Carole & Tuesday


Carole & Tuesday is an original anime television series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. It was produced by 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. An English dub premiered worldwide on Netflix on August 30, 2019.
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Plot

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

Main

;Carole Stanley
;Tuesday Simmons
;Gus Goldman
;Roddy
;Angela Carpenter
;Tao
;Dahlia Carpenter

Artists

;Johnny Ertegun
;Crystal
;Skip Collins
;Joshua
;Desmond
;Flora
;Ezekiel

Mars' Brightest

Judges

;Catherine
;Benito
;Shakti

Contestants

;Cybelle
;Pyotr
;Mermaid Sisters
;Fire Brothers
;OG Bulldog
;GGK

Others

;Valerie Simmons
;Spencer Simmons
;Katy Kimura
;IDEA
;Kyle
;Tobe
;Black Knight

Media

Anime

The 24-episode anime television series is produced by Bones and directed by Motonobu Hori with Shinichirō Watanabe as supervising director. Eisaku Kubonouchi provided the original character designs, while Tsunenori Saito adapted 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. 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". Netflix holds international distribution rights, and the first half of Carole & Tuesday was released worldwide on August 30, 2019, with an English dub. The other half was released on December 24.
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.

Music

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. 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. 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. 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

All episode titles are taken from pop and rock songs.

Media release

FlyingDog released Carole & Tuesday across two volumes, in DVD and Blu-ray media formats.

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Morito Yamataka, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine on May 2, 2019. The manga ended in July 2020. Yen Press announced the license of the manga at Anime NYC in November 2019 and released it from December 2020 to January 2022.

Reception

Carole & Tuesday has a 100% rating based on 6 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, and the average rating is 8.5/10.
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".
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 and stereotypes for plot progression" 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."
Mocky was awarded Best Score for his soundtrack work, while the anime was nominated for eight other categories including "Anime of the Year" at the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards. It was also nominated for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production at the 47th Annie Awards.