Bones x Hiroko Utsumi’s original skateboarding anime “SK8 the Infinity” (SK∞ エスケーエイト) is confirmed to premiere on 9th January 2021. A new visual, the 2nd PV and cast members are also revealed.
The project is animated by Bones, the same studio that produced “Eureka Seven” and “My Hero Academia.” “Free!” and “BANANA FISH” director Hiroko Utsumi is directing the series, while “Code Geass” and “Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress” script writer Ichirō Ōkouchi is supervising the scripts.
▍2nd PV
▍Characters and Cast
■ Reki – CV: Tasuku Hatanaka (畠中祐)
■ Langa – CV: Chiaki Kobayashi (小林千晃)
■ MIYA – CV: Takuma Nagatsuka (永塚拓馬)
■ Shadow – CV: Kenta Miyake (三宅健太)
■ Cherry blossom – CV: Hikaru Midorikawa (緑川光)
■ Joe – CV: Yasunori Matsumoto (松本保典)
■ Adam – CV: Takehito Koyasu (子安武人)
■ Tadashi Kikuchi ( 菊池忠) – CV: Kensho Ono (小野賢章)
▍Synopsis
The anime centers on Reki, a second-year high school student who loves skateboarding, and gets caught up in “S,” an underground and dangerous skateboard race at an abandoned mine with no rules. Ranga, who has returned to Japan from Canada and has never skateboarded before, also gets wrapped up in S along with Reki. Dirty racers, AI racers, and other unique individuals compete in the youth skateboard race battle.
▍Staff and Production
Original Work: BONES x Hiroko Utsumi (内海紘子)
Director: Hiroko Utsumi (内海紘子)
Series Composition: Ichiro Okouchi (大河内一楼)
Character Design: Michinori Chiba (千葉道徳)
Chief Animation Director: Michinori Chiba (千葉道徳), Hiroki Kanno (菅野宏紀)
Skateboard Design: Studio No Border
Color Design: Yukari Goto (後藤ゆかり)
Art Director: Yumiko Kondou (近藤由美子)
3DCG Director: Yota Ando (安東容太)
Director of Photography: Masataka Ikegami (池上真崇)
Editing: Ayumi Yamagishi (山岸歩奈美)
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima (三間雅文)
Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi (倉橋静男), Sawako Nishi (西佐和子)
Music: Ryō Takahashi (高橋 諒)
Animation: Bones