We learned in April 2020 about the adaptation of the web manga series Iwa-Kakeru! -Sport Climbing Girls-. The project is directed by Tetsuro Amino based on the scripts by Touko Machida. Yoshihiro Watanabe is working on the character designs with studio BLADE handling the production of the animation. It’s been mostly quiet since then but the official site has now updated to revel the first promo for it and more of the cast. The series has also been scheduled for an October 2020 debut.
The Japanese cast (new cast italicized) includes:
- Sumire Uesaka as Konomi Kasahara
- Yui Ishikawa as Jun Uehara
- Aina Suzuki as Sayo Yotsuba
- Miyu Tomita as Nonoaka Sugiura
- Mikako Komatsu as Chinari Iwamine
- Sachi Kokuryu as Chigusa Kumagai
- Chihiro Ueda as Masumi Fujita
- Daria Midou as Rina Samura
- Machico as Kurea Ōba
- Yukari Tamura as Anne Kurusu
The manga from Ryudai Ishizaka began in 2017 and has two volumes released digitally so far.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: The story focuses on a former national champion puzzle gamer who uses her ability of analysis to become a natural at climbing.
[Source: ANN]
