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* DisabledLoveInterest: Josee is wheelchair-bound since birth and has to drag herself to reach places her wheelchair can't.



* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Josee's grandmother forbidding walks pushes Josee to make Tsuneo go on walks with her. Josee's grandmother knows, but lets them be.

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* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Josee's grandmother forbidding walks pushes Josee to make Tsuneo go on walks with her. Josee's grandmother knows, but lets them be.be.
* TragicallyDisabledLoveInterest: Josee is wheelchair-bound since birth and has to drag herself to reach places her wheelchair can't.
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* SpoiledBrat: Josee is established as one with her ridiculous requests for Tsuneo when he starts working as her caretaker, such as counting tatami holes and bringing four-leaf clovers. Somewhat [[{{Justified}} justified]], since she can't do anything on her own and her grandmother is overprotecive.

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* SpoiledBrat: Josee is established as one with her ridiculous requests for Tsuneo when he starts working as her caretaker, such as counting tatami holes and bringing four-leaf clovers. Somewhat [[{{Justified}} justified]], {{justified|Trope}}, since she can't do anything on her own and her grandmother is overprotecive.
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* DateCrepe: On a walk with Tsuneo, Josee tries out crepe for the first time.
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* PluckyComicRelief: Hayato. Also a womanizer, he's usually seen flirting with girls or messing with Tsuneo.

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* PluckyComicRelief: Hayato. Also a womanizer, he's usually seen flirting with girls or messing with Tsuneo.

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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (ジョゼと虎と魚たち; ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie by Creator/StudioBones released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (her real name is Kumiko) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

The movie is an adaptation of a short story of the same title by Seiko Tanabe. There is also a Korean live-action adaptation called Josee released in the same year.

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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (ジョゼと虎と魚たち; ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie by Creator/StudioBones released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims aspires to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] saves]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work hires Tsuneo, who's a little tight on cash, as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (her (whose real name is Kumiko) makes odd requests, which over time which, at first, aggravates Tsuneo. After However, after seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

The movie is an adaptation of a short story of the same title by Seiko Tanabe. There is also a Japanese live-action adaptation released in 2003, and a Korean live-action adaptation called Josee ''Josee'' released in the same year.
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* AccidentalPervert: Tsuneo is accused of groping Josee by her when he catches her after she is sent flying from her crashing wheelchair.

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!! This show movie provides examples of:
* AccidentalPervert: Josee accuses Tsuneo is accused of groping Josee by her when he catches her after she is she's sent flying from her crashing wheelchair.



* CareerEndingInjury: Subverted. [[spoiler:Tsuneo was involved in a car crash and his ankle broke, but he recovers.]]

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* BookEnds: When they first meet, Tsuneo catches Josee after someone pushes her downhill and she's launched from the wheelchair. The same thing happens when they meet again at the end, after Tsuneo spends a whole day searching for her.
* CareerEndingInjury: Subverted. [[spoiler:Tsuneo was involved in a car crash and breaks his ankle broke, in a car accident, but he recovers.]]



* CatsAreMean: Downplayed. Yukichi usually hisses at Tsuneo during their early encounters, but eventually they become close.
* CreativeClosingCredits: The credit rolls while there is a follow-up scene from the final scene and ends in the epilogue.
* CuteBookworm: Kana, who befriends Josee, is a librarian that likes Sagan and wears glasses.
* CueTheRain: [[spoiler:Happens after Josee announcing the end of her relationship with Tsuneo.]]
* DateCrepe: On one of their walks, Josee tries out crepe for the first time.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Josee, a classical tsundere, warms up to Tsuneo after learning that both of them likes the sea.
* DisabledLoveInterest: Josee is bound to wheelchair since birth and had to drag her own feet to reach places her wheelchair can't.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Both for Josee and Tsuneo. Josee finally starts working as an illustrator despite discouragement from the social services due to her disability. [[spoiler:While Tsuneo recovers just in time before his departure and go study abroad. The epilogue after the credit shows Tsuneo suprising Josee with his arrival from Mexico.]]
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Happens twice to Josee, when she started to fall for Tsuneo and [[spoiler: when she decided to give up on her dreams and take an office job to "fit in" with society.]]

