicians.
[23]
The first insert song used in episodes 1, 2 and 12, titled "The Loneliest Girl", was released on digital streaming services on June 27, 2019.
Episodes
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All episode titles are taken from pop and rock songs.
Media release
[
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FlyingDog
released
Carole & Tuesday
across two volumes, in DVD and
Blu-ray
media formats.
Volume
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Episodes
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Release date
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Ref.
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Volume 1
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1?12
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October 30, 2019
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[24]
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Volume 2
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13?24
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January 15, 2020
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[25]
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Manga
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]
A
manga
adaptation, illustrated by Morito Yamataka, began serialization in
Kadokawa Shoten
's
Young Ace
magazine on May 2, 2019.
[26]
The manga ended in July 2020.
[27]
Yen Press
announced the license of the manga at
Anime NYC
in November 2019 and released it from December 2020 to January 2022.
[28]
Reception
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Carole & Tuesday
has a 100% rating based on 6 reviews on
Rotten Tomatoes
, and the average rating is 8.5/10.
[29]
James Beckett of
Anime News Network
commended the show, giving it an A overall, citing "genuinely delightful" music, a "colorful, well-realized world", and stated that the English dub "serves the anime even better than its original Japanese track".
[30]
[31]
In her review of the show for
Syfy
, Laura Dale criticized the LGBTQ representation in the show, arguing that the show often uses "minority characters as punchlines, stereotypes for plot progression, or...presents one particular minority group as dangerous violent monsters created by poor environmental factors" and stating that while the show has "really sweet, soft queer energy," she remained disappointed that the show had "repeated harmful representations of queer characters."
[32]
Carole & Tuesday
was awarded Best Score and is nominated for eight other categories including "
Anime of the Year
" at the
4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
.
[33]
It was also nominated for
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
at the
47th Annie Awards
.
[34]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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