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Chapter 10

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## Chapter Chronology

**Making the Rent** (払えない家賃, *Haraenai yachin*) is the 10th chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 8 of the anime.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Iketeru Daga
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Utano Tadano
* Tekito Derekida
* Kayo Ennoshita
Ikebukuro Criminal Black Members

**Ikebukuro Criminal Black Members** (池袋（いけ ぶくろ）クリミナルブラックメンバーズ, *Ikebukuro Kuriminaru Burakku Menbāzu ?*) ou simplement **ICBM** était un ancien gang de motards.

## Histoire

ICBM était un gang connu et puissant de Tokyo. Son chef, Hansen, était le surveillant de l'incident Halloween Sanglant, mais a été humilié par Kazutora Hanemiya, ce qui a fait chuter la réputation du gang.

Plus tard, il a été facilement battu par le Tenjiku.

## Structure

On suppose que c'était un gang raisonnablement puissant, mais il a été facilement écrasé par Izana Kurokawa et le Tenjiku.

## Uniforme

Ils portent des vêtements blancs de style bōsōzoku avec les initiales ICBM en haut de la poche avant gauche supérieure. À l'arrière de leur uniforme se trouvent le nom complet de leur groupe "Ikebukuro Criminal Black Members"

## Membres

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Matahiko Nekota

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## Matahiko Nekota

* Manga
* Anime

## Biographical Information

### Relatives

Tamako Shishido (Daughter)
Matataro Torai (Son)

## VA Information

### English

Jacob Hopkins

**Matahiko Nekota** (猫田 又彦, *Nekota Matahiko*) is the former roommate and classmate of Mitsuo Kumatani and Tobikichi Usahara, who manages a bar named Cat Kick.

## Appearance

Nekota has short reddish-pink hair that has bangs swept to the left side and green eyes.

He wears a black long sleeve shirt a gray apron, faded blue pants, and mustard green sneakers.

## Personality

Nekota has a soft-spoken and friendly personality.

## Background

A two-time divorcee, Nekota works hard to financially support two children.

## Name Etymology

* The name *Matahiko* means "again" (又, *mata*) and "prince" (彦, *hiko*).
* The surname *Nekota* means "cat" (猫, *neko*) and "field" (田, *ta*).

## Trivia

* Nekota has been divorced twice.
* He has two kids.
Sayuri

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## Sayuri

* Anime
* Manga

## VA Information

### Japanese

Sayuri Sadaoka

**Sayuri** (小百合, *Sayuri*) is Iketeru Daga's pet dog.

## Appearance

Sayuri is a Borzoi with a long body, long white fur and a long snout.

When Iketeru Daga takes her outside, she wears a red collar.

## Personality

Sayuri is a very energetic, friendly and happy dog who loves Iketeru Daga.

## Name Etymology

* The name Sayuri means "small" (小, *sa*) and "lily" (百合, *yuri*).

## Trivia

* Sayuri shares the same name and kanji as her seiyuu Sayuri Sadaoka, who also played a character with the same given name and kanji in *Rent-A-Girlfriend*.
* Similar to Iketeru Daga and his sister Mabui Daga, Sayuri also daydreams about onigiri.
* Iketeru calls her **Sayuri-san**.
* Sayuri is characterized by her distinctive bark, "Hya!".
Yusao Furode

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## VA Information

### English

Christopher Sabat

**Yusao Furode** (風呂出 油佐男, *Furode Yusao*) is a producer on the show *Together with Maman*.

## Appearance

Yusao Furode has blond hair, tan skin, and thick eyebrows. He also has a muscular build and some stubble on his chin.
Chapter 43

## Chapter Chronology

**Romantic Woes** (恋のお悩み, *Koi no o nayami*) is the 43rd chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series.

## Characters

* Tobikichi Usahara
* Uramichi Omota
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Utano Tadano
* Iketeru Daga
* Tekito Derekida
* Eddy Edei

## Summary

Tobikichi is down in the dumps after being rejected at a group date and at the girl's bar on the same night. Unrelated, the Answering Basic Questions corner in Together With Maman becomes a Basic Romantic Woes one for only Usao-kun to answer.
Dana Trippe

**Dana Trippe** is a self-taught mixed media photographer based in San Francisco. She is heavily influenced by the '70s, science-fiction and surrealism.

Dana has worked with Alexandra Savior from 2018 to the present to do personal shoots and for her album *The Archer.*

*All images owned by © Dana Trippe*

## Shoot #1 (February, 2018)

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Volume 3

* Cover
* Inner Cover

**Volume 3** is the 3rd *tankōbon* volume of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. Alongside Volume 4, it was compiled into Kodansha USA's second English volume, released on January 19, 2021.

## Chapters

* Chapter 19: Do You Believe in God?
* Chapter 20: I Want This to Be Worth It
* Chapter 21: Subzero Spiral
* Chapter 22: Servility and Conscience
* Chapter 23: The Shiso Deity
* Chapter 24: The Pious Bird
* Chapter 25: Kids These Days
* Chapter 26: The Ungranted Wish
* Chapter 27: That Awkward Smile
Chapter 22

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## Chapter Chronology

**Servility and Conscience** (忖度と良心, *Sontaku to ryōshin*) is the 22nd chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 8 of the anime.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Iketeru Daga
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Utano Tadano
* Eddy Edei
* Tekito Derekida
Volume 7

* Cover
* Inner Cover

**Volume 7** is the 7th *tankōbon* volume of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series.

Alongside Volume 8, Volume 7 was compiled into Kodansha USA's fourth English volume, released on May 2, 2023.

## Chapters

* Chapter 53: Goodbye, Valentine!
* Chapter 54: Attack of the Slipping Disks
* Chapter 55: Real vs. Fake
* Chapter 56: Tosaku and the Cub
* Chapter 57: Someone to Make You Happy
* Chapter 58: A Heart of Compassion
* Chapter 59: Sleep Aids for Adults
* Bonus Chapter 1: Kyoto Journey: What Happened Next
* Bonus Chapter 2: The Parting
Utano Tadano

* Manga
* Anime

**Utano Tadano** (多田野 詩乃, *Tadano Utano*) stars as a song instructor (*uta no oneesan*) on the educational TV program *Together with Maman*.

