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Love All Play Anime Casts Masaya Matsukaze, Shimba Tsuchiya
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The official website for the television Shimba Tsuchiya as Hirohito Monda (name romanization not confirmed, pictured right). Both characters were Ryō's teammates in middle school.
The anime will NTV, and their s on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m.
The main cast includes:
- Natsuki Hanae as Ryō Mizushima
- Yōhei Azakami as Shōhei Sakaki
- Makoto Furukawa as Kо̄ki Matsuda
- Kenshō Ono as Taichi Higashiyama
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Yо̄ji Higashiyama
- Yūki Kaji as Akira Uchida
- Minako Kotobuki as Rika Mizushima
- Kazuya Nakai as Hitoshi Ebihara
Additionally, real-life bton players Arisa Higashino will appear in the anime playing themselves.
The story follows Ryō Mizushima, who ed his middle school's bton team full of motivation — but without a proper coach, ended up in obscurity. Nevertheless, he did eventually reach the prefectural tournament on his physical strength. Now he s the prestigious Yokohama-Minato High School's bton team under the legendary coach Ebihara and is surrounded by talented teammates. He strives to become a top athlete and take his high school team to the inter-high tournament.
Shaman King) is composing the music.
Sporting goods maker Hanebad! from 2018.
Poplar's Pureful imprint published the first Love All Play novel in May 2011, and Koseki has since written three more follow-up novels. The anime is also getting a manga adaptation by Tonari no Young Jump website.
Sources: Love All Play anime's website, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
