Ever since coming across the world of boy’s rhythmic gymnastics during the last summer of junior-high, Shotaro Futaba has become fascinated with the sport. So when he enters Soshokuan Private High School, known as Ao High for short, he heads to the boy’s rhythmic gymnastics club, where he meets unique seniors and the ace of the team, Ryoya Misato. The members of the club each have their own passions, but they’ve put it all on the line with a single goal in mind. Now the next stage in their journey has arrived: the inter-high competition!
Score
Soundtrack that hits RIGHT when someone sticks the landing
Writing
Every senior gets a full arc in 90 minutes somehow
Director
Toshimasa Kuroyanagi
Shimba Tsuchiya
Shotaro Futaba (voice)
Kaito Ishikawa
Ryoya Misato (voice)
Daisuke Ono
Masamune Shichigahama (voice)
Takashi Kondo
Keisuke Tsukidate (voice)
Hiro Shimono
Nagayoshi Onagawa (voice)
Hiroshi Kamiya
Kotaro Watari (voice)
Ayumu Murase
Mashiro Tsukiyuki (voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Toru Takase (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Yojiro Mutsu (voice)
Tomokazu Sugita
Hideo Ominato (voice)
Soma Saito
Kyoichi Ryugamori (voice)
Daiki Yamashita
Shunsuke Azuma (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Asawo Kurikoma (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Shusaku Shida (voice)
Reina Ueda
Ayumi Futaba (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original TV anime used actual rhythmic gymnasts for motion capture, and you can tell—the weight physics are chef's kiss.
Men's rhythmic gymnastics basically doesn't exist in Japan IRL, making this entire premise a beautiful fantasy of 'what if boys got to be sparkly too.' The manga created demand for a real sport.
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