Episode
The Tatami Galaxy: The End of the 4.5 Tatami Age
Overview
The angst-ridden narrator becomes lost in a maze of 4.5 Tatami rooms as he searches for what lingers just out of reach. Will he finally make the long-awaited, often-hinted-at love connection he’s sought for so long?
Details
- Series
- The Tatami Galaxy
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2010-07-02
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The End of the 4.5 Tatami Age is Episode 11 in Season 1 of The Tatami Galaxy. It aired on 2010-07-02. The runtime is 25 min.
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