Tesla Note(Japanese: テスラノート, Hepburn: Tesura Nōto) is a Japanese manga series written by Masafumi Nishida and Tadayoshi Kubo and illustrated by Kouta Sannomiya. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January to July 2021, and it was transferred to Magazine Pocket in August 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Gambit aired from October to December 2021.

Plot

Characters

Japan Safety and Promotion Company

Botan Negoro(根来 牡丹, Negoro Botan)

Voiced by: Konomi Kohara

Kuruma(クルマ, Kuruma) / Kuruma Tanaka(田中 車, Tanaka Kuruma)

Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Ryūnosuke Takamatsu(高松隆之介, Takamatsu Ryūnosuke)

Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno

Kyōhei Himi(氷見 恭平, Himi Kyōhei)

Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai

Kensuke Toriumi(鳥海賢介, Toriumi Kensuke)

Voiced by: Hidenobu Kiuchi

Central Intelligence Agency

Mickey Miller(ミッキー・ミラー, Mikkī Mirā)

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

Oliver Thornton(オリバー・ソーントン, Oribā Sōnton)

Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya

Lily Steinem(リリー・スタイネム, Rirī Sutainemu)

Voiced by: Shizuka Itō

Allies

Jingo Negoro(根来 甚吾, Negoro Jingo)

Voiced by: Mugihito

Small House

Pino(ピノ)

Voiced by: Akira Ishida

Elmo(エルモ, Erumo)

Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda

Media

Manga

Tesla Note, written by Masafumi Nishida and Tadayoshi Kubo and illustrated by Kouta Sannomiya, was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January 6 to July 7, 2021. The manga was then transferred to Magazine Pocket on August 4, 2021, and finished on April 13, 2022. Kodansha collected its 58 individual chapters into seven tankōbon volumes, released between April 16, 2021, and June 17, 2022.

The manga is licensed in English by Kodansha USA in digital form.

Volumes

No.Original release dateOriginal ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1April 16, 2021978-4-06-522983-5October 19, 2021978-1-63-699451-2
2June 17, 2021978-4-06-523586-7January 25, 2022978-1-63-699479-6
3September 16, 2021978-4-06-524840-9February 2, 2022978-1-63-699628-8
4October 15, 2021978-4-06-525142-3April 19, 2022978-1-68-491134-9
5January 17, 2022978-4-06-526287-0June 28, 2022978-1-68-491238-4
6April 15, 2022978-4-06-527537-5September 27, 2022978-1-68-491460-9
7June 17, 2022978-4-06-528181-9November 22, 2022978-1-68-491558-3

Anime

In April 2021, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation. The series is animated by Gambit and directed by Michio Fukuda, with Masafumi Nishida overseeing the series' scripts, POKImari designing the characters, and Kaoru Wada composing the series' music. It aired from October 3 to December 26, 2021, on Tokyo MX and BS11. Tokyo Monsters performed the opening theme "Puppet's", while Yui Ninomiya performed the ending theme "Sanbunteki Life". Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal release date
1"A Consideration on the "New-Fledged Spy"" Transliteration: ""Shinmai Supai" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「新米スパイ」についての考察)Michio FukudaMasafumi NishidaMichio FukudaOctober 3, 2021(2021-10-03)
2"A Consideration on "Contention"" Transliteration: ""Sōdatsu" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「争奪」についての考察)Michio FukudaMasafumi NishidaMichio FukudaOctober 10, 2021(2021-10-10)
3"A Consideration on "Mission IS"" Transliteration: ""Misshon Ai Esu" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「ミッションIS」についての考察)Michio FukudaMasafumi NishidaMichio FukudaOctober 17, 2021(2021-10-17)
4"A Consideration on "Divine Thunderbolts"" Transliteration: ""Kami no Ikazuchi" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「神の雷」についての考察)Michio FukudaMasafumi Nishida Kazuhito YoneyamaMichio FukudaOctober 24, 2021(2021-10-24)
5"A Consideration on "Relationships of Trust"" Transliteration: ""Shinrai Kankei" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「信頼関係」についての考察)Michio FukudaMasafumi Nishida Kazuhito YoneyamaMichio FukudaOctober 31, 2021(2021-10-31)
6"A Consideration on "Three-Way Battles"" Transliteration: ""Mitsudomoe" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「三つ巴」についての考察)Michio FukudaMasafumi Nishida Kazuhito YoneyamaMichio FukudaNovember 7, 2021(2021-11-07)
7"A Consideration on "Hunger, and the Readiness to Face It"" Transliteration: ""Kūfukukan, Oyobi, Sore ni Mukiau Kakugo" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「空腹感、および、それに向き合う覚悟」についての考察)Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida Kazuhito YoneyamaMichio FukudaNovember 14, 2021(2021-11-14)
8"A Consideration on "Truth"" Transliteration: ""Shinjitsu" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「真実」についての考察)Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida Kazuhito YoneyamaMichio FukudaNovember 21, 2021(2021-11-21)
9"A Consideration on "Dog People"" Transliteration: ""Inuha" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「犬派」についての考察)Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida Kazuhito YoneyamaJun'ichi Sakata Michio FukudaNovember 28, 2021(2021-11-28)
10"A Consideration on "Suspects"" Transliteration: ""Yōgisha" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「容疑者」についての考察)Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida Kazuhito YoneyamaMichio FukudaDecember 5, 2021(2021-12-05)
11"A Consideration on "Searches"" Transliteration: ""Tansaku" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「探索」についての考察)Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida Kazuhito YoneyamaNamako Umino Michio FukudaDecember 12, 2021(2021-12-12)
12"A Consideration on "Time Limits"" Transliteration: ""Taimu Rimitto" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「タイムリミット」についての考察)Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida Kazuhito YoneyamaTen Ōguro Michio FukudaDecember 19, 2021(2021-12-19)
13"A Consideration on "By Your Will"" Transliteration: ""Gyoi" ni Tsuite no Kōsatsu" (Japanese: 「御意」についての考察)Ryōji TakaiMasafumi Nishida Kazuhito YoneyamaTen Ōguro Michio FukudaDecember 26, 2021(2021-12-26)

See also

  • Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, another manga series illustrated by Kōta Sannomiya

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