Fanfare of Adolescence

Fanfare of Adolescence (Japanese: 群青のファンファーレ, Hepburn: Gunjō no Fanfāre) is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Lay-duce and Aniplex. It premiered on April 2022.

Fanfare of Adolescence
Key visual
群青のファンファーレ
(Gunjō no Fanfāre)
GenreSports
Anime television series
Directed byMakoto Katō
Written byTeam Fanfare
Music byHiroyuki Sawano
StudioLay-duce
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, MBS, AT-X
English network
Original run April 2, 2022 – present
Episodes13

Characters
Yu Arimura (有村優, Arimura Yū)
Voiced by: Shōgo Yano[1]
Shun Kazanami (風波駿, Kazanami Shun)
Voiced by: Shimba Tsuchiya[1]
Amane Grace (天音・グレイス, Amane Gureisu)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[1]
Shūki Kyōriki (京力秋樹, Kyōriki Shūki)
Voiced by: Yōjirō Itokawa[2]
Sojiro Sakuraba (桜庭惣司朗, Sakuraba Sōjirō)
Voiced by: Tatsumaru Tachibana[3]
Eri Shimotsuki (霜月えり, Shimotsuki Eri)
Voiced by: Inori Minase[4]
Hayato Hosho (宝生迅人, Hōshō Hayato)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga[5]
Kota Maki (牧皐汰, Maki Kōta)
Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi[6]
Yutaka Asahi (朝日豊, Asahi Yutaka)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[7]
Kazuo Nohira (野平和雄, Nohira Kazuo)
Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi[7]
Tako Kitami (北見田子, Kitami Tako)
Voiced by: Lynn[7]
Naoko Saionji (西園寺七緒子, Saionji Naoko)
Voiced by: Masako Katsuki[8]
Yoshihisa Kuji (久慈凱久, Kuji Yoshihisa)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[8]
Kōsei Nanbara (南原煌成, Nanbara Kōsei)
Voiced by: Syoya Kimata[9]
Masaki Azuma (東将基, Azuma Masaki)
Voiced by: Shosei Ohira[9]

Production and release

The anime project was revealed on August 28, 2021, during the "BS Eleven Keiba Chūkei" program in Japan, which was teased a week prior.[10] The series is produced by Lay-duce and Aniplex and directed by Makoto Katō, with Team Fanfare writing the series' scripts, Naohiro Fukushima serving as the main writer, Hiro Kanzaki designing the characters, and Hiroyuki Sawano composing the music.[1][11] It premiered on April 2, 2022, on Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, MBS, and AT-X.[7][9] The opening theme song is "Move The Soul" by JO1, while the ending theme song is "Outsiders" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] with JO1 members Junki Kono and Sho Yonashiro.[12] The series will have 13 episodes.[9] Crunchyroll has licensed the series outside of Asia.[13] Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia and will release it on Aniplus Asia.[14]

Episode list
No.Title [15][16]Directed by [15]Written by [15]Storyboarded by [15]Original air date [17]
1"First Encounter"
Transcription: "Hajimari no Deai" (Japanese: 始まりの出会い)		Takashi KumazenMehikari Ōkawa
Naohiro Fukushima		Makoto KatōApril 2, 2022 (2022-04-02)[lower-alpha 1]
2"Yu and Yu"
Transcription: "Yū to Yū" (Japanese: 優と優)		Takurō TsukadaMehikari Ōkawa
Naohiro Fukushima		Namimi SanjōApril 9, 2022 (2022-04-09)
3"Prince from a Distant Land"
Transcription: "Tōi Kuni kara Kita Ōji" (Japanese: 遠い国から来た王子)		Tatsuma MinamikawaNaohiro FukushimaTatsuma MinamikawaApril 16, 2022 (2022-04-16)
4"Summer Night Camp"
Transcription: "Samā Naito Kyanpu" (Japanese: サマーナイトキャンプ)		Akira TobaNaohiro FukushimaAkira TobaApril 23, 2022 (2022-04-23)
5"Setting Sun"
Transcription: "Shayō" (Japanese: 斜陽)		Takurō TsukadaMehikari ŌkawaNamimi SanjōApril 30, 2022 (2022-04-30)

Notes
  1. This episode was pre-screened on March 21, 2022.[18]

References
  1. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 28, 2021). "Aniplex Reveals Gunjō no Fanfare Horse Racing Academy Anime for Spring 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 14, 2021). "Fanfare of Adolescence Horse Racing Anime Casts Yōjirō Itokawa". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. Loo, Egan (November 21, 2021). "Fanfare of Adolescence Horse Racing Anime Casts Tatsumaru Tachibana". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 28, 2021). "Fanfare of Adolescence Anime Casts Inori Minase". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 5, 2021). "Fanfare of Adolescence Anime Casts Toshiyuki Toyonaga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  6. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 12, 2021). "Fanfare of Adolescence Anime Casts Chiaki Kobayashi". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 26, 2021). "Fanfare of Adolescence Anime Reveals Promo Video, 3 New Cast Members, More Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  8. Loo, Egan (February 27, 2022). "Fanfare of Adolescence Anime Casts Masako Katsuki, Daisuke Namikawa". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  9. Loo, Egan (March 6, 2022). "Fanfare of Adolescence Anime's 2nd Video Announces 2 JO1 Idols in Cast, April 2 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  10. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 21, 2021). "Aniplex Opens Teaser Website for New Original TV Anime Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  11. Beltrano, Jei (August 28, 2021). "'Fanfare of Adolescence', Aniplex's new original TV anime project announces Spring 2022 broadcast". AniRadio+. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  12. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 18, 2022). "Fanfare of Adolescence Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  13. Mateo, Alex (March 22, 2022). "Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Spring 2022 Anime Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  14. Aniplus Asia [@ANIPLUSAsia] (March 16, 2022). "‡‡‡ 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 ‡‡‡ At the starting gate of the brilliance and bitterness of a moment's youth— 【#Fanfare of Adolescence】premieres on ANIPLUS 2nd April 🏇🏻✨ #FanfareofAdolescence #GunjounoFanfare #群青のファンファーレ" (Tweet). Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. "Sutōrī | Terebi Anime "Gunjō no Fanfāre" Kōshiki Saito" Story | TVアニメ「群青のファンファーレ」公式サイト [Story | TV Anime "Fanfare of Adolescence" Official Website]. fanfare-anime.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  16. "Fanfare of Adolescence - Watch on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  17. "Terebi Anime "Gunjō no Fanfāre" Kōshiki Saito" TVアニメ「群青のファンファーレ」公式サイト [TV Anime "Fanfare of Adolescence" Official Website]. fanfare-anime.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  18. "Nyūsu | Terebi Anime "Gunjō no Fanfāre" Kōshiki Saito" News | TVアニメ「群青のファンファーレ」公式サイト [News | TV Anime "Fanfare of Adolescence" Official Website]. fanfare-anime.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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