Skate-Leading Stars#ep8
{{Short description|Japanese anime television series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Skate-Leading☆Stars
| image = skateleadingstars.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| ja_kanji = スケートリーディング☆スターズ
| ja_romaji = Sukēto Rīdingu☆Sutāzu
|genre=Sports (figure skating)
| creator = Gorō Taniguchi
Bandai Namco Arts
J.C.Staff
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Chiaki Nagaoka
| illustrator = Sumika Sumio
| publisher = Square Enix
| publisher_en =
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| imprint =
| magazine = Monthly G Fantasy
| magazine_en =
| first = December 18, 2020
| last = March 18, 2022
| volumes = 2
| volume_list = #Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title =
| director = {{ubl|Gorō Taniguchi (chief)|Toshinori Fukushima}}
| producer =
| writer = Noboru Kimura
| music = Ryō Takahashi
| studio = J.C.Staff
| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll{{efn|In North America through Crunchyroll, LLC (formerly known as Funimation), in the United Kingdom through Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (formerly known as Manga Entertainment) and in Australia through Madman Anime}}|{{English anime licensee|SEA=Medialink{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxSscENEp7JhI_jQt9Ivtl_N_rDOaSQyU|title=《花樣滑冰Stars》-《Skate-Leading Stars》|website=YouTube |access-date=December 27, 2020}}}}}}
| network = Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS, AT-X
| network_en =
| first = January 10, 2021
| last = March 28, 2021
| episodes = 12
| episode_list = #Episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}
{{Nihongo|Skate-Leading☆Stars|スケートリーディング☆スターズ|Sukēto Rīdingu☆Sutāzu|lead=yes}} is an original Japanese anime television series produced by J.C.Staff, created by Gorō Taniguchi, and directed by Toshinori Fukushima. The series aired from January 10 to March 28, 2021.
Plot
The series will follow a group of high school boys who participate in a fictional type of competitive figure skating known as "skate-leading". After suffering a humiliating loss to his (unrequited) rival, Maeshima Kensei swears off figure skating at the young age of 11. Fast-forward five years, and he's going nowhere in school or in life, sought after by all manner of sports teams but committed to none--until he learns his former not-rival now-skating-legend Shinozaki Reo has switched from singles skating to the new team-oriented skating style of 'Skate Leading'. He then with help of Shinozaki's half-brother Hayato Sasugai, who holds enmity towards Shinozaki, and members of skate leading club of Ionodai High School joins the competition against Shinozaki.
Characters
= Ionodai High School =
; {{nihongo|Kensei Maeshima|前島絢晴|Maeshima Kensei}}
: {{voiced by|Yuma Uchida{{Cite web|url=https://skateleadingstars.com/|title=TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト|website=TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト|language=ja|access-date=2019-12-15}}|Stephen Fu,{{cite web|title=Skate-Leading Stars English Dub Announced, Cast & Crew Revealed|url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/03/13/skate-leading-stars-english-dub-announced-cast-crew-revealed/|website=Funimation|date=March 13, 2021|access-date=March 13, 2021|last=Friedman|first=Nicholas}} Steph Garrett (young)}}
; {{nihongo|Hayato Sasugai|流石井隼人|Sasugai Hayato}}
: {{voiced by|Makoto Furukawa|Jack Reeder}}
; {{nihongo|Tomoyuki Kubota|窪田智之|Kubota Tomoyuki}}
: {{voiced by|Gen Satō|Khoi Dao}}
; {{nihongo|Izumi Himekawa|姫川泉澄|Himekawa Izumi}}
: {{voiced by|Yūichirō Umehara|Christopher Wehkamp}}
; {{nihongo|Akimitsu Mochizuki|望月暁光|Mochizuki Akimitsu}}
: {{voiced by|Reiou Tsuchida|Y. Chang}}
; {{nihongo|Sota Jonouchi|城ノ内颯太|Jōnouchi Sōta}}
: {{voiced by|Shōya Chiba|Ricco Fajardo}}
; {{nihongo|Shotaro Terauchi|寺内正太郎|Terauchi Shōtarō}}
: {{voiced by|Satoshi Hino|Ian Sinclair}}
; {{nihongo|Itsuki Kiriyama|桐山樹|Kiriyama Itsuki}}
: {{voiced by|Tomoaki Maeno|Keith Silverstein}}
; {{nihongo|Yukimitsu Mochizuki|望月雪光|Mochizuki Yukimitsu}}
: {{voiced by|Natsuki Hanae|Meli Grant}}
= St Cavis Gakuen High School =
; {{nihongo|Reo Shinozaki|篠崎怜鳳|Shinozaki Reo}}
: {{voiced by|Hiroshi Kamiya|Daman Mills, Molly Searcy (young)}}
; {{nihongo|Toranosuke Kurayoshi|倉吉虎之助|Kurayoshi Toranosuke}}
: {{voiced by|Kaito Takeda|Aaron Michael}}
; {{nihongo|Taiga Himuro|氷室泰冴|Himuro Taiga}}
: {{voiced by|Yūki Ono|J. Michael Tatum}}
= Yokohama Super Global High School =
; {{nihongo|Noa Kuonji|久遠寺夢空|Kuonji Noa}}
: {{voiced by|Sōma Saitō|Kim Morton{{cite tweet|user=KimMortonYep|last=Morton|first=Kim|number=1378886028598083584|title=HAPPY EASTER!! I'm super excited to make a supes extra announcement that I play the supes extra Number 2 Prince Noa Kuonji in #SkateLeadingStars! Thank you so much to @FUNimation and @VAJerryJewell for having me! I'm so excited for the rest of the season! Hope ya like #speedcore!|date=April 5, 2021|access-date=July 11, 2021}}}}
= Chutei University Kamimaezu High School =
; {{nihongo|Hajime Ishikawa|石川一|Ishikawa Hajime}}
