#Ayane Sakura Joins the Cast of Bakuten!! TV Anime

A new cast member has been revealed for Bakuten!!, an upcoming original TV anime about a group of high school students who pursue their youthful dreams in the sport of men’s rhythmic gymnastics.

In Bakuten!!, voice actor Ayane Sakura plays Asawo Kurikoma, a second year high school student and the manager of the Soshukan High School men’s rhythmic gymnastics club. Asawo rarely changes her facial expression, so it’s hard to tell what she is thinking. She has strong technical skills, for example using 3D models on her tablet PC to explain how to perform gymnastic feats.

The story of Bakuten!! follows Shotaro Futaba, a high school student who develops a passion for men’s rhythmic gymnastics in his third year in junior high. When Shotaro enrolls in Soshukan High School, a private academy, he joins the men’s rhythmic gymnastics club and pursues his youthful athletic dreams with a group of unique young men who share laughter and tears together.

Bakuten!! is directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi and features animation production by ZEXCS. The series will broadcast in Japan as part of Fuji TV’s “noitaminA” programming block on Thursdays during the 24:55 time slot (actually on Friday morning at 12:55am JST) beginning on April 08, 2021.

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Copyright notice: © Bakuten Production Committee

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