is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by TNSK. It was serialized in

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's manga magazine ''

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'' from January 2019 to January 2024, with its chapters collected in twelve volumes. An

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television series adaptation produced by

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aired from September to December 2022.

Characters

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Media

Manga

''My Master Has No Tail'' is written and illustrated by TNSK. The series was serialized in

's ''

'' from January 7, 2019, to January 5, 2024. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. Twelve volumes were released from September 6, 2019, to February 7, 2024. The manga is licensed digitally in North America by

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Anime

television series adaptation was announced in the September 2021 issue of ''good! Afternoon''. It is produced by

and directed by Hideyo Yamamoto, with

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supervising the scripts co-written by Kei Shimobayashi, Aya Satsuki, and Yūho Togashi. Ryō Yamauchi is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director. Tsukasa Yatoki, Atsushi Harada, and Yuki Honda from Arte Refact composed the music. The series aired from September 30 to December 23, 2022, on

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, and

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. The opening theme song is by

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, while the ending theme song is by Hinano.

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licensed the series and is streaming it on

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licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and is streaming it on its Ani-One Asia

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channel.

Reception

In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the 6th

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s in the print category.

References

External links

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