Episode 1 streams on Friday
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Hulu
will stream the
second
television
anime
season based on
Tsurumaikada
‘s Olympic ice-skating manga
Medalist
in the United States beginning on February 20 with Japanese audio. The season is already available in other countries and territories on
Disney+
.
The second season debuted on January 24 on the “NUMAnimation” programming block on
TV Asahi
and 23 other affiliates channels at 25:30 (effectively, January 25 at 1:30 a.m.). The anime also premiered on CS
TV Asahi
Channel 1
and
BS Asahi
on January 25.
The new
cast
members for the second season include:
Natsuko Abe
as Yūna Yagi
Mao Itou
as Rinna Sarukawa
Maria Naganawa
as Roba Manaka
Minami Tanaka
as Yotsuha Ushikawa
Hikaru Tōno
as Kurumi Risu
Takako Tanaka
as Sakina Anaguma
Yūko Natsuyoshi
as Sana Niwatori
Hibiku Yamamura
as Iruka Okazaki
Kotomi Aihara
as Riina Kojō
Ai Kayano
as Marika Kurione
The second season features returning cast and staff. The first season’s 3DCG environment supervisor
Hazuki Nakamura
is the art director for the new season, replacing
Yōko Nakao
.
Kentaro Kashiwagi
, the first season’s 3DCG composite supervisor, is the second season’s compositing director of photography, replacing
Shin’ichi Komeya
. Girl group HANA performs the opening theme song “Cold Night,” and
Conton Candy
performs the ending theme song “Rookies.”
Japanese figure skater Rika Hongo is taking part in the anime’s motion capture filming alongside the first season’s
Akiko Suzuki
.
The first season premiered in Japan on the “NUMAnimation” programming block on
TV Asahi
and 23 affiliated channels in January 2025.
Disney+
streamed
the anime.
Former Olympic skater
Akiko Suzuki
(returning for the second season) choreographed the skating routines in the first season of the anime, in collaboration with retired figure skater Yuhana Yokoi and active competitive figure skater Hinano Isobe.
Kodansha USA Publishing
licensed
the manga, and it describes the story:
Tsukasa, whose dreams were crushed. Inori, left to fend for herself. These two share a dream…and their tenacity may be the only thing that sees them through. Their destination? The ice…on the world’s stage!
Tsurumaikada
launched the manga in
Kodansha
‘s
Afternoon
magazine in May 2020.
Kodansha
published the 14th compiled book volume on January 22.
The manga
won
in the Best General Manga category of the 68th
Shogakukan
Manga Awards in 2023. The manga
won
Best General Manga at
Kodansha
‘s 48th annual Manga Awards in May 2024.
Source:
Hulu
via
Reuben Lack
‘s X/Twitter
account
