Heaven's Design Team

Heaven's Design Team (Japanese: 天地創造デザイン部, Hepburn: Tenchi Sōzō Dezain-bu) is a Japanese comedy manga series, written by Hebi-Zou and Tsuta Suzuki and illustrated by Tarako, about a team of designers creating various animal species on ancient Earth to fulfill the requests of Kami-sama ("God", in English). It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two since February 2017 and has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA.[3] An anime television series adaptation by Asahi Production premiered on January 7, 2021.

Heaven's Design Team
Cover of Heaven's Design Team volume 1 by Kodansha
天地創造デザイン部
(Tenchi Sōzō Dezain-bu)
Genre
Manga
Written by
  • Hebi-Zou
  • Tsuta Suzuki
Illustrated byTarako
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Morning Two
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 22, 2017 – present
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed bySōichi Masui
Written byMichiko Yokote
Music byHayato Matsuo
StudioAsahi Production
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, TVA, BS-Fuji
Original run January 7, 2021 – present
Episodes5

Characters
Shimoda (下田, Shimoda)
Voiced by: Junya Enoki[4]
Ueda (上田, Ueda)
Voiced by: Yumi Hara[4]
Tsuchiya/Saturn (土屋, Tsuchiya)
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue[5]
Kimura/Jupiter (木村, Kimura)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[5]
Mizushima/Mercury (水島, Mizushima)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[5]
Kanamori/Venus (金森, Kanamori)
Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio[5]
Meido/Pluto (冥戸, Meido)
Voiced by: Naomi Ōzora[5]
Unabara/Neptune (海原, Unabara)
Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi[5]
Higuchi/Mars (火口, Higuchi)
Voiced by: Asuna Tomari[5]
Kenta (ケンタ, Kenta)
Voiced by: Hina Kino[5]
Yokota (横田, Yokota)
Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka[5]
Mushibu (虫部, Mushibu)
Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima[5]
God, the Creator (神様, Kami-sama)
Voiced by: Naoki Tatsuta[5]

Media

Manga

Heaven's Design Team is written by Hebi-Zou and Tsuta Suzuki and illustrated by Tarako. The series began in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two on February 22, 2017.[6] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 22, 2017[7] As of January 21, 2021, six volumes have been released.[8]

In North America, Kodansha USA announced the English digital release of the series in April 2018.[9] Kodansha announced the print release of the series in November 2019, with the first volume released on October 20, 2020.[10][11]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 22, 2017[7]978-4-06-510461-3October 20, 2020[11]978-1-64-651113-6
2 June 22, 2018[12]978-4-06-511712-5December 8, 2020[13]978-1-64-651129-7
3 January 23, 2019[14]978-4-06-514673-6January 19, 2021[15]978-1-64-651130-3
4 August 23, 2019[16]978-4-06-516885-1March 23, 2021[17]978-1-64-651131-0
5 April 23, 2020[18]978-4-06-510461-3May 18, 2021[19]978-1-64-651154-9
6 January 21, 2021[8]978-4-06-521855-6September 14, 2021[20]978-1-64-651268-3

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in April 2020.[1] The series is directed by Sōichi Masui at Asahi Production, with series composition handled by Michiko Yokote, character designs by Sachiko Oohashi, and music composed by Hayato Matsuo. It premiered on January 7, 2021 on AT-X and other channels.[21][22] Muse Communication has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia.[23] The opening theme song is "Give It Up？" performed by "96Neko" (96猫, "Kuro Neko"), and the ending theme song is "DESIGNED BY HEAVEN！" performed by "Paraiso☆Employee Stars" (パライソ☆社員スターズ, "Paraiso☆Shain Sutāzu").[24] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[25]

No.Title [26][27]Directed by [lower-alpha 1]Written by [lower-alpha 1]Original air date [28]
1"Idea 1"
Transcription: "Anken Ichi" (Japanese: 案件１)		Takashi KobayashiMichiko YokoteJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
2"Idea 2"
Transcription: "Anken Ni" (Japanese: 案件２)		Yōsuke NakanishiMichiko YokoteJanuary 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)
3"Idea 3"
Transcription: "Anken San" (Japanese: 案件３)		Kenta NodaMichiko YokoteJanuary 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)
4"Idea 4"
Transcription: "Anken Yon" (Japanese: 案件４)		Yasuo EjimaMichiko YokoteJanuary 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)
5"Idea 5"
Transcription: "Anken Go" (Japanese: 案件５)		Yōsuke NakanishiMichiko YokoteFebruary 4, 2021 (2021-02-04)

Notes
  1. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References
  1. "Heaven's Design Team Workplace Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  2. Chapman, Paul (February 1, 2021). "Heaven's Design Team Shares Fruits of Science Museum Collab". Crunchyroll. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  3. "Kodansha Comics Announces 5 New Digital First Manga Licenses for May". Anime News Network. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  4. Harding, Daryl. "1st Cast Members Descend from Above for Heaven's Design Team TV Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. "Heaven's Design Team Anime's Teaser Unveils More Cast". Anime News Network. August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  6. 「ALL OUT!!」大原野の抱き枕カバーが全サに、動物デザイン下請けコメディも. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  7. 天地創造デザイン部（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  8. 天地創造デザイン部（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  9. Ressler, Karen (April 26, 2018). "Kodansha Comics Announces 5 New Digital First Manga Licenses for May". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  10. Mateo, Alex (November 17, 2019). "Kodansha Comics Announces 12 Digital Manga Licenses, 4 Manga Print Releases". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  11. "Heaven's Design Team 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  12. 天地創造デザイン部（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  13. "Heaven's Design Team 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  14. 天地創造デザイン部（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  15. "Heaven's Design Team 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  16. 天地創造デザイン部（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  17. "Heaven's Design Team 4". Penguin Random House. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  18. 天地創造デザイン部（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  19. "Heaven's Design Team 5". Penguin Random House. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  20. "Heaven's Design Team 6". Penguin Random House. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  21. Harding, Daryl. "Heaven's Design Team TV Anime Descends for Broadcast in January 2021". Crunchyroll.
  22. Loo, Egan (November 20, 2020). "Heaven's Design Team Anime's Full Promo Video Unveils January 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  23. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 21, 2020). "Muse Asia Licenses Heaven's Design Team Anime". Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  24. "Burūrei & Dībuidī & Shīdī｜Terebi Anime "Tenchi Sōzō Dezain-bu" Kōshiki Saito" BD&DVD&CD｜TVアニメ「天地創造デザイン部」公式サイト [BD & DVD & CD｜TV Anime "Heaven's Design Team" Official Website]. tendebu.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  25. "FINAL UPDATE: Crunchyroll Announces Winter 2021 Anime Lineup! (1/5)". Crunchyroll. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  26. "Sutōrī｜Terebi Anime "Tenchi Sōzō Dezain-bu" Kōshiki Saito" STORY｜TVアニメ「天地創造デザイン部」公式サイト [Story｜TV Anime "Heaven's Design Team" Official Website]. tendebu.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  27. "Heaven's Design Team - Watch on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  28. "On'ea｜Terebi Anime "Tenchi Sōzō Dezain-bu" Kōshiki Saito" ON AIR｜TVアニメ「天地創造デザイン部」公式サイト [On Air｜TV Anime "Heaven's Design Team" Official Website]. tendebu.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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