Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night

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Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night
Anime key visual featuring the four main characters
夜のクラゲは泳げない
(Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai)
Created byJELEE
Anime television series
Directed byRyōhei Takeshita
Written byYūki Yaku
Music byMasaru Yokoyama
StudioDoga Kobo
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
Original networkTokyo MX, Kansai TV, BS11, AT-X, HTB
Original run April 7, 2024 – present
Episodes7
Manga
Written byJELEE
Illustrated byNiko Fujii
Published byKodansha
MagazineMagazine Pocket
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 7, 2024 – present
Volumes1
Light novel
Written byYūki Yaku
Illustrated bypopman3580
Published byShogakukan
ImprintGagaga Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runMay 20, 2024 – present
Volumes1
icon Anime and manga portal

Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night (夜のクラゲは泳げない, Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai) is an original anime television series produced by Doga Kobo for its 50th anniversary and directed by Ryōhei Takeshita. It premiered in April 2024. A manga adaptation illustrated by Niko Fujii began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga website in April 2024.[1]

Plot[edit]

Four girls, Mahiru Kouzuki, an illustrator who stops drawing, Kano Yamanouchi, a former idol who wants to prove herself with singing, Nox Ryūgasaki, the self-proclaimed "strongest" VTuber, and Kimura-chan, a mysterious composer who wants to support her favourite person, together form an anonymous artist group, JELEE.

Characters[edit]

Mahiru Kōzuki (光月 まひる, Kōzuki Mahiru) / Yoru Umitsuki (海月 ヨル, Umitsuki Yoru)[2]
Voiced by: Miku Itō[1]
Kano Yamanouchi (山ノ内 花音, Yamanouchi Kano) / Nonoka Tachibana (橘 ののか, Tachibana Nonoka)[2]
Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[1]
Kiwi Watase (渡瀬 キウイ, Watase Kiui) / Nox Ryūgasaki (竜ヶ崎 ノクス, Ryūgasaki Nokusu)[2]
Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[1]
Mei "Kim Anouk" Takanashi (高梨・キム・アヌーク・めい, Takanashi "Kimu Anūku" Mei) / Kimura-chan (木村ちゃん)
Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro[1]
Shizue Baba (馬場 静江, Baba Shizue) / Miiko (みー子, Mīko)
Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[3]
Mero Setō (瀬藤 メロ, Setō Mero)
Voiced by: Miho Okasaki[3]
Momoko Yanagi (柳 桃子, Yanagi Momoko)
Voiced by: Yukina Shuto[3]
Akari Suzumura (鈴村 あかり, Suzumura Akari)
Voiced by: Sally Amaki[3]
Kaho Kōzuki (光月 佳歩, Kōzuki Kaho)
Voiced by: Ayu Matsuura[4]
Mion Hayakawa (早川 美音, Hayakawa Mion)
Voiced by: Chika Anzai[4]
Ariel Baba (馬場 亜璃恵瑠, Baba Arieru)
Voiced by: Nao Tōyama[4]
Koharu (小春)
Voiced by: Asami Seto[4]
Yukine Hayakawa (早川 雪音, Hayakawa Yukine)
Voiced by: Yūko Kaida[4]
Ship Manager Honami (保奈美店長, Honami-tenchō)
Voiced by: Hekiru Shiina[4]

Production and release[edit]

On March 24, 2023, Doga Kobo announced it was producing an original television anime series titled Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night, which would be scheduled to premiere in 2024, with its story taking place in Shibuya.[5][6] Later, three more batches of teaser PVs and teaser visuals were released on May 12,[7] July 28,[8] and October 23, 2023,[9] respectively. According to director Ryohei Takeshita, the teaser PVs were produced in live action, mainly because he did not want to strain the resources from the production of the anime series, and partly because he wanted to attempt to create something in live action.[10] On November 1, 2023, its first fully animated PV was released, together with cast and staff announced, as well as the series' premiere in April 2024.[1][11] On February 7, 2024, the second PV was released, as well as the series' premiere on April 7.[a]

An advance screening of the first two episodes was held on March 3, 2024, at Marunouchi Piccadilly, Tokyo,[12] with live broadcast in four cinemas in Saitama, Aichi, Osaka, and Miyazaki respectively.[13]

The screenwriter, Yūki Yaku, the art director, Yūji Kaneko, and the editor, Kashiko Kimura were all invited by Ryōhei Takeshita to the crew.[14][15][16] Ryōhei Takeshita said the production of the anime has been completed already on Twitter on April 11, 2024.[17]

