On 4th July, during the special event “SK8 Masquerade of Love”, a new anime project and a 2-part live-action stage play project were confirmed for SK8 the Infinity.
The first Sk8 The Stage play has been confirmed to open this December, and the second play is expected to open next January (2022) in Japan. There have yet to be any detail revealed for the new anime project. New information is expected to be released on the anime’s official website and Twitter account.
▍Official Twitter Announcement
「SK∞ エスケーエイト 愛の仮面舞踏会」ご来場＆ご視聴＆ご出演の皆様、誠にありがとうございました?
笑いあり涙あり、最後には超サプライズな発表も✨
皆様のお力添えでサイコーなイベントになりました！
これからも「SK∞ エスケーエイト」をよろしくお願いいたします！#sk_8#エスケーエイト pic.twitter.com/NeMhRnX88w— TVアニメ「SK∞ エスケーエイト」 (@sk8_project) July 4, 2021
▍About the Series
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