The anime adaptation of the manga series How much heavy dumbbells can you lift? will make its official debut on July 3rd, 2019 and Funimation recently confirmed that they’ll be streaming the simulcast that day. The Japanese side has now updated with a very fun 45-second piece that features lead actress Ai Fairouz. With help from a trainer that’s also an entertainment himself, Kin’nikun Nakayama, the two are doing a series of gym videos together. It’s not unusual to see actors doing fun pieces thematically tied to the show, but this one isn’t the usual baking or light housekeeping kinds of videos we get.
Funimation will also be doing a simuldub for it with that now scheduled for a July 17th, 2019 debut. Both versions will be available for audiences in the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland.
The series has Mitsue Yamazaki directing based on the scripts from Fumihiko Shimo. Ai Kikuchi is working on the character designs with Doga Kobo handling the animation production.
The previously announced cast includes Ai Fairouz as Hibiki Sakura, Sora Amamiya as Akemi Soryuin, Shizuka Ishigame as Ayaka Uehara, Nao Toyama as Zina Void, Yui Horie as Satomi Tachibana, and Kaito Ishikawa plays Naruzō Machio.
The original manga comes from Yabako Sandrovich and MAAM has seven volumes out since it began back in 2016 on the Ura Sunday manga site. This is the second adaptation of one of Sandrovich’s works as Kengan Ashura received one as well.
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Plot Concept: The series focuses on Hibiki Sakura, a high school girl who loves eating, and Akemi Sōryūin, a schoolmate who has a muscle fetish.
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[Source: ANN]
