Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru.

The moments Keisuke Niijima shared with his wife, Takae, were the happiest in his life. After their first meeting as coworkers, the bond between them gradually became stronger. They eventually married and were blessed with a daughter named Mai soon after. However, following Takae's death, time seems to have stopped for Keisuke, resulting in his inability to build a proper relationship with his daughter.

Ten years later, the gloomy Niijima household is bound for change when a little girl knocks at the door—claiming to be Takae's reincarnation. After confirming her identity, Keisuke's world brightens once more as he revels at the thought of making new memories with his beloved family. Unfortunately, this fortuitous miracle comes with its obvious drawbacks, and one mistake will spell more tragic consequences for Keisuke and everyone else involved.

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Shiraishi, Marika Main

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Niijima, Takae Main

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Niijima, Keisuke Main

Hirakawa, Daisuke Japanese

Niijima, Mai Main

Nomura, Maiko Japanese

Shiraishi, Chika Supporting

Kojima, Sachiko Japanese

Moriya, Konomi Supporting

Okazaki, Kana Japanese

Renji's Father Supporting

Volcano Ota Japanese

Tanaka Supporting

Kimura, Suzuka Japanese

Urakawa, Hiroki Supporting

Tamura, Makoto Japanese

Abe, Junko Supporting

Fukuda, Naoko Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Kuwahara, Kazuya Producer

Iijima, Emiko Producer

Nozaki, Shintarou Producer

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Feb 8, 2025

rogirogi

Recommended

Tsumasho is an emotionally impactful anime that explores themes of identity, change, grief and acceptance. The story’s portrayal of grief and the process of moving on, especially through the Niijima family’s journey stands out as a central emotional element.

From a technical standpoint, the anime has a neat and pretty art style, particularly in closer shots, but there are occasional inconsistencies in the anatomy in some scenes. The story is original and well-paced, with each episode contributing meaningfully to the character development and plot progression. The anime's conclusion provides a satisfying and complete journey.

the characters feel realistic, too. they don't give cheesy lines and even break ... expectations of what they were going to do, and thinking about their actions, they make sense and seem deeply layered. Overall, Tsumasho is a well-crafted anime that handles its complex themes with depth and sensitivity - a good and memorable story

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 29, 2024

Ellenya

Mixed Feelings

It's a beautiful anime, the concept is great and it's executed nicely... But unfortunately it's lacking. It's supposed to be an anime that gets you emotional, that hits hard about the meaning of death and how to cope with losing a loved one, but this anime wasn't able to do so.

I can't pinpoint how it went wrong, but at the end of it we are left with an impression that this anime was wishy-washy. I noticed that they strongly focused on Mai (the couple's daughter) in order to avoid issues about the age gap between the couple, and that was a highlight of this anime, ... but on the other hand it made the Father merely a father and not a "husband". It made his character weak and unlikeable.

This is "mixed feelings" because I think that the story is worth it, but the anime isn't. So I would instead recommend watching the live action instead.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 24, 2024

Veldimburg

Not Recommended

I'll have to say that this is my fault to have. The story actually begins the right way, giving off the tone of the 12 episodes, I just thought that it was rushed on purpose to come to the actual main focus being the wife in a child body.
That is what you would call a delusion.
 
There is a handful of drama and I will not spoil you on them. The whole point is that all the drama is as shallow as the fast-paced love story between the husband and the wife.
They worked together, the woman helped the guy, he got interested, they spent some time ... together, got married, had a child, an accident happens.
I do know that it is supposed to be a beautiful love story by default but falling for the person that helps you isn't love, it's self-love.
And it is that poor level of thought that is the problem of the whole story.
 
You're supposedly having a good husband/father, and yet the guy doesn't even bother thinking that maybe he should bring the 9/10 years old girl that is his wife to her home at night rather than letting her go back alone.
I'm pretty sure that being loving and caring isn't in my qualities, and yet I was blank for a second seeing it.
Which obviously develops into a drama later.
 
Likewise, the child is supposedly under the shock of her mother's death.
Understandable, but when you know that she is just 20 something and the mother has been dead for 10 years, it feels weird to have a child with only the half of her life spent with a mother, still dragging on her loss. A child's life being shorter and having more movement than an adult one, it is easier to move on after such an event.
And yet, her time stopped 10 years on. You may wonder how was she actually able to go through the educational system with such a state of mind.
 
Likewise, her first client is her first love. And he is a good person.
 
I could keep on going on but beside the mother of the child, all the drama is empty and not having an ounce of truth about it. The idea of the husband being a good father/husband is also basically butchered at almost every turn, it would not work otherwise. 
It is as if the author wanted to have the drama as the main focus, but without actually diving into the realism that would have made it actually touching.
 
The end result being just tiring and boring.
It does seem that the animation is making it shorter than it actually was, but I have a hard time believing that some buildup would save the day.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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