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Five more voice actors are joining the cast of Medalist , next season's sports anime about a young savant figure skater racing up the ranks. Plus, the series has released another "pairs" visual, showing more characters as they'll appear in the anime. The fifth pair visual shows father and son Shiniciro and Rio Sonidori. Shinichiro is a former men's singles champion who now works as a youth coach, and Rio is his young son aiming to follow in his father's footsteps: Related: Medalist TV Anime New Trailer Reveals Ending Theme Song, Premiere Date The five voice actors joining the cast are: Shinichiro Sonidori voiced by Taito Ban (Shun Mizushino in Solo Leveling ) Suzu Kamoto voiced by Ayasa Ito (Arisa Ichigaya in BanG Dream! ) Hitomi Takamine voiced by Emiri Kato (Becky Blackbell in Spy x Family ) Nozomi Yuitsuka voiced by Ami Koshimizu (Sailor Jupiter in Sailor Moon Crystal ) Mamoru Sekoma voiced by...

The official website for the upcoming TV anime Medalist released its latest third trailer featuring the ending song "Atashi no Dress" ("My Dress") by the four-piece rock band Neguse . The clip also announced the anime is officially set to premiere in Japan as part of the TV Asahi “NUMAnimation” programming block on January 4, 2025 . Medalist TV Anime 3rd Trailer Neguse was formed in Nagoya in August 2020, and their motto is “Smile." "Atashi no Dress" is their first anime theme song work. Message from Neguse: Congratulations on the “Medalist” anime adaptation! And we are truly happy to be involved in such a wonderful work as the ending theme performer. This is the first time for Neguse to write a song for an anime, and we believe it will be one of the most memorable songs in our lives as artists. The song's appeal lies in its powerful yet heart-fluttering sound, uplifting melody,...

The competition is getting fierce in the latest trailer of the Medalist TV anime, adapting the manga series of the same name by Tsurumaikada. Alongside the trailer, five new characters and their voice actors were revealed including Ryoka Miketa and Mario Nachi, who make up a new pair visual, which was also released today. Medalist Anime Second Trailer and New Pair Visual Joining the cast of Medalist are: Rioh Sonidori voiced by Makoto Koichi (Renge Fuwa in Blue Archive ) Ryoka Miketa voiced by Hina Kino (Miri Unasaka in Buddy Daddies ) Mario Nachi voiced by Megumi Toda (Hajime Shinoda in New Game! ) Ema Yamato voiced by Kotori Koiwai (Mano in Karakai Jozu No Takagi-san ) Yudai Jakuzure voiced by Takahiro Miyake Related: Medalist TV Anime Goes for the Gold in January 2025 Yasutaka Yamamoto directs the Medalist TV anime at animation studio Engi, while Jukki Hanada provides the series composition and scripts and...