Extreme Hearts

Extreme Hearts（エクストリームハーツ）

Genres: Idols (Female), Music, Sci-Fi, Sports, Team Sports
Themes: Idols (Female), Music, Team Sports
Studios: Seven Arcs
Producers: King Records, TBS
Rating: 6.52 / 10
Rank: #7123
Popularity: #6140
Users Listed: 13,438
Users Scored: 4,774
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 11/06/2023
Aired: July 10, 2022 – September 25, 2022 (Summer)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Sunday at 01:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

Hiyori Hayama, a young woman with aspirations of becoming a singer, relocates to Tokyo seeking a foothold in the competitive entertainment world. Her initial attempts to break into the music industry are met with repeated setbacks, leaving her disheartened. A chance opportunity arises in Extreme Hearts, a high-stakes Hyper Sports tournament offering a direct path to fame. Despite limited experience with the tournament's athletic disciplines, Hiyori forms a team with skilled athletes who share her ambition.

Compelled by a unique rule requiring all participants to be entertainers or aspiring performers, Team RISE navigates the tournament's challenges while forging unexpected bonds. The series explores themes of perseverance, self-discovery, and the power of collaborative spirit as Hiyori and her teammates strive to prove themselves in a demanding arena, redefining success along the way.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Rise (Aired: 07/10/2022)
Episode 2: Something I Can't Give Up (Aired: 07/17/2022)
Episode 3: Rise up Dream (Aired: 07/24/2022)
Episode 4: Meeting a New Face (Aired: 07/31/2022)
Episode 5: Samurai Heart (Aired: 08/07/2022)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Hayama, Hiyori (Main) - Voice Actors: Noguchi, Ruriko
Kodaka, Saki (Main) - Voice Actors: Okasaki, Miho
Kohinata, Lise (Main) - Voice Actors: Ozawa, Ari
Maehara, Sumika (Main) - Voice Actors: Yuuki, Kana
Nono (Main) - Voice Actors: Hashimoto, Chinami
Tachibana, Yukino (Main) - Voice Actors: Fukuhara, Ayaka
Aiba, Kotone (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsunashima, Mizue
Akamine, Aya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kubo, Miyu
Ayatsuji, Maika (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamazaki, Haruka
Baily, Emma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogata, Yuuna
Hanamizawa, Anna (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Haruno, Anzu
Hasebe, Rion (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Imaizumi, Riona
Hashimoto, Yuka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Higuchi, Momo
Honda, Chihiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yuasa, Kaede
Houjou, Emi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzaki, Aya
Ibuki, Shinji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Majima, Junji
Jaeger, Michelle (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ichinose, Kana
Maeda, Aki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kikuchi, Sayaka
Mayuzumi, Yuuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Haraguchi, Shouko
Merkies, Teena (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mineuchi, Tomomi
Mitsuoboshi, Kotoha (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Onishi, Aguri
Miyamoto, Shiina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nanami, Kokoro
Miyasiro, Tomo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oonishi, Saori
NaO (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ninomiya, Aiko
Omori, Mio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Higuchi, Momo
Onomiya, Riri (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yoneyama, Asumi
Player Robot #1 (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Eriko
Player Robot #2 (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kubota, Hikari
Player Robot #3 (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Imaizumi, Riona
Player Robot #4 (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Haraguchi, Shouko
Reni (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hino, Mari
RiN (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hikasa, Youko
SaKo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Senbongi, Sayaka
Sakurai, Hazuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Abe, Rika
Sanae (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suwa, Ayaka
Sasaki, Shouko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kubota, Hikari
Sawatari, Mikoto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Yurika
Shimura, Natsuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Eriko
Shinkai, Sou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamada, Misuzu
Shinohara, Aoi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tomatsu, Yukina
Suemune, Yuriko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taichi, You
Takao, Miyabi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuramochi, Wakana
Tomonaga, Miharu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Chiemi
Tsukahara, Aiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishi, Asuka
Utsumi, Shizuku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yuina, Mizuki
Vancroft, Ashley (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seto, Asami

Staff:

Itou, Masahiko (Producer)
Nishimura, Junji (Director)
Hosoda, Masahiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kanno, Sachiko (Episode Director, 2nd Key Animation)
Kubo, Tarou (Episode Director)
Kuji, Gorou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Seo, Hye-jin (Episode Director)
Tsukushi, Daisuke (Episode Director)
Tsuzuki, Masaki (Script, Original Creator)
Iwahata, Gouichi (Storyboard, Animation Director)
EFFY (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Music)
Fukuhara, Ayaka (Theme Song Performance, Inserted Song Performance)
Noguchi, Ruriko (Theme Song Performance, Inserted Song Performance)
Okasaki, Miho (Theme Song Performance, Inserted Song Performance)
Ozawa, Ari (Theme Song Performance, Inserted Song Performance)
Yuuki, Kana (Theme Song Performance, Inserted Song Performance)
Abe, Rika (Inserted Song Performance)
Adachi, Yuusuke (Animation Director)
Aonuma, Hikari (Key Animation)
Arakaki, Issei (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
Beat (Assistant Animation Director, In-Between Animation)
Esaki, Minoru (Key Animation)
Fujima, Takuya (Original Character Design)
Hagio, Keita (Key Animation)
Haruno, Anzu (Inserted Song Performance)
Hasegawa, Chinatsu (In-Between Animation, Key Animation)
Hashidate, Kana (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director, Key Animation)
Hashimoto, Ryuuki (Key Animation)
Hatta, Noriko (Key Animation)
Hayashi, Yuuki (Sound Effects)
Hijikata, Yuuki (2nd Key Animation)
Hirahara, Minami (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Hirasawa, Akihiro (Background Art)
Hirata, Kenichi (Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Hirota, Akane (2nd Key Animation)
Hisamatsu, Saki (Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director)
Hosoda, Saori (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Ichikawa, Makoto (In-Between Animation, Key Animation)
Ichinose, Kana (Inserted Song Performance)
Idota, Akane (Animation Director)
Iijima, Yurie (Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
Ikawa, Waki (Original Character Design)
Ikeda, Kaori (Key Animation)
Imaizumi, Riona (Inserted Song Performance)
Ishii, Yumiko (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Ishimaru, Fuminori (Animation Director)
Izumi, Hiro (Background Art)
Kameda, Tomoyuki (Animation Director)
Kamijou, Osamu (Key Animation)
Kasano, Atsushi (Key Animation)
... and 64 more staff

News:

Summer 2022 Simulcast List [Update 8/25] (07/02/2022)
'Extreme Hearts' TV Anime Reveals Additional Pair of Cast (07/01/2022)
PV Collection for Jun 20 - 26 (06/27/2022)
Summer 2022 Preview (06/20/2022)
PV Collection for Jun 13 - 19 (06/19/2022)
'Extreme Hearts' Reveals Supporting Cast, Character Promo [Update 6/17] (06/10/2022)
PV Collection for May 16 - 22 (05/23/2022)
PV Collection for Mar 21 - 27 (03/27/2022)
Original TV Anime 'Extreme Hearts' Announced for Summer 2022 (02/10/2022)

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