Tsuritama (つり球?), sometimes written as tsuritama, is a Japanese anime television series that aired in spring 2012 season. It premiered on April 12, 2012 and ended on June 28, 2012. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America, by MVM Films in the United Kingdom and Hanabee in Australia and New Zealand. Yuki Sanada is a high school student who lives with his grandmother, a woman whose career requires frequent relocation which prevents the boy from establishing any real friendships, much less the social skills necessary to initiate them. Whenever he becomes anxious, he freezes in place, unable to breathe, and feels like he is drowning. During these episodes, he dons a markedly demonic expression—so potent with seemingly latent rage that others become wary of him at its appearance. Shortly after arriving at their home on the grandmother\'s most recently sanctioned work base, the island of Enoshima, a zealous transfer student named Haru—wielding a water gun and...