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* CatsAreMean: Downplayed. Yukichi usually A stray cat at Josee's house hisses at Tsuneo during their early encounters, but eventually they become close.
* CreativeClosingCredits: The credit rolls while there is a follow-up scene from
on. Eventually, he and Josee adopt the final scene cat and ends in the epilogue.
name it Yukichi.
* CuteBookworm: Kana, who befriends Josee, Josee befriends, is a librarian that likes Françoise Sagan and wears glasses.
* CueTheRain: [[spoiler:Happens [[spoiler:It starts to rain after Josee announcing the end of ends her relationship with Tsuneo.]]
* DateCrepe: On one of their walks, a walk with Tsuneo, Josee tries out crepe for the first time.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Josee, a classical tsundere, warms up to Tsuneo after learning that both of them likes like the sea.
* DisabledLoveInterest: Josee is bound to wheelchair wheelchair-bound since birth and had has to drag her own feet herself to reach places her wheelchair can't.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Both for Josee and Tsuneo. Josee finally starts working as an illustrator despite discouragement from the social services due to her disability. [[spoiler:While [[spoiler:After the car accident, Tsuneo recovers just in time before his departure and go study abroad. The epilogue after the credit shows to depart for university in Mexico. In TheStinger, Tsuneo suprising surprises Josee with his arrival from Mexico.after going back to Japan for spring break.]]
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Happens twice to Josee, Josee: when she started to fall fell for Tsuneo and [[spoiler: when she decided to give gave up on her dreams and take took an office job to "fit in" with society.]]



* GildedCage: Josee is confined to her house and rarely goes outside because "there are terrible creatures out there" according to her grandmother's teaching.
* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: Josee said this when asked by the librarian about Tsuneo.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Tsuneo suffers one after a car crash break his leg a few months before his departure for Mexico.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Josee is established as a spoiled brat early on. It turns out it's just her facade of concealing her lack of experience with other people.

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* GildedCage: Josee is confined to her house and rarely goes outside because "there are terrible creatures out there" according to as her grandmother's teaching.
grandmother says.
* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: Josee said says this when asked by the librarian asks about Tsuneo.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Tsuneo suffers one after a car crash break his leg legs a few months before his departure for Mexico. He nearly gives up on his dream of studying in Mexico.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Josee is established as a spoiled brat early on. It turns out it's just her a facade of concealing to conceal her lack of experience with other people.



* MeetCute: Tsuneo and Josee meet after someone pushes Josee's wheelchair downhill. The scene is made dramatically with a rotating camera and slow motion as Tsuneo catches Josee.
* OceanAwe: Both Tsuneo and Josee loves the sea. Tsuneo in particular enjoys diving and has a part-time work in a diving shop, much to Josee's awe.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: For most of the screentime, Kumiko is addressed as Josee.

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* MeetCute: Tsuneo and Josee meet after someone pushes Josee's wheelchair downhill. The scene is made dramatically more dramatic with a rotating camera and slow motion as Tsuneo catches Josee.
* OceanAwe: Both Tsuneo and Josee loves the sea. Tsuneo in particular enjoys diving and has a works part-time work in at a diving shop, much to Josee's awe.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: For most Most of the screentime, time, Kumiko is addressed as Josee.Josee.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: After [[spoiler:Josee's grandmother dies]], Tsuneo is so worried about Josee that he loses track of his oxygen supply during a diving trip and has to take oxygen from Hayato's tank. After they surface, Hayato and Mai immediately figure that something's up.



* PluckyComicRelief: Hayato. Also a womanizer, he is usually seen to flirt with girls or messing with Tsuneo.
* RomanticRunnerUp: Mai. She is a close friend with Tsuneo in college and work in the same diving shop, showing sadness when she hears about Tsuneo's plan to study abroad.

