The TV anime "Honoo no Toukyuujo Dodge Danko," a legitimate sequel to Tetsuhiro Koshita's popular dodgeball manga "Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei" from the 1990s, will be collaborating with the "35th Summer National Elementary School Dodgeball Championship." Manaka Nakayama, who plays Ichigeki Danko, and Kaori Maeda, who plays Kobutsu Chinko, will appear at the national tournament to be held on August 16th at Takasaki Arena (Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture). Further details will be announced later on the official website and official social media accounts.
An advance screening of the anime will be held on June 21st at Shinjuku Wald 9 (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo). In addition to Nakayama and Maeda, Akira Sekine, who plays Akira Sekine, and Yō Daichi, who plays Susan Cannon, will also be in attendance.
"Honoo no Toukyuu Onna Dodge Danko" is a manga series starring Ichigeki Danko, the daughter of Ichigeki Danpei, the protagonist of "Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei." It began serialization in 2022 on "Weekly CoroCoro Comic," the manga website of "CoroCoro Comic" (Shogakukan). The story depicts Danko's struggles to create the strongest dodgeball team in the Reiwa era. The first episode's PV has surpassed 700,000 views, and it has gained popularity, frequently trending on X on the days new episodes are released. The anime will begin airing in July on TOKYO MX, MBS, and BS11.
"Dodge Danpei" is a dodgeball manga that depicts the growth of elementary school student Danpei Ichigeki as he competes against rivals in Super Dodgeball. It was serialized in "CoroCoro Comic" from 1989 to 1995, and an anime adaptation aired from 1991 to 1992.
