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'Wanna Be the Strongest in the World' Female Wrestling Anime's Ad Aired
posted on by Egan Loo
A commercial for the female wrestling idol anime Wanna Be the Strongest in the World! (Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!) began airing in Japan. The video features the song "Beautiful Dreamer" by Kyōko Narumi.
Ayana Taketatsu narrates the ad as her character Sakura Hagiwara, the main vocalist of the nationally renowned idol group Sweet. Sakura suddenly decides to become a female professional wrestler one day.
Kana Asumi plays Elena Miyazawa, the singer who competes with Sakura to be the top idol in Sweet.
Kyōko Narumi plays Misaki Toyoda, the Berserk group's top wrestler who has placed #12 in the Shangri-La world rankings.
Haruka Tomatsu plays another wrestler named Rio Kazama
Hisako Kanemoto plays Moe Fukuoka, a high school girl who is the world champion in mugen-style karate.
Chiaki Takahashi plays Jackall Tōjō, the Shangri-La World Champion.
The rest of the cast includes:
- Kana Hanazawa as Juri Sanada
- Rina Satō as Kanae Fujishita
- Eri Kitamura as Makoto Kirishima
- Suzuko Mimori as Chinatsu Suzumoto
- Sumire Uesaka as Kurea Komiyama
- Yuka Ōtsubo as Nanami Kanno
- Miku Itou as Yuuho Mochizuki
- Sora Amamiya as Aika Hayase
- Sora Tokui as Hornet
ESE and Kiyohito Natsuki launched the original manga in the inaugural issue of Comic Earth Star in 2011, and the fourth compiled book volume will ship on September 12. This is the first 30-minute television anime based on a manga from the magazine.
Rion Kujo (Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero, Ikki Tousen: Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-roku) is directing the "most fainting-in-agony female professional wrestling anime ever" at the studio ARMS (MAOYU, Ikki Tousen). Rin-Sin (Queen's Blade, Ikki Tousen) is designing the characters.
The anime will premiere on October 6.
[Via NicoTubeAnime]
Images © ESE/Wanna Be the Strongest in the World Production Committee
