Tesla Note

Tesla Note
Cover of the first manga volume, featuring Kuruma and Botan
テスラノート
(Tesura Nōto)
GenreAction, spy
Manga
Written by
  • Masafumi Nishida
  • Tadayoshi Kubo
Illustrated byKouta Sannomiya
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine
  • Weekly Shōnen Magazine
  • (January 6 – July 7, 2021)
  • Magazine Pocket
  • (August 4, 2021 – April 13, 2022)
Original runJanuary 6, 2021 – April 13, 2022
Volumes7
Anime television series
Directed byMichio Fukuda
Written byMasafumi Nishida
Music byKaoru Wada
Studio
  • Gambit (production)
  • Risemore (animation)
  • Studio Bokan (animation)
  • Type Zero (animation)
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11
Original run October 3, 2021 – December 26, 2021
Episodes13
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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

Botan Negoro, a highly trained operative descended from the Negoro ninja clan, is recruited for "Mission T", a secret operation intended to prevent global catastrophe. The mission involves "Tesla's Shards", crystals said to contain Nikola Tesla's complete inventions, which have the power to trigger dangerous and unexplained phenomena.

Following a mysterious incident in Norway, Botan is tasked with recovering the shards alongside Kuruma, a self-proclaimed top agent from Japan. Their search puts them at odds with intelligence agents and spies from other countries who are all competing to obtain the shards for their own purposes.

Characters

Japan Safety and Promotion Company

Botan Negoro (根来 牡丹, Negoro Botan)
Voiced by: Konomi Kohara
Kuruma (クルマ) /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
Jingo is Botan's grandfather.

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 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 date Original ISBN English release date English 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.Title Directed by Written by Storyboarded by Original 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)
In Norway, a Japanese girl named Botan Negoro aims to be a talented spy. She teams up with Kuruma in a mission to retrieve the Tesla Crystal.
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)
Botan and Kuruma team up to recover Tesla Fragment, the object responsible for the train disappearance incident, which was to contain records of the Tesla coil.
3"A Consideration on "Mission IS""
Transliteration: ""Misshon IS" 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)
The Tesla Shard No. 3 owned Botan and her companions one of the Tesla Shards are stolen. Jingo suspects that the culprit is a secret organization that has long coveted the power contained within these shards. Having returned to Japan from Norway, Botan moves into a shared house for intelligence agents where Kuruma and Ryunosuke live. Together, they track down the missing shard and uncover the Small House.
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 Yoneyama		Michio FukudaOctober 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
Botan and Kuruma head to Chicago and find the Corrad family is using Tesla Fragment, an object known as Prigiera is capable of manipulating lightning. However, Botan and the others find themselves in danger after becoming caught up in a conflict with a rival organization known as Bad Block.
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 Yoneyama		Michio FukudaOctober 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)
Teone, boss of the Conrad family, is targeted by Boze, his trusted second-in-command. As the search on the fifth Tesla Fragment in Boze's possession continues, Botan and the others itself joined in the fray by Oliver Thornton and Mickey Miller from the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). However, Boze – who can manipulate lightning thanks to the power of the Tesla Fragment – fights back, leaving both teams struggling to find any opening to seize it.
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 Yoneyama		Michio FukudaNovember 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)
When a car on the top floor of the Chicago Tower is shot, Mickey feels anxious and confused by the unexpected offer, but accepts it to save the car. At the same time, a mysterious force was moving to take away the slips of Tesla.
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 Yoneyama		Michio FukudaNovember 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)
Botan and the others, alongside the CIA team, try to befriend Pino and Elmo, the members of Small House.
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 Yoneyama		Michio FukudaNovember 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)
In CIA's medical ship, Asclepios, a three-way battle between the Botan's team, the CIA, and Small House occurs. Botan's group follow Pino and Elmo, who have left the ship by boat, but they are killed.
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 Yoneyama		Jun'ichi Sakata
Michio Fukuda		November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28)
Botan learns the truth about her parents from her grandfather, Jingo Nigoro. She feels her mother's feelings and declares his return to the intelligence officer. Meanwhile, in the CIA, Mickey is summoned from the upper echelons to be stunned when he is informed of the detention of Oliver. The group goes on a trip to Russia, where unidentified creature called Bigfoot suddenly attacked a mountain climber. Botan, who suspect the involvement of Tesla Fragment, contact Sergey, a mountain guide who says they encountered Bigfoot instead.
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 Yoneyama		Michio 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 Yoneyama		Namako Umino
Michio Fukuda		December 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 Yoneyama		Ten Ōguro
Michio Fukuda		December 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 Yoneyama		Ten Ōguro
Michio Fukuda		December 26, 2021 (2021-12-26)

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Although Gambit is credited for the main Animation Production (アニメーション制作) responsibilities, Gambit itself is not an animation company, but rather a casting company. The creative studio Risemore and CG studios Studio Bokan and Type Zero, although each credited as Production Assistance (制作協力), must then be responsible for the series' animation.

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