TV series
The Gymnastics Samurai
Overview
In the year 2002, the formerly powerful Japanese men's gymnastics team member Jotaro Aragaki is no longer able to compete. Even though he trained strenuously daily, he is asked about retiring by his coach Amakusa. However, a certain encounter alters Aragaki's fate.
Details
- First air date
- 2020-10-11
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 11 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, Comedy
- Network
- HTB, tv asahi, Nagoya TV, KBC, ABC TV, NCC, OAB, ABA, Niigata Television Network 21, khb, KFB, HOME, KSB, Kagoshima Broadcasting, Iwate Asahi TV, Akita Asahi Broadcasting, Yamagata Television System, Shizuoka Asahi TV, Asahi Broadcasting Nagano, Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting, Ehime Asahi TV, Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting, Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting, Ryu-Q Asahi Broadcasting
- Production
- MAPPA
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Daisuke Namikawa as Jotaro Aragaki (voice)
- Rina Honnizumi as Rei Aragaki (voice)
- Kensho Ono as Leonardo (voice)
- Kenyu Horiuchi as Noriyuki Amakusa (voice)
- Yuki Kaji as Tetsuo Minamino (voice)
- Atsuko Tanaka as Mari Aragaki (voice)
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Bigbird Aragaki (voice)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Tomoki Takizawa (voice)
- Natsumi Kawaida as Club junior A (voice)
- Nana Mizuki as Ayu (voice)
- Saori Terai as Telephone announcement (voice)
- Yuko Sanpei as Kazu (voice)
Creators and crew
- Shingo Kunieda - Executive Producer
- Yumiko Miwa - Executive Producer
- Manabu Otsuka - Executive Producer
- Atsushi Higashiyama - Executive Producer
- Atsuhiro Iwakami - Executive Producer
- Masanori Miyake - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Retiring Samurai
Gymnast Jotaro Aragaki is told by his coach to retire, but he can't bring himself to tell his family.
Episode 2: Rock-Bottom Samurai
After the press conference where he failed to announce his retirement, Jotaro has to figure out his next steps.
Episode 3: Dueling Samurai
Young up-and-coming gymnast, Tetsuo Minamino, challenges Jotaro to a gymnastics duel with Jōtarō's career on the line.
Episode 4: Samurai Daughter.
As Jotaro works hard to prepare for the NHK Cup, Leo notices that Rei has been acting strange, so he tries to find out what's wrong.
Episode 5: Battling Samurai
It's time for the NHK Cup, Jotaro's first official competition after his press conference, but all eyes are on the young gymnasts he's competing against.
Episode 6: Samurai Father and Daughter
Rei's birthday is coming up, but with Jotaro busy preparing for the joint training camp with China, she is left alone to face her feelings.
Episode 7: Training Camp Samurai
At the joint training camp with China, Jotaro and the other Japanese gymnasts see the powerful gymnastics of the Chinese team firsthand.
Episode 8: Intensive Training Samurai
Kitty comes to visit Rei in Japan and takes her on a shopping spree. Meanwhile, Jotaro works on his quadruple with the help of Leo.
Episode 9: Ninja & Samurai
As All-Japan draws near, Jotaro practices hard to perfect his new move in time for the competition, but he has an unexpected setback.
Episode 10: Samurai's Decisive Battle
Jotaro is determined to show Leo the new move that Leo helped him complete, but as the competition starts, Leo is nowhere to be found.
Episode 11: Gymnastics Samurai
All eyes are on Jotaro on the day of the All-Japan finals, but Leo is already on his way to the airport to go back to London.
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