Media[edit]

Anime[edit]

The series is created by JELEE, and takes place in Shibuya, Tokyo.[5] Produced by Doga Kobo, it is directed by Ryōhei Takeshita, with series composition by Yūki Yaku, original character designs by popman3580, and designs adapted for animation by Junichirō Taniguchi.[6][5][1][3] It premiered on April 7, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[a] The opening theme is "Irodori" (イロドリ, "Color"), performed by Kanoerana, while the ending theme is "Ichi-nichi wa 25-jikan" (1日は25時間, "25 Hours in a Day"), performed by Anna Tsurushima.[3][13] The series is licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America, Australia, and British Isles.[18] Muse Communication licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.[19]

Episodes[edit]

No.Title [20][b]Directed by [c]Written by [c]Storyboarded by [c]Original air date [22][a]
1"Jellyfish in the Night"
Transliteration: "Yoru no Kurage" (Japanese: 夜のクラゲ)		Ryōhei TakeshitaYūki YakuRyōhei TakeshitaApril 7, 2024 (2024-04-07)
Mahiru Kouzuki wakes up to her little sister filming her. She takes her sister's phone, deletes the video and heads to class. At school it is revealed that Mahiru is regarded as an illustrator. While her classmates praise her talent, Mahiru herself does not believe she has any noteworthy artistic ability. At night she heads out and walks through Shibuya. She talks to her friend, the school council president, over the phone. They discuss their futures and Mahiru says she doesn't want to be a corporate worker and is unsure about her future. While walking by a jellyfish mural, it is revealed in a flashback that Mahiru painted the mural as a child. When she was a child, she excitedly showed her friends the mural but they made fun of her artwork. Embarrassed, Mahiru hid that she drew the mural and quit being an artist. In the present, a performer placed posters on Mahiru's mural and a girl heckles the performer for doing so. Mahiru is shocked that someone actually liked her art and follows the girl. After talking to her, the girl is revealed to be Kano Yamanouchi, a former idol. Kano tells Mahiru that her mural is one of her favorite pieces of art and she invites Mahiru to collaborate with her music group "JELEE". Mahiru says that she isn't confident enough to do so and leaves. At home Mahiru learns that Kano had to quit her idol group after being accused of assaulting a coworker. She is shocked that Kano is able to continue working as a performance artist, despite the public humiliation and admires how strong she is. Later on during Halloween, the two run into each other again. Kano manages to convince Mahiru to collaborate after singing in front of the jellyfish mural and tearing down the posters that were defacing the mural. While Kano's performance is live streamed, another girl is shown to be watching intently.
2"Mei the Fangirl"
Transliteration: "Mei no Oshigoto" (Japanese: めいの推しごと)		Mitsuhiro ŌsakoYūki YakuRyōhei TakeshitaApril 14, 2024 (2024-04-14)
A girl is shown preparing to play the piano in front of a panel of judges. Mahiru is in her room and feels embarrassed about her decision to join JELEE on the livestream. Mahiru's younger sister notices that Mahiru has started illustrating again. Working at a cafe, Kano and Mahiru strategize on their approach to making JELEE a success. Mahiru decides they need another member capable of composing music. Kano and Mahiru discuss financing and realize they need 900,000 yen to fund their artist group. A super fan of Kano named Mei enters the cafe and offers Kano 100,000 yen. Mei explains she recognized Kano from the livestream and insists Kano return to the idol industry. Kano rebuffs Mei and hands her the money back, stating that she is done with the idol industry. Heading back home with Mahiru, Kano realizes Mei and her bags got swapped. Mei's bag contained a cover of Kano's music and they realize that Mei is a great musician. Kano, Mahiru, and Mei meet up once more. Mei offers to write music for Kano on the condition that she sings as an idol, not as JELEE's vocalist. In a flashback it is shown that Mei was actually a girl named Kim that had troubles making friends when she was in middle school. It is shown that Kano's idol persona helped Kim get through her troubles. Kano and Mahiru show up at Mei's piano exam. After the performance, Kano calls Mei by her real name, Kimura. After realizing that Kano truly cares about her, beyond just her idol persona, she stops feeling alone. Mei Kim officially joins JELEE afterwards as their music composer.
3"Kiui Watase"
Transliteration: "Watase Kiui" (Japanese: 渡瀬キウイ)		Yasufumi SoejimaYūki YakuYasufumi SoejimaApril 21, 2024 (2024-04-21)