## Appearance

Utano has upper-back length brown hair and brown eyes.

## Personality

While maintaining cheerful persona on the show, Utano isn't that happy in real life, mostly because she really wants to get married and bringing such subject in front of her, can really rile her up.

## Plot

Utano is a song instructor on *Together with Maman* and usually works with Iketeru Daga and together they sing songs with the kids on the show. She is a former washed up idol, a enka/cover singer and jazz singer at a nightclub. She graduated an elite music school, but because of bad luck and timing, she had an unstable career. She is currently living with her comedian boyfriend for 6 years. She keeps a cheerful persona on the show, but once it's over she becomes more normal and even depressed. She is obsessed with wanting to marry and often thinks of that and when the kids bring something about marriage, she snaps and starts diving marriage advices. On the show, she sometimes also have to work with Uramichi, performing songs together or Uramichi dancing on their songs.

## Name Etymology

* The given name Utano means "poem" (詩, *uta*) and "from" (乃, *no*).
* The surname Tadano means "many" (多, *ta*), "field" (田, *ta*/*da*) and "field, wilderness" (野, *no*).
* The full name Tadano Utano is a pun on "Just a singer" (ただの歌の, *tadano utano*).

### Stage Name

* The name Yasuko does not use meaningful kanji.
* The surname Oide means "follow, chase" (追, *oi*) and "out, exit" (出, *de*).

## Trivia

* Utano's blood type is A.
* Utano is quitting smoking and she has a high tolerance for alcohol.
* Utano is an elite graduate of a music college, but due to bad luck and timing, she keeps changing jobs from idol, enka singer and jazz singer.
* Utano is currently living together with her boyfriend of 6 years, who is an unpopular comedian.
* Her boyfriend's from Osaka and has a Kansai accent.
* She desperately wants her boyfriend to propose to her and for them to get married.
Chapter 31

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## Chapter Chronology

**Together with Papan** (パパンとトゥギャザー, *Papan to tugyazā*) is the 31st chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 8 of the anime.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Mitsuo Kumatani
Volume 2

* Cover
* Inner Cover

**Volume 2** is the 2nd *tankōbon* volume of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. Alongside Volume 1, it was compiled into Kodansha USA's first English volume, released on December 8, 2020.

## Chapters

* Chapter 10: Making the Rent
* Chapter 11: I Can Do It All By Myself
* Chapter 12: Long, Hot Summer
* Chapter 13: For Someone Else's Sake
* Chapter 14: What Comes to Mind
* Chapter 15: That Thing You Can't Remember
* Chapter 16: Very Important Plans
* Chapter 17: Good Times
* Chapter 18: A Fateful (?) Encounter
Chapter 44

## Chapter Chronology

**UraPure Dolls** (裏ピュワ人形, Ura pyuwa ningyō) is the 44th chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Hanbee Kikaku
* Saito Uebu
* Utano Tadano
* Iketeru Daga
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Mitsuo Kumatani

## Summary

Hanbee is tasked to do another merchandise line for the next day, thus trapping Saito and Uramichi to help him design the new UraPure dolls.
Subzero Spiral (song)

**Subzero Spiral** (極寒スパイラル, *Gokkan supairaru*) is an insert song in *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan*.

It appears in Chapter 21 of the manga and Episode 10 of the anime, and it is sung by Iketeru Daga and Utano Tadano. Gaku Kuze wrote the lyrics, which are included after Chapter 29 in Volume 4, and Tomoki Kikuya composed the music.

## Full Lyrics

* Kanji
* Romaji
* English

踏み固めた雪はすごい危ない

信じられないほど滑る

立ち上がれない

立ち直れない

すごい危ない　すごい痛い

あちこち痛い　心も体も痛い（痛い）

朝のミーティング思い切って発言

信じられないほど滑る

斬新な発想

物怖じしないで（Say）

発言しろって言ったじゃない

凍てつく空気

真冬の曇り空（Sky）

温もりが欲しい（だけ）

震えるて

照準はあったか〜い（Hot）

押し間違えて（Hit）

落ちてきた　つめた〜い （Cold）

踏み固めた雪はすごい危ない

信じられないほど滑る

かじかんだ心は

キャンプファイヤーでも溶かせない

寒い（こころ）

寒い（ふところ）

寒すぎる（先輩の武勇伝）

ラララ　ルルル

ラララララ…　（ルルルルル…）

fumi katameta yuki wa sugoi abunai

shinjirarenai hodo suberu

tachiagarenai

tachinaorenai

sugoi abunai 　 sugoi itai

achikochi itai 　 kokoro mo karada mo itai (itai)

asa no mītingu omoikitte hatsugen

shinjirarenai hodo suberu

zanshinna hassō

monōji shinaide (Say)

hatsugen shiro tte itta janai

itetsuku kūki

mafuyu no kumorizora (Sky)

nukumori ga hoshī (dake)

furuerute

shōjun wa atta ka~i (Hot)

oshi machigaete (Hit)

ochitekita 　 tsumeta~i (Cold)

fumi katameta yuki wa sugoi abunai

shinjirarenai hodo suberu

kajikanda kokoro wa

kyanpufaiyā demo tokasenai

samui (kokoro)

samui (futokoro)

samusugiru (senpai no buyūden)

rarara 　 rururu

rarararara… (rururururu…)

Trodden-down snow is super dangerous

You fall flat just like that

Can’t get up

Can’t stand up

It’s super dangerous, super dangerous

I ache in every part of my body and my heart (They ache!)

Speaking up at the morning meeting was super scary

My proposal fell flat just like that

We need new ideas

Don’t be afraid (Say)

Say what you think—isn’t that what you told me?

