Skate-Leading Stars

Skate-Leading☆Stars (スケートリーディング☆スターズ, Sukēto Rīdingu ☆ Sutāzu) is an upcoming original Japanese anime television series produced by J.C.Staff, created by Gorō Taniguchi, and directed by Toshinori Fukushima. The series is scheduled to premiere in January 2021, after being delayed from July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Skate-Leading☆Stars
Promotional poster
スケートリーディング☆スターズ
(Sukēto Rīdingu ☆ Sutāzu)
GenreSports (Figure Skating)
Manga
Skate-Leading☆Stars
Written byChiaki Nagaoka
Illustrated bySumika Sumio
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineMonthly G Fantasy
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 2020 – present
Anime television series
Directed byGorō Taniguchi (Chief)
Toshinori Fukushima
Written byNoboru Kimura
Music byRyō Takahashi
StudioJ.C.Staff
Original run January 2021 – scheduled

Plot

The series will follow a group of high school boys who participate in a type of competitive figure skating known as “skate-leading”.

Characters

Ionodai High School
Kensei Maeshima (前島絢晴, Maeshima Kensei)
Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[1][2]
Hayato Sasugai (流石井隼人, Sasugai Hayato)
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[1][2]
Tomoyuki Kubota (窪田智之, Kubota Tomoyuki)
Voiced by: Gen Sato[3]
Izumi Himekawa (姫川泉澄, Himekawa Izumi)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[3]
Akimitsu Mochizuki (望月暁光, Mochizuki Akimitsu)
Voiced by: Reo Tsuchida[3]
Sota Jonouchi (城ノ内颯太, Jōnouchi Sōta)
Voiced by: Shōya Chiba[3]
Shotaro Terauchi (寺内正太郎, Terauchi Shōtarō)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[3]
Itsuki Kiriyama (桐山樹, Kiriyama Itsuki)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[3]
Yukimitsu Mochizuki (望月雪光, Mochizuki Yukimitsu)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[3]

St Cavis Gakuen High School
Reo Shinozaki (篠崎怜鳳, Shinozaki Reo)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya[1][2]
Toranosuke Kurayoshi (倉吉虎之助, Kurayoshi Toranosuke)
Voiced by: Kaito Takeda[3]
Taiga Himuro (氷室泰冴, Himuro Taiga)
Voiced by: Yūki Ono[3]

Yokohama Super Global High School
Noa Kuonji (久遠寺夢空, Kuonji Noa)
Voiced by: Soma Saito[3]

Chutei University Kamimaezu High School
Hajime Ishikawa (石川一, Ishikawa Hajime)
Voiced by: Hirofumi Nojima[3]
Susumu Ishikawa (石川二, Ishikawa Susumu)
Voiced by: Kenji Nojima[3]

Media

Manga

A manga adaption by Chiaki Nagaoka with art by Sumika Sumio was announced to run in Monthly G Fantasy.[4]

Production and release

On December 1, 2019, J.C. Staff announced that they are producing a new original anime television series directed by Gorō Taniguchi, with Toboso Yana handling original character designs. The series is directed by Toshinori Fukushima, with Gorō Taniguchi serving as chief director. Noboru Kimura is writing the scripts, Yoko Ito is designing the characters, and Ryō Takahashi is composing the series' music.[2] The series was originally set to premiere in July 2020,[3] but it has been delayed to January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

References
  1. "TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト". TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  2. "ID: Code Geass & Black Butler Creators, J.C. Staff Make Skate-Leading Stars TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. "Skate-Leading Stars TV Anime Reveals More Cast & Staff, Story Intro, July Debut". Anime News Network. March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  4. "Skate-Leading Stars Skating Anime Gets Manga". Anime News Network. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  5. "Code Geass, Black Butler Creators' Skate-Leading Stars Anime Delayed Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  6. "Skate-Leading Stars Anime Rescheduled to January After COVID-19 Delay". Anime News Network. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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