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* PluckyComicRelief: Hayato. Also a womanizer, he is he's usually seen to flirt flirting with girls or messing with Tsuneo.
* RomanticRunnerUp: Mai. She is She's a close friend with Tsuneo of Tsuneo's in college and work in works at the same diving shop, showing shop. She shows sadness when she hears about Tsuneo's plan to study abroad.abroad, and later on [[spoiler:attempts to compete with Josee for his feelings]].



* SelfAppliedNickname: Kumiko insists on being called as Josee. The only person who doesn't call her Josee is her grandmother.
* ShoutOut: Josee is the name of Kumiko's favorite character made by Francoise Sagan, whose writing Josee quotes in some parts of the movie.
* SpoiledBrat: Josee is established as one with her ridiculous requests for Tsuneo when he starts working as her caretaker such as counting tatami holes and bringing four-leaf clovers. Somewhat [[{{Justified}} justified]], since pretty much she can't do anything on her own and her grandmother being overprotecive.
* StoryWithinAStory: Josee reads ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'' picture book to the children when Kana is busy (but fails to keep their attention). Later on, Josee draws ''Little Mermaid and Shiny Wings'' [[spoiler:as an allusion to Tsuneo's and Josee's condition and to show Tsuneo that she cares about him and encourages him to fight for his dream.]]
* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Josee's grandmother forbidding walks pushes Josee to make Tsuneo goes on walks with her sneakily. The grandmother knows, but lets them be.

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* SelfAppliedNickname: Kumiko insists on being called as Josee.Josee, after a character in Françoise Sagan's ''Those Without Shadows''. The only person who doesn't call her Josee is her grandmother.
* ShoutOut: Josee is the name of Kumiko's favorite a character made by Francoise Sagan, whose writing in Françoise Sagan's ''Those Without Shadows''. Josee quotes Sagan in some parts of the movie.
* SpoiledBrat: Josee is established as one with her ridiculous requests for Tsuneo when he starts working as her caretaker caretaker, such as counting tatami holes and bringing four-leaf clovers. Somewhat [[{{Justified}} justified]], since pretty much she can't do anything on her own and her grandmother being is overprotecive.
* StoryWithinAStory: Josee reads a ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'' picture book to the children when while Kana is busy (but busy, but fails to keep their attention).attention. Later on, Josee draws ''Little Mermaid and Shiny Wings'' [[spoiler:as an allusion to Tsuneo's and Josee's condition and to show Tsuneo that she cares about him and encourages him to fight for his dream.]]
* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Josee's grandmother forbidding walks pushes Josee to make Tsuneo goes go on walks with her sneakily. The her. Josee's grandmother knows, but lets them be.
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: gender flipped version Tsuneo gets involved with Josee's life, pulling her out of her shell despite her brusque behavior.

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* TheCaretaker: Josee's grandmother.

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* TheCaretaker: Josee's grandmother to Josee. And later Tsuneo when he is offered to work by Josee's grandmother.



* ShoutOut: Josee is the name of Kumiko's favorite character made by Francoise Sagan, whose writing Josee quotes in the later part of the movie.

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* ShoutOut: Josee is the name of Kumiko's favorite character made by Francoise Sagan, whose writing Josee quotes in the later part some parts of the movie.movie.
* SpoiledBrat: Josee is established as one with her ridiculous requests for Tsuneo when he starts working as her caretaker such as counting tatami holes and bringing four-leaf clovers. Somewhat [[{{Justified}} justified]], since pretty much she can't do anything on her own and her grandmother being overprotecive.
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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie by Creator/StudioBones released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (her real name is Kumiko) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: (ジョゼと虎と魚たち; ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie by Creator/StudioBones released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (her real name is Kumiko) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

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* AccidentalPervert: Tsuneo is accused of groping Josee by her when he catches her after flying from her crashing wheelchair.