A VTuber is shown live streaming from her bedroom, she ends the stream and sighs after. Mahiru, Kano, and Mei gather at the cafe to discuss JELEE's future direction. Mei shares her music, and Mahiru presents her illustration for the promotional art. Mahiru dances to Mei's music, sparking an idea in Kano's mind. Kano believes that having Mahiru's drawing move in sync with her actual dancing in the music video would be amusing. Mahiru tells Kano that they can reach out to her VTuber friend who specializes in streaming as a character model. They talk to the VTuber on a video call and Mahiru introduces her as Kiui, a childhood friend that she has always looked up to. The girls request Kiui's help in animating Mahiru's illustration for the MV, and she agrees. It is revealed that Kiui has a lot of free time due to living as a shut-in, spending entire nights streaming instead of sleeping. Several of Kiui's classmates show up to the festival, and Mahiru learns that Kiui no longer attends school. After Mahiru brings it up in one of their calls, Kiui abruptly ends the call in anger. A flashback reveals that Kiui did not fit in well with her elite prep school student body. She eventually started secluding herself from the outside world. At Mahiru's school festival, she decides to stream her performance to Kiui. The theme of the play involves dancing to try and convince a shut in goddess to come out. Mahiru's acting serves as both a school play event and a personal plea to Kiui to stop secluding herself. Kiui delivers the music video and the girls are impressed. Mahiru also assures Kiui that she doesn't mind if Kiui secludes herself, emphasizing that Kiui is still a very cool person to her. During a stream, Kiui plays JELEE's music video to promote the group. Later on, Kiui goes outside and finally meets Mahiru in person for the first time in two years.
4"Double A-Side"
Transliteration: "Ryou A Men" (Japanese: 両A面)		Yoshiyuki ShirahataYūki YakuTetsuto SaitoApril 28, 2024 (2024-04-28)
Mero from "The Sunflower Dolls" discusses their return to the idol scene during a televised interview. Mahiru is thrilled that JELEE's MV has reached 10,000 views. Although Kano isn't as enthusiastic, she acknowledges that the result surpasses her first solo cover as JELEE. Since Mei is struggling with music software, the group decides to meet at Kano's apartment to collaborate. Guided by the producer Yukine, The Sunflower Dolls strive to promote their group. The group members discuss the scandal that happened two years ago. At Kano's apartment, Kiui explains how music software works to Mei and the group has an icebreaker over pizza. Kano discusses their schedule, but the other members push back as the schedule feels unrealistic for those still going to school. Departing in frustration, Kano's emotional departure prompts the other girls to recognize her desire to match the pace of her former idol group. They meet Kano's older sister, Mion, who explains that the producer of The Sunflower Dolls is actually their mother. Mei and Kiui find Kano and they return to her apartment. Everyone works together late into the night on JELEE's new MV, which they release early morning. After resting, the girls are shocked that their new MV has blown up and gained a huge following.
5"Viewer Comments"
Transliteration: "Comment Ran" (Japanese: コメント欄)		Ryûta KawaharaYūki YakuRyûta KawaharaMay 5, 2024 (2024-05-05)
It is revealed that JELEE's MV became popular because Mahiru uploaded the incorrect file. Consequently, JELEE's song gained popularity not for its quality, but rather for its eccentricity. Kiui emphasizes that even unconventional publicity benefits an indie music group. Mahiru is elated by their newfound popularity and obsessively checks online comments. She starts to feel a bit uneasy when people online question the quality of her illustrations. Mei, Kano and Mahiru notice that a famous online illustrator drew fan art of Mahiru's art. After seeing the picture, Mahiru begins to feel inadequate. She realizes that the fan art is far more popular than her original illustration. Sensing Mahiru's distress, Kano visits her at home to offer support. Mahiru confides that she feels like an imposter given how talented the other three members of JELEE are. In comparison, Mahiru feels that she is just an ordinary highschool girl who likes drawing as a hobby. After Kano leaves, Mahiru also acknowledges to herself that she resents that a very talented artist drew her own character better. Kano and Mahiru meet up and have a heartfelt conversation at an aquarium. Mahiru resolves to improve her illustrations and live up to her own expectations. She goes all out and draws her best illustration yet. JELEE releases another MV, this time garnering popularity based on its own merits. The girls celebrate New Years together and each of them make a wish at the shrine. While lying on the snow, Kano kisses Mahiru on the cheek. Mahiru awkwardly brushes it off.
6"31 (Thirty-One)"
Transliteration: "Sātiwan" (Japanese: 31(サーティワン))		Kinako GomaYūki YakuMasako SatoMay 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)