: {{voiced by|Hirofumi Nojima|Seth Magill{{cite AV media|title=Skate-Leading Stars - The Complete Season|publisher=Funimation|date=May 24, 2022}}}}
; {{nihongo|Susumu Ishikawa|石川二|Ishikawa Susumu}}
: {{voiced by|Kenji Nojima|Bryson Baugus{{cite tweet|user=BaugusBryson|last=Baugus|first=Bryson|number=1380252382349697033|title=I'm a little late cuz I didn't realize it came out earlier this week, but you can hear me as one of the whispery twins, Susumu Ishikawa, in ep 3 of Skate-Leading Stars! Thanks to @VAJerryJewell and @FUNimation for the opportunity!|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=July 11, 2021}}}}
Media
= Manga =
In March 2020, a manga adaption by Chiaki Nagaoka with art by Sumika Sumio was announced to run in Monthly G Fantasy.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-18/skate-leading-stars-skating-anime-gets-manga/.157615|title=Skate-Leading Stars Skating Anime Gets Manga|date=March 18, 2020|access-date=March 18, 2020|website=Anime News Network}} It was serialized from December 18, 2020, to March 18, 2022.{{cite web|script-title=ja:月刊 Gファンタジー 2021年1月号|url=https://www.fujisan.co.jp/product/733/b/2055451/|website=Fujisan|access-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210410021122/https://www.fujisan.co.jp/product/733/b/2055451/|archive-date=April 10, 2021|language=ja|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:堀田きいち「君と僕。」18年の連載に幕、次号からは番外編が3カ月連続掲載|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/469918|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=March 18, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2023|language=ja}} Two {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes were released from March 27, 2021, to May 27, 2022.{{cite web|script-title=ja:【3月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/421776|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=March 27, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2023|language=ja}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:【5月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/479007|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=May 27, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2023|language=ja}}
= Anime =
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-01/code-geass-and-black-butler-creators-j.c-staff-make-skate-leading-stars-tv-anime/.153872|title=ID: Code Geass & Black Butler Creators, J.C. Staff Make Skate-Leading Stars TV Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=December 2, 2019}} The series was originally set to premiere in July 2020, but it was delayed to January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-16/skate-leading-stars-tv-anime-reveals-more-cast-and-staff-story-intro-july-debut/.157529|title=Skate-Leading Stars TV Anime Reveals More Cast & Staff, Story Intro, July Debut|website=Anime News Network|date=March 15, 2020|access-date=March 15, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-17/skate-leading-stars-anime-rescheduled-to-january-after-covid-19-delay/.161934|title=Skate-Leading Stars Anime Rescheduled to January After COVID-19 Delay|website=Anime News Network|date=July 16, 2020|access-date=July 16, 2020}} The series aired from January 10 to March 28, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-24/code-geass-black-butler-creators-skate-leading-stars-anime-delayed-due-to-covid-19/.159876|title=Code Geass, Black Butler Creators' Skate-Leading Stars Anime Delayed Due to COVID-19|website=Anime News Network|date=May 24, 2020|access-date=May 24, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-14/skate-leading-stars-anime-reveals-tv-ad-january-10-premiere/.166340|title=Skate-Leading Stars Anime Reveals TV Ad, January 10 Premiere|website=Anime News Network|date=November 14, 2020|access-date=November 14, 2020}} The opening theme song is "Chase the core" performed by {{Nihongo|Takao Sakuma|佐久間貴生|Sakuma Takao}}, and the ending theme song is "Jump" performed by Shūgo Nakamura.{{cite web|url=https://skateleadingstars.com/disc/|title=Burūrei / Dībuidī / Shīdī ｜ Terebi Anime "Sukēto Rīdingu☆Sutāzu" Kōshiki Saito|language=ja|script-title=ja:BD・DVD・CD ｜ TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト|trans-title=BD / DVD / CD ｜ TV Anime "Skate-Leading Stars" Official Website|website=skateleadingstars.com|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103173355/https://skateleadingstars.com/disc/|archive-date=January 3, 2021|url-status=live}} Funimation licensed the series and started streaming it on December 27, 2020, two weeks before its Japanese broadcast, in North America and the British Isles, in Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab.{{cite web|title=Skate-Leading Stars to Stream Exclusively on Funimation Before Japan! ⛸|url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/12/23/skate-leading-stars-to-stream-exclusively-on-funimation-before-japan/|website=Funimation|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020}} On March 13, 2021, Funimation announced the series would receive an English dub, with the first episode premiering the next day.