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* AccidentalPervert: Tsuneo is accused of groping Josee by her when he catches her after she is sent flying from her crashing wheelchair.



* CareerEndingInjury: Subverted. [[spoiler:Tsuneo was involved in a car crash and his ankle broke, but he heals up.]]

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* CareerEndingInjury: Subverted. [[spoiler:Tsuneo was involved in a car crash and his ankle broke, but he heals up.]]recovers.]]
* TheCaretaker: Josee's grandmother.



* DisabledLoveInterest: Josee.
* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: In Tsuneo's DreamSequence, he dreams of flying sea creatures and Josee above Tokyo sky.
* FromStrayToPet: The stray black cat that often wanders into Josee's house for food is named Yukichi by Tsuneo.

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* DisabledLoveInterest: Josee.
Josee is bound to wheelchair since birth and had to drag her own feet to reach places her wheelchair can't.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Both for Josee and Tsuneo. Josee finally starts working as an illustrator despite discouragement from the social services due to her disability. [[spoiler:While Tsuneo recovers just in time before his departure and go study abroad. The epilogue after the credit shows Tsuneo suprising Josee with his arrival from Mexico.]]
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Happens twice to Josee, when she started to fall for Tsuneo and [[spoiler: when she decided to give up on her dreams and take an office job to "fit in" with society.]]
* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: In Tsuneo's DreamSequence, he dreams of flying sea creatures and Josee above Tokyo sky.
sky. The dream is based on Josee's painting he saw in her room.
* FromStrayToPet: The stray black cat that often wanders into Josee's house for food is named Yukichi by Tsuneo.Tsuneo and stays in Josee's house.



* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: Josee's grandmother dies just when Josee resolves to follow her artistic dream.]]
* LookBothWays: [[spoiler: Happens to Tsuneo when he tries to save Josee from being stuck in the middle of the road.]]

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* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: Josee's [[spoiler:Josee's grandmother dies just when Josee resolves to follow her artistic dream.]]
* LookBothWays: [[spoiler: Happens [[spoiler:Happens to Tsuneo when he tries to save Josee from being stuck in the middle of the road.]]



* OceanAwe: Both Tsuneo and Josee loves the sea. Tsuneo in particular enjoys diving and has a part-time work in a diving shop.

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* OceanAwe: Both Tsuneo and Josee loves the sea. Tsuneo in particular enjoys diving and has a part-time work in a diving shop.shop, much to Josee's awe.



* PluckyComicRelief: Hayato.
* RomanticRunnerUp: Mai.

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* PluckyComicRelief: Hayato.
Hayato. Also a womanizer, he is usually seen to flirt with girls or messing with Tsuneo.
* RomanticRunnerUp: Mai. She is a close friend with Tsuneo in college and work in the same diving shop, showing sadness when she hears about Tsuneo's plan to study abroad.
* SceneryPorn: As expected from Creator/StudioBones, the movie is animated on par with Creator/StudioGhibli or Creator/MakotoShinkai with attention to details both in background or close-up view of objects. Even Josee's messy room is depicted as beautiful in the movie.



* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Josee's grandmother forbidding walks pushes Josee to make Tsuneo goes on walks with her sneakily. The grandmother knows, but lets them be.
* TheCaretaker: Josee's grandmother.

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* StoryWithinAStory: Josee reads ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'' picture book to the children when Kana is busy (but fails to keep their attention). Later on, Josee draws ''Little Mermaid and Shiny Wings'' [[spoiler:as an allusion to Tsuneo's and Josee's condition and to show Tsuneo that she cares about him and encourages him to fight for his dream.]]
* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Josee's grandmother forbidding walks pushes Josee to make Tsuneo goes on walks with her sneakily. The grandmother knows, but lets them be.
* TheCaretaker: Josee's grandmother.
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* AccidentalPervert: Tsuneo is accused of groping Josee by her when he catches her after flying from her crashing wheelchair.



* MeetCute: Tsuneo and Josee meet after someone pushes Josee's wheelchair downhill.

