Love All Play
Love All Play (ラブオールプレー, Rabu Ōru Purē) is a Japanese badminton novel series written by Asami Koseki. Poplar Publishing have published four volumes between May 2011 and March 2014 under their Poplar Bunko Pureful imprint. An anime television series adaptation by Nippon Animation and OLM premiered in April 2022. A manga adaptation with art by Dam Miyata has been serialized online via Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump manga website since April of the same year.
Love All Play | |
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ラブオールプレー (Rabu Ōru Purē) | |
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Genre | Sports (badminton) |
Novel series | |
Written by | Asami Koseki |
Published by | Poplar Publishing |
Imprint | Poplar Bunko Pureful |
Original run | May 7, 2011 – March 5, 2014 |
Volumes | 4 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroshi Takeuchi |
Written by | Tomoko Konparu |
Music by | Yuki Hayashi |
Studio | Nippon Animation OLM |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | ytv, NTV |
Original run | April 2, 2022 – present |
Episodes | 5 |
Manga | |
Illustrated by | Dam Miyata |
Published by | Shueisha |
Magazine | Tonari no Young Jump |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | April 8, 2022 – present |
Characters
- Ryō Mizushima (水嶋 亮, Mizushima Ryō)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[1]
- Shōhei Sakaki (榊 翔平, Sakaki Shōhei)
- Voiced by: Yōhei Azakami[2]
- Kōki Matsuda (松田 航輝, Matsuda Kōki)
- Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[2]
- Taichi Higashiyama (東山 太一, Higashiyama Taichi)
- Voiced by: Kensho Ono[2]
- Yōji Higashiyama (東山 陽次, Higashiyama Yōji)
- Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara[2]
- Akira Uchida (内田 輝, Uchida Akira)
- Voiced by: Yuki Kaji[2]
- Rika Mizushima (水嶋 里佳, Mizushima Rika)
- Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki[2]
- Hitoshi Ebihara (海老原 仁, Ebihara Hitoshi)
- Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai[2]
- Yūta Watanabe (水嶋 亮, Watanabe Yūta)
- Voiced by: Yuta Watanabe[3]
- Arisa Higashino (東野 有紗, Higashino Arisa)
- Voiced by: Arisa Higashino[3]
- Shizuo Nakano (中野 静雄, Nakano Shizuo)
- Voiced by: Masaya Matsukaze[4]
- Hirohito Monda (門田 博人, Monda Hirohito)
- Voiced by: Shimba Tsuchiya[4]
- Kento Yusa (遊佐 賢人, Yusa Kento)
- Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama[5]
- Yūsuke Yokokawa (横川 祐介, Yokokawa Yūsuke)
- Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi[5]
- Shōji Okazaki (岡崎 章二, Okazaki Shōji)
- Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino[6]
- Tetsuya Arimura (有村 哲也, Arimura Tetsuya)
- Voiced by: Masamu Ono[6]
Media
Novels
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | May 7, 2011[7] | 978-4591122686 |
2 | March 6, 2012[8] | 978-4591128886 |
3 | May 1, 2013[9] | 978-4591134641 |
4 | March 5, 2014[10] | 978-4591139356 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 7, 2021. The series is animated by Nippon Animation and OLM and directed by Hiroshi Takeuchi, with Tomoko Konparu handling series' composition, Riko Kaneda designing the characters, and Yuki Hayashi composing the series' music. It premiered on April 2, 2022, on ytv, NTV, and other channels.[11][2] The opening theme song is "Haru Tsubame" (Spring Swallow) by Hey! Say! JUMP.[12] Crunchyroll has licensed the series outside of Asia.[13] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania minus Australia and New Zealand.[14]
Episode list
No. | Title [15][16] | Directed by [lower-alpha 1] | Written by [lower-alpha 1] | Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 1] | Original air date [17] |
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1 | "A Fair Wind" Transcription: "Junpū" (Japanese: 順風) | Hiroshi Takeuchi, Kanako Watanabe, Kunpei Maeda | Tomoko Konparu | Hiroshi Takeuchi | April 2, 2022 |
2 | "The Journey Begins" Transcription: "Tabidachi" (Japanese: 旅立ち) | Kunpei Maeda | Tomoko Konparu | Tebineri-gumi, Jun Kamiya, Kunpei Maeda | April 9, 2022 |
3 | "Entering School" Transcription: "Nyūgaku" (Japanese: 入学) | Ken'ichi Nishida | Shingo Irie | Tomoko Akiyama | April 16, 2022 |
4 | "Ranking Match" Transcription: "Rankingu-sen" (Japanese: ランキング戦) | Takahiro Hirata | Miharu Hirami | Jōji Shimura | April 23, 2022 |
5 | "Two" Transcription: "Futari" (Japanese: ふたり) | Masanori Miyata | Miharu Hirami | Kunihisa Sugishima | April 30, 2022 |
6 | "Twins" Transcription: "Tsuinzu" (Japanese: ツインズ) | Mayu Numayama | Masayuki Tanaka | Norio Nitta | May 7, 2022 |
Notes
- Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
References
- Loo, Egan (November 25, 2021). "'Love All Play' Badminton TV Anime's 2nd Teaser Unveils Lead Voice Actor Natsuki Hanae". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- Mateo, Alex (February 8, 2022). "'Love All Play' Badminton TV Anime Reveals Cast, Visual, April 2 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 15, 2022). "Love All Play Badminton Anime Casts Real-Life Badminton Players". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 19, 2022). "Love All Play Anime Casts Masaya Matsukaze, Shimba Tsuchiya". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- Loo, Egan (April 2, 2022). "Love All Play Badminton Anime Casts Kishō Taniyama, Hiroki Takahashi". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 1, 2022). "Love All Play Anime Casts Hiroyuki Yoshino, Masamu Ono". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ラブオールプレー (in Japanese). Poplar Publishing. ASIN 4591122689.
- 風の生まれる場所 ラブオールプレー (in Japanese). Poplar Publishing. ASIN 4591128881.
- 夢をつなぐ風になれ ラブオールプレー (in Japanese). Poplar Publishing. ASIN 4591134644.
- ラブオールプレー 君は輝く! (in Japanese). Poplar Publishing. ASIN 4591139352.
- Loo, Egan (August 7, 2021). "'Love All Play' Badminton Novel Gets TV Anime Next Spring". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 24, 2022). "Hey! Say! JUMP Performs Love All Play Badminton Anime's Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- Mateo, Alex (March 22, 2022). "Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Spring 2022 Anime Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- "✨Medialink April Line-Up Simulcast on Ani-One✨ 🏸《Love All Play》is arriving on Ani-One!". Facebook. March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- "Sutōrī|Rabu Ōru Purē "Terebi Anime"" ストーリー|ラブオールプレー【TVアニメ】 [Story|Love All Play "TV Anime"]. love-all-play.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- "Love All Play - Watch on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- "Dēta Hōsō|Rabu Ōru Purē "Terebi Anime"" データ放送|ラブオールプレー【TVアニメ】 [Data Broadcasting|Love All Play "TV Anime"]. love-all-play.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ラブオールプレー:テレビアニメ4月2日スタート バドミントン部キャストに阿座上洋平、古川慎、小野賢章、柿原徹也、梶裕貴. Mantan Web (in Japanese). February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
External links
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Love All Play (novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia