Maesetsu!
{{short description|Japanese anime series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Maesetsu!
| image = Maesetsu! key visual.jpg
| caption = Maesetsu! key visual
| ja_kanji = まえせつ！
| ja_romaji =
| genre =
| creator =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = light novel
| title = Maesetsu! no Maesetsu
| author = Tōko Machida
| illustrator = Kagami Yoshimizu
| publisher = Kadokawa Shoten
| demographic = Male
| imprint =
| magazine = Comptiq
| first = January 10, 2020
| last = November 10, 2020
| volumes = 1
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| illustrator = Hato Kannazuki
| publisher = Media Factory
| publisher_en =
| demographic = Seinen
| imprint =
| magazine = Monthly Comic Alive
| magazine_en =
| first = July 27, 2020
| last = May 27, 2021
| volumes = 2
| volume_list = #Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Yuu Nobuta
| writer = Touko Machida
Shōta Gotō
Joe Itou
| music = Satoru Kōsaki
Oliver Good
Keita Inoue{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2020 |title=【ANNOUNCEMENT】 TV Anime: MAESETSU! -opening act- is scheduled to start broadcasting in the summer of 2020. Music: Kosaki Satoru / MONACA(Oliver Good & Inoue Keita) |url=https://twitter.com/MONACA_eng/status/1236028828335484928 |website=Twitter}}
| studio = Studio Gokumi
AXsiZ
| licensee = Crunchyroll
| network = AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS NTV, MBS
| first = October 11, 2020
| last = December 27, 2020
| episodes = 12
| episode_list = #Anime
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|Maesetsu!: Opening Act|まえせつ！}} is an original Japanese anime television series co-animated by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ. The series aired from October to December 2020, while a manga adaptation by Hato Kannazuki was serialized from July 2020 to May 2021 in Monthly Comic Alive.
Characters
=Owarai geinin=
;{{nihongo|Tokonatsu|とこなつ|}}
:;{{nihongo|Fubuki Kitakaze|北風 ふぶき|Kitakaze Fubuki}}
::{{voiced by|Aguri Ōnishi{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-06/kadokawa-original-maesetsu-anime-reveals-character-designs-2020-premiere/.154078|title=Kadokawa's Original Maesetsu! Anime Reveals Cast|publisher=Anime News Network|date=November 8, 2019|access-date=November 8, 2019}}|Jackie Lastra{{cite web|title=Maesetsu! Opening Act (2021)|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Maesetsu-Opening-Act/|website=Behind the Voice Actors|access-date=March 21, 2022}}}}
:;{{nihongo|Mafuyu Kogarashi|凩 まふゆ|Kogarashi Mafuyu}}
::{{voiced by|Naomi Ōzora|Madeline Dorroh}}
;{{nihongo|RDeco|R凸|Āru Deko}}
:;{{nihongo|Rin Araya|新谷 りん|Araya Rin}}
::{{voiced by|Hiromi Igarashi|Remi Joseph}}
:;{{nihongo|Nayuta Asōgi|朝生祇 なゆた|Asōgi Nayuta}}
::{{voiced by|Sakura Nakamura|Xanthe Huynh}}
;{{nihongo|Tundra / Money&Kane|つんどら / マネー&カネー|Tsundora / Manē ando Kanē}}
:;{{nihongo|Manatsu Kogarashi|凩 まなつ|Kogarashi Manatsu}}
::{{voiced by|Yūki Takada|Courtney Shaw}}
:;{{nihongo|Kanae Kanari|金成 かなえ|Kanari Kanae}}
::{{voiced by|Nozomi Furuki|Courtney Chu}}
;{{nihongo|JK Cool|JKクール|Jeikē Kūru}}
:;{{nihongo|Eru Kusaba|草葉 える|Kubasa Eru}}
::{{voiced by|Asuka Aida|Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld}}
:;{{nihongo|Arashi Waraino|藁猪野 あらし|Waraino Arashi}}
::{{voiced by|Ayaka Shimizu|Jorjeana Marie}}
;{{nihongo|Freak!|ふりいくっ!|Furiiku!}}
:;{{nihongo|Junki Tomita|富田 純基|Tomita Junki}}
::{{voiced by|Himself|Adin Rudd}}
:;{{nihongo|Ubu no Hatsuna|うぶのハツナ}}
