We will soon have an original badminton anime as Ryman’s Club was officially announced, and it will release next season in January 2022. Studio LIDEN FILMS (who previously worked on Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, Tokyo Revengers, among others) will handle the animation production. They’ve released 2 visuals, one featuring the salary men in their suits, while the other shows them in their badminton clothes:
The anime also received a teaser trailer, featuring the cast members and showcasing the main character as he joins his company and begins playing some badminton again:
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The anime follows Mikoto Shiratori, a child prodigy badminton player who suffered a big loss in high school and hasn’t recovered since. He then becomes a salary man, and joins his corporate team. Besides Junya Enoki (Itadori Yuuji in Jujutsu Kaisen, Nasa in Tonikaku Kawaii), voicing the MC, the cast includes:
- Junya Enoki as Mikoto Shiratori
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Tatsuru Miyazumi
- Kaito Ishikawa as Souta Saeki
- Ryota Osaka as Touya Saeki
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Kouki Takeda
Meanwhile, some of the staff members:
- Director: Aimi Yamauchi
- Series composition: Teruko Utsumi, Aimi Yamauchi
- Character draft: Suzuhito Yasuda
- Character design: Maziro
- Music: fox capture plan
- Art Setting: Masahiro Sato (H.E.D. Works)
- Art Director: Masatoshi Kai
- Art Backgrounds: Studio KAIMU
- Color Setting: Emiko Onodera
- Director of Photography: Naho Hasegawa
- Photography: Asahi Production
After tennis, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and so many other sports, an original badminton anime also sounds interesting, and Ryman’s Club is now only a few months away!
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