Cheer Boys!!

Cheer Boys!! (チア男子!!) is a Japanese novel written by Ryō Asai, first published on October 5, 2010, by Shueisha. It follows the members of a university's all-male cheerleading squad. The novel is loosely based on the real-life men's cheerleading team "Shockers" from Waseda University.[1] The series was also adapted as a manga by Kenichi Kondō for the Shōnen Jump+ app starting on April 5, 2016. An anime adaptation started airing on July 5, 2016. It is directed by Ai Yoshimura and written by Reiko Yoshida for the studio Brain's Base.[2] A live action film directed by Hiroki Kazama was released on May 10, 2019.[3][4]

Plot

Disheartened with judo, college student Haruki "Haru" Bando was invited by his childhood boyfriend Kazuma Hashimoto to create "BREAKERS", an unprecedented boys' cheerleading team. Those that came to join all were very characteristic in nature: argumentative Mizoguchi, voracious Ton, frivolous Kansai boys Gen and Ichiro, and Sho, who has cheerleading experience.

Characters

• Haruki Bandō (坂東晴希)
• [5]
• Haruki is the protagonist. He was previously a part of the judo club before he was convinced to join the cheerleading team, Breakers, by his childhood friend, Kazuma.

• Kazuma Hashimoto (橋本一馬)
• [5]
• Haruki's childhood friend.

• Shō Tokugawa (徳川翔)
• [5]

• Wataru Mizoguchi (溝口渉)
• [5]

• Kōji Tōno (遠野浩司)
• [5]

• Sōichirō Suzuki (鈴木総一郎)
• [5]

• Gen Hasegawa (長谷川弦)
• [5]

• Hisashi Mori (森久志)
• (Japanese); Seth Magill (English)[5]

• Ryūzō Sakuma (佐久間 龍造)
• [5]

• Takeru Andō (安藤 タケル)
• (Japanese); Jessie James Grelle (English)[5]

• Tamotsu Kaneda (金田 保)
• [5]

• Natsuki Someya (染谷 夏生)
• (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)[5]

• Daichi Norita (乗田 大地)
• (Japanese); Ethan Gallardo (English)[5]

• Takuya Nabeshima (鍋島 卓哉)
• (Japanese); Jacob Browning (English)[5]

• Takumi Nabeshima (鍋島 卓巳)
• [5]

• Chen Zixian (チン・ズーシェン)
• [5]

• Jin Dōmoto (堂本 仁)
• [5]

• Kaoru Hanasaki (花咲 薫)
• (Japanese); Kyle Igneczi (English)[5]

• Satsuki Takagi (高城 さつき)
• [5]

• Haruko Bandō (坂東 晴子)
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• Chihiro Sakai (酒井 千裕)
• [5]

Anime

A 13-episode anime television series produced by Brain's Base aired from July 5, 2016, to September 27, 2016, on KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and Tokyo MX. The anime is directed by Ai Yoshimura and written by Reiko Yoshida. The opening theme song is "Hajime no Ippo" (初めの一歩|lit Fighting Spirit) by Luck Life and the ending song is "LIMIT BREAKERS" by BREAKERS.[7]

External links

• Anime official website