A brand new sports anime is officially on the horizon as the upcoming water polo-based anime REMAIN is set for a summer premiere.
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In a social media post on Tuesday, REMAIN‘s official Twitter confirmed that the show will officially premiere in Japan on July 3, 2021. A brand new key visual from the MAPPA anime was also shared to give fans an early glimpse of the animation style and tone to expect when the series premiered in July. The series was co-designed by Masafumi Nishida, who previously worked at Tiger & Bunny.
REMAIN will tell the story of Minato Kiyomizu, a former water polo player who had an incident while in middle school. Now a high schooler Minato decides to jump in again and try to realize his dream as a water polo player. With friends and teammates supporting him, he is ready for an unforgettable adventure. No US streaming announcements have been made regarding the show, so fans will continue to wait for more information.
[📣 Follow-up]
Broadcast information and key visuals for the TV anime “RE-MAIN” have been revealed!
🗓️ From July 3rd
⏰ Every Saturday from 1:30 a.m. midnight
📺 TV Asahi nationwide 24 channels net “NUMAnimation” frame
Will be broadcast on! https://t.co/7v2QAPChkT#NUMAnimation#re_main🤽 #Remain pic.twitter.com/YhjYl9wjfU
– TV anime “RE-MAIN” (@remain_anime) May 10, 2021
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Yuto Umeura (Vinland saga) will star, Minato. Other leading actors are Kotaro Nishiyama (Haikyu !!) as Eitaro Oka, a friend of Minato, Subaru Kimura (Doraemon) as team captain Jo Jojima and Lynn (Fuuka) As Chinu Kawakubo.
Additional cast members on the series have also been confirmed, with Taku Yashiro (Firepower) plays Keita Kakihana, Yuma Uchida (Fruit basket) as Rich Momosaki and Shun Miyazato as Kofi Toguchi. Previously announced were Soma Saitou as Shugo Amihama, Makoto Furukawa as Takekazu Ejiri, Tasuku Hatanaka as Yutaka Babayaro Inomata and Daisuke Hirose as Yoshiharu Ushimado.
Check out the new character designs below:
[📣 Follow-up]
In addition, additional characters and casts will be released!
Riku Momoka: #Yuma Uchida
Keita Kakihana: #Taku Yashiro
Mitsuteru Watakuchi: #Shun Miyazato https://t.co/so4PYSex90 # re_main🤽 #Remain #NUMAnimation #TV Asahi pic.twitter.com/PhUbmg6IHJ
– TV anime “RE-MAIN” (@remain_anime) May 10, 2021
A trailer for the show was previously released:
