Asami Koseki’s badminton novel Love All Play will receive an anime adaptation. The series will air in Spring 2022. A key visual, as well as a promotional video, have been revealed, and can be viewed below:
Hiroshi Takeuchi (Blade and Soul, Zunda Horizon) will direct the series, while Tomoko Konparu (Nodame Cantible) acts as script supervisor. The writing team includes Shingo Irie (All Out!!, Kuruko’s Basketball) and Michiko Yokote (Genshiken, Shirobako). Yuki Hayashi, best known for his work on Haikyuu!! and My Hero Academia, will be composing the music for the series.
In case you don’t know what Love All Play is about, Anime News Network describes the plot as follows:
The story follows Ryō Mizushima, who joined his middle school’s badminton 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 joins the prestigious Yokohama-Minato High School’s badminton team under the legendary coach Ebihara and surrounded by talented teammates. He strives to become a top athlete and take his high school team to the inter-high tournament.
Source: Love All Play website via Anime News Network
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