Extreme Hearts | |
Genre | Sports, music |
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Created by | Masaki Tsuzuki |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Junji Nishimura |
Written by | Masaki Tsuzuki |
Music by | Effy |
Studio | Seven Arcs |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, WOWOW |
Original run | July 10, 2022 – September 25, 2022 |
Episodes | 12 |
Extreme Hearts is an original Japanese anime television series created and written by Masaki Tsuzuki, the creator of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and Dog Days, directed by Junji Nishimura and animated by Seven Arcs, which aired from July to September 2022.
In the near future, a trend in the sporting world is Hyper Sports, in which various sports are played with advanced equipment that enhance the player's abilities. One of the popular Hyper Sports leagues is Extreme Hearts, managed by a music company and composed of female idol groups across Japan.
After being released from her record label, failed artist Hiyori Hayama gets invited to join Extreme Hearts through her fan Saki Kodaka. Not wanting to give up on her music industry dreams yet and despite her inexperience with Hyper Sports, Hayama accepts the invitation and enlists the help of Kodaka and Sumika Maehara (later joined by Yukino Tachibana and Lise Kohinata). Together, they form the idol group RISE and their goal is to make it big in Extreme Hearts.
An idol group that won the Kanagawa Tournament during the last 2 seasons of Extreme Hearts.
An idol group that specializes in theater arts.
An idol group that was ranked second in the Kanagawa Tournament during the last season of Extreme Hearts.
A kawaii metal idol band.
An idol duo composed of foreign talent. They are relatively new to the Extreme Hearts league.
The original project created by Masaki Tsuzuki was originally announced on January 20, 2020 at the 15th anniversary concert of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, although it doesn't directly confirm whether it would be related to Nanoha franchise or not.[8] The title of the original project would eventually revealed on May 20, 2021 as a new series,[9] which was later revealed to be an anime television series on February 10, 2022. Junji Nishimura is directing the anime at Seven Arcs, with Tsuzuki writing the scripts, and Effy composing the music.[10] Original character designs are provided by Waki Ikawa, while Issei Aragaki adapts the designs for animation. Aragaki and Kana Hashidate are serving as chief animation directors, and Shuichi Kawakami and Takuya Fujima drafted the sub-character designs.[1] The series aired from July 10 to September 25, 2022, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song is "Infinite" by Miho Okasaki,[11] and the ending theme is "Sunrise" by RISE. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[12]
No. | Title [13][14] | Directed by [a] | Storyboarded by [a] | Original air date [15] |
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1 | "RISE" | Sachiko Kanno | Junji Nishimura, Tōru Yoshida | July 10, 2022 |
2 | "Something I Can't Give Up" Transliteration: "Yuzurenai Mono" (Japanese: 譲れないもの) | Seo Hye-Jin | Junji Nishimura, Tōru Yoshida | July 17, 2022 |
3 | "Rise up Dream" | Sachiko Kanno | Junji Nishimura, Tōru Yoshida | July 24, 2022 |
4 | "Meeting a New Face" Transliteration: "Atarashii Deai" (Japanese: 新しい出会い) | Masahiro Hosoda | Masahiro Hosoda | July 31, 2022 |
5 | "Samurai Heart" Transliteration: "Samurai Hāto" (Japanese: サムライハート) | Tarō Kubo | Gōichi Iwahata | August 7, 2022 |
6 | "The Sword of the Heart" Transliteration: "Kokoro no Ken" (Japanese: 心の剣) | Takayuki Hamana | Takayuki Hamana | August 14, 2022 |
7 | "Stand up & Fight" | Daisuke Tsukushi | Gōichi Iwahata | August 21, 2022 |
8 | "Summertime Vacation" Transliteration: "Samātaimu Bakēshon" (Japanese: サマータイム・バケーション) | Gorō Kuji | Gōichi Iwahata | August 28, 2022 |
9 | "SNOW WOLF" | Masahiro Hosoda, Shin Itagaki | Masahiro Hosoda, Tōru Yoshida | September 4, 2022 |
10 | "Promise" Transliteration: "Yakusoku" (Japanese: 約束) | Gorō Kuji | Gorō Kuji | September 11, 2022 |
11 | "Run for Victory" | Sachiko Kanno | Junji Nishimura, Tōru Yoshida | September 18, 2022 |
12 | "SUNRISE" | Masahiro Hosoda, Shige Fukase | Gōichi Iwahata, Junji Nishimura | September 25, 2022 |