The ice-skating original TV anime “Skate-Leading Stars” (スケートリーディング☆スターズ) is confirmed to premiere in January 2021. The official site starts streaming the second PV for the anime series.
“Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion” mastermind Gorou Taniguchi is credited as the anime’s chief director, while “Black Butler” creator Yana Toboso is the original character designer.
▍2nd PV
▍Synopsis
“You will never win against me.”
Figure skater Kensei Maeshima stopped his career when he heard those words from his rival Reo Shinozaki. Some years later, Maeshima, now a high schooler, uses his physical talent to help other clubs with various activities, while never committing to any one thing.
One day, he sees a press conference where Shinozaki announced that he was shifting from single skating to “skate-leading”, a unique form of figure skating ,where each team of five skaters earns points for technical skills and artistry.
He then met a boy named Hayato Sasugai, who knew of Maeshima’s single skating career. With the words, “I need you,” Sasugai invites Maeshima to the world of skate-leading, or competitive team-based skating.
▼1st episode cutscene
▍Staff and Production
Original Work: Gorou Taniguchi (谷口悟朗), Bandai Namco Arts,
J.C.STAFF
Chief Director: Gorou Taniguchi (谷口悟朗)
Director: Toshinori Fukushima (福島 利規)
Series Composition & Script: Noboru Kimura (木村 暢)
Original Character Design: Yana Toboso ( 枢やな)
Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Yoko Ito (伊東葉子)
Key Animator: Yuji Takagi (高木有詩)
Costume Original Design: Sarekanpanī (サレカンパニー)
Art Director: Yasuhiro Okumura (奥村泰浩)
Color Design: Mayumi Tanahashi (店橋真弓)
Photography Director: Yuki Hirose (廣瀬唯希)
Editing: Michi Takigawa (瀧川三智) from REAL-T
Choreography: TETSU(Bugs Under Groove)
Music: Ryo Takahashi (高橋諒)
Animation: J.C.STAFF
Opening Song: “Chase the core”/ Takao Sakuma (佐久間貴生)
Ending Song: “JUMP”/ Shugo Nakamura (仲村宗悟)
▍Cast
■ Kensei Maeshima (前島絢晴) – CV: Yuuma Uchida (内田雄馬)
■ Hayato Sasugai (流石井隼人)– CV: Makoto Furukawa (古川慎)
■ Reo Shinozaki (篠崎怜鳳) – CV: Hiroshi Kamiya (神谷浩史)
■ Tomoyuki Kubota (窪田智之) – CV: Gen Sato (佐藤元)
■ Izumi Himekawa (姫川泉澄) – CV: Yuichiro Umehara (梅原裕一郎)
■ Akimitsu Mochizuki (望月暁光) – CV: Reo Tsuchida (土田玲央)
■ Sōta Jōnouchi (城ノ内颯太) – CV: Shōya Chiba (千葉翔也)
■ Jōtarō Terauchi (寺内正太郎) – CV: Satoshi Hino (日野聡)
■ Itsuki Kiriyama (桐山樹) – CV: Tomoaki Maeno (前野智昭)
■ Yukimitsu Mochizuki (望月雪光) – CV: Natsuki Hanae (花江夏樹)
■ Toranosuke Kurayoshi (倉吉虎之助) – CV: Kaito Takeda (竹田海渡)
■ Taiga Himuro(氷室泰冴) – CV: Yuki Ono (小野友樹)
■ Noa Kuonji (久遠寺夢空) – CV: Sōma Saitō (斉藤壮馬)
■ Hajime Ishikawa (石川一) – CV: Hirofumi Nojima (野島裕史)
■ Susumu Ishikawa(石川二) – CV: Kenji Nojima(野島健児)