The air in the room froze white

Like a cloudy midwinter sky (Sky)

I just wanted warmth (That’s all)

My hand had the shivers

I aimed for “Hot” (Hot)

But I hit the wrong button (Hit)

And what was delivered… was “Cold” (Cold)

Trodden=down snow is super dangerous

You fall flat just like that

A campfire couldn’t even start

To thaw my numb, frozen heart

Ice-cold (my heart)

Wind whistles through (my wallet)

And echoes emptily in the night

(the bragging of the older staff)

La la la, doo de doo

La la la la la… (Doo de doo de doo)
Volume 5

* Cover
* Inner Cover
* Special

**Volume 5** is the 5th *tankōbon* volume of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. A special edition includes an original drama CD featuring the cast of the anime.

Alongside Volume 6, the regular edition of Volume 5 was compiled into Kodansha USA's third English volume, released on February 22, 2022.

## Chapters

* Chapter 37: Together with Sayuri-san
* Chapter 38: My First Trip to Tokyo
* Chapter 39: Let's Get Social
* Chapter 40: Exit from a Slump
* Chapter 41: Get Tough with Me
* Chapter 42: A Game Where I'm From
* Chapter 43: Romantic Woes
* Chapter 44: UraPure Dolls
* Chapter 45: Uta no Oniisan
Subzero Spiral (disambiguation)

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**Subzero Spiral** is the name of a song on *Together with Maman*, the children's TV program that *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* centers around. It may also refer to:

* **Subzero Spiral (chapter)**, Chapter 21 of the manga.
* **Subzero Spiral (episode)**, Episode 10 of the anime.
Chapter 2

## Chapter Chronology

**Upperclassmen and Underclassmen** (先輩と後輩, *Senpai to kōhai*) is the 2nd chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 1 of the anime.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Tobikichi Usahara

## Summary

Uramichi Omota wakes up on a workday with dread.

On set, he says it's better to pretend to be happy, but he admits that positivity could be a form of denial and abdication of responsibility. When he begins the "ABC Exercise," a boy asks if Uramichi's fight with the copyright agency has ended. Uramichi replies that weak adults may abandon their principles overnight, and that acceptance is not the only alternative to fighting unfairness—hoping the unfairness passes you by is another approach.

Uramichi tries again to begin the "ABC Exercise," but he is interrupted by a girl who asks about his cheery voice. He admits that he has nothing to smile about, but interacting with the children is what makes him feel alive. He draws the distinction between being alone and allowing oneself to feel lonely, and mentions that he always succumbs to the loneliness.

When it is time for Usao and Kumao to enter, Usao wants to follow the script and only come out on the third call. Uramichi drags Usao onstage after two calls and tells the kids to chase Usao around in a game of tag.

Backstage, Usao and Kumao visit Uramichi's dressing room. Usao complains to Uramichi for bullying underclassmen, but Uramichi tells him it's for his sake, since Usao always complains when they go out for drinks that he wants to be funnier so that girls would like him. When Uramichi asks why neither Usao nor Kumao has taken off their mascot heads, Kumao explains that Usao is afraid to make direct eye contact with Uramichi while sober, and Usao accuses Kumao of feeling the same way. After work, they get drinks at The Mud Boat, where a drunk Usahara laments about not being funny or popular.

## Extra Pages

### Character Files

* Usao-kun (role on *Together with Maman*)
* Kumao-kun (role on *Together with Maman*)
Uramichi Oniisan Wiki

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**Synopsis**
Freedom, spirit, hopes and dreams… There's a lot that children have that adults don't. 31-year-old Uramichi Omota faces this depressing reality working on the children's show *Together with Maman*, and his similarly miserable colleagues don't make it any easier. Although Uramichi puts on a happy face to lead exercises, his true feelings often slip through the cracks when he teaches the kids important life lessons.

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Those Little Spiders You See Around the House

**Those Little Spiders You See Around the House** (たまに家の中にいる小さいクモ, *Tamani uchinonaka ni iru chīsai kumo*) is an insert song in *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan*.

It appears in Chapter 4 of the manga and Episode 2 of the anime. It is performed by Iketeru Daga and Utano Tadano in the manga, but it is not sung in the anime. Gaku Kuze wrote the lyrics, which are listed in full after Chapter 7 in Volume 1.

## Lyrics

* Kanji
* Romaji
* English

最近　寝つきが悪い

それなのに　朝　なかなか　起きられない

ラララ　ルルル

それはそうと

たまに家の中にいる　小さいクモ

あれ　何て　言うのかな　（多分　ハエトリグモ）

綿棒に砂糖水　つけて　あげたら

しがみついて　かわいいね

逃げていくのも　いるけれど

それはそれで

警戒心が　強くて　かわいいね

突然かつ　驚異的な　ジャンプ力には　時に　ビビるけど

ラララ　ルルル

ペンを　顔の前で　振ってあげると

ついてきて　かわいいね

でも　すぐに　飽きて

どこかへ　逃げてゆく

クモにすら　飽きられる　かなしいね

ラララ　ルルル

ああ　また　朝がやってくる

Saikin netsuki ga warui

Sorenanoni asa nakanaka okirarenai

Rarara rururu

Sore wa sō to

Tama ni ie no naka ni iru chīsai kumo are nanite iu no kana (tabun haetorigumo)

Menbō ni satōsui tsukete agetara

Shigamitsuite kawaīne

Nigeteiku no mo irukeredo

Sore wa sorede

Keikaishin ga tsuyokute kawaīne

Totsuzen katsu kyōi tekina janpu ryoku ni wa 　 tokini bibirukedo

Rarara rururu

Pen o kao no mae de futteageruto

Tsuitekite kawaīne

Demo sugu ni akite

Doko ka e nigeteyuku

Kumo ni sura akirareru kanashīne

Rarara rururu

Aa mata asa ga yattekuru

Lately, I’ve been sleeping poorly

But I still can’t get up in the morning

La la la, doo doo doo

Anyway—

Those little spiders you see around the house

What’re they called again? (Jumping spiders, maybe?)

