Upcoming Olympic ice skating anime Medal has released new images and announced the main cast. The medal winner was first announced in March 2023 along with an image of one of the main characters, Inori Yuitsuka. It was announced that Yuitsuka will be voiced by Natsumi Hirase (Kaoru Ryuzaki, Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Theater) and will star Takeo Otsuka (Lauda Neill, Mobile Suit Granada: The Witch From Mercury), who voices coach Tsukasa Akeuraji. Take a look at this couple in the latest image:
Tsukasa Akeuraji and Inori Yuitsuka
Medalist has been published in Kodansha’s Monthly Afternoon magazine since May 2020 and collected into 8 volumes. The series won the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award for Best Manga Collection in 2023. Kodansha USA holds the North American license and announced that the series will have a print release in 2024. The Medal manga series is written and illustrated by Tsurumaikada, with ENGI Animation Studio and Yasutaka Yamamoto directing the Medal anime. Yasutaka stars Jukki Hanada (series composition and script) and Chinatsu Kameyama (anime character design).
Kodansha USA describes the manga:
“Tsukasa, whose dreams were crushed. Inori, you have to protect yourself. These two share the same dream…and their perseverance may be the only thing that gets them through. Their destination? Ice…on the world stage!“
Source: Official website
© Tsurumaikada, Kodansha/Medal Production Committee