Atchi Kotchi
Title card from the 2012 anime series
あっちこっち
Genre	Romantic comedy, Slice of life
Manga
Written by	Ishiki
Published by	Houbunsha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Manga Time Kirara
Original run	2006 – ongoing
Volumes	4
TV anime
Directed by	Fumitoshi Oizaki
Studio	AIC
Network	TBS
Original run	April 2012 – June 2012
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)

Atchi Kotchi (あっちこっち^?, English title "Place to Place"), also known as Acchi Kocchi, is a Japanese yonkoma manga series by Ishiki which began serialisation in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine from 2006. An anime adaptation by AIC began airing on TBS from April 5, 2012.^[1][2]

Plot

The serious-minded Tsumiki and the pure-hearted Io feel they never want to be parted, but haven't become a couple yet. More than friends but less than lovers, they develop an awkward quasi-romance.

Main characters

Tsumiki Miniwa (御庭 つみき Miniwa Tsumiki)

 

Voiced by: Rumi Ōkubo

 

The main female protagonist. Tsumiki is somewhat petite and dainty in stature. She has a tsundere attitude, and has a crush on Io. Every time Io gives Tsumiki a pat on the head or Tsumiki sees something she likes, she grows cat ears. Tsumiki has shown an unusual level of strength for her size, often shown it at Mayoi's expense. She is skilled at arcade games, which is demonstrated in Episode 1 of the anime series.

Io Otonashi (音無 伊御 Otonashi Io)

Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto

The main male protagonist. Dense, yet kind at heart. He is oblivious to Tsumiki's crush on him, but she is the closest girl to him regardless. He is usually seen spinning a pen with his hand, often fast enough to catch Mayoi's surprise at his hand's speed. At times, he unknowingly acts like a casanova. He is also quite strong, which is often (though not as often as Tsumiki) showed during Sakaki or Mayoi's pranks or antics.

Mayoi Katase (片瀬 真宵 Katase Mayoi)

Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame

Along with Sakaki, she makes up the prankster duo in the friendship circle. Very savvy with electronics and almost never seen without her lab coat. She loves to tease Tsumiki, which often brings her severe repercussions from Tsumiki herself. She tends to end her sentences with "nyan".

Sakaki Inui (戌井 榊 Inui Sakaki)

 

Voiced by: Shintarō Asanuma

Io's partner-in-crime. Together with Mayoi, he makes up the prankster duo in the friendship circle. His sister owns a patisserie where he, Hime and Io also work.

Hime Haruno (春野 姫 Haruno Hime)

Voiced by: Kaori Fukuhara

 

The clumsy ditz and air-head member of the group. She has a very sweet and innocent personality. Easily gets a nosebleed when she's flustered or riled up. Also a part time worker at Hatch Potch

Other characters

Miiko Inui (戌井 みいこ Inui Miiko^?)

Voiced by: Yuko Minaguchi

The shop manager of the cake shop Hatch Potch (ハチポチ Hachi Pochi^?) and Sakaki's elder sister. She has waist-length light brown hair and is always smiling. In the anime, she is revealed to be one of Io's weaknesses as he can't flatly refuse an earnest request from her.

Saki Sakimori (崎守 咲 Sakimori Saki^?)

Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori

A student with waist-length blond hair and green eyes. Her hair arcs up in two triangle shapes, giving the appearance that she has cat's ears.

Kana Miyama (深山 佳奈 Miyama Kana^?)

Voiced by: Hiromi Konno

A student with green hair in short, puffy pigtails and blue eyes.

Kyōya Saibara (西原 京谷 Saibara Kyōya^?)

Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga

A student with short black hair. He is secretly in love with Saki.

Kikue Sakuragawa (桜川 キクヱ Sakuragawa Kikue^?)

Voiced by: Junko Iwao

A clumsy teacher with shoulder-length greyish-light-blue hair and green eyes.

Ami Kirino (桐野 亜美 Kirino Ami^?)

Voiced by: Marie Miyake

A student with pinkish hair. She is a member of the Broadcast Committee, that is, the school radio.

Media

Anime

An anime television series based on the manga began airing in Japan on April 5, 2012. The opening theme is Atchi de Kotchi de (あっちでこっちで^?, "Here and There") by Rumi Ōkubo, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Hitomi Nabatame, Kaori Fukuhara, and Shintarō Asanuma, whilst the ending theme is Te o Gyu Shite ne (手をギュしてね^?, "Grasp Me Tightly") by Rumi Ōkubo.

