My Roomie Is a Dino
Japanese manga series and its franchise
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My Roomie Is a Dino, also known as Gal & Dino (Japanese: ギャルと恐竜, Hepburn: Gyaru to Kyōryū) lit. 'The Gyaru and the Dinosaur', is a Japanese manga series written by Moriko Mori and illustrated by Cota Tomimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from October 2018 to January 2022. Its chapters were collected in seven tankōbon volumes as from April 2019 to March 2022. A 12-episode television series adaptation by Space Neko Company and Kamikaze Douga, each including an animated segment and a live-action segment, aired from April to December 2020.
| My Roomie Is a Dino | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ギャルと恐竜 (Gyaru to Kyōryū) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Moriko Mori |
| Illustrated by | Cota Tomimura |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Magazine | Weekly Young Magazine |
| Original run | October 15, 2018 – January 24, 2022 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by |
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| Music by | Gin |
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| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11 |
| Original run | April 5, 2020 – December 20, 2020 |
| Episodes | 12 (24 segments) |
Characters
- Kaede (楓, Kaede)
- Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro[4] (Japanese); Macy Anne Johnson[5] (English)
- Portrayed by: Nana Yashiro[6]
- Yamada (山田, Yamada)
- Voiced by: Yūko Natsuyoshi[4] (Japanese); Anairis Quiñones[5] (English)
- Senior Colleague (先パイ, Sempai)
- Voiced by: Youki Kudoh[4]
- Shōta (翔太, Shōta)
- Voiced by: Seiichirō Yamashita[4] (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal[5] (English)
Media
Manga
My Roomie Is a Dino, written by Moriko Mori and illustrated by Cota Tomimura, was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from October 15, 2018,[7] to January 24, 2022.[8] Kodansha has collected its individual chapters into seven tankōbon volumes from April 2019 to March 2022.
In March 2020, Kodansha USA announced the acquisition of the manga for an English-language digital release.[9]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | April 5, 2019[10] | 978-4-06-515203-4 | March 10, 2020[11] | 978-1-64-659340-8 |
| 2 | September 6, 2019[12] | 978-4-06-516992-6 | April 14, 2020[13] | 978-1-64-659292-0 |
| 3 | February 6, 2020[14] | 978-4-06-518216-1 | June 9, 2020[15] | 978-1-64-659386-6 |
| 4 | July 6, 2020[16] | 978-4-06-520204-3 | November 10, 2020[17] | 978-1-64-659804-5 |
| 5 | February 5, 2021[18] | 978-4-06-522305-5 | May 11, 2021[19] | 978-1-63-699095-8 |
| 6 | September 6, 2021[20] | 978-4-06-524748-8 | January 11, 2022[21] | 978-1-63-699554-0 |
| 7 | March 4, 2022[22] | 978-4-06-527063-9 | August 30, 2022[23] | 978-1-68-491411-1 |
Television series
An anime and live-action television series adaptation was announced in September 2019.[24] The series is co-animated by Space Neko Company and Kamikaze Douga, with Jun Aoki directing and writing the series' scripts, and Gin composing the series' music. The live-action segments were written and directed by Kotaro Sudo and starred gravure idol Nana Yashiro (professionally known as "8467") as Kaede.[6][25] It premiered on April 5, 2020, on Tokyo MX and BS11.[4]
On May 12, 2020, it was announced that the airings of Episode 8 and onward were delayed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;[26] On July 19, 2020, it was announced that both the anime and live-action series would resume in October 2020.[27] the series was rebroadcast from the first episode starting on October 4, 2020, and resumed on November 22, finishing on December 20.[28][29][30]
Funimation streamed the series in English-speaking countries under the title of Gal & Dino.[31] An English dub was released on March 5, 2022.[5]
Episodes
All episodes were written and directed by Jun Aoki.
| No. | Title [32][b] | Original release date [30] |
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| 1 | "Nice to Meet You!" Transliteration: "Hajimemashite!" (Japanese: はじめまして！) | April 5, 2020 |
| "Look, Kitties!" Transliteration: "Neko ga Itayo" (Japanese: 猫がいたよ) | ||
| 2 | "My Friend's Coming Over" Transliteration: "Tomodachi ga Yattekitayo" (Japanese: 友だちがやってきたよ) | April 12, 2020 |
| "I Ran Into Your Ex" Transliteration: "Moto Kare to Attayo" (Japanese: 元カレと会ったよ) | ||
| 3 | "Goin' Shopping" Transliteration: "Okaimonodayo" (Japanese: お買い物だよ) | April 19, 2020 |
| "Goin' Out and About" Transliteration: "Michi Oarukuyo" (Japanese: 道を歩くよ) | ||
| 4 | "Stop Messing With My Tail!" Transliteration: "Shippo wa Yamete" (Japanese: しっぽはやめて) | April 26, 2020 |
| "Merry Christmas!" Transliteration: "Merīkurisumasu!" (Japanese: メリークリスマス！) | ||
| 5 | "Happy New Year!" Transliteration: "Yoi Otoshio" (Japanese: 良いお年を) | May 3, 2020 |
| "It's Time to Pay Our Respects to the Gods" Transliteration: "Kamisama ni Goai Satsudayo" (Japanese: 神様にごあいさつだよ) | ||
| 6 | "Let's Rent Something" Transliteration: "Nani o Kariyō Kana" (Japanese: 何を借りようかな) | May 10, 2020 |
| "Mikan are So Yummy" Transliteration: "Mikan Oishīne" (Japanese: みかんおいしいね) | ||
| 7 | "I'm Worried About You" Transliteration: "Shinpaidana" (Japanese: しんぱいだな) | May 17, 2020 |
| "Guy Talk" Transliteration: "Naisho no Ohanashi" (Japanese: ないしょのお話) | ||
| 8 | "It Eats More than Just Ramen" Transliteration: "Rāmen Igai mo Taberuyo" (Japanese: ラーメン以外も食べるよ) | November 22, 2020 |
| "Time for a Birthday Party!" Transliteration: "Bāsudē Pātī Dayo!" (Japanese: バースデーパーティーだよ！) | ||
| 9 | "That was Kinda Scary" Transliteration: "Chotto Kowai" (Japanese: ちょっとこわい) | November 29, 2020 |
| "It Loves Going Back to Sleep!" Transliteration: "Nidone Suruyo!" (Japanese: 二度寝するよ！) | ||
| 10 | "We're Friends" Transliteration: "O Tomodachidayo" (Japanese: おともだちだよ) | December 6, 2020 |
| "Calligraphy Time" Transliteration: "Ji o Kakuyo" (Japanese: 字を書くよ) | ||
| 11 | "Helloooo?" Transliteration: "Moshi Moshi～" (Japanese: もしもし～) | December 13, 2020 |
| "No Worries" Transliteration: "Rakudayo" (Japanese: ラクだよ) | ||
| 12 | "Going Out to Eat" Transliteration: "O-gai de Gohan" (Japanese: お外でご飯) | December 20, 2020 |
| "So Peaceful~" Transliteration: "Heiwa da na～" (Japanese: 平和だな～) | ||
Notes
- Live-action segments
- All English titles are taken from Funimation.