Futsal Boys!!!!!

Futsal Boys!!!!!
Promotional image
フットサルボーイズ!!!!!
(Futtosaru Bōizu!!!!!)
GenreSports (futsal)
Anime television series
Directed byYukina Hiiro
Written byShōji Yonemura
Music byR・O・N
StudioDiomedéa
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, MBS
Original run January 9, 2022 – March 27, 2022
Episodes12
Video game
Futsal Boys!!!!! High-Five League
DeveloperBandai Namco Entertainment
PublisherBandai Namco Entertainment
PlatformiOS, Android

Futsal Boys!!!!! (Japanese: フットサルボーイズ!!!!!, Hepburn: Futtosaru Bōizu!!!!!) is a Japanese multimedia franchise based on futsal. An anime television series produced by Diomedéa aired from January to March 2022, and a mobile video game developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment was also released.

Characters

Koyo Futsal Club (Main characters)

Haru Yamato (大和 晴, Yamato Haru)
Voiced by: Ryōta Takara[1]
Seiichiro Sakaki (榊 星一郎, Sakaki Seiichiro)
Voiced by: Shūto Ishimori[1]
Toi Tsukioka (月丘 柊依, Tsukioka Toi)
Voiced by: Kohei Yoshiwara[1]
Tsubaki Yukinaga (幸永 椿貴, Yukinaga Tsubaki)
Voiced by: Ryōtarō Yamaguchi[1]
Ryu Nagumo (南雲 竜, Nagumo Ryū)
Voiced by: Kazuki Furuta[1]
Taiga Amakado (天門 泰雅, Amakado Taiga)
Voiced by: Yasunao Sakai[1]

Other characters

Louis Kashiragi (樫良木ルイ, Kashiragi Louis)
Voiced by: Hiromu Mineta[1]
Shin Yuki (結城心, Yūki Shin)
Voiced by: Yūya Arai[1]
Takumi Kuga (久我巧生, Kuga Takumi)
Voiced by: Satoru Murakami[1]
Kaito Kazanin (花山院快斗, Kazanin Kaito)
Voiced by: Junpei Baba[1]
Sei Kyogoku (京極聖, Kyogoku Sei)
Voiced by: Naoya Miyase[1]
Tomoe Futaba (二葉ともえ, Futaba Tomoe)
Voiced by: Tomoya Yamamoto[1]
Kyōsuke Aiba (相庭京介, Aiba Kyōsuke)
Voiced by: Kazuki Ura[2]
Rio Hanamura (花村理央, Hanamura Rio)
Voiced by: Keita Tada[2]
Nozomi Kōmori (昂守希, Kōmori Nozomi)
Voiced by: Takao Sakuma[2]
Natsuki Sogō (十河夏輝, Sogō Natsuki)
Voiced by: Mizuki Chiba[2]
Yukimaru Kurama (鞍馬雪丸, Kurama Yukimaru)
Voiced by: Minato Kamimura[2]
Ren Kiryu (桐生蓮, Kiryu Ren)
Voiced by: TAKA[2]
Shun Shirakawa (白河瞬, Shirakawa Shun)
Voiced by: Nobuaki Oka[2]
Togo Tachibana (橘藤吾, Tachibana Togo)
Voiced by: Shōichirō Ōmi[2]
Ayato Imazono (今園彩人, Imazono Ayato)
Voiced by: Ayato Morinaga[2]
Asa Minase (水無瀬亜佐, Minase Asa)
Voiced by: Takeru Kikuchi[2]
Soya Akiduki (秋月奏夜, Akiduki Soya)
Voiced by: Takuya Tsuda[2]
Ao Asahina (朝比奈碧, Asahina Ao)
Voiced by: Keito Okuyama[2]
Tokinari Tennoji (天王寺刻成, Tennoji Tokinari)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Kawashima[2]
Ryutaro Sera (世良龍太朗, Sera Ryutaro)
Voiced by: Sousuke Shimokawa[2]
Ryosuke Minase (水無瀬涼佑, Minase Ryosuke)
Voiced by: Takahide Ishii[2]
Emilio Garcia (ガルシア・エミリオ, Garushia Emirio)
Voiced by: Ryōsuke Kozuka[2]
Saku Hasumi (蓮美朔, Hasumi Saku)
Voiced by: Tsubasa Kizu[2]

