It's time to serve up some badminton action, because one of the first shows the Crunchyroll Spring 2022 Lineup has on the schedule is Love All Play! Join us in cheering on these very good badminton boys starting today, and read on for an overview in our first spotlight of the season!
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Launch Info
Launch Time: April 2
Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS
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Synopsis
The protagonist, Ryo Mizushima, enters a junior high school and joins the badminton club on the spur of the moment. Although there are no proper instructors at the school, Ryo's physical strength allows him to improve to the point where he is able to participate in the prefectural tournament. Then Ryo is approached by Ebihara, the famous coach of the prestigious Yokohama Minato High School badminton club. Ryo, who is indecisive and humble, hesitates to go to the school, but his older sister, Rika, who is the top student in her third year there, gives him a strong push and he decides to go. Blessed with a coach and teammates at high school, Ryo gains the experience he's been lacking and aims to win the Inter-High School Championship!
Characters and Cast
Ryō Mizushima
VA: Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Ramune
VA: Konpei (Natsuki Hanae's actual cat!)
Rika Mizushima
VA: Minako Kotobuki (Mitsuko Kongou in A Certain Scientific Railgun)
Akira Uchida
VA: Yuuki Kaji (Eren Jeager in Attack on Titan)
Hitoshi Ebihara
VA: Kazuya Nakai (Roronoa Zoro in One Piece)
Yōji Higashiyama
VA: Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu Dragneel in Fairy Tail)
Taichi Higashiyama
VA: Kensho Ono (Canute in Vinland Saga)
Shōhei Sakaki
VA: Yōhei Azakami (Kuya Yakamashi in The aquatope on white sand)
Kōki Matsuda
VA: Makoto Furukawa (Miyuki Shirogane in KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR)
Shizuo Nakano
VA: Masaya Matsukaze (Illumi Zoldyck in Hunter x Hunter)
Hirohito Monda
VA: Shimba Tsuchiya (Tsutomu Goshiki in Haikyu!!)
Staff
Director
Hiroshi Takeuchi (Blade & Soul)
Series Composition/Screenplay
Tomoko Konparu (Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits)
Screenplay
Miharu Hirami, Shingo Irie, Michiko Yokote
Character Design
Riko Kaneda (Let's Make a Mug Too episode animation director)
Art Director
Scott MacDonald
3D Director
Ryota Itoh
Color Design
Hajime Komoritani
Editor
Yuri Takahashi
Music
Yuuki Hayashi ((Haikyu!!, My Hero Academia)
Opening Theme Song Performer
Hey! Say! JUMP
Ending Theme Song Performer
LONGMAN
Animation Production
Nippon Animation, OLM
Additional Info
Asami Koseki's Love All Play novel was published by Poplar Publishing for four volumes from 2011 to 2014. The author says, "About ten years ago, I met the profound and fascinating sports, badminton, and was able to write this novel by being fascinated by people who are sincerely involved in it. And the story is now given a new face as an anime. As an anime fan, I am extremely happy about this fortune, and I believe it will be a great motivation for my future works. I hope that the power of anime, which is a representative of Japanese culture, will increase the number of badminton fans in Japan and around the world."
The first and fourth volume covers:
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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.
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