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* MeetCute: Tsuneo and Josee meet after someone pushes Josee's wheelchair downhill. The scene is made dramatically with a rotating camera and slow motion as Tsuneo catches Josee.
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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie by {{Creator/StudioBones}} released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (her real name is Kumiko) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie by {{Creator/StudioBones}} Creator/StudioBones released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (her real name is Kumiko) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.
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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie by {{Creator/StudioBONES}} released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (her real name is Kumiko) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie by {{Creator/StudioBONES}} {{Creator/StudioBones}} released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (her real name is Kumiko) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.
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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (her real name is Kumiko) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie by {{Creator/StudioBONES}} released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (her real name is Kumiko) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (called Kumiko by her grandmother) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (called Kumiko by her grandmother) (her real name is Kumiko) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.


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* AffectionateNickname: Kana suspects this when Tsuneo calls Josee much to her embarrassment.


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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Josee is established as a spoiled brat early on. It turns out it's just her facade of concealing her lack of experience with other people.


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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: For most of the screentime, Kumiko is addressed as Josee.


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* SelfAppliedNickname: Kumiko insists on being called as Josee. The only person who doesn't call her Josee is her grandmother.
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* StrictParentsMakesSneakyKids: Josee's grandmother forbidding walks pushes Josee to make Tsuneo goes on walks with her sneakily. The grandmother knows, but lets them be.

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* StrictParentsMakesSneakyKids: StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Josee's grandmother forbidding walks pushes Josee to make Tsuneo goes on walks with her sneakily. The grandmother knows, but lets them be.

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* CuteLibrarian: Kana, who befriends Josee, is a librarian that likes Sagan and also a {{Meganekko}}.
* CueTheRain: [[spoiler:Happens after Josee wanting to see the sea for the last time.]]

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* CuteLibrarian: CatsAreMean: Downplayed. Yukichi usually hisses at Tsuneo during their early encounters, but eventually they become close.
* CreativeClosingCredits: The credit rolls while there is a follow-up scene from the final scene and ends in the epilogue.
* CuteBookworm:
Kana, who befriends Josee, is a librarian that likes Sagan and also a {{Meganekko}}.
wears glasses.
* CueTheRain: [[spoiler:Happens after Josee wanting to see announcing the sea for the last time.end of her relationship with Tsuneo.]]



* FromStrayToPet: The stray black cat that often wanders into Josee's house for food is named Yukichi by Tsuneo.



* ParentalSubstitute: Josee's grandmother.



* ShoutOut: Josee is the name of Kumiko's favorite character made by Francoise Sagan, whose writing Josee quotes in the later part of the movie.

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* ShoutOut: Josee is the name of Kumiko's favorite character made by Francoise Sagan, whose writing Josee quotes in the later part of the movie.movie.
* StrictParentsMakesSneakyKids: Josee's grandmother forbidding walks pushes Josee to make Tsuneo goes on walks with her sneakily. The grandmother knows, but lets them be.
* TheCaretaker: Josee's grandmother.

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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he accidentally meets and saves Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (called Kumiko by her grandmother) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

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''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish'' (Japanese: ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he [[MeetCute accidentally meets and saves save]] Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (called Kumiko by her grandmother) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.


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* CuteLibrarian: Kana, who befriends Josee, is a librarian that likes Sagan and also a {{Meganekko}}.
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Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish (Japanese: Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi) is a romantic comedy anime movie released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he accidentally meets and saves Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (called Kumiko by her grandmother) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

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Josee, ''Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish Fish'' (Japanese: Josee ''Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi) Sakana-tachi'') is a romantic comedy anime movie released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he accidentally meets and saves Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (called Kumiko by her grandmother) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.
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* GildedCage: Josee is confined to her house and rarely goes outside because "there are terrible creatures out there" according to her grandmother's teaching.
* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: Josee said this when asked by the librarian about Tsuneo.



* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: Josee's grandmother dies just when Josee resolves to follow her artistic dream.]]



