The fall 2019 anime series Rifle is Beautiful, known as Chidori RSC with its domestic release, is set for a December 2020 home video release through Sentai Filmworks. As it’s closing in, they’ve brought out the first dub clip for it and the production information for it. The series has John Swasey as the director working from the scripts by George Manley. The English cast includes:
- Brittney Karbowski as Hikari Kokura
- Genevieve Simmons as Yukio Igarashi
- Juliet Simmons as Izimi Shibusawa
- Patricia Duran as Erika Meinohama
- Alyssa Simmons as Akira Shinonome
- Avery Smithhart as Yuko Tsurumaki
- Christina Kelly as Karen Sakashita
- Heidi Hinkel as Ako Toma
- Joanne Bonasso as Nodoka Ogura
- Maggie Flecknoe as Misa Kuroi
- Melissa Molano as Marina Tsuji
- Natalie Rial as Ryoko Mochizuki
- Olivia Swasey as Rei Asakura
- Allison Sumrall as Serena
- Chelsea McCurdy as Yayoi
- Christie Guidry as Ushio
- Elissa Cuellar as Maho
- Hilary Haag as Ruri
- Joanne Bonasso as Anri
- Kara Greenberg as Sayu
- Kyle Jones as Wakaru
- Lindsey Sweeney as Neneko
- Mai Le as Kozakura
- Meg McDonald as Tohko
- Molly Searcy as Komachi
- Skyler Sinclair as Megumi
- Taylor Fono as Chiyo and Suzu
- Teresa Zimmerman as Haruna and Tae
- Courtney Lomelo
- John Swasey
- Kira Vincent-Davis
Masanori Takahashi directed the anime based on the series composition by Tatsuya Takahashi. Ken Mukaigawara worked on the character designs while also serving as the chief animation director with production handled by Studio 3Hz.
The Japanese cast includes Machico as Hikari Kokura, Akane Kumada as Izimi Shibusawa, Saki Minami as Erika Meinohama, Anna Yamaki as Yukio Igarashi, Natsumi Fujiwara as Akira Shinonome, Minami Takahashi as Karen Sakashita, M.A.O as Rei Asakura, Reina Ueda as Misa Kuroi, Manaka Iwami as Ryōko Mochizuki, Yukiyo Fujii as Yūko Tsurumaki, Azusa Tadokoro as Marina Tsuji, Hiyori Kono as Ako Tōma, and Kaori Nazuka as Nodoka Ogura.
The manga, a four-panel work, comes from creator Akki Sarumi which began in 2015 and will finish out with six volumes in 2020.
The opening and closing theme songs will be performed by the four main actresses with the songs titled “Let’s go! Rifling 4!!!!” and “Yūyake Friends.”
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Due to firearms restrictions, sharp-shooting tournaments in Japan are held using special rifles that fire beams of light instead of bullets… and since devices that fire pulses of photons are so much safer than weapons that shoot live ammunition, there’s little reason for age restrictions at shooting matches. As a result, many Japanese schools now have shooting clubs that compete against each other, culminating in nationwide contests! However, when Olympic hopeful Hikari Kokura transfers to Chidori High, she’s alarmed to discover that the Chidori High School Rifle Shooting Club she’d planned on joining has been dropped due to lack of interest. Convincing her friends and classmates to join this offbeat club will be just the first target in Hikari’s ambitious plans as a team of young markswomen set their sights on going all the way to the national championships in CHIDORI RSC!