Offer one a cotton swab of sugar water

It grabs on tight! Cute, right?

Some just run away

But that’s okay

What a wary disposition! Such adorable suspicion!

Their sudden, startling leaps can be unsettling, though

La la la, doo doo doo

Wave a pen in front of one

It grabs on tight! Cute, right?

But it gets bored soon enough

And just runs off

When you can’t even hold a spider’s interest, that’s sad

La la la, doo doo doo

Oh, good— Morning’s here again
Volume 1

* Cover
* Inner Cover

**Volume 1** is the 1st *tankōbon* volume of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. Alongside Volume 2, it was compiled into Kodansha USA's first English volume, released on December 8, 2020.

## Chapters

* Chapter 1: Uramichi Oniisan
* Chapter 2: Upperclassmen and Underclassmen
* Chapter 3: Tufted Titmouse
* Chapter 4: That's What It Means to Be a Grown-Up
* Chapter 5: Friends
* Chapter 6: Wash Your Hands and Gargle
* Chapter 7: When Worry Becomes Anxiety
* Chapter 8: After This Concert
* Chapter 9: Free-Range Dumbbells
Chapter 39

## Chapter Chronology

**Let's Get Social** (SNSを始めよう, *SNS o hajimeyou*) is the 39th chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Utano Tadano
* Iketeru Daga
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Hanbee Kikaku
* Saito Uebu
* Sayuri (Pictures)

## Summary

As part of a marketing campaign for Together with Maman's 50th Anniversary, a official social media is launched and the show's main cast has to post every day content on it.
Chapter 30

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**The Door to My Heart** (心のドア, *Kokoro no doa*) is the 30th chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 11 of the anime.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Hanbee Kikaku
* Iketeru Daga
* Utano Tadano
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Tobikichi Usahara

## Extra Pages

### Song Lyrics

* The Free Sample Tasted So Good, So Why Was It Just Normal When I Got It Home?
My Life Is Like That Anyways

**My Life Is Like That Anyways** (どうせそんな人生, *Dōse son'na jinsei*) is an insert song in *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan*.

It is exclusive to the anime and appears in Episode 5. It is sung by Uramichi Omota. The lyrics were written by Gaku Kuze, and the music was composed by Tomoki Kikuya.

## Full Lyrics

* Kanji
* Romaji
* English

上ばかり見て転ぶくらいなら

下見て歩いたほうがいい

下を見ないと気付けないこともあるんだよ

ほらあんなところに小さいカニがいる

なんでそんなところにいるんだ小さいカニ

車に轢かれたら可哀想だから

拾って川に戻してあげた

ちょっと小指を挟まれた

いつか誰かに与えた優しさ　思いやり

必ず戻ってくるわけじゃないよ

道を譲って何故か舌打ちされても

駅の方向教えた観光客のスーツケースに足を轢かれても

じゃらしていた猫に本気噛みされても

世の中を恨めない憎めないのは

別に愛してるからじゃない

もはやそんな元気がないだけ

理不尽と戦うだけのエネルギーを

蓄える時間が余裕がない

流しそうめんのごとく

理不尽が押し寄せてくる

わんこそばのごとく

不安が降り注いでくる

見上げれば見事な桜並木

だけど根っこに生えてる謎のキノコ

そっちのほうが気になってしまう

どうせそんな人生

ue bakari mite korobu kurainara

shitami te aruita hō ga ī

shita o minaito kitsuke nai koto mo aru ndayo

hora anna tokoro ni chīsai kani ga iru

nande sonna tokoro ni iru nda chīsai kani

kuruma ni hikaretara kawaisōdakara

hirotte kawa ni modoshiteageta

chotto koyubi o hasamareta

itsuka dare ka ni ataeta yasashi sa 　 omoiyari

kanarazu modottekuru wake janaiyo

michi o yuzutte nazeka shitauchi sarete mo

eki no hōkō oshieta kankō kyaku no sūtsukēsu ni ashi o hikarete mo

jarashiteita neko ni honki kami sarete mo

yononaka o urame nai nikumenai no wa

betsu ni aishiterukara janai

mohaya sonna genki ga nai dake

rifujin to tatakau dake no enerugī o

takuwaeru jikan ga yoyū ga nai

nagashi sō men nogotoku

rifujin ga oshiyosetekuru

wankosoba nogotoku

fuan ga furisosoidekuru

miagereba migotona sakura namiki

dakedo nekko ni haeteru nazo no kinoko

socchi no hō ga ki ni natteshimau

dōse sonna jinsei

If I fall because I’m walking while only looking up

I’d rather be looking down

There are things you can only notice when you’re looking down

See? There’s a small crab over there

Small crab, what are you doing there?

I’d feel bad if he got hit by a car, so I grabbed him and put him back in the river

He nipped my pinky finger a little

The kindness and caring you give to others

won’t necessarily come back to you in the future

I make way for others and get tutted at for some reason…

I show a tourist where the station is and my toes get run over by their suitcase…

I play with a cat and get bitten…

Despite all those, I still don’t hate or hold a grudge against society

It’s not because I love it

It’s because I’ve already lost that kind of energy, that’s all

I don’t have the time or capacity

To save up the energy to fight unreasonableness

Just like flowing somen noodles,

Unreasonableness is closing in on me

Just like wanko soba noodles,

Anxieties come pouring down

When I look up, an amazing row of cherry trees lies before me

But I’m more curious about the mushroom growing from their roots

My life is like that anyways
Ikuko Heame

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## VA Information

### Japanese

Rina Satō

**Ikuko Heame** (辺雨 育子, *Heame Ikuko*) is a hair and makeup artist on the show *Together with Maman*.

## Appearance

Ikuko has short chin-length dark-colored hair that is swept to the right side.

## Personality

Ikuko is close with Utano Tadano and often offers her love advice.

