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*'''Jinri'''
*'''Jinri'''
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*'''Coach B (Bobby Sebastian)'''
*'''Coach B (Bobby Sebastian)'''

Revision as of 10:40, 26 September 2018

Barangay 143
Official cover art for the series.
バランガイ 143
(Barangai 143)
GenreSports
Anime television series
StudioASI Studios
TV Asahi
Original networkGMA Network
Original run October 2018 – Scheduled
Episodes26[1]

Barangay 143 (Japanese: バランガイ 143, Hepburn: Barangai 143) is an upcoming 2018 Japanese-Filipino-Singaporean anime television series scheduled to air on GMA Network. Produced by ASI Animation Studios, the series is a collaboration with Philippine-based Synergy88 and Singapore's August Media Holdings, with assistance from the Japanese television network TV Asahi. It features a Filipino ensemble cast, voices including Migo Adecer, Julie Anne San Jose, Ruru Madrid, Kelley Day, John Arcilla, Edu Manzano, and Cherie Gil.

The series will revolve around a group of high school basketball players in Manila.[2][3]

Plot

Barangay 143 follows the coming of age story of a young man in search of a father and how he finds an unlikely family in a team of misfits trying to bring glory to their hometown. It's a story about love and family set against the action-packed world of street basketball, where the stakes are always high and life is the biggest game you can win. [4]

Characters

  • Jinri
    • Voiced by: Kelley Day[5]
  • Commissioner Jack ("Jumping Jack" Rivera)
  • Buchoy
    • Voiced by: Raver Eda
  • Tita Baby
    • Voiced by:
  • Ipe Aguilar
    • Voiced by: Kimpoy Feliciano

Production

Quezon City-based ASI Studios[6], a joint venture between Filipino firm Synergy88 and Singaporean company August Media Holdings is the production company behind Barangay 143.[7]

TV Asahi will be responsible for Barangay 143's direction as well as coming up with character designs for the series. ASI Studios will write the script and lead the production of the series.[2][8]

It is described by the producers as a "360-degree concept" and a story of love, hubris, drama, crime and basketball.[3][9]

The anime series will be initially produced in Tagalog[3] by a "celebrity cast"[10]

In July 2018, the voice cast are announced, along with a new release date and a television network to air to.[11]

Broadcast and distribution

Barangay 143 is primarily targeted towards the youth/young-adult market of the Philippines and is planned to be released in other Southeast Asian countries as well. Aside from Tagalog, Barangay 143 will also have and English-language release.[12] It is first reported to air in the Philippines in Spring 2017[2][8][10]. In July 2018, the series is announced to air on GMA Network in October 2018.[11]

It is yet to be announced if the series is to be broadcast in Japan.[13]

TV Asahi and August Rights, August Media Holdings' distribution arm will be responsible for the international distribution of the anime.[10]

Other media

Prior to the release of the anime, a mobile game entitled, Barangay Basketball was released to iTunes and the Google Play Store. The game revolves around Wax, a son of a former star player, who is eager to prove that he is a player on his own right and undergoes training under the four basketball masters of Barangay 143.[14][15] The mobile game serves as a prequel to Barangay 143. The game was also nominated for the People’s Choice Award category of the International Mobile Gaming Awards for Southeast Asia.[16]

In October 2016, August Media Holdings announced that a subscription game with a telecommunications company will be launched soon.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Barangay 143: What to expect from a Filipino basketball anime". CNN Philippines. July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "TV Asahi Produces Barangay 143 Basketball Anime Aimed at the Philippines". Anime News Network. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Wolfe, Jennifer (October 17, 2016). "Asian Partners Launch Co-Production of 'Barangay 143'". AWN.com. AWN, Inc. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6126874/
  5. ^ a b c d Santos, Jamil (July 18, 2018). "Mga karakter sa anime series na 'Barangay 143,' bobosesan ng Kapuso stars". GMA News. Filipino. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "John Arcilla to attend Cannes TV trade show to promote anime series". Interaksyon. October 13, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. ^ Frater, Patrick (April 13, 2015). "Singapore's August Media Opens Animation Studio in Philippines". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Ito, Manabu (September 25, 2016). "Asian partners help anime cast broader spell outside Japan". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  9. ^ Hawkes, Rebecca (October 18, 2016). "MIPCOM 2016: Asian co-production announced for Barangay 143". Rapid TV News. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c Wolfe, Jennifer (October 18, 2016). "Barangay 143 Basketball Anime Premieres Spring 2017 With Tagalog Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "First Pinoy anime 'Barangay 143' will show country's love for basketball". Rappler. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority Brings Fresh Content to MIPCOM from Asia for the Global Market". PR Newswire. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  13. ^ "Commercial broadcasters venturing overseas". The Japan News. The Yomiuri Shimbun. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  14. ^ "Barangay Basketball". Google Play. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  15. ^ "Barangay Basketball". iTunes. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  16. ^ "Synergy88 Digital Launches Barangay Basketball, A Mobile Game With Many Pinoy Firsts". Manila Republic. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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