Kano struggles to write lyrics for JELEE's latest MV. Kiui suggests JELEE take a commission from an underground idol who sent in a request. After meeting the commissioner, Miiko, they discover that she is 31 years old. Miiko faces pressure from her production company due to her age and waning popularity. She was told that she would be let go from her position if her next song fails to garner any popularity. Kano is apprehensive about taking on the commission. Miiko reminds the girls that they used her livestream as a stepping stone for JELEE. Feeling coerced, the girls agree to compose a song for her. They shadow Miiko to understand her daily life for song inspiration. Miiko introduces her daughter, Ariel Baba, to the girls. At home, Kano feels a bit unnerved at the happy relationship she saw between Ariel and Miiko. Kano confides to Mahiru that her own mother was never very close to her. Kano believes her mother only cared about her when she was an idol. Mei and Ariel talk about how people look down on Ariel's mother but that Ariel is still her biggest fan. Miiko is scheduled to perform at a venue and Ariel tells her that she will be there to watch. Ariel visits a shrine first with her friends. While at the shrine, several boys from her school make fun of her and her mother. The boys post comments online on Miiko's videos. After realizing that her daughter is being bullied, Miiko skips out on the performance and goes to find Ariel. JELEE is left hanging and the venue manager asks them to take Miiko's spot. The boys run off when Miiko shows up. Ariel tells her mom that she shouldn't skip work. JELEE covers for Miiko and puts on a performance in the meantime. After Miiko heads back, she tells the audience her real name, Shizue Baba, real age and that she has a daughter. Her fans are conflicted, but Miiko resolves to continue as an idol and win them over. A few days later it is revealed that Miiko's video hit 820k views and that she became popular.
7"Daybreak"
Transliteration: "Yoake" (Japanese: 夜明け)		Yoshiyuki ShirahataYūki YakuYoshiyuki ShirahataMay 19, 2024 (2024-05-19)
The girls discuss their post-high school plans. Kano realizes everyone plans to attend university, while she's still unsure. Kano decides to get a motorbike license with Kiui. While practicing, Kiui meets an older woman, Koharu. That night, Kiui explains to Kano why she wants to become a teacher. She wants to be a teacher who accepts students' interests and supports lonely students. Kano reassures Kiui that she isn't alone and understands her goal. In the morning, Kiui goes to school to pick up documents. At school, she realizes she still doesn't fit in and hates the atmosphere. She leaves, acknowledging the world is still tough. Back at the driving school, Koharu tells Kiui and Kano about her extensive cosmetic surgery. Koharu explains that she had breast implants and several surgeries on her face. Kano and Kiui are left shocked by the revelation. During a bath, Koharu advises Kano on riding a motorbike. Kano passes the practical exam, but fails the written portion. On a repeated try, she manages to obtain the license. Mahiru decides that she wants to go to art school and become an illustrator. Kano picks up Mahiru, and they go for a bike ride. After they arrive at a beach, they sit down and have a talk. Mahiru explains she wants to attend art school to improve and impress her supporters. While not stating it outright, Mahiru places emphasis on Kano as her biggest supporter. Kano tells Mahiru that she is still unsure about her future or why she sings. Mahiru tells her that she wants Kano to sing for her. Later, Kano receives demerit points for driving with a passenger in her first year.

Manga[edit]

A manga adaptation illustrated by Niko Fujii began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga website on April 7, 2024.[1][23] A single tankōbon volume has been released as of May 2024.[24]

No. Release date ISBN
1 May 16, 2024[24]978-4-06-535541-1

Light novel[edit]

A light novel adaptation, written by Yūki Yaku and illustrated by popman3580, began publication under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko imprint on May 20, 2024.[25] A single volume has been released.[26]

No. Release date ISBN
1 May 20, 2024[26]978-4-09-453191-6
2 June 18, 2024[27]978-4-09-453194-7
3 July 18, 2024—

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Tokyo MX lists the series premiere at 25:00 on April 6, 2024, which is effectively 1:00 a.m. JST on April 7.
  2. ^ All English titles are taken from HIDIVE.[21]
  3. ^ a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b c "CHARACTER". Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night official website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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  19. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (February 19, 2024). "Muse Asia Licenses Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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