© Tsurumaikada / Kodansha / Medalist Production Committee
A new anime adaptation was revealed in May 2023, with the Medalist manga getting the nod. With Disney+ handling the worldwide distribution, the show premiered on January 4th, and Hulu released it subtitled and dubbed. We learned at the end of the season in March 2025 that a second season would be coming. The anime adaptation has Yasutaka Yamamoto directing it from the series composition by Jukki Hanada. Chinatsu Kameyama is handling the character designs with ENGI on the animation production.
The second season saw a January 24th, 2026, premiere date in Japan, and arrived on Hulu a month later in February. Now, the English dub for the show has arrived on Hulu with the complete season being dropped at once instead of weekly. You can find the series page here.
The second season was directed by Cristina Vee and Morgan Bailey Keaton with a cast that includes Jonathon Ha as Tsukasa Akeuraji, Madeline Dorroh as Inori Yuitsuka, Alejandra Reynoso as Hitomi Takamine, Analesa Fisher as Yuna Yagi, Andy Lawrence as Koichi Kago, Bella Stine as Sakina Anaguma, Christine Marie Cabanos as Mika Yuitsuka, Cristina Vee as Rio Sonidori, Diana Garnet as Manaka Roba, Erica Schroeder as Nozomi Yuitsuka, Felecia Angelle as Yo Kago, Frankie Kevich as Riina Kojo, Grace Lu as Hikaru Kamisaki, John Choi as Juna Shiratori, Kaiji Tang as Shinichiro Sonidori, Kimoy Lee as Sana Niwatori, Lisa Reimold as Yotsuha Ushikawa, Mark Whitten as Jun Yodaka, Maya Aoki Tuttle as Iruka Okazaki, Michaela Murphy as Miku Ahiru, Paul Castro Jr. as Kakeru Uobuchi, Sarah Wiedenheft as Kurumi Risu, Xanthe Huynh as Rinna Sarukawa, and Zachary Gordon as Kōhei Kamogawa.
The Japanese cast includes Natsumi Haruse as Inori Yuitsuka, Takeo Ōtsuka as Tsukasa Akeuraji, Ami Koshimizu as Nozomi Yuitsuka, Ayasa Itō as Suzu Kamoto, Emiri Katō as Hitomi Takamine, Hina Kino as Ryōka Miketa, Kana Ichinose as Hikaru Kamisaki, Kotori Koiwai as Ema Yamato, Makoto Koichi as Riō Sonidori, Manabu Muraji as Mamoru Sekoma, Megumi Toda as Mirio Nachi, Taito Ban as Shinichiro Sonidori, Takahiro Miyake as Yūdai Jakuzure, and Yūma Uchida as Jun Yodoka.
Second season cast additions include
- Natsuko Abe as Yuna Yagi
- Mao Itou as Rinna Sarukawa
- Maria Naganawa as Roba Manaka
- Minami Tanaka as Yotsuha Ushikawa
- Hikaru Tōno as Kurumi Risu
- Takako Tanaka as Sakina Anaguma
- Yūko Natsuyoshi as Sana Niwatori
- Hibiku Yamamura as Iruka Okazaki
- Kotomi Aihara as Riina Kojō
- Ai Kayano as Marika Kurione
The series features the opening theme song “Bow and Arrow” by Kenshi Yonezu and the ending theme song is “Atashi no Dress” performed by Neguse.
The manga comes from Tsurumaikada, which began in 2020 as serialized in Afternoon Magazine. It has thirteen volumes out as of December 2025 and is released in English through Kodansha Comics.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Tsukasa Akeuraji, a frustrated skater, meets Inori Yuitsuka, a girl who yearns to be a figure skater. Motivated by Inori’s obsession on the rink, Tsukasa begins coaching Inori. Inori’s talent blossoms, and Tsukasa becomes a brilliant mentor. Together they aim to make her a glorious medalist!
Previous promos and visuals:
© Tsurumaikada / Kodansha / Medalist Production Committee
© Tsurumaikada / Kodansha / Medalist Production Committee
© Tsurumaikada / Kodansha / Medalist Production Committee
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