The official website of the Medalist television anime unveiled additional cast, new visual (pictured), and the second promotional video on Friday. The television anime is set to premiere in January 2025 on TV Asahi and its 24 affiliate stations' NUMAnimation programming block.

Cast
Rio Sonidori: Makoto Koichi (Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu)
Ryoka Miketa: Hina Kino (Buddy Daddies)
Mario Nachi: Megumi Toda (New Game!)
Ema Yamato: Kotori Koiwai (Non Non Biyori)
Yuudai Jakuzure: Takahiro Miyake (Diamond no Ace)

Yasutaka Yamamoto (Noblesse) is directing the television anime at ENGI. Jukki Hanada (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) is in charge of the series composition and script. Chinatsu Kameyama (Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. 2) is designing the characters and Yuuki Hayashi (Haikyuu!!) is composing the music.

Medalist adapts Tsurumaikada's sports drama manga, which began in Afternoon magazine in May 2020. Kodansha shipped the tenth volume on March 22 and will release the eleventh volume on August 22. Kodansha USA licensed the manga in English in March 2021 and shipped the ninth volume on March 19. The tenth volume will go on sale on August 20.

PV 2


Source: Comic Natalie