* LuminescentBlush: Josee does this a lot.



* PhysicalTherapyPlot: [[spoiler:Tsuneo undergoes one.]]

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* PhysicalTherapyPlot: [[spoiler:Tsuneo undergoes one.]]]]
* PluckyComicRelief: Hayato.
* RomanticRunnerUp: Mai.
* ShoutOut: Josee is the name of Kumiko's favorite character made by Francoise Sagan, whose writing Josee quotes in the later part of the movie.
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* CueTheRain: [[spoiler:Happens after Josee wanting to see the sea for the last time.]]
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* LookBothWays: [[spoiler: Happens to Tsuneo when he tries to save Josee from being stuck in the middle of the road.]]

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* CareerEndingInjury: Subverted. [[spoiler:Tsuneo was involved in a car crash and his ankle broke, but he heals up.]]
* DateCrepe: On one of their walks, Josee tries out crepe for the first time.



* DisabledLoveInterest: Josee.



* HeroicBSOD: [spoiler]Tsuneo suffers one after a car crash break his leg a few months before his departure for Mexico.[/spoiler]

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* HeroicBSOD: [spoiler]Tsuneo [[spoiler:Tsuneo suffers one after a car crash break his leg a few months before his departure for Mexico.[/spoiler]]]



* OceanAwe: Both Tsuneo and Josee loves the sea.

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* OceanAwe: Both Tsuneo and Josee loves the sea. Tsuneo in particular enjoys diving and has a part-time work in a diving shop.
* PhysicalTherapyPlot: [[spoiler:Tsuneo undergoes one.]]

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The movie is an adaptation of a short story of the same title by Seiko Tanabe. There is also a Korean live-action adaptation called Josee released in the same year.



* [DefrostingIceQueen]: Josee, a classical tsundere, warms up to Tsuneo after learning that both of them likes the sea.
* [HeroicBSOD]: [spoiler]Tsuneo suffers one after a car crash break his leg a few months before his departure for Mexico.[/spoiler]
* [MeetCute]: Tsuneo and Josee meet after someone pushes Josee's wheelchair downhill.
* [OceanAwe]: Both Tsuneo and Josee loves the sea.

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* [DefrostingIceQueen]: DefrostingIceQueen: Josee, a classical tsundere, warms up to Tsuneo after learning that both of them likes the sea.
* [HeroicBSOD]: FlyingSeafoodSpecial: In Tsuneo's DreamSequence, he dreams of flying sea creatures and Josee above Tokyo sky.
* HeroicBSOD:
[spoiler]Tsuneo suffers one after a car crash break his leg a few months before his departure for Mexico.[/spoiler]
* [MeetCute]: MeetCute: Tsuneo and Josee meet after someone pushes Josee's wheelchair downhill.
* [OceanAwe]: OceanAwe: Both Tsuneo and Josee loves the sea.
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Josee, The Tiger, and The Fish (Japanese: Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi) is a romantic comedy anime movie released in December 2020. The story follows Tsuneo Suzukawa, an aspiring college student who likes diving and aims to study abroad in Mexico. One day, he accidentally meets and saves Josee, a disabled girl who is rarely allowed to go outside by her grandmother. The grandmother offers Tsuneo to work as a caretaker for Josee. Tsuneo, on need of saving money, quickly agrees. Josee (called Kumiko by her grandmother) makes odd requests, which over time aggravates Tsuneo. After seeing her room filled with drawings of sea creatures in the sky over cities, Tsuneo resolves to help Josee fulfill her wish to taste the sea.

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* [DefrostingIceQueen]: Josee, a classical tsundere, warms up to Tsuneo after learning that both of them likes the sea.
* [HeroicBSOD]: [spoiler]Tsuneo suffers one after a car crash break his leg a few months before his departure for Mexico.[/spoiler]
* [MeetCute]: Tsuneo and Josee meet after someone pushes Josee's wheelchair downhill.
* [OceanAwe]: Both Tsuneo and Josee loves the sea.

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