Skate-Leading Stars
Skate-Leading☆Stars | |
スケートリーディング☆スターズ (Sukēto Rīdingu☆Sutāzu) | |
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Genre | Sports (Figure Skating) |
Created by | Gorō Taniguchi Bandai Namco Arts J.C. Staff |
Manga | |
Written by | Chiaki Nagaoka |
Illustrated by | Sumika Sumio |
Published by | Square Enix |
Magazine | Monthly G Fantasy |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 2020 – present |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Gorō Taniguchi (Chief) Toshinori Fukushima |
Written by | Noboru Kimura |
Music by | Ryō Takahashi |
Studio | J.C. Staff |
Licensed by | Funimation |
Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS, AT-X |
Original run | January 10, 2021 – present |
Episodes | 6 |
Skate-Leading☆Stars (Japanese: スケートリーディング☆スターズ, Hepburn: Sukēto Rīdingu☆Sutāzu) is an original Japanese anime television series produced by J.C.Staff, created by Gorō Taniguchi, and directed by Toshinori Fukushima. The series premiered on January 10, 2021.
Plot
The series will follow a group of high school boys who participate in a type of competitive figure skating known as “skate-leading”.
Characters
Ionodai High School
- Kensei Maeshima (前島絢晴, Maeshima Kensei)
- Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[1][2]
- Hayato Sasugai (流石井隼人, Sasugai Hayato)
- Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[1][2]
- Tomoyuki Kubota (窪田智之, Kubota Tomoyuki)
- Voiced by: Gen Sato[3]
- Izumi Himekawa (姫川泉澄, Himekawa Izumi)
- Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[3]
- Akimitsu Mochizuki (望月暁光, Mochizuki Akimitsu)
- Voiced by: Reiou Tsuchida[3]
- Sota Jonouchi (城ノ内颯太, Jōnouchi Sōta)
- Voiced by: Shōya Chiba[3]
- Shotaro Terauchi (寺内正太郎, Terauchi Shōtarō)
- Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[3]
- Itsuki Kiriyama (桐山樹, Kiriyama Itsuki)
- Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[3]
- Yukimitsu Mochizuki (望月雪光, Mochizuki Yukimitsu)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[3]
St Cavis Gakuen High School
- Reo Shinozaki (篠崎怜鳳, Shinozaki Reo)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya[1][2]
- Toranosuke Kurayoshi (倉吉虎之助, Kurayoshi Toranosuke)
- Voiced by: Kaito Takeda[3]
- Taiga Himuro (氷室泰冴, Himuro Taiga)
- Voiced by: Yūki Ono[3]
Yokohama Super Global High School
- Noa Kuonji (久遠寺夢空, Kuonji Noa)
- Voiced by: Sōma Saitō[3]
Chutei University Kamimaezu High School
- Hajime Ishikawa (石川一, Ishikawa Hajime)
- Voiced by: Hirofumi Nojima[3]
- Susumu Ishikawa (石川二, Ishikawa Susumu)
- Voiced by: Kenji Nojima[3]
Media
Manga
A manga adaption by Chiaki Nagaoka with art by Sumika Sumio was announced to run in Monthly G Fantasy.[4]
Production and release
On December 1, 2019, J.C. Staff announced that they are producing a new original anime television series directed by Gorō Taniguchi, with Toboso Yana handling original character designs. The series is directed by Toshinori Fukushima, with Gorō Taniguchi serving as chief director. Noboru Kimura is writing the scripts, Yoko Ito is designing the characters, and Ryō Takahashi is composing the series' music.[2] The series was originally set to premiere in July 2020, but it has been delayed to January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][5] The series premiered on January 10, 2021.[6][7] The opening theme song is "Chase the core" performed by Takao Sakuma (佐久間貴生, Sakuma Takao), and the ending theme song is "JUMP" performed by Shūgo Nakamura.[8] Funimation licensed the series and started streaming it on December 27, 2020, two weeks before its Japanese broadcast, in North America and the British Isles, in Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab.[9]
Episode list
No. | Title [10][11] | Directed by [a] | Written by [a] | Original air date [12][b] |
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1 | "Pact" Transliteration: "Meiyaku" (Japanese: 盟約) | Yoshiyuki Nogami | Noboru Kimura | January 10, 2021 |
2 | "Break" Transliteration: "Buranku" (Japanese: ブランク) | Kazunobu Shimizu | Noboru Kimura | January 17, 2021 |
3 | "Self-Centered" Transliteration: "Jiko-chū" (Japanese: 自己中) | Yoshiyuki Nogami | Noboru Kimura | January 24, 2021 |
4 | "Inspiration" Transliteration: "Shokuhatsu" (Japanese: 触発) | Fumihiro Ueno Toshinori Fukushima | Noboru Kimura | January 31, 2021 |
5 | "Bonds" Transliteration: "Kizuna" (Japanese: 絆) | Shigeki Awai | Noboru Kimura | February 7, 2021 |
6 | "Indecision" Transliteration: "Shunjun" (Japanese: 逡巡) | Aya Kobayashi | Noboru Kimura | February 14, 2021 |
6 | "Resolution" Transliteration: "Ketsudan" (Japanese: 決断) | Unknown | Unknown | February 21, 2021 |
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト". TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- ^ a b c d "ID: Code Geass & Black Butler Creators, J.C. Staff Make Skate-Leading Stars TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Skate-Leading Stars TV Anime Reveals More Cast & Staff, Story Intro, July Debut". Anime News Network. March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Skate-Leading Stars Skating Anime Gets Manga". Anime News Network. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "Skate-Leading Stars Anime Rescheduled to January After COVID-19 Delay". Anime News Network. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Code Geass, Black Butler Creators' Skate-Leading Stars Anime Delayed Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Skate-Leading Stars Anime Reveals TV Ad, January 10 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 14, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Burūrei / Dībuidī / Shīdī | Terebi Anime "Sukēto Rīdingu☆Sutāzu" Kōshiki Saito" BD・DVD・CD | TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト [BD / DVD / CD | TV Anime "Skate-Leading Stars" Official Website]. skateleadingstars.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Skate-Leading Stars to Stream Exclusively on Funimation Before Japan! ⛸". Funimation. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ "Sutōrī | Terebi Anime "Sukēto Rīdingu☆Sutāzu" Kōshiki Saito" ストーリー | TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト [Story | TV Anime "Skate-Leading Stars" Official Website]. skateleadingstars.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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- ^ "Hōsō Haishin | Terebi Anime "Sukēto Rīdingu☆Sutāzu" Kōshiki Saito" 放送・配信 | TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト [Broadcast / Distribution | TV Anime "Skate-Leading Stars" Official Website]. skateleadingstars.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
External links
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Skate-Leading Stars (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia