Tari Tari

Tari Tari is a 2012 Japanese anime television series produced by P.A.Works, written, and directed by Masakazu Hashimoto. The series aired in Japan between July 1 and September 23, 2012 on TV Kanagawa, and was also simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomiyaki Kagisora was serialized in Square Enix's "Gangan Joker" in 2012.
Plot.
The story centers around five Japanese high school students who are too young to be called adults, but who no longer think of themselves as children. Wakana Sakai once took music lessons, but she withdrew from music after losing her mother. Konatsu Miyamoto is a positive-thinking girl who loves singing and spends time after school at the vocal music club. Sawa Okita is a spirited archery club member who dreams of becoming a horse rider. Taichi Tanaka is a chronically late badminton team member who lives with his college student sister. "Wien" just transferred into Wakana's class after 12 years abroad in Austria. Music brings Wakana, Konatsu, Sawa and the others together into an ensemble during their last summer in high school. The story is set in Fujisawa and Kamakura, Kanagawa.
Media.
Manga.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomiyaki Kagisora was serialized in Square Enix's "Gangan Joker" magazine between the June 2012 and November 2012 issues. The first "tankōbon" volume was released on July 21, 2012.
Anime.
The 13-episode anime television series is an original creation by Evergreen, produced by P.A.Works, written, and directed by Masakazu Hashimoto, aired in Japan between July 1 and September 23, 2012 on TV Kanagawa, and was also simulcast on Crunchyroll. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the series in North America.
The series has two main pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two ending themes. The opening theme is "Dreamer" by AiRI. The main ending theme is by Ayahi Takagaki, Asami Seto, Saori Hayami, Nobunaga Shimazaki, and Natsuki Hanae. The second ending theme, , is sung by Seto and Hayami for episode two, and later joined by Takagaki, Shimazaki, and Hanae for episode six.
There are also several insert songs used throughout the anime. Listed below under order of appearance:
Novel.
On July 12, 2018, a sequel to the anime series, in the format of a novel, was announced.
The book is titled "Tari Tari ~Mebaitari Terashitari Yappari Tokidoki Utattari~" (Tari Tari ~Budding, Shining, and Sometimes Singing~), and is set 10 years after the events of the anime story.