::{{voiced by|Herself|Amber Li}}
;BAN BAN BAN
:;{{nihongo|Masatake Yamamoto|山本 正剛|Yamamoto Masatake}}
::{{voiced by|Himself|Marc Thompson}}
:;{{nihongo|Hiromi Sameshima|鮫島 一六三|Sameshita Hiromi}}
::{{voiced by|Himself|Billy Bob Thompson}}
;{{nihongo|NON STYLE||Non Sutairu}}
:;{{nihongo|Yūsuke Inoue|謎のお客さん / NON STYLE 井上 / 井上 裕介|Nazo no Okyakusan / Non Style Inoue / Inoue Yūsuke}}
::{{voiced by|Himself|Doug Stone}}
:;{{nihongo|Akira Ishida|石田 明|Ishida Akira}}
::{{voiced by|Himself|Mike McFarland}}
;{{nihongo|Spike|スパイク|Supaiku}}
:;{{nihongo|Shiho Matsuura|松浦 志穂|Matsuura Shiho}}
::{{voiced by|Herself|Rebeka Thomas}}
:;{{nihongo|Haruna Ogawa|小川 暖奈|Ogawa Haruna}}
::{{voiced by|Herself|Larissa Gallagher}}
;{{nihongo|Yoshimoto New Comedy|吉本新喜劇|Yoshimoto Shinkigeki}}
:;{{nihongo|Keiko Matsuura|松浦 景子|Matsuura Keiko}}
::{{voiced by|Herself|Erica Schroeder}}
;{{nihongo|TEEUP|ティーアップ|Tīappu}}
:;{{nihongo|Masaru Maeda|前田 勝|Maeda Masaru}}
::{{voiced by|Himself|Mike Pollock}}
:;{{nihongo|Hiroshi Hasegawa|長谷川 宏|Hasegawa Hiroshi}}
::{{voiced by|Himself|Mike McFarland}}
;{{nihongo|Woman Rush Hour|ウーマンラッシュアワー|Ūman Rasshu Awā}}
:;{{nihongo|Daisuke Muramoto|村本 大輔|Muramoto Daisuke}}
::{{voiced by|Himself|Matt Giroveanu}}
:;{{nihongo|Paradise Nakagawa|中川 パラダイス|Nakagawa Paradaisu}}
::{{voiced by|Himself|Gary Mack}}
=Other characters=
;{{nihongo|Hajime Nakama|中間 はじめ|Nakama Hajime}}
:{{voiced by|Risako Murai|Heather Gonzalez}}
;{{nihongo|Manager|男爵邸 店長|Danshakutei Tenchō}}
;{{nihongo|Carlos Ali|男爵邸 カーロス・アリ|Danshakutei Kārosu Ari}}
:{{voiced by|Kentarō Tone|Luis Bermudez}}
;{{nihongo|Aunt Keiko|男爵邸 けいこおばちゃん|Danshakutei Keiko Obachan}}
;{{nihongo|Haruna Funakoshi|船越 はるな|Funakoshi Haruna}}
:{{voiced by|Shizuku Hoshinoya|Madigan Kacmar}}
;{{nihongo|Shiho Siina|椎名 しほ|Sīna Shiho}}
:{{voiced by|Yūko Mori|Triya Leong}}
;{{nihongo|Ms. Hirano|平野 先生|Hirano Sensei}}
:{{voiced by|Aya Hirano|Wendee Lee}}
;{{nihongo|JK Cool Manager Yamada|JKクール マネージャー 山田|Jeikē kūru manējā Yamada}}
:{{voiced by|Hirokazu Hiramatsu|Mike McFarland}}
Media
=Light novel=
A light novel written by Touko Machida and illustrated by Kagami Yoshimizu was released on December 10, 2020 entitled {{Nihongo|Opening Act of Maesetsu!|まえせつ!のまえせつ|Maesetsu! no Maesetsu}} by Kadokawa Shoten.
{{Graphic novel list/header
| OneLanguage = yes
| LineColor = CCF
| Width = 72%
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = -
| RelDate = December 10, 2020{{Cite web |website=KADOKAWA |title=まえせつ！のまえせつ |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322009000422/ |language=Japanese |access-date=2020-12-18}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-111005-8
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}
=Manga=
A manga adaptation illustrated by Hato Kannazuki launched in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive on July 27, 2020,{{cite web|last1=Mateo|first1=Alex|title=Hato Kannazuki's Maesetsu! Manga Launches|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-28/hato-kannazuki-maesetsu-manga-launches/.162288|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 28, 2020|date=July 28, 2020}} and it ended on May 27, 2021.{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael Antonio|title=Hato Kannazuki's Maesetsu! Manga Ends|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-29/hato-kannazuki-maesetsu-manga-ends/.173278|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 29, 2021|date=May 29, 2021}} Two tankōbon volumes were released between November 21, 2020 and June 23, 2021.
