A Loli Skater Will Arrive in Medalist

On the official site for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Tsurumaikada, "Medalist", the first promotional video for the project was revealed. The video confirms that the premiere is scheduled for the Winter-2025 season (January-March), and reveals the production details and the voice cast in charge.

Tsurumaikada began publishing the manga through Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine in May 2020, where it is still in publication. Previously, he published a doujinshi titled "Megami ni nante Narenai" for the general public.

Voice Cast

Natsumi Haruse as Inori Yuitsuka
Takeo Otsuka as Tsukasa Akeuraji
Kana Ichinose as Hikaru Kamisaki
Yuma Uchida as Jun Yodaka

Production Equipment

Yasutaka Yamamoto (Ao no Exorcist, Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?, Aharen-san wa Hakarenai) is directing the anime at ENGI Studios.
Jukki Hanada (Steins; Gate, No Game No Life, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) He is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
Chinatsu Kameyama (Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni, Hataage! Kemono Michi) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
Yuuki Hayashi (Boku no Hero Academia, Haikyuu!, Death Parade) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.

Synopsis of Medalist

Becoming an ice dancer wasn't Tsukasa Akeuraji's goal when he decided to jump into the world of figure skating. However, that's where he ended up, as he "started too late" to pursue his true dreams of solo skateboarding. For years, he was content to be a shell of his former ambitions, until he met a girl in whom he saw himself reflected. Inori Yuitsuka, a fifth-grader so desperate to skate that she practiced in secret, had visited the Tsukasa rink with her mother to ask for lessons.

Everyone around her called her useless, told her it was "too late" to start and that it was impossible to catch up with the other skaters. With a newfound conviction and not wanting to let another passionate skater follow the same path as him, Tsukasa takes on the responsibility of training her and vows to make Inori a medalist.

Source: Comic Natalie

(c)つるまいかだ・講談社/メダリスト製作委員会