The official website and Twitter account for the animated film adaptation of the Bakuten!! (Backflip!!) original TV anime has released a new key visual and teaser promotional video. The video confirms the film's storyline, returning cast and staff, and the July premiere.
The film will take place during the "Ao High" boys' rhythmic gymnastics team's final challenge at the inter-high tournament.
The film is set to premiere in July 2022 in Japan.
KEY VISUAL:
TEASER PV:
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FILM ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER:
The returning cast includes:
Shimba Tsuchiya as Shōtarō Futaba
Kaito Ishikawa as Ryōya Misato
Daisuke Ono as Masamune Shichigahama
Takashi Kondo as Keisuke Tsukidate
Hiro Shimono as Nagayoshi Onagawa
Hiroshi Kamiya as Kōtarō Watari
Ayumu Murase as Mashiro Tsukiyuki
Katsuyuki Konishi as Tōru Takase
Kenichi Suzumura as Yōjirō Mutsu
Tomokazu Sugita as Hideo Ōminato
Sōma Saitō as Kyōichi Ryūgamori
Daiki Yamashita as Shunsuke Azuma
Takahiro Sakurai as Shūsaku Shida
Ayane Sakura as Asawo Kurikoma
Kenichirō Matsuda as Shūji Mabuchi
Reina Ueda as Ayumi Futaba
TEASER VISUAL:
The opening theme song titled, "Seishun no Enbu" (The Dance of Youth) was performed by Centimillimental.
The ending theme song titled, "Anata ga Iru" (You Are Here) was performed by wacci.
Bakuten!! premiered April 8 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block in Japan.
Bakuten!! is set in Miyagi Prefecture and joins two other anime titles, Misaki no Mayoiga and Hula Fulla Dance, as part of an initiative to promote Miyagi, Iwate, and Fukushima, respectively. The "Zutto Ōen Project 2011 + 10..." is in remembrance of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami 10 years ago.
Toshimasa Kuroyanagi directed the anime at ZEXCS. Toshizo Nemoto was in charge of series composition and scripts. My Little Monster manga creator Robico drew the original character designs, while Yūki Shibata drew the character designs for animation, and was also the chief animation director.
The new additional staff members included:
Rhythmic Gymnastics Animation Director: Fumiaki Kouta
Prop Design/Chief Animation Director: Aya Nakanishi
Color Design: Emi Chiba
Art Design: Mamio Ogawa
Art Director: Yuka Hirama
3D CG: Buemon
CGI Director: Shūji Shinoda
Directors of Photography: Takahiro Hondai, Ryō Itō
Editing: Daisuke Hiraki
Audio Director: Yukio Nagasaki
Music: Yuki Hayashi
Supervision: Aomori Yamada High School Rhythmic Gymnastics Team
The anime begins when the protagonist Shotaro Aoba, who was fascinated by men's rhythmic gymnastics in the summer of his third year of junior high, entered Soshukan High School and joined its men's rhythmic gymnastics club. The story follows how he runs together as a team towards a single goal along with his unique seniors and his classmate, Ryoya Misato, who was famous for his junior high school career in men's rhythmic gymnastics.