# Trailer Unveils October Premiere, More Cast & Staff for “Iwa-Kakeru! Sports Climbing Girls” TV Anime
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A new sport is getting its own anime, and this time it’s competitive wall-climbing! A new trailer was just released for the wall-climbing-themed TV anime series <em>Iwa-Kakeru! – Sports Climbing Girls –,</em> and it reveals the show’s October 2020 premiere as well as more cast and staff. Check out the trailer <a href="https://youtu.be/HbUqZtXPAAE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Previously-announced cast members are: </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The new cast members are: </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The anime series will be directed by Tetsuro Amino (<em>Macross 7</em>), with Touko Machida (<em>Lucky Star</em><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">)</span> in charge of series scripts. Character design will be done by Frontier One’s Yoshihiro Watanabe (<em>The Testament of Sister New Devil</em>) and music composition will be done by Tsubasa Ito. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Additional staff members announced are: </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The series will be animated by studio BLADE, with Wit Studio and Studio Massket co-producing. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Iwa-Kakeru! – Sports Climbing Girls – </span></em><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">is a web manga series written by Ryuudai Ishizaka. The story centers on first-year high school student Konomi Kasahara, who since junior high school has trained her mind through various puzzle games. An encounter with her new high school’s climbing wall and its competitive climbing team changes her life. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As a seemingly added bonus to the series, next year’s Tokyo Olympics will, for the first time ever, include wall-climbing as an official event. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Source: </span><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-24/iwa-kakeru-sports-climbing-girls-tv-anime-teaser-unveils-more-cast-and-staff-october-debut/.162221">Anime News Network</a></p>
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