Tesla Note (Japanese: テスラノート, Hepburn: Tesura Nōto) is a Japanese manga series written by Masafumi Nishida and Tadayoshi Kubo and illustrated by Kouta Sannomiya. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January to July 2021, and it was transferred to Magazine Pocket in August 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Gambit aired from October to December 2021.

Tesla Note
Cover of the first manga volume, featuring Kuruma and Botan
テスラノート
(Tesura Nōto)
GenreAction, spy[1]
Manga
Written by
  • Masafumi Nishida
  • Tadayoshi Kubo
Illustrated byKouta Sannomiya
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine
  • Weekly Shōnen Magazine
  • (January 6 – July 7, 2021)
  • Magazine Pocket
  • (August 4, 2021 – April 13, 2022)
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 6, 2021April 13, 2022
Volumes7
Anime television series
Directed byMichio Fukuda
Written byMasafumi Nishida
Music byKaoru Wada
Studio
  • Gambit (production)[a]
  • Risemore (animation)[a]
  • Studio Bokan (animation)[a]
  • Type Zero (animation)[a]
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11
Original run October 3, 2021 December 26, 2021
Episodes13
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Characters

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Japan Safety and Promotion Company

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Botan Negoro (根来 牡丹, Negoro Botan)
Voiced by: Konomi Kohara[2]
Kuruma (クルマ, Kuruma) / Kuruma Tanaka (田中 車, Tanaka Kuruma)
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[2]
Ryūnosuke Takamatsu (高松隆之介, Takamatsu Ryūnosuke)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[2]
Kyōhei Himi (氷見 恭平, Himi Kyōhei)
Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai[3]
Kensuke Toriumi (鳥海賢介, Toriumi Kensuke)
Voiced by: Hidenobu Kiuchi[3]

Central Intelligence Agency

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Mickey Miller (ミッキー・ミラー, Mikkī Mirā)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[2]
Oliver Thornton (オリバー・ソーントン, Oribā Sōnton)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya[2]
Lily Steinem (リリー・スタイネム, Rirī Sutainemu)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō[3]

Allies

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Jingo Negoro (根来 甚吾, Negoro Jingo)
Voiced by: Mugihito[3]

Small House

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Pino (ピノ)
Voiced by: Akira Ishida[4]
Elmo (エルモ, Erumo)
Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda[4]

Media

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Manga

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Tesla Note, written by Masafumi Nishida and Tadayoshi Kubo and illustrated by Kouta Sannomiya, was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January 6 to July 7, 2021.[1][5][6][7] The manga was then transferred to Magazine Pocket on August 4, 2021, and finished on April 13, 2022.[6][7][8] Kodansha collected its 58 individual chapters into seven tankōbon volumes, released between April 16, 2021,[9] and June 17, 2022.[10]

The manga is licensed in English by Kodansha USA in digital form.[11]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 16, 2021[9]978-4-06-522983-5October 19, 2021[12]978-1-63-699451-2
2 June 17, 2021[13]978-4-06-523586-7January 25, 2022[14]978-1-63-699479-6
3 September 16, 2021[15]978-4-06-524840-9February 2, 2022[16]978-1-63-699628-8
4 October 15, 2021[17]978-4-06-525142-3April 19, 2022[18]978-1-68-491134-9
5 January 17, 2022[19]978-4-06-526287-0June 28, 2022[20]978-1-68-491238-4
6 April 15, 2022[21]978-4-06-527537-5September 27, 2022[22]978-1-68-491460-9
7 June 17, 2022[10]978-4-06-528181-9November 22, 2022[23]978-1-68-491558-3

Anime

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In April 2021, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation. The series is animated by Gambit and directed by Michio Fukuda, with Masafumi Nishida overseeing the series' scripts, POKImari designing the characters, and Kaoru Wada composing the series' music. It aired from October 3 to December 26, 2021 on Tokyo MX and BS11.[2][3][4] TOKYO MONSTERS performed the opening theme "PUPPET'S", while Yui Ninomiya performed the ending theme "Sanbunteki Life".[24] Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia.[25]

