The official website announced the first trailer for the anime Medalist (Medarisuto), which tells the story about a pair in figure skating. Furthermore, the trailer informs fans of the anime's expected premiere date.
Therefore, in the video, we learn that the Medalist anime premieres in the January 2025 season.
Production cast:
- Anime director: Yasutaka Yamamoto (Noblesse)
- Animation Studio: ENGI (Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!, Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru)
- Script and Composition: Jukki Hanada (Love Live! Sunshine!!)
- Character design is by Chinatsu Kameyama (In Another World With My Smartphone)
Synopsis of Medalist:
The story follows young Tsukasa , a young man with shattered dreams, and also Inori , a girl no one believed in. However, in the face of adversity within those two there is a tenacity towards the ring greater than either had ever known. Together, they find themselves on the ice and glimpse the world through their figure skating.
Therefore, the manga won several awards, including 15th place on the Honya Club . Furthermore, winning 16th place out of 50 nominees at the 2021 Next Manga Awards in the print category among other awards.
Tsurumaikada began serializing the manga in Monthly Afternoon in May 2020. Kodansha individual tankōbon volumes
Source: Official Website