{{Graphic novel list/header
| OneLanguage = yes
| LineColor = CCF
| Width = 72%
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = November 21, 2020{{Cite web |website=Monthly Comic Alive |title=まえせつ！ 1 {{!}} 書籍 |date=21 November 2020 |url=https://comic-alive.jp/product/maesetsu/322005000224.html |language=Japanese |access-date=November 24, 2020}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-064890-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = June 23, 2021{{Cite web |website=Monthly Comic Alive |title=まえせつ！ 2 {{!}} 書籍 |date=23 June 2021 |url=https://comic-alive.jp/product/maesetsu/322102000342.html |language=Japanese |access-date=September 12, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-680470-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}
=Anime=
On July 10, 2019, Kadokawa announced that an original anime television series involving scriptwriter Shōta Gotō and Kagami Yoshimizu, the author of Lucky Star, was in production.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-10/kadokawa-reveals-maesetsu-original-anime-with-lucky-star-creator-kagami-yoshimizu/.148860|title=Kadokawa Reveals Maesetsu! Original Anime With Lucky Star Creator Kagami Yoshimizu|publisher=Anime News Network|date=July 10, 2019|access-date=July 10, 2019}} The series is animated by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ, with Yuu Nobuta as director. Touko Machida, Shōta Gotō and Joe Itou are writing the scripts, Katsuzo Hirata is designing the characters, and Satoru Kōsaki, Oliver Good and Keita Inoue are composing the series' music.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-01/high-school-fleet-yuu-nobuta-directs-original-maesetsu-anime/.152878|title=High School Fleet's Yuu Nobuta Directs Original Maesetsu! Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=November 1, 2019}} The series was originally scheduled to premiere in July 2020, but was delayed to October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|title=Maesetsu! Anime Premieres This Summer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-03-07/maesetsu-anime-premieres-this-summer/.157260|publisher=Anime News Network|date=March 7, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Maesetsu! Anime Delayed to October Due to COVID-19|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-22/maesetsu-anime-delayed-to-october-due-to-covid-19/.159823|publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 22, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2020}} The series aired from October 11 to December 27, 2020.{{cite web|last1=Chapman|first1=Paul|title=Maesetsu! Opening Act TV Anime Hits Japanese Airwaves in October|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2020/09/04/maesetsu-opening-act-tv-anime-hits-japanese-airwaves-in-october|website=Crunchyroll News|access-date=September 4, 2020|date=September 4, 2020}} Act 0 of the series premiered on October 4, 2020.{{cite web|last1=Dennison|first1=Kara|title=Anime Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard in the Latest Maesetsu! PV|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/10/03/anime-is-easy-comedy-is-hard-in-the-latest-maesetsu-pv|website=Crunchyroll News|access-date=October 5, 2020|date=October 3, 2020}} Funimation acquired the series and is streaming it on its website in North America and the British Isles, and on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/07/03/laugh-your-way-into-the-entertainment-world-with-maesetsu-opening-act-this-fall-on-funimation/|title=Laugh Your Way Into the Entertainment World With Maesetsu! Opening Act This Fall on Funimation|last=Whisennand|first=Haley|date=July 3, 2020|publisher=Funimation|access-date=July 3, 2020}} The series ran for 12 episodes.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-10/4-more-fall-season-anime-reveal-episode-counts/.165052|title=4 More Fall Season Anime Reveal Episode Counts |publisher=Anime News Network|date=October 10, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020}}
{{Episode table
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Comedy!
| TranslitTitle = Owarai!
| NativeTitle = おわらい！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|11}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Thrills!
| TranslitTitle = Kaikan!
| NativeTitle = かいかん！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|18}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = EC707C
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Goals!
| TranslitTitle = Mokuhyō!
| NativeTitle = もくひょう！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|25}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = EC707C
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Business!
| TranslitTitle = Eigyō!
| NativeTitle = えいぎょう！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|1}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = EC707C
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Comeback!
| TranslitTitle = Bankai!
| NativeTitle = ばんかい！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|8}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = EC707C
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Twogether!
| TranslitTitle = Futari de!
| NativeTitle = ふたりで！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|15}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = EC707C
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Osaka!
| TranslitTitle = Ōsaka!
| NativeTitle = おおさか！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|22}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = EC707C
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Excitement!
| TranslitTitle = Shigeki!
| NativeTitle = しげき！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|29}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = EC707C
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Partners!
| TranslitTitle = Aikata!
| NativeTitle = あいかた！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|6}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = EC707C
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Prayers!
| TranslitTitle = Gankake!
| NativeTitle = がんかけ！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|13}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = EC707C
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Showdown!
| TranslitTitle = Kessen!
| NativeTitle = けっせん！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|20}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = EC707C
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Opening Act!
| TranslitTitle = Maesetsu!
| NativeTitle = まえせつ！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|27}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = EC707C
}}
}}
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://maesetsu.jp/ Anime official website] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ann|anime|22611}}
{{Studio Gokumi}}
{{AXsiZ}}
Category:2020 anime television series debuts
Category:Anime postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Category:Anime with original screenplays