Animation x Paralympic

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Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero?
アニ×パラ〜あなたのヒーローは誰ですか〜
(Ani x Para: Anata no Hīrō wa Dare desu ka?)
GenreSports (Paralympic sports)
Created byYoichi Takahashi
Anime television series
Studio
Original networkNHK General, NHK E, NHK World
Original run November 10, 2017 – present
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
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Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero? (Japanese: アニ×パラ〜あなたのヒーローは誰ですか〜, Hepburn: Ani x Para: Anata no Hīrō wa Dare desu ka?) (abbreviated Anime x Para or Ani x Para) is a series of animated short films produced by NHK to promote the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[1][2] Each episode features a different Paralympic sport and is produced in collaboration with well-known anime and manga creators or franchises.

On February 28, 2020, it was announced that Kyoto Animation had to cancel an episode they were working on, originally due to be aired in August 2019, as due to an arson attack they would be unable to complete it in time for the 2020 Paralympics.[3]

List of episodes[]

No. Sport Release date (Japan) Release date (U.S.) Collaborators
1 Football 5-a-side November 10, 2017 September 8, 2018
2 Para-athletics November 10, 2017 November 10, 2018
3 Wheelchair tennis August 25, 2018 November 11, 2018
4 Goalball November 17, 2018 December 9, 2018
5 Wheelchair rugby December 15, 2018 January 26, 2019
6 Vision impaired judo March 3, 2019 May 14, 2019
  • Collaboration with Katsutoshi Kawai, creator of Monkey Turn, who interviewed Junko Hirose, bronze medal winner at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
  • Theme song by miwa
7 Paracycling July 20, 2019 August 19, 2019
  • Features real-life athlete Shota Kawamoto
  • Crossover with Yowamushi Pedal
  • Theme song by
8 Para-badminton November 12, 2019 January 4, 2020
9 Boccia March 30, 2020 May 25, 2020
  • Features real-life athlete Takayuki Hirose, member of the silver medal winning team at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
  • Crossover with Hotaru no Hikari
  • Theme song by Mao Abe
10 Vision impaired marathon March 31, 2020 June 1, 2020
  • Collaboration with , a manga about vision impaired marathon
  • Theme song by LiSA
11 Wheelchair basketball October 18, 2020 November 3, 2020
12 Para table tennis April 25, 2021 June 27, 2021
  • Features real-life athlete Iwabuchi Koyo, competitor at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
  • Collaboration with Yoshino Mariko and Miyao Kazutaka, author and illustrator respectively of Team Futari
  • Theme song composed by Tsunku and sung by Yokoyama Daisuke and the NHK Tokyo Children's Chorus

References[]

  1. ^ "Para sport meets anime as NHK create new series ahead of Tokyo 2020". Paralympic.org. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  2. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2017-10-23). "NHK to Air Paralympic-Themed Anime Shorts in Run-Up to 2020". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. ^ Rafael Antonio Pineda (28 February 2020). "Kyoto Animation's Planned 'Anime x Para' Short for NHK Canceled". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Shingo Kunieda stars in Paralympic-themed anime episode". International Tennis Federation. 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2019-09-27.

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