Episodes

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No.Title [26][27]Directed by [26]Written by [26]Storyboarded by [26]Original air date [28]
1"A Consideration on the "New-Fledged Spy""
Transliteration: ""Shinmai Supai" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「新米スパイ」についての考察)
Michio FukudaMasafumi NishidaMichio FukudaOctober 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)
2"A Consideration on "Contention""
Transliteration: ""Sōdatsu" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「争奪」についての考察)
Michio FukudaMasafumi NishidaMichio FukudaOctober 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)
3"A Consideration on "Mission IS""
Transliteration: ""Misshon Ai Esu" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「ミッションIS」についての考察)
Michio FukudaMasafumi NishidaMichio FukudaOctober 17, 2021 (2021-10-17)
4"A Consideration on "Divine Thunderbolts""
Transliteration: ""Kami no Ikazuchi" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「神の(いかずち)」についての考察)
Michio FukudaMasafumi Nishida
Kazuhito Yoneyama
Michio FukudaOctober 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
5"A Consideration on "Relationships of Trust""
Transliteration: ""Shinrai Kankei" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「信頼関係」についての考察)
Michio FukudaMasafumi Nishida
Kazuhito Yoneyama
Michio FukudaOctober 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)
6"A Consideration on "Three-Way Battles""
Transliteration: ""Mitsudomoe" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「三つ巴」についての考察)
Michio FukudaMasafumi Nishida
Kazuhito Yoneyama
Michio FukudaNovember 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)
7"A Consideration on "Hunger, and the Readiness to Face It""
Transliteration: ""Kūfukukan, Oyobi, Sore ni Mukiau Kakugo" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「空腹感、および、それに向き合う覚悟」についての考察)
Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida
Kazuhito Yoneyama
Michio FukudaNovember 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)
8"A Consideration on "Truth""
Transliteration: ""Shinjitsu" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「真実」についての考察)
Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida
Kazuhito Yoneyama
Michio FukudaNovember 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)
9"A Consideration on "Dog People""
Transliteration: ""Inuha" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「犬派」についての考察)
Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida
Kazuhito Yoneyama
Jun'ichi Sakata
Michio Fukuda
November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28)
10"A Consideration on "Suspects""
Transliteration: ""Yōgisha" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「容疑者」についての考察)
Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida
Kazuhito Yoneyama
Michio FukudaDecember 5, 2021 (2021-12-05)
11"A Consideration on "Searches""
Transliteration: ""Tansaku" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「探索」についての考察)
Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida
Kazuhito Yoneyama
Namako Umino
Michio Fukuda
December 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)
12"A Consideration on "Time Limits""
Transliteration: ""Taimu Rimitto" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「タイムリミット」についての考察)
Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida
Kazuhito Yoneyama
Ten Ōguro
Michio Fukuda
December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19)
13"A Consideration on "By Your Will""
Transliteration: ""Gyoi" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「御意」についての考察)
Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida
Kazuhito Yoneyama
Ten Ōguro
Michio Fukuda
December 26, 2021 (2021-12-26)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Although Gambit is credited for the main Animation Production (アニメーション制作) responsibilities, Gambit itself is not an animation company, but rather a casting company. The creative studio Risemore and CG studios Studio Bokan and Type Zero, although each credited as Production Assistance (制作協力), must then be responsible for the series' animation.

References

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  1. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 24, 2020). "Tiger & Bunny Writer Masafumi Nishida Works on New Tesla Note Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 6, 2021). "Tiger & Bunny Writer Masafumi Nishida's Tesla Note Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Mateo, Alex (August 3, 2021). "Tesla Note Anime Reveals More Cast, Visual, October Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 1, 2021). "Tesla Note Anime Reveals 2 New Cast Members, October 3 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  5. ^ 最高の諜報員として育て上げられたヒロインを描くスパイアクションが週マガで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Sannomiya, Kouta [@sanchecheco] (July 7, 2021). お疲れ様です、テスラノート25話載っております!今回で本誌掲載ラスト、次回よりマガジンポケットへの移籍になります。本誌で楽しみにしていただいてた方には申し訳ない、、ですが1週間経てば無料で読めますので何卒、今後ともよろしくお願いします! (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 9, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 11, 2021). "Tesla Note Manga Switches to Magazine Pocket App". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael (April 6, 2022). "Tesla Note Manga Ends in Next Chapter". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  9. ^ a b テスラノート(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  10. ^ a b テスラノート(7) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  11. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 30, 2021). "Kodansha Comics Licenses Tesla Note, Love After World Domination, Doing His Best To Confess, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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  23. ^ "Tesla Note, Volume 7". Kodansha USA. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  24. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 18, 2021). "Tesla Note Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  25. ^ Friedman, Nicholas (October 1, 2021). "Tesla Note Joins the Funimation Fall 2021 Anime Lineup". Funimation. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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  28. ^ "On'ea | Terebi Anime "Tesura Nōto" Kōshiki Saito" ONAIR | TVアニメ『テスラノート』公式サイト [On Air | TV Anime "Tesla Note" Official Website]. teslanote.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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