## Name Etymology

* The name Ikuko means "bring up, raise" (育, *iku*) and "child" (子, *ko*).
* The surname Heame means "place" (辺, *he*) and "rain" (雨, *ame*).
* The full name Heame Ikuko is a pun on her job function, Hair & Makeup (ヘアメイク, *hea meiku*)
Chapter 41

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## Chapter Chronology

**Get Tough with Me** (厳しくして, *Kibishiku shite*) is the 41st chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series.

## Characters

* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Hachita Kumatani
* Uramichi Omota
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Iketeru Daga

## Summary

Hachita tells Mitsuo off for not being tough enough with him.
Chapter 42

## Chapter Chronology

**A Game Where I'm From** (僕の地元の遊び, *Boku no jimoto no asobi*) is the 42nd chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Matahiko Nekota
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Eddy Edei

## Summary

After a bad day, Uramichi runs into Matahiko in the store on his way home. Matahiko insists he should come to the bar and makes him play a drinking game from his hometown.
Chapter 3

## Chapter Chronology

**Tufted Titmouse** (チンダル現象, *Chindaru genshō*) is the 3rd chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 1 of the anime.

## Characters

* Iketeru Daga
* Utano Tadano
* Eddy Edei
* Tekito Derekida
* Kayo Ennoshita
* Uramichi Omota
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Mitsuo Kumatani

## Summary

Iketeru Daga and Utano Tadano finish filming their segment and quickly drop their cheerful personas. Backstage, Utano complains that she wants to get married, but Iketeru is preoccupied with daydreams of onigiri.

Uramichi Omota is heading towards his dressing room when he sees Usao peeking at him nervously. Uramichi knows Usao had been talking about him to Kumao, but he decides that he doesn't have the energy to deal with Usao.

Iketeru enters Uramichi's dressing room and laughs at a dirty joke that he himself tells. On their way back to the set, Uramichi tells more dirty jokes, which cause Iketeru to break into an uncontrollable giggle fit. Iketeru is unable to join the next segment with Utano, so Uramichi stands in for him, attributing Iketeru's reaction to burnout.

Utano explains that they will be drawing their friends, and she has Uramichi go first. Uramichi draws a little bird-man creature that he often sees in his dreams, which he admits aren't happy ones.

Backstage after the segment, Uramichi overhears Usao mocking him behind his back. Out of anger, Uramichi decides to confront him.
Chapter 11

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## Chapter Chronology

**I Can Do It All By Myself** (一人でできるもん, *Hitori de dekiru mon*) is the 11th chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 7 of the anime.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Iketeru Daga
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Utano Tadano
* Eddy Edei
* Tekito Derekida
* Kayo Ennoshita
* Yusao Furode
Volume 4

* Cover
* Inner Cover

**Volume 4** is the 4th *tankōbon* volume of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. Alongside Volume 3, it was compiled into Kodansha USA's second English volume, released on January 19, 2021.

## Chapters

* Chapter 28: Sorry
* Chapter 29: Look Both Ways
* Chapter 30: The Door to My Heart
* Chapter 31: Together with Papan
* Chapter 32: Another Side
* Chapter 33: Hello to the World
* Chapter 34: Masami-chan the Rival
* Chapter 35: Lovely Macarons
* Chapter 36: Winter Break Alone
Tobikichi Usahara

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## Tobikichi Usahara

* Manga
* Anime

## Debut Information

### Manga Debut

Chapter 1 (First Appearance)
 Chapter 8 (Face Reveal)

## VA Information

### English

Ray Chase

**Tobikichi Usahara** (兎原 跳吉, *Usahara Tobikichi*) stars as **Usao**, a super energetic rabbit, who likes carrots and wonderful children, on the educational TV program *Together with Maman*.

## Appearance

Tobikichi is an adult with medium long dyed blond hair and gray eyes.

## Personality

When Tobikichi gets drunk, he don't stop talking about how he wants to get funnier and better with girls, although he later doesn’t have memory of ever mentioning those things.

## Plot

Tobikichi plays Usao, a rabbit on *Together with Maman*. Formally a track and field athlete in his university years. His partner is Mitsuo Kumatani, who plays Kumao the bear. He likes his job, but Uramichi Omota his senpai from university, often releases his stress on them so he starts fearing him. He often doesn't remove his mask so that he doesn't have to have eye contact with him. He often talks about how scary Uramichi is, but if he sees him while talking about him, he immediately freezes in fear. He still goes to drink with Uramichi and Mitsuo sometimes. Mitsuo often reveals what Tobikichi thinks of Uramichi, and that frustrates Tobikichi of how easily Mitsuo betrays him.

## Name Etymology

* The name Tobikichi means "jump" (跳, *tobi*) and "lucky" (吉, *kichi*).
* The surname Usahara means "rabbit" (兎, *usa*) and "field, plain" (原, *hara*).

## Trivia

* Tobikichi's blood type is O.
* Tobikichi hates cigarettes and he has a low tolerance for alcohol.
* Usually, Tobikichi avoids removing his masks as he doesn't want to meet Uramichi Omota's eyes since he scares him.
Chapter 1

## Chapter Chronology

**Uramichi Oniisan** (うらみちお兄さん, *Uramichi Onīsan*) is the 1st chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 1 of the anime.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Eddy Edei
* Tekito Derekida
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Mitsuo Kumatani

## Summary

Uramichi Omota introduces a new episode of the children's show *Together with Maman*. His voice is raspy from drinking the previous night. Uramichi surveys the children in the live audience about their energy and admits he has none. A girl tries to cast a spell on him to cheer him up. In turn, Uramichi decides to cast a spell on the children, hoping they don't become like him in 20 years.

Instead of doing the usual "ABC Exercise," Uramichi leads an "Uramichi Exercise" to resist a certain copyright agency. The children are at first reluctant, but they learn the exercise quickly. Uramichi praises them for their ability to fake interest and says it will help with job-hunting, but he reminds them to always stay true to who they are. After the first set, Uramichi heads back his dressing room. When a girl in the hallway asks why he is taking a break, he explains that he needs to rest his facial muscles.

