This anime television series titled Mini Toji aired from January 5 to March 16, 2019, on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, and MBS. The series is animated by Project No.9 and directed by Yuu Nobuta, with Aoi Akashiro handling the series’ scripts, and Hiromi Ogata designing the characters. The opening theme is “Kono Bangumi wa Ura Wakaki Kōmuin-Tachi no Teikyō de Okuri Itashimasu” (この番組はうら若き公務員たちの提供でお送りいたします, This Program is Made Possible By Young Government Workers) by Kaede Hondo and Himika Akaneya under their character names. The series ran for 11 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the series.
This series shows Do the girls’ daily lives include fighting or not fighting? All characters from the TV animated series Toji no Miko and the smartphone game Toji no Miko: Kizamishi Issen no Tomoshibi are gathered together in smaller forms! The ending promises the audience a greater jump in time in the second season, leaving us wondering what it means for the protagonists. Here we’ve analyzed the ending to understand where the show might go from there. SPOILERS AHEAD
Mini Toji Season 1 Recap
This drama anime series has a total of 10 episodes. The first episode named Special Training shows that Having defeated Yukari Origami, Kanami and the others have garnered attention and are observed by Moruya. The next episode shows Mihono, Hiyori, and Mai going out in search of the perfect present for Kanami, whose birthday is tomorrow. The third episode named Evening Cherry Blossoms shows that Yukari Origami and the four members of the Elite Guard enjoy a brief moment of peace viewing the flowers.
In the fourth episode Getting Alone shows Kiyoka asking Kofuki for help in picking out an outfit, and the pudding that she was planning to give her as a reward is gone. In the fifth episode named Big sister shows Mai watching over Sayaka from morning until night; then one day, Sayaka tries to leave Mai’s side when she has business in the laboratory. In the next episode shows (Omusubi) Yume Tsubakuro is supposed to join the newly formed Elite Guard, but when she doesn’t show, Maki and Suzuka go in search of her.
In the next episode shows (Horizon Alliance) The Toji are enjoying their time in the hot springs at a ryokan in the mountains, especially Kiyoka and Hiyori. In the eighth episode, Sulking shows In an effort to raise Kaoru’s spirits, Mihono, and the others try to create a relaxing environment for her at a beach resort. In the next episode, Festival shows Mihono and the other members of the investigation squad are given a mission: run a food stall at the festival. In the season finale Fireworks shows The fun of the summer festival that all the girls are enjoying is about to come to an end, leaving each Toji to follow her path.
Katana Maidens ~ Mini Toji (How it’s Happened?)
This Adventure, Fantasy series Toji No Miko (刀使ノ巫女, lit. “Sword-wielding Shrine Maidens”) is a 2017 Japanese media franchise produced by Genco, co-produced by Crunchyroll, and animated by Studio Gokumi.The story is centered around a group of sword-wielding shrine maidens called Toji, who attend school while improving their extermination skills and serve as a unit in the police force to exorcise mysterious, hostile creatures known only as para dama. The government authorizes the Toji to wear swords and serve as government officials, and the government set up five schools throughout the country for the girls to attend.
The girls live ordinary school lives, while occasionally performing their duties, wielding their swords, and using various powers to fight and protect the people. In the spring, the five schools send their best Toji to compete in a tournament. As the tournament concludes abruptly shortly into the series, a multi-layered conflict starts to unfold and develop involving different factions of Toji and para dama, and its mysterious background slowly unveils following from near the end of World War II.
All the Seasons of Mini Toji were exclusively released on AppleTV. We are sure that Mini Toji Season will also release on the same streaming platform.
Till the release of the upcoming Season, you can watch the previous seasons of this fictional drama only on Apple TV.
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