Media

Anime

The project was first revealed on October 4, 2019, with Diomedéa to produce the animation.[3] In February 2021, it was revealed that the anime series would premiere in 2021.[4] However, the anime was delayed to 2022. The delay announcement also confirmed the anime would be a television series.[5] The series is directed by Yukina Hiiro, with scripts by Shōji Yonemura, character designs by Tomomi Ishikawa, and music by R・O・N. It aired from January 9 to March 27, 2022, on Tokyo MX, BS11, and MBS.[2][6][7] Takao Sakuma performed the opening theme song "Bravemaker," while STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION performed the ending theme song "Pianissimo".[8] Funimation streamed the series outside of Asia.[9] A 5-episode short anime was bundled with the series' sixth Blu-ray/DVD volume on September 28, 2022.[10]

Episodes

No.Title [11][12]Directed by [a]Written by [a]Storyboarded by [a]Original air date [13]
1"A Dream's Kickoff"
Transliteration: "Yume, Kikku Ofu!" (Japanese: 夢、キックオフ！)		Monjirō KokarakoShōji YonemuraNatsuo SōtaJanuary 9, 2022 (2022-01-09)
2"Play-Caller Sakaki?"
Transliteration: "Shireitō Sakaki?" (Japanese: 司令塔・榊？)		Ageha KochōranYoshifumi FukushimaMitsuko Takeuchi
Kōji Yoshikawa		January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)
3"First Match! Adalbert"
Transliteration: "Shosen! Ādaruberuto" (Japanese: 初戦！アーダルベルト)		Yukina HiiroShinzō FujitaNatsuo SōtaJanuary 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)
4"Taiga and Ryu"
Transliteration: "Taiga to Ryū" (Japanese: 泰雅と竜)		Yukina HiiroShōji YonemuraNatsuo SōtaJanuary 30, 2022 (2022-01-30)
5"The Unforgettable Past"
Transliteration: "Kienai Kako" (Japanese: 消えない過去)		Tana AkasaYoshifumi FukushimaHitoyuki MatsuiFebruary 6, 2022 (2022-02-06)
6"Surpass!"
Transliteration: "Koeru!" (Japanese: 超える！)		Monjirō KokarakoShinzō FujitaHitoyuki MatsuiFebruary 13, 2022 (2022-02-13)
7"Sparkling Stars! Amanogawa Gakuen!"
Transliteration: "Kirameku Hoshiboshi! Amanogawa Gakuen!" (Japanese: きらめく星々！天ノ川学園！)		Tana AkasaShōji YonemuraMitsuko Takeuchi
Kōji Yoshikawa		February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)
8"WE ARE FUN☆TASISTA"Ageha KochōranYoshifumi FukushimaTakeshi MoriFebruary 27, 2022 (2022-02-27)
9"Team Play"
Transliteration: "Chīmu Purei" (Japanese: チームプレイ)		Monjirō KokarakoShinzō FujitaMonjirō Kokarako
Maho Andō		March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)
10"What I Don't Want to Lose"
Transliteration: "Ushinaitaku Nai Mono" (Japanese: 失いたくないもの)		Maho AndōShōji YonemuraShigeru KimiyaMarch 13, 2022 (2022-03-13)
11"Unerasable Memories"
Transliteration: "Kesenai Kioku" (Japanese: 消せない記憶)		Yukina Hiiro
Tana Akasa		Shinzō FujitaShigeru KimiyaMarch 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)
12"Unconcedable Dream (Goal)"
Transliteration: "Yuzurenai Gōru" (Japanese: ゆずれない夢（ゴール）)		Yukina Hiiro
Maho Andō		Yoshifumi FukushimaHitoyuki MatsuiMarch 27, 2022 (2022-03-27)

Video game

A video game for iOS and Android developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment, titled Futsal Boys!!!!! High-Five League, was announced alongside the anime series.[3] It was originally set to release in 2021,[14] but was later delayed in order to improve the quality of the game.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Loo, Egan (October 30, 2021). "Futsal Boys!!!!! Anime Rescheduled to January 2022". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 4, 2019). "Bandai Namco, diomedéa Reveal Futsal Boys!!!!! Sports Project With Planned Anime, Game". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 15, 2021). "Futsal Boys!!!!! Project's Anime Debuts This Year". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 10, 2021). "Futsal Boys!!!!! Anime Delayed to 2022". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "アニメ「フットサルボーイズ!!!!!」1月放送、キャストの試合が反映されるイベントも". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 30, 2021. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 1, 2021). "Futsal Boys!!!!! TV Anime Reveals New Visual, January 9 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 6, 2021). "Futsal Boys!!!!! TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Mateo, Alex (January 7, 2022). "Funimation to Stream Futsal Boys!!!!! TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 28, 2022). "Futsal Boys!!!!! TV Anime's 6th BD/DVD Volume Adds Short Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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  14. ^ "「フットサルボーイズ!!!!! ハイファイリーグ」が2021年に配信。事前登録受付が開始＆お試し版のプレイヤーを募集中". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). February 15, 2021. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.