In the second set, a girl asks why Uramichi is still unmarried and childless at 31. Uramichi says that everyone's life is different, and that people shouldn't assume he's unhappy based on his lifestyle. He breaks down in front of the children. When a boy falls and cries, Uramichi tells him that adults need to stop themselves from crying because no one else will.

Uramichi calls for the mascots Usao and Kumao, but they do not show up by the time Uramichi has strained his throat. Backstage, he tells Usao and Kumao to ignore the script and enter after the second call instead of the third, so that he doesn't lose more of his life force. Kumao wonders why Uramichi is in this profession, while Usao tries to motivate him by reminding Uramichi of his fame and success back at their sports college and by quoting *Slam Dunk*. Uramichi points out that life makes you continue even if you give up.

At the end of the day, the crew wonders if Uramichi will be attending the drinking party later that night, but Usahara reveals that Uramichi has already left. Uramichi is shown smoking outside alone, and a narrator says that all adults have a hidden side or two.
Furitsuke Capellini

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David Wald

**Furitsuke Capellini** (カッペリーニ降漬, *Kapperīni Furitsuke*) is a choreographer for the show *Together with Maman*.

## Appearance

Capellini is an *onee* with a unique hairstyle and perfect makeup. She usually wears hoop earrings and glasses that obscure her eyes.

## Personality

Capellini has a good sense of humor, but is strict about choreography. She is interested in Usahara. She is admired by many female employees of *Together With Maman*.

## Trivia

* Capellini calls herself an *onee*, which can refer to an effeminate gay man or a transgender woman. It is unknown which one she is. Causing further ambiguity, the official manga translation refers to her with she/her pronouns while the Funimation subtitles uses he/him. For the sake of consistency, this article uses she/her pronouns.
Tamako Shishido

**Tamako Shishido** (獅子戸たま子, *Shishido Tamako*) is Matahiko Nekota's daughter from his first marriage and Matataro Torai's older sister. She's a fan of Together with Maman.

## Appearance

Tamako is a small girl with narrowish blue eyes and long wavy ginger hair. Her mouth is cat like.

Despite being just half siblings, Matahiko and her look very similar.

## Personality

Tamako's a level headed little girl, contrasting with her timid brother. Similar to Matahiko, she tends to make blunt remarks and says what she thinks at all times, though she seems to give her words more thought than him. Still, she doesn't show ill feelings towards her father.

Tamako shows to be smart kid, figuring out quickly that Tobikichi and Mitsuo are the people inside Usao and Kumao and knowing there's a truth about Santa, but stating that "kids don't want to know that kinda stuff" when Matahiko keeps saying his ex roommates are the ones in the costumes. She understands he says that out of stupidity, but thinks it can still be harmful. According to her dad, she's similar to her mother in that regard.

## Plot

Going to the Together With Maman live show at the mall with their father, Tamako and Matataro get lost and tag along with Uramichi, insisting that it would be easier for them to be found with him that at the lost child center. Eventually, Matahiko comes to pick them up and they watch the show.

## Name Etymology

* The name Tamako means "egg" (たま, *tama*) and "child" (子, *ko*). *Ko* is a common suffix for girl names.
* The surname Shishido means "lion" (獅子, *shishi*) and "door" (戸, *do*).
	+ Tamako's and Matataro's surnames come from a feline like Matahiko's, these being lion, tiger, and cat respectively.

## Trivia

* Tamako's blood type is A.
* Her favorite food is corn.

1. ↑ White Day's Illustration
2. ↑ White Day's Illustration
Chapter 38

## Chapter Chronology

**My First Trip to Tokyo** (初めての東京, *Hajimete no Tōkyō*) is the 38th chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Iketeru Daga
* Hachita Kumatani (Introduction)
* Utano Tadano
* Eddy Edei
* Kayo Ennoshita (Cameo)

## Summary

Kumatani's younger brother, Hachita, who just came to Tokyo, goes to the studio.

## Extra Pages

**Character Files**

* Hachita Kumatani
Chapter 34

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**Masami-chan the Rival** (恋敵のマサミちゃん, *Koigataki no Masami-chan*) is the 34th chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series.

## Characters

* Utano Tadano
* Kayo Ennoshita
* Uramichi Omota
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Ikuko Heame
* Iketeru Daga
* Eddy Edei
Mag A. Zine

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## Debut Information

### Manga Debut

Chapter 64 (mention)Bonus Chapter 1 (Volume 8) (appearance)

**Mag A. Zine** (間我 仁, *Maga Jin*) is an editor with Happy Editorial Services who works on the magazine *MHK: Together with Maman*. A feud he had with his team led to the hiatus of BunnyBear Theater, a mini-comic series that runs in the magazine. Hanbee Kikaku describes him as a troublemaker who can't work well with others. Zine admires Uramichi Omota's respect for his younger colleagues and cites Mitsuo Kumatani as an inspirational mentor figure from his childhood.

## Appearance

Zine has medium-length hair and tan skin. He likes to wear white tiger print, which Uramichi mistakes for zebra print.

## Name Etymology

* The full name is a play on "magazine" in both languages.
* The Japanese surname means "gap" (間, *ma*) and "self" (我, *ga*).
* The Japanese given name means "benevolence" (仁, *jin*).

## Trivia

* Zine's blood type is B.
* Zine does not smoke and is a lightweight drinker.
Hachita Kumatani

* Manga
* Anime (Child)

**Hachita Kumatani** (熊谷はち太, *Kumatani Hachita*) is Mitsuo Kumatani's younger brother. He wants to take over their father's restaurant and went to Tokyo to train, now living with his older brother.

## Appearance

He is a young adult with black eyes and short black hair with parted bangs.

According to the Together with Maman cast, he has the same face as Mitsuo, Tobikichi making the point that his looked "more fresh and innocent".

## Personality

Hachita is naive, not knowing much about the city and guiding his judgment about it with what his brother has told him. He is very skeptical of the city, affraid of what Mitsuo taught him about "shady characters" and that he is gonna get taken advantage of for being a country boy. He also belives he is a scatterbrain, usually being told back in his home town that he's "misway off the waygate", also contributing to his fear of people in the city pulling a fast one on him.