= Episodes =
{{Episode table
| overall =
| title =
| titleR = {{cite web|url=https://skateleadingstars.com/story/|title=Sutōrī ｜ Terebi Anime "Sukēto Rīdingu☆Sutāzu" Kōshiki Saito|language=ja|script-title=ja:ストーリー ｜ TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト|trans-title=Story ｜ TV Anime "Skate-Leading Stars" Official Website|website=skateleadingstars.com|access-date=January 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110223209/https://skateleadingstars.com/story/|archive-date=January 10, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.funimation.com/shows/skate-leading-stars/|title=Watch Skate-Leading Stars Sub {{!}} Drama, Slice of Life Anime {{!}} Funimation|website=Funimation|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227211805/https://www.funimation.com/shows/skate-leading-stars/|archive-date=December 27, 2020|url-status=live}}
| director =
| directorR = {{efn|name=credits|Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.}}
| writer =
| writerR = {{efn|name=credits}}
| airdate =
| airdateR = {{cite web|url=https://skateleadingstars.com/onair/|title=Hōsō Haishin ｜ Terebi Anime "Sukēto Rīdingu☆Sutāzu" Kōshiki Saito|language=ja|script-title=ja:放送・配信 ｜ TVアニメ「スケートリーディング☆スターズ」公式サイト|trans-title=Broadcast / Distribution ｜ TV Anime "Skate-Leading Stars" Official Website|website=skateleadingstars.com|access-date=July 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719004526/https://skateleadingstars.com/onair/|archive-date=July 19, 2020|url-status=live}}{{efn|Every episode was pre-released on Funimation two weeks before its original air date.}}
| episodes =
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Pact
| TranslitTitle = Meiyaku
| NativeTitle = 盟約
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Yoshiyuki Nogami
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|10}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Break
| TranslitTitle = Buranku
| NativeTitle = ブランク
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kazunobu Shimizu
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|17}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Self-Centered
| TranslitTitle = Jiko-chū
| NativeTitle = 自己中
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Yoshiyuki Nogami
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|24}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Inspiration
| TranslitTitle = Shokuhatsu
| NativeTitle = 触発
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Fumihiro Ueno
Toshinori Fukushima
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|31}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Bonds
| TranslitTitle = Kizuna
| NativeTitle = 絆
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Shigeki Awai
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|2|7}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Indecision
| TranslitTitle = Shunjun
| NativeTitle = 逡巡
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Aya Kobayashi
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|2|14}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Resolve
| TranslitTitle = Ketsudan
| NativeTitle = 決断
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Toshihiro Maeya
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|2|21}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Champions
| TranslitTitle = Ōja
| NativeTitle = 王者
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Yoshiyuki Nogami
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|2|28}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = One Lead
| TranslitTitle = Wan Rīdo
| NativeTitle = ワンリード
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Noriaki Akitaya
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|7}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Finals
| TranslitTitle = Fainaru
| NativeTitle = ファイナル
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Shigeki Awai
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|14}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Perfect
| TranslitTitle = Kanzen
| NativeTitle = 完全
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Aya Kobayashi
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|21}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Sworn Friends
| TranslitTitle = Meiyū
| NativeTitle = 盟友
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Yoshiyuki Nogami
| WrittenBy = Noboru Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|28}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
}}
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://skateleadingstars.com/|Skate-Leading Stars official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|anime|22908|Skate-Leading Stars}}
{{Monthly GFantasy}}
{{J.C.Staff}}
{{Gorō Taniguchi}}
Category:2021 anime television series debuts
Category:Anime postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Category:Anime with original screenplays