Episode list

No.	Title	Original airdate
01	"Here ⇔ There" "Atchi ⇔ Kotchi" (あっち⇔こっち)	April 5, 2012
One cold day in winter, Miniwa Tsumiki joins her close friend and crush Otonashi Io to a visit on the Arcade along their friends Katase Mayoi, Haruno Hime and Inui Sakaki.
02	"Delicious Cakes ⇔ Valentine Lipstick" "Oishii Kēki to ⇔ Barentain Rippu" (美味しいケーキと⇔ばれんたいんリップ)	April 12, 2012
Part A: The group pays a visit to Sakaki's older sister Miiko's Cake Shop, the Hatch Potch, where Io and Sakaki work. Part B: Valentine's Day is on the corner and Tsumiki, Mayoi and Hime assemble to make chocolates for the group.
03	"The Relentless Snowball Fight and Cooking Class (Burn)" "Mujōnaru Yukigassen VS ⇔ Chōri Jisshū (Moe)" (無情なる雪合戦VS⇔調理実習（燃）)	April 19, 2012
Part A: The winter is almost over. The gang divide themselves into two teams and play snowball but Mayoi and Sakaki has some tricks up their sleeves. Part B: Cooking class. In a different team than Io, Tsumiki takes the opportunity to show him her culinary skills.
04	"I Want to Catch ⇔ Donna Donna of Love" "Tsukamaetai no ⇔ Koi no Dona Dona" (つかまえたいの⇔恋のドナドナ)	April 26, 2012
Part A: Due to a teachers' meeting, afternoon club activities have been cancelled, so Mayoi announces a "Kick the Can" game, for which the students are divided into two teams: hiders and seekers with a special penality for the losing team. Part B: The school radio now turns into a school TV with special guests Io and Sakaki, who have to give advice to problems sent in by girl students.
05	"Attack! ⇔ and Nyanber Nyan!" "Atakku! ⇔ Nyanbā Nyan!" (アタック！⇔にゃんばーにゃん！)	May 03, 2012
Part A: After the five have discussed some embarrassing details of the physical check-up, they settle on a competitive volley ball match. The losing team has to fight for the most popular lunch items in the school cafeteria. Part B: The five go on a picnic where they decide to play Frisbee before the meal. Io sits apart from the others playing with the many cats that become friendly with him, much to their admiration.
06	"Pool and Shirt and ⇔ Homework" "Pūru to Y-Shatsu to ⇔ Shukudai" (プールとYシャツと⇔宿題)	May 10, 2012
Part A: It's time for summer uniforms and the students are assigned to pool cleaning. It does not take long for them to make some mess of it. Part B: The afternoon before the test, Mayoi suggests a study group meeting in Io's house. Sakaki cannot go because he has a shift in Hatch Potch, so it is Io and the three girls. After the test, the weather turns rainy and there are fewer umbrellas than needed.
07	"It's the Mountains! It's a River! ⇔ Barbecue!" "Yama da! Kawa da! ⇔ Bābekyū!" (山だ！川だ！⇔バーベキュー！)	May 17, 2012
Although summer homework is still waiting for them to finish, except for Io, the five decide to take a train trip to a mountain resort.
08	"Summer Homework ⇔ Summer Festival" "Shukudai no Natsu ⇔ Matsuri no Natsu" (宿題の夏⇔祭りの夏)	May 24, 2012
Part A: The girls decide to pay a visit to Io's place as Tsumiki's air conditioner gets broken. However, Mayoi and Sakaki are still held by the task of finishing up their homework, and urges the others to not worry about them and have some fun by themselves, despite their behavior says otherwise. Part B: The gang attends the summer festival together, facing several humorous situations as they try some of its attractions.
09	"Dress Me Up! ⇔ The School Festival of Love and Romance" "Watashi o Tsutsunde! ⇔ Koi to Roman no Gakuensai" (ワタシを包んで！⇔恋とロマンの学園祭)	May 31, 2012
The time comes for the school festival and the five decide to mount a crêpe stand (named "Tsutsumin!" meaning something like "I wrapped") together, which turns out to be a great success. Io serves as the cook but also sews Tsumiki's mascot uniform by hand, and promises the first crêpe to her. Mayoi wears no lab coat over her waitress uniform.
10	"Bear Encounter ⇔ Lovelymas" "Kuma Enkaunto ⇔ Raburimasu" (くまエンカウント⇔ラブリマス)	June 7, 2012
Part A: Mayoi buys a bear costume for cheap and decides to put it to use by scaring as many people as she can. Part B: Mayoi is planning to have a party on Christmas Eve but has to put it off to Christmas Day as Hime and Io promised to work in Hatch Potch. She and Tsumiki also stand in to help Io sell Christmas cakes in front of the shop.
11	"I Look Forward to You in the New Year ⇔ Rice Cake Game" "Kotoshi mo Yoroshiku ⇔ Motchī Gēmu" (今年もよろしく⇔もっちーげーむ)	June 21, 2012
Part A: The five go to the New Year's festival. The following day they come together at the Inuis' place where their teacher Kikue Sakuragawa, who seems to be Miiko's friend, is also present. They talk about new year's resolutions, play games, and have a meal. Part B: It's a very cold day. Due to a flu epidemic, more than half the class is absent, school finishes after lunch. Tsumiki and Io appear to have a 'moment' which leaves Io rather confused and flustered.
12	"Sweet Gem ⇔ Chocolate Vale tudo" "Amai Hōseki ⇔ Choko Bāri Tūdo" (甘い宝石⇔チョコバーリトゥード)	June 28, 2012
Part A: It's valentine's day and the girls decide to make some chocolates, at school Tsumiki forgot the chocolates she wanted to give to Io. Everybody were having fun trading chocolates except Tsumiki. After school Tsumiki runs back to her house to get the chocolate but on the way back the chocolates got wet and then Io arives with his umbrella to protect Tsumiki from the rain. Even when the chocolates were all wet Io still accepted the chocolates. Part B: It's White Day and the boys (inclusive Kyoya) dicide to make chocolate marshmallow, white chocolate cookies and gem sweets as return for the chocolates at valentine's day. Sakaki has secretly made some pig feets marshmallows as revenge for Mayoi's frogflesh chocolate (episode 2). At the end Io and Tsumiki talked about the kittyface on Tsumiki's gem sweetbox that Io has specialy made for her. Alternative Titles Synonyms: Place to Place Japanese: あっちこっち Information Type: TV Episodes: 12 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Apr 6, 2012 to Jun 29, 2012 Producers: AIC, Pony Canyon, TBS, DAX Production, Acchi Kocchi Production Committee, BS-TBS, Jumondo, Hobunsha Genres: Romance, School, Seinen Duration: 24 min. per episode Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older L represents licensing company Statistics Score: 7.851 (scored by 8954 users) Ranked: #6232 Popularity: #625 Members: 21,140 Favorites: 229 1 indicates a weighted score 2 based on the top anime page.     SCREEN SHOTS              if you wantto watching this anime you can use this link: click here