Still, he is hard working and tries his best to prove he can become a great chef like his father and be as reliable as his brother someday.

## Plot

After telling his father he wanted to take over the family restaurant in his brother's place, Hachita gets told by him that he has to go train to Tokyo before that. He stays at Mitsuo's place while on the city till he can find his own place.

## Relationships

### Mitsuo Kumatani

Hachita and Mitsuo got along well since they were kids, often playing videogames together. It's because of Hachita's suggestion that Mitsuo joined the Archery Club in high school.

Hachita looks up to his older brother, believing everything he says, being wary about the city because of him. According to himself, due to he being a scatterbrain, he's helpless without Mitsuo. Still, he feels he won't be able to stand on his own if his brother keeps coddling him.

### Uramichi Omota

At first when he met him, Hachita thought Uramichi was just a cosplaying fan due to the persona he portrays on TV being different than him in real life. Still, he shows to be thankful of Uramichi for taking care of his older brother at work.

### Tousaku Nusumi

Hachita's first friend in Tokyo. Tousaku shows him around the city, commonly taking him to food spots. Hachita defends him from Mitsuo, who doesn't like his brother's company.

## Name Etymology

* The name Hachita could mean "honey" (はち, *hachi*) and "boy" (太, *ta*).
* The surname Kumatani means "bear" (熊, *kuma*) and "valley" (谷, *tani*).
* When paired with his brother's, the hiragana on their names make the japanese word for Honey (蜂蜜, はちみつ, *hachimitsu*).
	+ The kanji in both their names also match, being man in Mitsuo's case and boy in Hachita's.

## Trivia

* Hachita's blood type is O.
* He doesn't smoke and loves to drink.
* He seems to like videogames, playing with Mitsuo as kids and adults and being quite invested in "Together with Maman Online".
* Despite wanting to take over the family restaurant, he is shown not being that great of a cook.
* He was afraid of fish. He got over it through Mitsuo's exposure therapy.

1. ↑ Chapter 41
2. ↑ Chapter 41
Chapter 8

## Chapter Chronology

**After This Concert** (この公演が終わったら, *Kono kōen ga owattara*) is the 8th chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 5 of the anime.

## Characters

* Tobikichi Usahara
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Furitsuke Capellini
* Uramichi Omota
* Iketeru Daga
* Utano Tadano
* Eddy Edei

## Summary

On the day of the *Together with Maman* concert, Tobikichi Usahara wishes that he were on a date instead, but Mitsuo Kumatani reminds him that he doesn't even have a girlfriend. Shortly before the concert, choreographer Furitsuke Capellini tries to fire up the performers and hits Usao. Meanwhile, Uramichi Omota, Iketeru Daga, and Utano Tadano are already exhausted.

Usao and Kumao kick off the concert. Utano and Iketeru teach that everyone has things they're good at and things they're not, and they perform "Can and Can't." Uramichi says even though he is good at jumping and twirling, someone once told him that he's not a kind person. He wonders what "kindness" even means. Utano and Iketeru then perform "The Cat's Staring at Nothing Again," in which Uramichi plays a despondent cat.

Backstage, Usahara asks Kumatani what his plans after the concert are. When Kumatani says he'll go fishing, Usahara suggests they eat at Uramichi's place if he survives the concert. Uramichi approaches and tells Usahara to stop inviting himself over.

## Extra Pages

### Character Files

* Tobikichi Usahara
* Mitsuo Kumatani
Chapter 27

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**That Awkward Smile** (不器用な笑顔, *Bukiyōna egao*) is the 27th chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 12 of the anime.

## Characters

* Tobikichi Usahara
* Uramichi Omota
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Utano Tadano
* Iketeru Daga
Chapter 17

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**Good Times** (楽しい時間は, *Tanoshī jikan wa*) is the 17th chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 6 of the anime.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Iketeru Daga
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Utano Tadano
* Eddy Edei
* Tekito Derekida
* Kayo Ennoshita
* Yusao Furode
* Furitsuke Capellini
* Ikuko Heame
Hanbee Kikaku

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## Hanbee Kikaku

* Manga
* Anime

## VA Information

### English

Johnny Yong Bosch

**Hanbee Kikaku** (木角 半兵衛, *Kikaku Hanbee*) is from the Merchandising department at MHK Enterprises who started working at MHK around the same time as Saito Uebu.

## Appearance

Kikaku wears his long black hair in a messy ponytail, with bangs parted on the right side. He has two lip rings and a variety of piercings in each ear. He also has a split tongue and a tongue piercing. He usually wears a black shirt, off-white pants, and belt-strap boots.

## Personality

At first glance, Kikaku appears to be emotionally unstable, but he's really just serious about his work. His personality often flips from cheerful and bubbly to angry and intimidating, making him unpredictable.

## Name Etymology

* The name Hanbee means "half" (半, *han*), "soldier, warrior" (兵, *he*/*be*), and "defense" (衛, *e*).
* The surname Kikaku means "wood" (木, *ki*) and "corner, horn" (角, *kaku*).
* The full name Kikaku Hanbee is a pun on his department name, "Planning & Sales" (企画販売, *kikaku hanbai*).

## Relationships

### Uramichi Omota

Uramichi met Kikaku when the latter asked for his help in designing a new merchandise for the show. Kikaku is the only person so far whom Uramichi genuinely fears due to his extreme emotional swings. Uramichi occasionally attempts to open up to Kikaku by striking conversations with him, but this has failed so far due to Kikaku's constant fits of anger. Kikaku has said that he does not consider Uramichi a friend.

In volume 4, Kikaku runs into Uramichi in high school. Uramichi looks as if he is about to pass out and Kikaku tells him to take a break. Uramichi tells him he has no time to rest and continues walking. Kikaku starts to think that Kumatani was right about being better off without people's expectations.

### Saito Uebu

Kikaku dislikes Uebu, as the latter puts items that do not exist yet up for preorder. He verbally derides Uebu, and even goes as far as breaking his glasses.

He doesn't understand his love for fictional women, calling them "cartoon women" and saying they all have the same face, something that bothers Uebu. Still, it's been shown he will go along with the latter's intrest if it benefits him in anyway.

## Trivia

* Kikaku was formerly in a band.
* Kikaku's blood type is O.
* Kikaku is a heavy drinker and habitual smoker.
The Cat's Staring at Nothing Again

**The Cat's Staring at Nothing Again** (猫が何もない空間を見てる, *Neko ga nanimonai kūkan o mi teru*) is an insert song in *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan*.

It appears in Chapter 8 of the manga and Episode 5 of the anime. It is performed by both Iketeru Daga and Utano Tadano in the manga, but only Utano in the anime. The full lyrics, written by Gaku Kuze, are included after Chapter 13 in Volume 2. The anime uses a slightly abridged version composed by Tomoki Kikuya.

## Full Lyrics

* Kanji
* Romaji
* English

どこ　見てるの

何が　あるの　そこに

何もない（ない）

おまけに　お金も　時間もない

生活に　華がない

明日　起きて　食べる物もない

でも　猫がいる

何の役にも立たないけれど

猫がいる

でも　どこを見てるの

何がない　何もない

何もないから　生きている

何もないけど　生きられる

猫がいる

猫がいる

何の役にも立たなくても

いてくれるだけで生きられる

いてくれるだけで　よかった

Doko miteruno

Nani ga aru no soko ni

Nani mo nai (nai)

Omake ni okane mo jikan monai

Seikatsu ni hana ga nai

Ashita okite taberu mono monai

Demo neko ga iru

Nan no yaku ni mo tatanaikeredo

Neko ga iru

Demo doko o miteruno

Nani ga nai nani monai

Nani mo naikara ikiteiru

Nani mo naikedo ikirareru

Neko ga iru

Neko ga iru

Nan no yaku ni mo tatanakute mo

Itekureru dake de ikirareru

Itekureru dake de yokatta

What are you looking at?

What is it you see over there?

There’s nothing there at all (nothing)

I don’t have any furniture

Or money, or time

Or food in the fridge

Only my cat

He isn’t any use at all, but at least he’s here

That’s enough for me

So tell me—what are you looking at?

What is it you see?

Nothing! There’s nothing!

My life is all for nothing

I’m still alive, though I have nothing

Only my cat

Only my cat

He isn’t any use at all

But at least he’s here

I’m so glad he’s here
Chapter 16

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## Chapter Chronology

**Important Plans** ( 大事な予定 , *Daijina yotei*) is the 16th chapter of the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* manga series. It was adapted in Episode 6 of the anime.

## Characters

* Uramichi Omota
* Iketeru Daga
* Mitsuo Kumatani
* Tobikichi Usahara
* Utano Tadano
* Kayo Ennoshita
* Eddy Edei
* Yusao Furode
* Tekito Derekida
* Furitsuke Capellini
Matataro Torai

**Matataro Torai** (虎井又太郎, *Torai Matatarō*) is Matahiko Nekota's son from his second marriage and Tamako Shishido's younger brother.

## Personality

Matataro is a typical 3 year old as he's very innocent, trusting, happy, etc.

## Relationships

### Tamako Shishido

Tamako (who he refers to as 'Tama-chan') is Matataro's older half-sister from a different mother. Tamako, being the older of the two, acts as a guiding older sister who Matataro is close to which is shown through his lenience to listen to and follow her ashe looks up to her as a true older sister.

### Matahiko Nekota

Nekota is his and Tamako's shared father. Matataro does see Matahiko as a father and overall has a fairly good father-son relationship with him though Nekota doesn't have any parental rights on him.

## Name Etymology

* The name Matataro means "again" (又, *mata*) and "oldest son" (太郎, *tarō*). *Tarō* is a common suffix for boy names.
* The surname Torai means "tiger" (虎, *tora*) and "well" (井, *i*).
	+ Tamako's and Matataro's surnames come from a feline like Matahiko's, these being lion, tiger, and cat respectively.

## Trivia

* Tamako's blood type is O.
* His favorite food is tuna salad.
ABC Exercise

**ABC Exercise** (ABC体操, *ABC taisō*) is the opening theme to the *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* (Anime). It is performed by Mamoru Miyano and Nana Mizuki, who respectively play Iketeru Daga and Utano Tadano in the show. Gaku Kuze wrote the lyrics, and Tomoki Kikuya composed the music.

## Lyrics

* Kanji
* Romaji
* English

集まれ　よい子のみんな

常識の範囲内で　必要最低限に体を動かそう

ABC　ABC　ABC

A　延々続く　退屈な毎日も

B　ビックリがいっぱい　捉えよう次第さ

C　質問していいですか　お兄さん

お兄さんに聞いてみて　何でも

主観で答えるよ

片手間でいいから　聞いていて

ABC　ABC　ABC　ABC

大人になるのは怖いけど

よい子のみんなが思うほど

悪いものでもないんだ　きっと

ウサギもクマも　みんな　集まれ

ABC　ABC　A to Z

みんなで元気に　遊ぼう

Atsumare yoi ko no minna

Jōshiki no haninai de hitsuyō saiteigen ni karada o ugokasou

*ABC, ABC, ABC*

*A*, en'en tsudzuku taikutsuna mainichi mo

*B*, bikkuri ga ippai toraeyou shidai sa

*C*, shitsumon shite īdesu ka onīsan

Onīsan ni kiite mite nandemo

Shukan de kotaeru yo

Katatemade īkara kiite ite

*ABC, ABC, ABC, ABC*

Otona ni naru no wa kowaikedo

Yoi ko no minna ga omou hodo

Warui monode mo nainda kitto

Usagi mo kuma mo minna atsumare

*ABC, ABC, A to Z*

Minna de genki ni asobou